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LOVE STORY

Hillary Clinton’s What Happened Tells the Story of Love in Unexpected Places

Few D.C. pols could have predicted that Hillary Clinton’s doomed presidential campaign would give rise to a sizzling love affair that now graces the pages of her new memoir. What Happened is the story of both defeat and redemption. Its passion rises above the petty politics that most associate with the 2016 election. [More]

MEDIA MATTERS

Hurricane Irma Exposes Cable News Networks

CNN and other cable news networks found that the worst Hurricane Irma devastation was not in Florida but in a worse place: their credibility. After convincing the nation that Irma would devour the entire state of Florida, the hurricane fizzled in the Caribbean and left the hysterical media red-faced. [More]

IN THE TOILET

Houston Mayor Orders Residents to Flush More

In an executive order that conflicts with conventional wisdom and modern environmental ethics, Houston Mayor orders residents to flush their toilets more to help clear out floodwaters. [More]

CENTRAL EUROPE

Flashback: Review Of 1934 Nazi Nuremberg Rally

The LBT frequently publishes pieces written from long ago for historical insight. In this Flashback, The LBT presents an archive of a review published in Völkischer Beobachter, (German: “People's Observer”), of the 1934 Nuremberg Rally in Germany.

MIDDLE EAST

White House May Turn Over Man Behind Film

By DAWN E. HYMAN

WASHINGTON – President Obama suggested that the U.S. could turn over Mr. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula – the 55-year-old Californian behind Innocence of Muslims – to Egyptian authorities in the near future.

ISRAEL

Israeli PM Admits Suffering Childhood Sexual Abuse

By ISABEL KERCHNER

NEW YORK — When the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, pointed to the genital area of a cartoonish diagram of a child, from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday...

PAKISTAN

Obama/Clinton Ads In Pakistan Calms The Rage Of Some

By Christian Plumber

The State Department has aired an advertisement on Pakistani television designed to quell the riots raging across the Muslim country aimed at U.S. interests.

PALESTINE

A Candid Conversation With Gaza's Mashal

By CHRISTIAN PLUMBER

GAZA - Khaled Mashal captured the world's attention with hit flurry of rockets into Israel. He sits down for a candid conversation with LBT...