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Swiss poised to vote on controversial immigrant law
The pro-expulsion campaign involves posters featuring a black sheep being kicked out of the country by several white sheep.
Switzerland is poised to vote on a controversial law that will allow for all immigrants – EU citizens included – to be automatically expelled from the country if they commit a crime.
Even benefit fraudsters and burglars are targeted by the proposed new law, which polls show...
Danish party calls for ban on Arab TV channels
Pia Kjaersgaard
The leader of Denmark’s populist Danish People’s Party, on which the government relies for support, said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday that pan-Arab television channels Al-Jazeera and Al Arabiya should be stopped from broadcasting to the country.
Pia Kjaersgaard, leader of parliament’s third-biggest party, accused the channels of sowing hatred against...
Dilma Rousseff: From fugitive guerrilla to Brazil's new president
Dilma Rousseff was once one of most Brazil's most wanted fugitives, branded by some as a "subversive Joan of Arc."
Dilma Rousseff, who was elected as Brazil’s first female president on Sunday, once told reporters that as a typical Brazilian girl in the 1950s she dreamed of becoming a ballerina.
But as the 1960s saw the emergence of a brutal military regime in her country, she had...
Cameron won't make me a Minister says Tory MP
Scathing: John Glen's complaints prompted accusations of sour grapes.
A new Tory MP has made a scathing attack on David Cameron for promoting women and people from the ethnic minorities over ‘white, Christian, married’ men.
John Glen, the party’s former head of research, said his background effectively ruled him out for a ministerial job under Mr Cameron.
He said: ‘I don’t anticipate...
Obama is a bigger threat to the U.S. than Al Qaeda, says Colorado governor candidate
President Barack Obama is a bigger threat to the United States than Al Qaeda or terrorism, Colorado gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo has claimed.
The former Congressman made the comments while campaigning in Canon City Tuesday.
Tancredo said that Obama posed a threat to the Constitution, saying: ‘It’s not Al Qaeda, it’s the guy sitting in the White House.’
Gubernatorial...
Russia moves to restrict police powers
Russia will limit the powers of police to their own jurisdictions to stem abuses, the Kremlin said Saturday.
Under current law, policemen can exercise their authority anywhere in the country, but President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted a law to the State Duma ending that policy, RIA Novosti reported.
“This amendment will, on the one hand, reduce police abuse and, on the other hand, concentrate...
43% Say Neither Political Party in Congress Represents the American People
Don’t let the Tea Party fool you. A lot of voters are skeptical of the two major political parties, but most aren’t ready for a third party yet.
Still, a plurality (43%) of Likely U.S. Voters believes that neither Democrats nor Republicans in Congress are the party of the American people, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Nearly as many see a need for a new third...
Obama to Latino Voters: 'Punish Our Enemies'
President Obama tells the Univision, Latino audience to, “Punish our enemies and reward our friends.” On Monday, October 25, Obama asked for a Latino upsurge in voting number for the upcoming election on November 2nd.
“If Latinos sit out the election instead of saying, ‘We’re gonna punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to...
Europe's far-right vows to push referendum on Turkey's EU accession
Europe's far right say Turkey could bring down the EU
Since 2005, Turkey has been in membership talks with the European Union – with little success. Far-right parties now say the country poses a threat to EU identity and are planning a referendum to block Turkey’s EU bid.
Several far-right European parties have vowed to seek a Europe-wide referendum on Turkey’s accession to the...
Obama backs Venezuela's right to nuclear energy
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he had no objection to Venezuela developing nuclear power for civilian energy purposes, days after Caracas and Moscow signed a landmark deal.
“We have no incentive nor interest in increasing friction between Venezuela and the US, but we do think Venezuela needs to act responsibly,” Obama told Spanish media at the White House.
“Our attitude is...
Lawmakers in 14 States Craft Bill to Deny Citizenship to Anchor Babies
Lawmakers in at least 14 states announced Tuesday they are working on legislation to deny U.S. citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants, although they weren’t specific about how they plan to do it.
Arizona Sen. Russell Pearce said he and the lawmakers have a working draft of their model legislation and have consulted constitutional scholars to change the 14th Amendment and deny automatic...
Brigitte Bardot wants to run for French presidency
Brigitte Bardot has often been in the spotlight for her controversial views on immigration and homosexuality
Brigitte Bardot, the Sixties sex symbol has announced she may run for president in France’s next elections as the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, “took me for an imbecile” over animal rights pledges.
Miss Bardot, once a screen icon now an animal rights campaigner, said she had...
Angela Merkel: German multiculturalism has 'utterly failed'
German chancellor Angela Merkel addresses young members of Christian Democratic Union party.
Chancellor’s assertion that onus is on new arrivals to do more to integrate into German society stirs anti-immigration debate.
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has courted growing anti-immigrant opinion in Germany by claiming the country’s attempts to create a multicultural society have “utterly...
Ron Paul speech to Virginia Tea Party
Rep. Ron Paul brought a crowd at the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention to its feet October 9th, delivering a fiery speech about an “intellectual revolution.” He said the economy is going “to get a lot worse before it gets better” and advocated getting rid of the IRS and the income tax.
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Merkel defends state premier's controversial integration statements
Merkel defended Seehofer's comments which seemed to be against more Muslim immigrants.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended Bavarian state premier, Horst Seehofer, after he called for restrictions on the number of Turkish and Arab immigrants to Germany. Merkel said he was misconstrued.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended the state premier of Bavaria’s controversial call for...