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

Anniversary Of Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Win Draws Renewed Scrutiny Of His Track Record

(NEW YORK) MintPress – When President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize three years ago “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” he joined the ranks of luminaries such as Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Theresa, Aung San Suu Kyi, Elie Wiesel and the14th Dalai Lama. He is the fourth […]

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By Lisa Barron
President Barack Obama steps off Marine One helicopter before his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Sunday, Sept., 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – When President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize three years ago "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” he joined the ranks of luminaries such as Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Theresa, Aung San Suu Kyi, Elie Wiesel and the14th Dalai Lama. He is the

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Family Forced To Leave House After Tests Show Meth-Infestation, Freddie Mac To Blame?

(NEW YORK) MintPress – John Hankins and his young family are caught between a rock and a hard place. They are paying a mortgage on one home and rent on another. Hankins, his wife and 2-year-old son, Ezra, moved into their new home in Klamath Falls, Ore. in June, but after a couple of weeks […]

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By Lisa Barron
In this Nov. 29, 2010 file photo, Gwinnett County, Ga., police confiscate methamphetamine at a home they raided in Norcross, Ga., after being tipped meth was being produced there. (AP Photo/Gwinnett County, Ga., Police Department, File)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – John Hankins and his young family are caught between a rock and a hard place. They are paying a mortgage on one home and rent on another. Hankins, his wife and 2-year-old son, Ezra, moved into their new home in Klamath Falls, Ore. in June, but after a couple of weeks there, they all started to get sick. “It was hard to

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The End Of The European Golden Age?

(NEW YORK) MintPress – There was one piece of positive news in an otherwise dismal week for governments embroiled in the European debt crisis after Spanish officials announced on Thursday they are set to pass 43 new laws to reform the economy within the next six months. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria outlined a tough […]

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By Lisa Barron
Protesters shout during a demonstration near the Spanish Parliament against austerity measures announced by the Spanish government in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – There was one piece of positive news in an otherwise dismal week for governments embroiled in the European debt crisis after Spanish officials announced on Thursday they are set to pass 43 new laws to reform the economy within the next six months. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria outlined a tough 2013

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Exclusive Interview: Muslim Brotherhood Trying To Create Positive Relationships

(NEW YORK) MintPress – Egypt’s new President Mohammed Morsi made his debut on the global stage at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday by introducing himself as “the first Egyptian civilian president elected democratically and freely, following a great revolution.” Morsi, 61, assumed the office on June 30 after winning the presidential runoff against Ahmed Shafik, the […]

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Mohammed Morsi, President of Egypt, addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – Egypt’s new President Mohammed Morsi made his debut on the global stage at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday by introducing himself as “the first Egyptian civilian president elected democratically and freely, following a great revolution." Morsi, 61, assumed the office on June 30 after winning the presidential runoff

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UN General Assembly Opens Against Backdrop Of Ongoing Anti-American Sentiment In The Muslim World

(NEW YORK) MintPress – The mood at the start of this year’s U.N. General Assembly in New York is markedly different than it was in 2011, when democratic uprisings across the Arab world sparked excitement and hope. Now, unrest across the Middle East is set to dominate the discussions among the more than 120 presidents, prime ministers […]

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By Lisa Barron
A protester carries a representation of a U.S. flag as police vehicles burn in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, Sept 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – The mood at the start of this year’s U.N. General Assembly in New York is markedly different than it was in 2011, when democratic uprisings across the Arab world sparked excitement and hope. Now, unrest across the Middle East is set to dominate the discussions among the more than 120 presidents, prime ministers and monarchs

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Corporate Lobbyists Influencing The Safety Of Our Food Supply

(NEW YORK) MintPress – Less than two weeks before the official presidential debates, President Obama and Mitt Romney went head to head on this week’s 60 Minutes, albeit in separate interviews, on several policy issues, both foreign and domestic, with the economy clearly dominating the latter. Among the main bread and butter issues for the […]

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By Lisa Barron
In this file photo taken Sept. 22, 2011, rice grows in a field near Alicia, Ark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – Less than two weeks before the official presidential debates, President Obama and Mitt Romney went head to head on this week’s 60 Minutes, albeit in separate interviews, on several policy issues, both foreign and domestic, with the economy clearly dominating the latter. Among the main bread and butter issues for the 99% is of

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Occupy Wall Street Trying To Regain Its Momentum As Movement Passes One Year Mark

(NEW YORK) MintPress — One year after demonstrators took to the streets near Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park to protest the growing disparity between rich and poor, Occupy Wall Street-inspired encampments are largely gone, but the problems the movement highlighted still persist, and with just weeks to go before the November elections, the debate over how to resolve […]

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By Lisa Barron
Protesters fill an intersection during an Occupy Wall Street march, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

(NEW YORK) MintPress — One year after demonstrators took to the streets near Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park to protest the growing disparity between rich and poor, Occupy Wall Street-inspired encampments are largely gone, but the problems the movement highlighted still persist, and with just weeks to go before the November elections, the debate over how

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