March FDH Lounge News Nuggets

By Rick Morris

We’re adapting a segment that we have used on our show repeatedly in order to try to highlight some of the more intriguing news headlines going today.  We have also posted links here for geopolitical headlines in the past and we’ll work this into this theme.  Much like The FDH Lounge itself, we’ll try to keep it broad-based as far as what is catching our eye.

^ From New Geography, the long-term problems that are choking California.

^ From Politico, how Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich would have formed a ticket to stop Mitt Romney in 2012 – if only they could have agreed who would run on top.

^ From the American Interest, China and Russia, pursuing a new strategic partnership.

^ From The Economist, a grim mood in Cyprus as the moment of truth in their grave financial crisis grows near.

^ From Slate, how moves like Rob Portman’s away from support of traditional marriage would split the Republican Party wide open.

^ From the National Post, how a pizza shop in Vancouver came to be under siege from anarchists.

^ From the Washington Post, how the IRS is spending money on a Star Trek parody video during the sequester.

^ From Stratfor, the US and Israel, dealing with new realities in their relationship.

^ From Financial Times, a rough transition for Venezuela after the Chavez dictatorship.

^ From Business Insider, there is nothing that can be done about a big asteroid heading for earth (if it happens).