November 10, 2011

WORLD: Greece Gets a New Prime Minister  On Friday, the Greek parliament selected Lucas Papademos to be its new Prime Minister.  Papademos is a former banker, former European Central Bank vice president, and a former Harvard University professor.  The outgoing prime minister is George Papandreou.  President Obama and French President Sarkozy were overheard in a conversation where Sarkozy called Papandreou a "madman."  Read More: CNN | Washington Post | Reuters | Daily Mail


WORLD: Updates on Iran  The United Nations warned against any force used against Iran as the media has speculated.  Meanwhile, Iran has stated that if Isreal or the U.S. plans to attack Iran, they will be faced with an "iron fist."  Read our posts on August 17, 2011, November 4, 2011, Personal Note: World War III  Read More: Reuters | Politico | The Moscow Times 



HIGHLIGHT: As mentioned yesterday, Penn State students held a protest over the firing of their coach.  The video below shows the childish behaviors of those students as they flip over a news van.  Watch: YouTube