Lisa Barron

Lisa Barron is Mint Press's New York Correspondent. She has worked for leading news organizations, including Time, Inc., CNN, CNBC and CBS News, in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle East as well as in the United States. She has won two Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association and a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media for her work in Iraq, where she spent fourteen months covering the war for CBS News Radio, CBS Newspath and WCBS-TV. Contact Lisa at [email protected] Follow Lisa on Twitter at @LisaBarronMPN

Hopes Of Truce Shatter As Violence Continues To Escalate In Gaza

(NEW YORK) MintPress — Wednesday’s air strike by the IDF on a car carrying the commander of the Hamas military wing in Gaza shattered hopes that a truce mediated by Egypt on Tuesday could pull the two sides back from the brink of war. It came after five days of escalating Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli strikes at militant […]

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A Palestinian boy holds a window pane taken from a damaged house hit in an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

(NEW YORK) MintPress - Wednesday’s air strike by the IDF on a car carrying the commander of the Hamas military wing in Gaza shattered hopes that a truce mediated by Egypt on Tuesday could pull the two sides back from the brink of war. It came after five days of escalating Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli strikes at militant targets, and

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To Control China’s Power, Obama Strengthens Ties To Asian Countries Ignoring Human Rights Abuses

In this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 photo, a monk walks past a a wall painting created by graffiti artists to welcome U.S. President Barack Obama on a street in Yangon, Myanmar. Obama is scheduled to visit Myanmar later this week, the first visit by a U.S. president to the the one-time pariah nation, which is […]

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In this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 photo, a monk walks past a a wall painting created by graffiti artists to welcome U.S. President Barack Obama on a street in Yangon, Myanmar. Obama is scheduled to visit Myanmar later this week, the first visit by a U.S. president to the the one-time pariah nation, which is emerging from decades of military rule. (AP Photo/Aung Pyae)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – The U.S. may still be at war in Afghanistan and increasingly involved in hot spots in the Middle East and North Africa, but on his first overseas trip since re-election, President Barack Obama will be visiting Asia. His top national security team is already moving ahead with the administration’s so-called strategic “pivot”

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Американские военные тратят миллиарды на боеприпасы, так как дефицит бюджета вырастет большим

Через неделю после выборов и спустя семь недель после того, как они в последний раз собрались в Вашингтоне, законодатели-республиканцы и демократы во вторник вернулись в Капитолий, чтобы заняться незаконченным бизнесом, наиболее критическим из которых является надвигающийся двойной удар по автоматическому увеличению налогов и сокращению расходов. У президента Барака Обамы и членов Конгресса есть всего семь […]

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Photo of Hellfire missiles being loaded onto a US military Reaper drone in Afghanistan by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson/U.S. Air Force

One week after the elections, and seven weeks after they last gathered in Washington, Republican and Democratic legislators returned to the Capitol on Tuesday to tackle unfinished business, the most critical of which is the impending double whammy of automatic tax increases and spending cuts. President Barack Obama and members of Congress have

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OWS Picks Up Pieces As Gov’t Neglects Victims Left Homeless After Sandy

In this Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 photo, at YANA (You are Never Alone), an outreach center that is currently housing Occupy Sandy, a volunteer aid organization in the Rockaway Park neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, volunteers and those seeking assistance stand outside. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) (NEW YORK) MintPress – If you go […]

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In this Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 photo, at YANA (You are Never Alone), an outreach center that is currently housing Occupy Sandy, a volunteer aid organization in the Rockaway Park neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, volunteers and those seeking assistance stand outside. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – If you go to Occupy Wall Street’s website these days, it’s all about Sandy. “We Got It,” screams a posting. Indeed, in  the past two weeks, Occupiers have set up a massive do-it-yourself response to the hurricane, helping victims in some of the hardest hit areas of New York City, many of whom are still without power, heat

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A Tale Of Two Cities: NYC Public Housing Residents Still Without Relief After Sandy

This photo taken Oct. 30, 2012, shows a utility crew working on damaged power lines in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy in Berlin, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) “There’s nothing more important than us getting this right.»  President Barack Obama on Hurricane Sandy relief efforts (NEW YORK) MintPress – Just six days before the general election, Obama […]

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This photo taken Oct. 30, 2012, shows a utility crew working on damaged power lines in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy in Berlin, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

“There’s nothing more important than us getting this right."  President Barack Obama on Hurricane Sandy relief efforts (NEW YORK) MintPress – Just six days before the general election, Obama took time out from his campaign to tour storm-ravaged areas of New Jersey with Gov. Chris Christie. But in neighboring New York, where more than 285,000

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How Will System Change With Introduction Of 16 New Vets In Congress?

In this Thursday, March 11, 2010 file photo, Tammy Duckworth, assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, arrives at the World War II Memorial in Washington for a ceremony honoring World War II veterans who fought in the Pacific. Duckworth became a double amputee when her National Guard helicopter was shot down in […]

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In this Thursday, March 11, 2010 file photo, Tammy Duckworth, assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, arrives at the World War II Memorial in Washington for a ceremony honoring World War II veterans who fought in the Pacific. Duckworth became a double amputee when her National Guard helicopter was shot down in Iraq in 2004. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – Veterans Day may not be until next week, but many of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are already making their voices heard. A record high 42 new veterans ran for Congress this year —  by far the most that the post-9/11 generation of veterans has seen in national elections since the start of the wars — and 16 of

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With The Political Cliffhanger Over, Legislators Face A Fiscal One

In this Thursday, April 15, 2010, file photo, Sonia Joaquin holds a sign to remind passing motorists that Thursday is the deadline for taxes in Tigard, Ore. America’s decision to re-elect President Barack Obama over Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will impact key sectors of the American economy. Upper-income Americans may face […]

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In this Thursday, April 15, 2010, file photo, Sonia Joaquin holds a sign to remind passing motorists that Thursday is the deadline for taxes in Tigard, Ore. America's decision to re-elect President Barack Obama over Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will impact key sectors of the American economy. Upper-income Americans may face a tax increase, while Bush-era tax cuts could be extended for low- and middle-income Americans. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

“The American people had a choice between two divergent views and they chose both of them. And the result of that is we're going to have a continued impasse on the budget." Scott Lilley, Center for American Progress (NEW YORK) MintPress - Indeed, President Obama's victory and the continuation of the status quo in both the House and Senate suggest

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