French police have issued an arrest warrant for Teodoro Nguema Obiang, the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president as part of an investigation into African autocrats’ suspected “ill-gotten gains”. Teodoro Nguema Obiang had been called in for questioning by financial fraud squad officers over allegations of embezzling state funds, money laundering and breach of trust, in Paris [...]
Chicago Murder Rate Higher Than Soldiers in Afghanistan
June 18, 2012 | Posted by
With the President and First Lady in Chicago for the high-profile wedding of White House aide Valerie Jarrett’s daughter, national scrutiny has been directed at the alarming level of homicides in the Windy City. Chicago columnists have pointed out that the murder rate in Chicago is far greater than the number of American soldiers killed [...]
Michelle Obama Refuses to Discuss President’s Drug Past: ‘I’m Not Taking Any Bait’
May 31, 2012 | Posted by
When Michelle Obama made an appearance on the “Daily Show” Tuesday night, host Jon Stewart tried to get the first lady to discuss President Obama’s past—specifically his pot smoking past. President Obama never kept his drug use a secret from the nation, admitting that he often smoked marijuana during his youth. Although that part of [...]
