"Strange Bedfellows?" I'll say.... Cr edit note: Many laugh at the prospect of these rumors, and yet the circumstantial evidence of such an alliance has become overwhelming. Note, if you will, that neither one of these men, in Paul or Romney, ever atta… more »

ForbesChristopher Helman, Forbes Staff In the past few hours, Twitter has exploded with unsubstantiated rumors that the new North Korean dictator died in Beijing today and that a coup is underway in North Korea. So far there is no indication at all… more »

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a "strong possibility" that Israel will strike Iran's nuclear installations this spring, the Washington Post said Thursday in an editorial. When asked about the opinion piece by reporters travellin… more »

By Richard W. Stevenson New York Times (WASHINGTON) To those who bemoan the lack of better choices in presidential elections, third-party fantasies come easily at this stage in a campaign. End hyper-partisanship and Washington dysfunction: Vote Bloom… more »

UK Telegraph By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, International Business Editor Assumptions that the Great Republic must inevitably spiral into economic and strategic decline - so like the chatter of the late 1980s, when Japan was in vogue - will see… more »