Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Daily Verdict: October 25th, 2008

Palin accused of being a diva! Really? No way!
CNN has an article up on its site where Sarah Palin is accused of “going rogue” by McCain’s own camp. Sources within McCain’s camp have described her attitude as diva-like and go on to highlight a few situations where she has acted out. It seems that with the campaign winding down and chances of winning are growing smaller by the minute, Sarah Palin is looking out for her own political life, hoping to establish herself as a presumptive nominee 4 years from now. Now that is a scary thought for any Republican!

Asia and Europe talk economy
Time reports that European leaders have reached a consensus with their Asian counterparts on a way to deal with the global financial crisis. This plan will be taken to Washington on November 15th, will call on the IMF and other institutions to help stabilize banks and share prices. Recent speculation about possible strategies proposed by the EU have revolved around broad reform of international financial institutions and an agreement with Asian countries in this respect will put pressure on Washington to agree to more regulation and oversight, a move Washington may have reservations about.

Floods hit Yemen
58 people have been reported killed and over 20 000 have been left without shelter in a devastating wave of floods to hit Yemen. Severe rainfall, uncharacteristic for that part of the world, was caused by remnants of a tropical cyclone with parts of Somalia and even Saudia Arabia being affected.

Elections coming up in Israel
Tzipi Livni, leader of the Kadima party in Israel, has called off efforts to negotiate a coalition government and seems poised to call for early elections. Livni, who was selected as leader of her party after the resignation of Prime Minister Olmert, will most likely face two former Prime Ministers in the upcoming high-stakes elections, Ehud Barak and Benajmin Netanyaho.

Iceland PM faces dim future
Reuters reports that over 2 000 demonstrators took to the streets of Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, to call for Prime Minister’s Geir Haarde’s resignation. The collapse of the entire Icelandic economy has caused social unrest, moving the country to push for early elections in order to speed up integration into the EU.

Apple joins fight against same-sex marriage ban
Apple has donated over $100 000 to fighting a proposed ban on same-sex marriages, known as Proposition 8. Apple, not known for its political ideology, is taking a stand in California, its home base, stating that a person’s “fundamental rights should not be affected by their sexual orientation”.