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Aug. 27, 2011
Reuters

With the Republican campaign for the White House taking shape, hundreds of Tea Party activists kicked off a national bus tour on Saturday, aiming to rally their base and new recruits to the conservative political cause.

As supporters waved American flags and carried signs that read, “I’ll keep my money, guns and freedom, you keep the change,” organizers said the “Reclaiming America” bus tour was about restoring good governance. Read more

Reuters

NEW YORK  - Fed up with the tough job market, some young American Jews are choosing to wait out the recession in Israel, where the government heavily subsidizes their stay while they intern, learn Hebrew or volunteer.

According to Masa, a group that organizes programs to Israel and is partially funded by the Israeli government, participation is up 50 percent since the fall of 2008. Today, Masa has more than 1,500 Americans working in Israel.

Masa’s Aaron Goldberg said interest has been rising since the financial crisis, which gave them the idea for their “Israel: A Better Stimulus Plan” marketing campaign.

“Before the economic crisis, there wasn’t that impetus to look beyond the traditional career path,” said Goldberg, Masa’s director of recruitment. “Now there are less jobs and less internships, so this becomes a great way to add something to your portfolio.” Read the full story.

July 7, 2009
Associated Press

MOSCOW – Barack Obama dolls have hit Moscow shelves and a bar is handing out half-price cocktails to anyone who says the magic words “Yes we can” in anticipation of the American president’s arrival here Monday for a summit.

“Obama has a wonderful smile, a face showing his self-confidence and clarity of mind,” says Tatyana Verkhova, who has reproduced Obama’s megawatt grin on a growing army of wooden Matryoshka nesting dolls.

But while Obama’s star power is generating buzz here, the enthusiasm doesn’t extend to Russian feelings about how he’s doing as president: In fact, a series of recent polls here show that most Russians are skeptical of the new U.S. leader and remain wary of his country. Read the story.