Riber Hansson, Sweden

Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News

From today people can lose their money at the same place where they lost their time: Facebook. The social network will be listed on Nasdaq stock exchange today. 

Hollywood star Will Smith's thirteen year old son Jaden has seen his dad's movie about aliens 'Men in Black' numerous times. When they were on a visit to President Obama in the White House dad explicitly forbade his son to ask any questions about aliens. But ofcourse the teen got a question in anywhay.

Jaden Smith: "Do aliens exist mister president?"

President Obama: "OK, I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of extraterrestrials but I can tell you if there would have been a top secret meeting and a discussion about it, it would have taken place in this room."

Foto: Geld

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Hajo de Reijger, The Netherlands  

John Cole, The Scranton Times-Tribune 

This letter went out from the office of Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Joe Pitts last month in a respons to questions from a voter about Pitts policies on the Middle East. The letter was highlighted in The Times of Israel.

“With the global war against terrorism, it is now incumbent on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasir Arafat to clamp down on Palestinian extremists that have perpetuated violence and to restart a peace process that has collapsed.”

The bad news is: Yasser Arafat died in 2004 and Ariel Sharon is in a coma since 2006.
The good news is: These talks have as much chance of success as those between the current heads of state.

The end of economic misery is in sight. George W. Bush is going to write a book on how to get America and the world growing again. According to the New York Times the former president, who turned a record U.S. budget surplus into a record deficit and got the Great Recession started, plans to 'publish a book outlining strategies for economic growth'.
Bush said that on Tuesday when he made a rare visit to Washington to defend his policy of promoting freedoms worldwide by bombing non christian countries until they are democratic.

Bush knows what he is talking about because under his watch GDP and employment posted their worst performance of any post-war president. Under Bush for the first time since 1945 household income went down. To conclude: Bush presided over the worst economy of the post-war era.

When Barack Obama took office from George W. Bush federal spending was higher than it is now. Repeat: the U.S. government is spending less now (23,4 pct of gdp) than under Bush (24.9 pct of gdp).

At this moment taxes are lower (15.8 pct of gdp) than they were under Bush (16.5 pct of gdp).

This year the deficit will be lower (7.6 pct of gdp) than when Barack Obama took office (8.3 pct of gdp).

Foto: Ergens Anders

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Pavel Constantin, Romania

Rick McKee, The Augusta Chronicle

Thanks to growing optimism about the American economy President Obama is looking quite good in the polls. Even most swing states go for Obama, six month before the general elections. Of the total 540 Electoral Votes in november 2012 according to Public Policy Polling Obama would get 303 votes and likely Republican contender Mitt Romney would get 206 votes.

Rasmussen is a conservatively biased poll.

Gallup Tracking: Obama d. Romney (46-45)
PPP for Daily Kos/SEIU: Obama d. Romney (48-46)
Rasmussen Tracking: Romney d. Obama (47-45) 

Lady Gaga is not allowed to perform in Indonesia. A permit to sing at a sold out concert in Jakarta next month for 50.000 thousand fans has been canceled. Islamic extremists got their way because Lady Gaga would 'corrupt the Indonesian youth'.

Does this Islamic leader have a point?:

“She’s a vulgar singer who wears only panties and a bra when she sings and she stated she is the envoy of the devil’s child and that she will spread satanic teaching,” according to the Islamic Defense Front.

Foto: Sex Appeal

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Tom Janssen, The Netherlands

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune