More than 30 billionaires have agreed to donate at least half their fortunes to charity; the list was made public yesterday. The New York Times’ Louise Story, has the details of this new venture by some of the country’s richest people.
Government considers next moves for Fannie and Freddie
We talk with Ret. Col. Peter Monsoor who worked with Gen. Petraeus in 2007 and 2008. He says that many parts of Petraeus’s approach in Afghanistan are similar to what he did in Iraq.
Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin looks ahead to what may be threatening the Superbowl hopes of the New York Jets. One of the best players in the league, cornerback Darrell Revis, is crying foul about a complex contract deal.
Kenyan politicians and citizens are celebrating a new constitution and future. Final results showed that the new constitution passed with 67 percent of the vote. The peaceful voting contrasts with the ethnic violence that plagued the 2007 election.
Yesterday, Judge Vaughn Walker ruled Proposition 8 unconstitutional on 14th Amendment grounds of due process and equal protection under the law. In the culture wars, when voters and lawmakers and courts all weigh in, who has the final word?
In Kurdistan: no friends but the mountains … and the US
All week long, we’ve been focusing on Iraq. Now, we turn to Kurdistan, where the view is altogether different from the rest of Iraq. What happens when the U.S. pulls out?
