https://freerepublic.com/tag/theraininspain/ en-us Wed, 2 Apr 2014 21:10:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3140206/posts Woman falls into well during outdoor sex session in Spain Woman left in bottom of well by lover after falling through cover during outdoor sex session in Spain Spanish police are looking for a young man who abandoned his lover in a well after she accidentally fell in during a bout of al fresco lovemaking. The couple met on Friday night in Ciudad Real, a city in Castilla-La Mancha region of central Spain at a park where young people gather for outdoor drinking parties known as "el botellon". The Telegraph https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3140206/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2014 21:10:26 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2766628/posts A vacationing U.S. President Barack Obama accused Congress on Saturday of holding back the U.S. economic recovery by blocking "common sense" measures he said would create jobs and help growth. In remarks recorded on Wednesday on his campaign-style bus tour in Illinois and aired during his holiday in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Obama said the stalled construction, trade and payroll tax bills could give a boost to the economy. "The only thing preventing us from passing these bills is the refusal by some in Congress to put country ahead of party. That's the problem right now. That's what's holding this country... reuters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2766628/posts#comment Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:03:58 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2766283/posts U.S. intelligence analysts, like most American observers, have often referred to the process unfolding in the Middle East as the "Arab Spring," with its implicit message of democratic rebirth and freedom. But some senior analysts are said to have argued for a more neutral term, such as "Arab Transition" — which conveys the essential truth that nobody can predict just where this upheaval is heading. The uncertain transition rumbled on last week in Syria: President Bashar Assad's hold on power appeared to weaken, with his military stretched to the breaking point in an attempt to control the protests. President Obama,... IBD Editorials https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2766283/posts#comment Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:53:39 GMT