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TEXAS DUEL: RON PAUL GOES AFTER RICK PERRY

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Ron Paul is taking on Rick Perry in a new television ad blasting the Texas governor for for supporting Al Gore’s 1988 presidential campaign, POLITICO has learned.

The 60-second spot, backed by a six-figure ad buy — the first negative ad attacking Perry to come directly out of a Republican campaign this primary season — contrasts Paul’s endorsement of Ronald Reagan in 1980 with Perry’s role [...]

Greece is Burning – VIDEO

“Budget cuts or bankruptcy – a tough choice for the Greek Parliament which is facing a crucial austerity vote. European leaders have already warned Athens there are no other options. Protesters are already flocking to the Parliament – thousands of them are again venting their fury over the planned measures.”

“It’s make or brake in Greece – as the government sits down to vote on tax [...]

As unemployment rises and austerity bites ever harder, tempers seem to fray faster in Greece, with citizens of all stripes thumbing their noses at authority

by ZH

Some refuse to pay increased highway tolls and public transport tickets. There has been a rise in politicians being heckled and even assaulted. Yesterday, in Thessalonika, scores of activists were arrested after violent clashes with police.” Meet the new and improved face of austerity: now in a small town in Greece, which is about to default all over again, and soon in many other [...]