Iraq’s parliament will this week be asked to back a plan which restricts U.S. authority next year and leads to full troop withdrawal in 2011. Will an Afghanistan deal be next? Less

Watch the full first hour from NBC's "TODAY" show, featuring hosts Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry and Al Roker. See reporting from NBC News and interviews with celebrities, newsmakers and more. This video podcast, updated every weekday after 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT, is brought to you by MSNBC.com. ... Category: United States Less

Watch the full first hour from NBC's "TODAY" show, featuring hosts Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry and Al Roker. See reporting from NBC News and interviews with celebrities, newsmakers and more. This video podcast, updated every weekday after 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT, is brought to you by MSNBC.com. ... Category: United States Less

Watch the full first hour from NBC's "TODAY" show, featuring hosts Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry and Al Roker. See reporting from NBC News and interviews with celebrities, newsmakers and more. This video podcast, updated every weekday after 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT, is brought to you by MSNBC.com. ... Category: United States Less

An overture to Washington brings controversy in Tehran. Meanwhile, economists take aim at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, questions his domestic and foreign policy choices. Less

Watch the full first hour from NBC's "TODAY" show, featuring hosts Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry and Al Roker. See reporting from NBC News and interviews with celebrities, newsmakers and more. This video podcast, updated every weekday after 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT, is brought to you by MSNBC.com. ... Category: United States Less

As President-elect Barack Obama heads for the White House to begin the transitional period with President George W. Bush, rivalries emerge for the upcoming G20 meeting, with the Chinese wanting more say and the Europeans demanding more regulation. Less

A question I received: Please explain to me why has this crisis hit the United States? Americans are the most generous people on this planet. They give so much to charities throughout the world. They contribute to humanitarian causes. It is thanks to the United States that I was able to come from the former Soviet Union, and why the Jewish people are safe today and have their own homeland, why the old Soviet Union was destroyed and why the world prospered for a very long time. Maybe Americans do not do this purely from altruistic tendencies as Kabbalah explains, but still their contributions and deeds should not be overlooked. Of all the countries in the world, the United States is closer to the “Love your neighbor” philosophy than any other country that I am aware of. So why did this crisis come to them? What fault did the United States do to deserve this type of judgment? My Answer: Because the United States is the most developed country and the most connected with all other countries and parts of the planet, they were the ones to feel the beginning of the global crisis, which will only continue to expand and will envelop everything. It will then grow into ecological, epidemic and social crises. This will go on until we begin to resolve it by cooperating globally, as one body without boundaries. Related Material: Laitman.com Post: Reflections on the Crisis Laitman.com Post: Virtual Lesson - “The Crisis and the Solution” Wisdom in Action: The 3rd World Spirit Forum in Arosa Book: From Chaos to Harmony Share This Less

A question I received: I am questioning the practical applications of “love your neighbor as yourself” and whether this should be more than being tolerant of your neighbor. Let me explain. Since everything we see around us is a reflection of what we have inside of ourselves, then our thoughts and desires are just objects that manifest themselves “out there,” but actually they appear within ourselves. I do not know about others, but I cannot say that I love all the thoughts and desires that arise within me. I am aware of most of them and tolerate them, but I do not really approve of all of them and I pass through them as though they are crowds of people. Is this how we should treat others? I understand the need to be aware of other people, be respectful of others and forgive them. But that does not mean I should love or approve of what others are doing, such as blowing up the Twin Towers in the United States, for example. I can forgive them for this action, but they still need to pay the price for killing thousands of innocent people. My Answer: Correction starts with man’s recognition that anything correct and good can only come from the Upper Light. Hence the only thing he expects from studying, uniting with a group, and disseminating Kabbalah is the Light’s influence. Related Material: Laitman.com Post: The Soul’s Correction Is Invisible on the Corporeal Level Laitman.com Post: The Source of All the World’s Problems Laitman.com Post: A Spiritual Revolution Is Inevitable Article: “Arvut (The Bond)” Share This Less

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As attention turns to the presidential transition in the United States, challenges are queuing up for Barack Obama’s attention. Today, a look at Russian President Dmitri Medvedev’s State of the State address and the latest development in Mexico’s drug cartel wars. Less

Congratulations to the 44th president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama!! I’m proud to say that I helped elect that man into office, and I’m ready to help him turn this country around after the crap it’s been through the last 8 years. This episode is full of music which I [...] Less

With China coming to a trade deal with Taiwan, Russia menacing Ukraine and Afghanistan becoming a more urgent a priority, the new U.S. president will need to show all the skills of negotiation and coolness he displayed in the campaign. Less

Formats Available: iPod (.mp4) Election day is tomorrow… November 04, 2008. Make sure you get out and vote for the candidate of your choice. If you don’t choose the next President of the United States of America, somebody else will choose him FOR you. Make sure you feel good about yourself for the next four years by letting your voice be HEARD tomorrow in the voting booth. Be a DECIDER! VOTE! Tags: DatingGenius, Production & Post, RockStar, Social Media, Video Less

Formats Available: iPod (.mp4) Election day is tomorrow… November 04, 2008. Make sure you get out and vote for the candidate of your choice. If you don’t choose the next President of the United States of America, somebody else will choose him FOR you. Make sure you feel good about yourself for the next four years by letting your voice be HEARD tomorrow in the voting booth. Be a DECIDER! VOTE! Tags: DatingGenius, Production & Post, RockStar, Social Media, Video Less

The presidential campaign in the United States, now near its end, has been a contest fought in the middle of not one but four crises. Americans now need to decide between John McCain and Barack Obama — and a tie would be of real concern. Colin Chapman says a period of uncertainty about the American presidency is not what the world needs now. But there is also a danger of raising false expectations. Less

About eight years ago a beer advertisement in the United States became a cultural phenomenon when it popularized the expression “Wassup!?” (a play on the greeting: “What’s up?”). It was an advertisement about “living the America dream” (watching a football game, having a beer, and all the rest): Now there’s an updated version of this ad, showing where the “Wussup!?” guys have ended up: I hope that Americans – who are sobering up - will soon realize that there is no way around the law of nature - “Humanity is one family,” and will start following it. Related Material: Kabbalah Today Article: The US Elections: Changing the World? Kabbalah Today Article: What Is Happening to Our Economy? Share This Less

Optimists will say the medicine of the $700 billion bailout in the United States and assorted other remedies applied in other parts of the world have started to work. Pessimists say there is still a lot of bad news to come. Both are likely true, though recession in Europe is likely to be longer and the fallout more painful than in the United States. As Stratfor reports today, it’s about restoring consumer confidence — encouraging Americans to spend again. read more Less

The United States has angered Damascus by mounting a sortie across the Iraqi-Syrian border, killing at least half a dozen Syrians in the process. The leader of Israel’s ruling party dropped efforts to form a government and called for an early general election. Iraq’s foreign minister canceled a booked visit to Australia, citing a crisis in the talks over US troops, and Pakistan surprised those who’d suggested it was soft on the Taliban by recapturing a key strategic town. These series of events have confused diplomats and policymakers. Less

California graduate student and artist, Esha Momeni, has been detained by the Iranian police and held for over a week without any charges. For more information, and to help expedite her release, go h ere. Less