UPDATED 5:23PM: New CT Political News on Guns. See Below …And the World: We begin today in Korea, it really does not matter which one as tensions continue to rise on the peninsula. Today The New York Times is reporting that the South is promising
An item that crosses “…And the World” & “The Feds”! President Barack Obama came before reporters today in the White House to make a startling announcement. “All the rumors have been and always were true. I am actually Kenyan!” The story ricocheted quickly across the
On Thursday night, the Springfield License Commission continued its deliberations and in doing so delayed a vote on Mayor Domenic Sarno’s 1 a.m. closing proposal for bars in the city. Sarno’s proposal had been submitted to counter crime, but during a February hearing, it was
In light of other obligations, we were unable to post a Manic Monday Markup or Tardy Tuseday Takedown this week. We will try to post this week on some of the important issues that would have appeared. Probably the Supreme Court.
…And the World: We begin today in the United Kingdom where a press regulation deal has been struck by the main parties in Parliament. The Guardian reports on the deal which came about after the emergence of the phone-hacking scandal perpetrated by Britain’s tabloids and
…And the World: We begin today in Venezuela where the nation marches forward after the death of its longtime leader, Hugo Chavez. Nicolas Maduro, Chavez’s number 2, is leading the country as interim president, something the opposition questions. With elections set to replace Chavez set
…And the World: We begin today in Kenya, where voters are going to the polls six years after bloodshed erupted following the last election. Kenyans are voting under a new constitution and will pick either Raila Odinga, the current Prime Minister, or Uhuru Kenyatta, the
…And the World: We begin today in Italy, where election results turmoil reigns. The polls are closed, but exit polls are contradicting early returns. The center-left bloc led by Pier Luigi Bersani was thought to lead in both houses of Parliament, but early returns show
UPDATED 2/20/13 8:35AM. Due to an editing error, the name of this week’s tweet prize winner was misspelled. It is Shira Schoenberg, not “Shire.” …And the World: We begin today in Israel where the governing coalition is apparently forming, although talks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
…And the World: We begin today in the Vatican, where Pope Benedict the XVI made the shocking announcement that he will step down as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church at the end of the month. The decision sent ripple around the world as