Mexico is in the grip of the worst tortilla crisis in its modern history. Dramatically rising international corn prices, spurred by demand for the grain-based fuel ethanol, have led to expensive tortillas. That, in turn, has led to lower sales for vendors such as Rosales and angry protests by consumers. (Washington Post)
SEN. BIDEN SHOCK INTERVIEW: 'I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy'...(Matt Drudge)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper once called the Kyoto accord a "socialist scheme" designed to suck money out of rich countries, according to a letter leaked Tuesday by the Liberals. (CBC.NEWS)
(CNSNews.com) - British police have arrested eight people during a series of raids in Birmingham, disrupting a plot they describe as a "different approach to terrorism." Details were not released, but according to the BBC, the plot would not have caused mass casualties.
Moscow (CNSNews.com) - Iran is urging Russia to launch a gas exporting grouping similar to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, but Moscow has yet to throw its support behind the controversial idea.
Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. economy grew at the fastest pace in a year last quarter as declining energy costs helped power consumer spending and contain inflation, enhancing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's stature at the start of his second year.
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