Lisa Barron

Lisa Barron is Mint Press's former 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

With The Political Cliffhanger Over, Legislators Face A Fiscal One

“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 […]

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By Lisa Barron
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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Risking Citizens’ Welfare Leads To Concerns About 2012 Peace Prize Award To EU

“The European Union … clearly is not one of ‘the champions of peace’ Alfred Nobel had in mind and described in his will as ‘the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of […]

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By Lisa Barron
A man begs for alms in a street, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

"The European Union ... clearly is not one of 'the champions of peace' Alfred Nobel had in mind and described in his will as 'the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.’” (NEW YORK) MintPress – In

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Red Cross Defends Early Response To Sandy, Continues Relief Work

(NEW YORK) MintPress – Another major disaster, another case of the American Red Cross getting flak, not necessarily justified, for its response. “They’re always the ones under the microscope,” said Major George Hood of the Salvation Army, which considers itself a Red Cross partner during times of disaster even though it competes with them for […]

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By Lisa Barron
Chuck Clauser prepares to hang a sheet of plywood to cover a hole where a wall once stood before his house was damaged by surge from Superstorm Sandy on Cedar Bonnet Island, N.J., Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – Another major disaster, another case of the American Red Cross getting flak, not necessarily justified, for its response. "They're always the ones under the microscope," said Major George Hood of the Salvation Army, which considers itself a Red Cross partner during times of disaster even though it competes with them for

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SIGAR Pinpoints Corruption In Afghan Reconstruction Projects

(NEW YORK) MintPress – After John F. Sopko was selected to serve as the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) by President Obama in May of this year, he hit the ground running, actively combating corruption in the implementation of more than $89.5 billion taxpayer dollars provided to programs aimed at rebuilding the country. In […]

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By Lisa Barron
This photo taken Oct. 10, 2012 shows Army Brig. Gen. John Charlton, left, foreground, talking to members of the Afghan National Civil Order Police at a military base in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – After John F. Sopko was selected to serve as the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) by President Obama in May of this year, he hit the ground running, actively combating corruption in the implementation of more than $89.5 billion taxpayer dollars provided to programs aimed at rebuilding the

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Lone Star State Threatens To Take Action Against Election Observers

(NEW YORK) MintPress – In 1999, the Texas Tourism Board ran an ad campaign featuring Lyle Lovett singing the refrain “That’s Right, You’re Not from Texas, but Texas wants you anyway.” Fast forward to today and officials in the state have quite a different message for a certain group of outsiders: You are not welcome here. On Thursday, Texas’ […]

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By Lisa Barron
A banner is shown at the NAACP annual convention Tuesday, July 10, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – In 1999, the Texas Tourism Board ran an ad campaign featuring Lyle Lovett singing the refrain "That's Right, You're Not from Texas, but Texas wants you anyway.” Fast forward to today and officials in the state have quite a different message for a certain group of outsiders: You are not welcome here. On Thursday, Texas'

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Ecuador Concerned About Julian Assange’s Health As Wikileaks Founder Unveils New Leaked Documents

(NEW YORK) MintPress — Despite being holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been granted diplomatic asylum by the country’s government, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has had a busy week. On Wednesday, he received a visit from fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, who was wearing the T-shirt she closed her recent London Show with, bearing the […]

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By Lisa Barron
In this Sept. 26, 2012 image taken from Russia Today, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks inside Ecuador's embassy in London, Britain. (AP Photo/Russia Today via AP video)

(NEW YORK) MintPress — Despite being holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been granted diplomatic asylum by the country’s government, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has had a busy week. On Wednesday, he received a visit from fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, who was wearing the T-shirt she closed her recent London Show

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NYPD Resorting To Undercover Spies To Infiltrate Muslim Communities

“We need you to pretend to be one of them. It’s street theater.” — NYPD to 19-year old Shamiur Rahman, police informant, on his work in Muslim communities (NEW YORK) MintPress – Bengali native Rahman says he was ordered by the New York police to go undercover “creating” and capturing terrorist suspects by befriending Muslims and discussing jihad with them. […]

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By Lisa Barron
Flyers are posted on a wall outside of the prayer room at the Islamic Culture Center in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

“We need you to pretend to be one of them. It’s street theater.” — NYPD to 19-year old Shamiur Rahman, police informant, on his work in Muslim communities (NEW YORK) MintPress – Bengali native Rahman says he was ordered by the New York police to go undercover “creating” and capturing terrorist suspects by befriending Muslims and discussing

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