Wow! What a departure from past winners! Given the history of this award, I was expecting Chavez: Mr Yunus, an economist, founded the bank, which is one of the pioneers of micro-credit lending schemes for the poor, especially women, in Bangladesh. Mr Yunus, 66, said he would use the 10m Swedish kronor ($1.35m, £730,000) prize…

Ted Turner just discovered that it’s not smart to trust the word of an insane dictator: Liberal billionaire Ted Turner — who last year claimed that North Korean officials were “absolutely sincere” in their intent to use nuclear power only for civilian purposes — said Monday that he’s “very upset” the Asian nation has conducted…

I’m not a big fan of Shays since he is a moderate but I have a new respect for him: Connecticut Rep. Christopher Shays made the remark when Kennedy came to his state to campaign for opponent Diane Farrell, who called on House Speaker Dennis Hastert to resign, the Hartford Courant reported. “I know the…

It appears that China and Russia are about to commit the grievous sin that most novice parents commit, the empty threat. If you don’t back up your threats the child will not be afraid to act in the future: Russia and China on Thursday opposed tough sanctions the U.S. wants to impose against North Korea…

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