Новости за 06.08.2015

A man armed with a hatchet attacked a movie theater in the Nashville area on Wednesday afternoon before he was shot and killed by police officers, authorities said.One man was injured by the hatchet. That man and two other people also needed treatment after being “blasted with pepper spray” by the attacker, said Don Aaron, a Nashville police spokesman.Read full article >>

It was Ali Zeidan’s first official visit to Washington, and the then-Libyan prime minister had an urgent request: Help us build a new military force, he implored American officials, that can solidify a fledgling government’s legitimacy and buy us time to put our country on track.Read full article >>

THE REPUBLICAN presidential race has so far focused more on personality and bombast than on policy. With the first GOP debate Thursday night, we hope that will begin to change. At least some of the candidates have advanced serious proposals on a range of issues; though we don’t necessarily agree with them, that substance shouldn’t be lost in the circus-like atmosphere surrounding the debate. Read full article >>

CLEVELAND — Jeb Bush has been practicing all summer for this moment: his first big chance to convince voters he is a reliable problem-solver fit to sit in the Oval Office.Scott Walker has been boning up on issues foreign and domestic, eager to prove that after a rocky debut this spring he has amassed the knowledge to be a credible commander in chief.Read full article >>

Obama ad man Mark Putnam has a dexterous sense of loyalty.He is proud of his work on the president’s 2008 and 2012 campaigns. His Web site boasts that he wrote and produced Obama’s 30-minute infomercial in 2008, “the most-watched and highest-profile political ad in American history.” The site further notes that he “continued his work on the Obama Media Team” in 2012, “creating many nationally aired television ads.” There’s also a blurb from David Plouffe, former Obama campaign manager, calling Putnam... Читать дальше...