<![CDATA[IBTimes.com : Politics & Policy]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/categories/2.rss?feedname=politicalnews All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com <![CDATA[IBTimes.com : Politics & Policy]]> 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/categories/2.rss?feedname=politicalnews http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif <![CDATA[Apple iPad: Chinese Authorities Urged to Ban Export and Import]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298179/20120214/apples-ipads-china-ban-imports-exports.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298179/20120214/apples-ipads-china-ban-imports-exports.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:02:30 EST <![CDATA[EU in Talks with China to Discuss Debt Crisis, Airline Tax in Summit]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298178/20120214/eu-talks-china-discuss-debt-crisis-airline.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298178/20120214/eu-talks-china-discuss-debt-crisis-airline.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:00:58 EST <![CDATA[Moody's cuts ratings on Italy, Portugal and Spain, Warns UK, France and Austria: Is it Time for a Reality Check?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298174/20120214/moody-s-cuts-ratings-italy-portugal-spain.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298174/20120214/moody-s-cuts-ratings-italy-portugal-spain.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:54:20 EST <![CDATA[Abu Qatada: Security Minister Flies to Jordan for Urgent Talks]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298156/20120214/abu-qatada-escapes-jordan-deportation.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298156/20120214/abu-qatada-escapes-jordan-deportation.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:37:52 EST <![CDATA[Karnataka Minister V.S. Acharya Passes Away]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298153/20120214/vs-acharya-passed-away-died-heart-attack.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298153/20120214/vs-acharya-passed-away-died-heart-attack.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:36:04 EST <![CDATA[Murchison Metals Investors Approve Sale of Iron Ore, Port and Rail projects to Japan Mitsubishi Corp]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298144/20120214/japan-mitsubishi-corp-oakajee-port-rail-project.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298144/20120214/japan-mitsubishi-corp-oakajee-port-rail-project.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:30:34 EST <![CDATA[$177 M Takeover Bid for Australia’s WestSide Corp Heats Up; Shares Jump 50%]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298141/20120214/coal-seam-gas-westside-takeover.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298141/20120214/coal-seam-gas-westside-takeover.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:26:48 EST <![CDATA[Anonymous Attacks Bahrain Govt. Web Site on Anniversary of Pearl Roundabout]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298116/20120214/anonymous-bahrain-hacking-website-pearl-roundabout.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298116/20120214/anonymous-bahrain-hacking-website-pearl-roundabout.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:57:20 EST <![CDATA[Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in the State of Washington]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298097/20120214/same-sex-marriage-legalized-state-washington-gregoire.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298097/20120214/same-sex-marriage-legalized-state-washington-gregoire.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:11:52 EST <![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Report - Afternoon 2/14/2012]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298089/20120214/australian-stock-market-report-afternoon-2-14.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298089/20120214/australian-stock-market-report-afternoon-2-14.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:53:37 EST <![CDATA[Operation Cobra Gold 2012: U.S. Marines Drink Cobra Blood and Eat Deadly Insects at Training Camp in Thailand [PHOTOS]]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298072/20120214/operation-cobra-gold-2012-u-s-marines.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298072/20120214/operation-cobra-gold-2012-u-s-marines.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:03:06 EST <![CDATA[Wellington Basin Reserve Grandstand Marked Earthquake Prone]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298066/20120214/basin-reserve-cricket-earthquake-wellington.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298066/20120214/basin-reserve-cricket-earthquake-wellington.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:20:31 EST <![CDATA[President Obama Coming Back to Los Angeles]]> http://losangeles.ibtimes.com/articles/298063/20120214/obama-los-angeles.htm http://losangeles.ibtimes.com/articles/298063/20120214/obama-los-angeles.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:15:01 EST <![CDATA[Earthquakes Hit California and Costa Rica; No Injuries or Damage Reported]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298048/20120213/earthquake-magnitude-natural-disaster-california.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298048/20120213/earthquake-magnitude-natural-disaster-california.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:38:51 EST <![CDATA[Lower Nickel Prices Affect Western Areas; Gillard Vows Support for Aluminium Sector]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298044/20120213/lower-nickel-prices-affect-western-areas-gillard.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298044/20120213/lower-nickel-prices-affect-western-areas-gillard.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:29:40 EST <![CDATA[Two, New Same-Sex Marriage Bills Introduced in Parliament]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298039/20120213/two-new-same-sex-marriage-introduced-parliament.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298039/20120213/two-new-same-sex-marriage-introduced-parliament.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:12:21 EST <![CDATA[Westminster Dog Show 2012: Winners of Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting, Herding Groups from Day 1]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298038/20120213/westminster-dog-show-winners-groups-toy-hound.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298038/20120213/westminster-dog-show-winners-groups-toy-hound.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:09:33 EST <![CDATA[Santorum Leaps to Tie with Romney in National Polls]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298030/20120213/santorum-leaps-tie-romney-national-polls.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298030/20120213/santorum-leaps-tie-romney-national-polls.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:51:53 EST <![CDATA[South Korea’s KOGAS Needs Total 36 mln tonnes LNG in 2012]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298029/20120213/south-korea-qatar-lng-natural-gas-kogas.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298029/20120213/south-korea-qatar-lng-natural-gas-kogas.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:45:05 EST <![CDATA[Brisbane Aims to Double City Economy Within 20 Years]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298027/20120213/brisbane-aims-double-city-economy-within-20.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298027/20120213/brisbane-aims-double-city-economy-within-20.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:41:39 EST <![CDATA[Australian Man Fined $800 for Mooning Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip; Says He'd do it Again]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298026/20120213/australian-fined-mooning-queen-elizabeth-ii-prince.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298026/20120213/australian-fined-mooning-queen-elizabeth-ii-prince.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:39:54 EST <![CDATA[Gillard Denies Having Prepared Speech During Rudd’s Ouster in 2010]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298021/20120213/pm-gillard-denies-existence-prepared-speech-during.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298021/20120213/pm-gillard-denies-existence-prepared-speech-during.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:06:02 EST <![CDATA[Carmaker that Laid Off Workers Grants 22% Pay Hike]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298020/20120213/carmaker-laid-workers-grants-22-pay-hike.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298020/20120213/carmaker-laid-workers-grants-22-pay-hike.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:03:58 EST <![CDATA[RBA: Banks Lift Mortgage Rates Due to Higher Funding Costs]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298017/20120213/rba-banks-lift-mortgage-rates-due-higher.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298017/20120213/rba-banks-lift-mortgage-rates-due-higher.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:41:36 EST <![CDATA[U.N. Rights Chief Blasts Assad; Arabs Draft Assembly Resolution]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297992/20120213/u-n-right-chief-condemns-assad-arabs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297992/20120213/u-n-right-chief-condemns-assad-arabs.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:55:53 EST <![CDATA[NAB, Commonwealth Also Raise Interest Rates]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297991/20120213/nab-commonwealth-raise-interest-rates.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297991/20120213/nab-commonwealth-raise-interest-rates.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:55:47 EST <![CDATA[Two Democrats Crash CPAC 2012]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297982/20120213/cpac-2012-democrats-collegiates-crash.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297982/20120213/cpac-2012-democrats-collegiates-crash.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:08:29 EST <![CDATA[Greek Riots: 'This Was Just the Beginning']]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297967/20120213/greek-riots-beginning.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297967/20120213/greek-riots-beginning.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:18:05 EST <![CDATA[Santorum Surges to 2 Points from Romney in National Poll]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297961/20120213/santorum-surges-2-points-romney-national-poll.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297961/20120213/santorum-surges-2-points-romney-national-poll.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:59:45 EST <![CDATA[Australian Dollar Outlook - 02/14/2012]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297958/20120213/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297958/20120213/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:56:18 EST <![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Leads - 02/14/2012]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297946/20120213/ramfebruary-14-2012-ramsay-health-paladin-australia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297946/20120213/ramfebruary-14-2012-ramsay-health-paladin-australia.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:20:00 EST <![CDATA[Obama Proposes $770M Arab Spring Aid Package]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297936/20120213/aid-egypt-arab-spring-obama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297936/20120213/aid-egypt-arab-spring-obama.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:56:16 EST <![CDATA[Obama Budget: How the President Plans to Raise $1.5 Trillion]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297933/20120213/taxes-obama-budget-2013-buffet-millionaires.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297933/20120213/taxes-obama-budget-2013-buffet-millionaires.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:52:23 EST <![CDATA[Obama Contraception Mandate: GOP Sens. Collins, Snowe Back Revision]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297930/20120213/obama-contraception-mandate-snowe-collins-marco-rubio.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297930/20120213/obama-contraception-mandate-snowe-collins-marco-rubio.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:43:36 EST <![CDATA[Global Markets Overview 02/14/2012]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297927/20120213/dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297927/20120213/dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:41:05 EST <![CDATA[Israel Blames Iran for Diplomat Attacks; Is War Next Step?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297912/20120213/iran-israel-war-attacks-bombing-diplomats.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297912/20120213/iran-israel-war-attacks-bombing-diplomats.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:08:04 EST <![CDATA[New Jersey Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297902/20120213/new-jersey-gay-marriage.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297902/20120213/new-jersey-gay-marriage.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:41:49 EST <![CDATA[Keystone XL: Environmentalists Take Stand Against Senate with 24-Hour Petition Drive]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297901/20120213/keystone-xl-pipeline-petition-envrionmentalists-senate-amendment.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297901/20120213/keystone-xl-pipeline-petition-envrionmentalists-senate-amendment.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:40:30 EST <![CDATA[U.S. Eximbank Not 'Corporate Welfare' - GE's Immelt]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297892/20120213/ueximbank-not-corporate-welfare-ges-immelt.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297892/20120213/ueximbank-not-corporate-welfare-ges-immelt.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:21:07 EST <![CDATA[Westminster Dog Show 2012: Armani Wins, New Breed Xoloitzcuintli Wows Audience [PHOTOS]]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297891/20120213/westminster-dog-show-xoloitzcuintli-armani-new-breed.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297891/20120213/westminster-dog-show-xoloitzcuintli-armani-new-breed.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:20:50 EST <![CDATA[Osama bin Laden Urged His Children to Seek Western Education, Forsake Jihad: Report]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297889/20120213/osama-bin-laden-zakaria-al-sadah-pakistan.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297889/20120213/osama-bin-laden-zakaria-al-sadah-pakistan.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:15:43 EST <![CDATA[Payroll Tax Cut: House GOP Offers Unfunded Extension, Avoiding 2012 Battle]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297887/20120213/payroll-tax-cut-extension-house-republicans.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297887/20120213/payroll-tax-cut-extension-house-republicans.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:13:06 EST <![CDATA[Iran Accuses Azeris of Conspiring With Israel to Kill Nuclear Scientists]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297879/20120213/iran-azerbaijan-teheran-nuclear-scientist-israel-mossad.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297879/20120213/iran-azerbaijan-teheran-nuclear-scientist-israel-mossad.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:52:07 EST <![CDATA[Westminster Dog Show 2012: What Time and Channel Is 'World's Most Famous Dog Show' On?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297878/20120213/westminster-dog-show-time-tv-channel-what.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297878/20120213/westminster-dog-show-time-tv-channel-what.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:50:48 EST <![CDATA[Rick Santorum: Happy Culture Warrior Talks Social Issues]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297874/20120213/rick-santorum-contraception-prop-8-social-issues.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297874/20120213/rick-santorum-contraception-prop-8-social-issues.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:42:52 EST <![CDATA[What is the Hutaree Militia?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297855/20120213/hutaree-militia-huttaree-trial-what-federal-government.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297855/20120213/hutaree-militia-huttaree-trial-what-federal-government.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:54:04 EST <![CDATA[Greece: European or Not?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297845/20120213/greece-europe-bailout-austerity-greek-european-resentment.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297845/20120213/greece-europe-bailout-austerity-greek-european-resentment.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:40:56 EST <![CDATA[Google, Motorola Mobility Deal Approved by European Commission]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297844/20120213/google-motorola-mobility-eu-regulators-deal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297844/20120213/google-motorola-mobility-eu-regulators-deal.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:35:10 EST <![CDATA[UN Rights Chief Blasts Syrian Crackdown, as Russia, China Dawdle]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297834/20120213/un-syria-assad-arab-league-china-russia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297834/20120213/un-syria-assad-arab-league-china-russia.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:04:34 EST <![CDATA[Soros: Shale Gas and Oil Prompting Economic Recovery]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297815/20120213/manufacturing-growth-shale-oil-natural-gas-prices.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297815/20120213/manufacturing-growth-shale-oil-natural-gas-prices.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:07:42 EST