Obama touts German-style energy policies as German leaders warn of electricity shortages.
Facebook agrees to respect privacy in Germany - NYT
Facing potential fines for violating German privacy laws, Facebook has given Germans more control of their accounts
Expect Obama to double down on energy boondoggles
The president will use his State of the Union address to renew his calls for more renewable energy “investments.”
Dental decolletage: Dentist has staff wear low cut dresses to calm patients - TheDC
To distract patients form uncomfortable dental procedures, a German female dentist has chosen to wear sexy, revealing dresses to work
Jewish groups hope to honor mass graves - AP
Jewish organizations will pursue an effort to honor those killed in the Holocaust and placed in forgotten mass graves
Instead of firing Captain Honors, the Navy should give him a new command assignment
The U.S. military has been down this path before. Our leaders should follow the example set by Dwight Eisenhower.
2010: Year of the black center-right
One of the most underreported stories of 2010 is how the black center-right gained significant ground around the globe.
America's financial future: Our choice ... but not for long
We can either pass a balanced budget amendment now or wait for China and others to impose a more abrupt and painful balanced budget upon us.
Deutsche Bank to pay $554 million in tax shelter case - WaPo
The German bank admitted wrong doing in sheltering $5.9 billion for American citizens
WikiLeaks -- danger or disinfectant?
Part of me wants to keep our government in check and applaud WikiLeaks. Another part wants our government to be able to kill terrorists.
Eternal Citizen Vigilance, Now on Your iPhone! - Ricochet
A look at technology and the role it plays in our lives
TheDC Morning: White House chides Olbermann for frothy hyperbole - TheDC
Read TheDC Morning: An unvarnished e-mail summary of what’s really happening in political news
Give us your tired, your poor ... and your PhD scientists
The US needs to attract 100 million new immigrants over the next 20 years in order to stay economically competitive.
Going green for the holidays - Daily Mail
Christmas tree turns out to be cannabis plant: German hippy arrested
Another sign of a U.S. decline? - TheDC
Student test results show China blowing U.S., international competitors out of the water
Helen Thomas gets vile again
Helen Thomas, ninety and nutty, just can’t stop. But now she’s taking the anti-Semitic bigotry to a new level.
Gimme some money
Expect more anti-Federal Reserve grandstanding from Washington politicians.
German snowball fight spirals out of control - NY Daily News
Snowball fight in Leipzig, Germany turns into violent riot; police detain 67 after being attacked
For big-spending hawks, the U.S. military's work is never done
Why do we spend billions of dollars protecting our prosperous allies?
Why Irish eyes aren't smiling
The Irish government is in danger of defaulting on its debt.