Romney, let's not quickly indict Ahmadinejad

4inShare Reality Check: Nuclear Iran (CNN) -- In Monday night's final presidential debate, Mitt Romney made the unusual suggestion that the international criminal justice system be used to ratchet up diplomatic pressure on Iran. Specifically, he vowed that if he were elected, "I'd make sure that (Iranian...

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Sununu's comment insults black Americans

Hear Sununu's controversial race remark (CNN) -- When was the last time you heard someone say it's important to hire a qualified white person for a job? No, seriously, I really want you to think about that question. Whenever there is a discussion about diversity, inclusion or affirmative action, we always hear folks say, "We...

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Why isn't Colin Powell a Democrat?

Colin Powell backs Obama for president (CNN) -- This week, Colin Powell, a retired four-star U.S. Army general perhaps best known for having served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, endorsed Barack Obama's bid for re-election during an interview with "CBS This Morning." Given that Powell had enthusiastically...

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Are voters still picking leader of free world?

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a campaign rally at Elm Street Middle School in Nashua, New Hampshire on Saturday, October 27. With 10 days to go before the presidential election, Obama and his opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, are criss-crossing the country from one swing state to the next...

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Malala is face of global attacks on schools

Malala a symbol for girls' rights (CNN) -- The gruesome gunning-down of 15-year-old Malala Yousufzai spotlighted the fate of children in Pakistan, one of the world's most dangerous places to go to school. But in war zones around the world, from Afghanistan to Yemen, students, teachers and schools are regularly coming under attack....

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Saving the magnificent blue whale

Saving Sri Lanka's blue whale (CNN) -- It's a beautiful day to be on the water a few kilometers off the southern coast of Sri Lanka. Within view of shore the spinner dolphins twist and turn energetically, flying fish launch out of the water and cruise for what seems like ages, and a manta ray gracefully glides under my boat....

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Clark’s speech gives B.C. Liberals a reason to believe

For any political party, the final convention before an election campaign is all about firing up the troops. And the job for B.C. Liberal Premier Christy Clark in her keynote speech at her party’s annual convention Saturday was to do just that. But Ms. Clark’s task was more complicated than simply psychologically arming the thousand...

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Obama, Romney reverse roles as election looms

Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama insists he's ahead but is running like the underdog, adopting a street-fighting posture and campaigning himself hoarse across the country. Republican challenger Mitt Romney seeks to make his election seem inevitable and calls Obama's campaign desperate. A role reversal by the candidates...

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Government plans independent review of how F-35 purchase program was handled

The government is looking for an independent firm to review how the program to buy new stealth fighters was handled. Public Works has issued a request for proposal for a company to study how things worked up to last June, when the government put the brakes on and set up a new body to handle the program. The department...

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B.C.’s Clark rallies Liberal faithful around a stay-the-course message

Standing in his food shack under posters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a Caracas slum, 70-year-old Miguel Bigello relays his backhanded support for Barack Obama. "For all the deaths he's caused, he's not touched Latin America," he said. "The other guy [Mitt Romney] is too radical. He will fight here for the oil." The...

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