Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
State Of The Union Text: Read Obama’s Full Remarks
President Barack Obama delivered the 2015 State of the Union speech on Tuesday in front of a joint session of Congress, laying out his policy vision for the next year. Read his full remarks as prepared for delivery below:Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: We are fifteen years into this new century. Fifteen...
Icy Faces: Eastern Orthodox Christians Take Chilly Epiphany Plunge
Eastern Orthodox Christians took an icy plunge on Sunday to mark the Epiphany feast. Thousands of faithful Orthodox Christians in Russia, Ukraine, and other countries shed their clothes and armed themselves with bravery before diving into icy rivers and ponds to participate in the ancient cleansing tradition, RT reports. The ritual commemorates...
U.S. Loses by Treating Russia as an Enemy
Congress long ago learned that public scrutiny makes it harder to pass bad bills. So in December, in the midst of negotiations to avoid another government shutdown, both houses of Congress rushed through new sanctions against Russia as part of the misnamed “Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014.” Indeed, the House version, H.R. 5859,...
Je Suis Charlie — Or Perhaps Not?
Most of us human beings, whatever our philosophical, educational or religious backgrounds, like to know clearly what is right and wrong. So it was simple for people around the world to recognize that the brutal murders last week in Paris were evil and wrong: Absolutely. But not all related to the tragedy is so clear: In public and social media,...
NATO’s Future Rises to Focus of U.S. Presidential Election 2016?
NATO was critical to the shaping of the “new Europe” two decades earlier after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Similar and new challenges have emerged where once again NATO may be a defining factor in the future of Europe as well as the Euro-Atlantic family. The Administration of Bill Clinton, Republican Congressional leaders, and civil...
Leaders to Weigh ‘The New Global Context’ at Davos
Against a disturbing global backdrop that includes ongoing hostilities in Ukraine, the crashing of oil prices, a global jobless recovery and the recent slaughter at Charlie Hebdo, more than 2,500 delegates will squeeze into the small ski resort of Davos, Switzerland — population 11,000 — for the World Economic Forum annual meeting....
Pro-Russian Rebels Claim To Control Donetsk Airport After Days Of Intense Fighting
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed Monday that they have seized control of the Donetsk airport after days of intense fighting. Ukrainian officials have not confirmed a retreat.”All attempts of Ukrainian army to take the airport and to get revenge for the defeat of the last year… have failed,”...
Ukrainian Troops Retake Almost All Of Donetsk Airport From Rebels
By Natalia Zinets and Lina Kushch KIEV, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops recaptured almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine they had lost to separatists in recent weeks, even as thousands gathered in Kiev for a state-sponsored peace march on Sunday. The offensive brought fighting close to the big industrial city of...
Ukraine’s President Poroshenko Vows To Retake Separatist-Held East
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has vowed to reassert control over a conflict-shattered eastern region in which fighting hit a new peak of intensity over the weekend. Petro Poroshenko told a crowd of several thousand gathered Sunday in central Kiev that Ukraine would not “give up an inch” of its land to Russian-backed...
Meet The Bears And Goblins Singing In Ukraine’s Wackiest Festival
The Ukrainian festival of Malanka is as wacky as they come. One night every year, Ukrainian villagers dress up as bears, goblins and other characters, and parade in the streets singing traditional songs. According to Spiegel Online, revelers go from house to house playing pranks and telling stories. The festival is held on Jan. 14, New...
