Actor Corey Haim, 38, died this morning of an apparent overdose of prescription medications. The Canadian actor reportedly collapsed in a bathroom and was... »
Ortega – Chavez Protégé
With Fidel Castro ageing, Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega has found a new leftist leader to emulate. Marching to the same tunes conducted by Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, Ortega has manipulated the system to overturn the constitutional ban on his re-election. Nicaragua has a one-term limit for presidents, and Ortega’s term expires in 2011. However, the... »
Fidel Castro Applauds Obama’s Nobel Peace Award
Fidel Castro applauded the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Barack Obama. He said on Saturday that it was “a positive measure.” “I don’t always share the positions of that institution (the Nobel Committee) but I’m obligated to recognize that in this instance it was, in my judgment, a positive measure,” Castro... »
Fidel Castro Defends Obama
Reuters reported on Tuesday that Cuban leader Fidel Castro defended Obama from his critics in a column in the Cuban state-run media. “President Barack Obama is trying to make positive changes in the United States, but is being fought at every turn by right-wingers who hate him because he is black.” The “powerful extreme right... »
