Republican leads in Nassau County vote


Ed Mangano leads by 39 votes now according to Newsday at 11 AM EST.


Social Security


Chile and Perú both have privatized systems with much higher returns than the mess we have in the USA.


Chavez´s candidate trails in Perú poll


Ollanta Humala ,financed by Hugo Chávez who lost the last presidential election in Peru by only 5% now polls at 13% with 70% negatives and only 19% of positives.The election is almost 2 years away, Since his wife was discovered receiving large sums of money from Venezuela, his figures have gone south.Keiko Fujimori,the daughter of the jailed ex-president leads with 23% with centrist Lima mayor Luis Castañeda at 18% in second place. Castañeda may form a center-right coaltion with conservative leader Lourdes Flores(11%) and ex president Alejandro Toledo(10%).All three are Chávez enemies.