A.M. Links: Ireland votes on EU treaty, Syrian rebels threaten to withdraw from ceasefire agreement, Romney neck-a-neck with Obama in swing states, SpaceX due for splashdown, Ron Paul fans plan a party

A.M. Links: Ireland votes on EU treaty, Syrian rebels threaten to withdraw from ceasefire agreement, Romney neck-a-neck with Obama in swing states, SpaceX due for splashdown, Ron Paul fans plan a party

| May 31, 2012

  • The
    Irish are voting today     in a referendum on the ratification of
    the EU’s Fiscal Stability Treaty that would introduce restrictions
    on the budget deficits of member states.  The treaty has
    already been rejected by the British and Czech
    governments.
  • Rebels in Syria have threatened
    to withdraw     from a ceasefire agreement unless the government
    does not begin observing the truce within 48 hours.
  • A day after claiming victory in his bid for the GOP nomination

    Romney is tied     with Obama in swing-state polls.
  • Security professionals
    have suggested     that the “Flame” virus found in Iranian
    government computers is the most complex ever discovered.

  • The SpaceX Dragon capsule     is on course to splashdown
    in the Pacific today off the coast of California.
  • Ron Paul fans are planning a
    three-day festival     just before the Republican National
    Convention to conclude the Congressman’s White House run.

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