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I am not quite sure what is going on with the IRS scandal. I have been reading a few different stories and still cant grasp what is going on, can anyone help?

I know that the elections in Pakistan are big deal. The President is promising changes in the taliban threats that Pakistan has been facing and the scare that there is a shortage on electricity

Benghazi is also a big story, because of the terrorist attacks that happened in september 2012 they are finding out more information about what really happened, and is Hilary Clinton to blame?

Syria and Israel’s ongoing war, Israel is tired of the US supplying weapons to Syrian’s

In today’s paper there is the ongoing story of Syria and Isreal. Obama is trying hard to get involved but did supply weapons to the rebels, because they were using chemical weapons on citizens. It also went on to talk about Kerry, Secretary of state, going to talk to the Russian President in an attempt to convince them to withdraw support to Syria.

China’s Cyberhacking,

The Building collapsing in  Bangladesh is current because didnt something like this happen in New York in the past and it was also a textile factory, it was what sparked people to take an interest and better care of the buildings and factories.

Boston and the Bombings, there has been increased attention to the wife because they cannot determine if she was involved voluntary or involuntary to the construction of the bomb.

Cyprus, a small Island off the Mediterranean, has been going through some financial troubles. Victim to money laundering two of the largest banks in Cyprus have been close to shutting down. Because Cyprus had such low taxation rates and a welcoming relationship with Russian citizens, many Russians immigrated to the Island, held large amounts of money in the banks, and invested in real estate, only to have a “haircut.”

The “haircut” refers to the Cypriot governments attempt to raise 7 billion Euros to receive a bailout from Troika. So what they decided to do was tax anyone that had over 100,000 euros in the bank, in an effort to raise this money.

Cypriots are outraged, discouraged, and scared as unemployment rates increase, fearing that what happened to their neighbors in Greece will happen to them. The people that are not scared are the Russians that are in Cyprus. Many of them are “depressed” that the expensive boutiques that cater to the Russian and Cypriot elites have been a little slow, but all in all they are not as fearsome as the Cypriots that have everything on the line.

The Wall Street Journal Europe had a gripping story on how Russians have already moved their money to Switzerland, “a better place” according to one Russian Lawyer that is residing in Cyprus.

It is very interesting to me that Russians in Cyprus are still living a lavish life and aren’t as affected as Cypriots are although they are permanent residents in the country. Some have been affected but in very minimal ways.
Publications used:

www.dw.de

www.ekathimirini.com

The Wall Street Journal Europe

The Australian News

Cyprus-Mail.com

How would you say coverage on the war in Vietnamn differs from coverage in the Middle East? Do you feel that technology has a factor? Do you feel that location has a factor?

Do you feel that coverage on war is as accurate from writers that have not been involved in a war prior, or do you feel that veterans such as yourself can better cover war?

Sources

1. Catholic News Agency

2. New York Times

3. CNN

4. All Africa

5. BBC

6. Fox News

As faithful Catholics around the world await the white smoke from the chimney of the Sisteen Chapel, underlying issues surrounding the Catholic church are surfacing. As we all know Pope Benedict XVI has retired from his throne and the cardinals have entered the conclave in hopes to vote and appoint a new Pope. Some of the issues that the Catholic church have been facing in recent months are the many sex scandals involving cardinals and priests. As you may know one of the ancient rules of Catholicism is a vow of celibacy, many people are debating if this vow should be updated. In a world surrounding new advances and tweeting Cardinals many fear that these ancient views may need to change. Pope Benedict XVI retired due to old age felt that he didn’t have enough energy to properly deal with all the scandal revolving around the Church.

Change is to happen with the nationality of the new pope as well. For the first time in history there is a great consideration for candidates outside of Europe including Africa and South America, and people are saying rightfully so. African people have a strong religious faith and Catholicism is widely spreading as well as in South America making up most of the Catholic population. Cardinals insist that nationality will not be a factor in choosing a new pope, rather qualifications and if one should meet the requirements than so be it. Africans as well as South Americans have more conservative views and many people feel that it would be best to raise the profile on the poorest continent.

While many people may argue if choosing a pope from a different region of the world is relevant some argue if a pope really matters at all. Catholic Americans believe that it is possible to “disagree with the pope on birth control, abortion, capital punishment and divorce and still be a good Catholic.”

People are ever growing and changing, maybe it is time to elect a pope that will consider all of the above and bring positive change to the Church and followers in an effort to unite people to the faith and God.

Sheila Haya

Pope and the Catholic Church