politics 2012: Ron Paul strategy keeps things interesting - United Press International
28 May 2012, 5:38 am
When he bowed out of active campaigning to capture the Republican presidential nomination, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul said he wasn't interested in disrupting the party's national convention in Tampa, Fla., in August. The libertarian Texan said he would ...

Rolling Thunder: Talking politics With a Motorcycle Guy - ABC News
28 May 2012, 4:55 am
If you wake up Sunday at 6 a.m. to the sound of a half-million engines revving up, you can thank the motorcycle riders who descended on Washington this weekend for the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride. Rolling Thunder is an annual ride from the ...

Of politics and Sport - huffingtonpost.co.uk
28 May 2012, 3:08 am
As an American who lives in London, I'm often asked what I miss the most about the US. My response always comes quickly and simply: US sports on television. Yes, there is widespread coverage of American sports in the UK and there are ways to watch just ...

Keeping politics Out of the Temple - Front Page
27 May 2012, 11:47 pm
In the 2012 presidential election, Florida is one of a handful of “battleground states” that will more than likely determine the outcome. One of the key voting blocs in Florida are Jewish Americans. High among the concerns of many is the ...

Markets ignore power of politics - The Age
27 May 2012, 3:19 pm
Investors queuing for a ride out of the malaise on a new leader's coat tails will have to wait, writes Matthew Kidman. Unless Tony Abbott decides to rekindle his dream of joining the priesthood he will become Australia's next prime minister within 15 months.

Protest, politics and democracy alive and well in Quebec - Toronto Star
25 May 2012, 11:07 pm
Allan Woods Ottawa Bureau MONTREAL—Two young girls stroll along the sidewalk as the clock strikes eight. They each have a pot in one hand, a wooden spoon in the other and they beat them together as if it were the most normal thing in the world.

politics live: readers' edition - Friday 25 May - The Guardian
25 May 2012, 2:57 am
I'm not writing my politics Live blog today but, as an alternative, here's politics Live: the readers' edition. It's intended to be a place where you can catch up with the latest news and find links to good politics blogs and articles on the web.

In Egypt's elections, politics is a new family affair - msnbc.com
24 May 2012, 4:55 pm
Three generations of my family piled into a Hyundai hatchback and headed off to the polling booth. After boycotting politics for much of their lives, my aunt Faten, 64, and my cousins, Mai, 27, and Reham, 33, along with Reham’s two daughters ...

Geithner to Graduates: Economics Trumps politics - Wall Street Journal
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner took a pause from his steady drumbeat of economic and fiscal policy speeches to give a more introspective reflection on his time in government, from which he plans to exit in the next eight months. Mr ...

Churches tread lightly on politics in 2012 election - USA Today
21 May 2012, 4:52 pm
With the 2012 election less than six months away, congregations are getting the message that Americans want religion out of politics. But that doesn't mean they plan to keep mum in the public square. Instead, they're revamping how congregations ...