WASHINGTON — The United States said Monday that oil companies should not bypass Iraq’s central government after authorities in the autonomous Kurdish north signed dozens of deals with foreign energy firms. “With regard to our own companies, we continue to tell them that signing contracts for oil exploration or production…
In a mostly serious and civil interview, Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart appeared on MSNBC Thursday to temporarily become part of the cable news “24-hour political pundit perpetual panic conflictonator.” Stewart explained that he agreed to the interview in an effort to clear up misperceptions about his “Rally to Restore Sanity…