View of the Week (W-End Edition): On The US Budget & Economic Outlook

As the debate over the Obamacare "repeal and replace" enters its' second phase, there is the challenge of the long-term economic outlook as noted by the Congressional Budget Office:

The 2017 Budget and Economic Outlook from Congressional Budget Office

The Weekly Virtual Musical Interlude: Sting Performs Desert Rose.....

On the dawn of the Weekend, please enjoy our artist of the Week, Sting,  as we feature various selections him throughout our network properties:

Notations On Our World: On #Africa Watch re: Jacob Zuma & Robert Mugabe

As we went to press, we just picked up this on a ruling against President Zuma from South Africa. He's under fire as he has so far survived a number of moves against him and as the African National Congress has rallied behind him despite reservations expressed by many senior figures including his own Deputy President as the struggle to replace him begins in earnest.    We found it interesting that he claimed Executive Privilege.

The story courtesy of Polity is noted below:


Zuma must provide reasons behind Cabinet reshuffle, judge rules: Judge Bashir Vally has ruled that President Jacob Zuma must hand over all records explaining the reason why he reshuffled the Cabinet. Sitting in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Thursday, and after listening to arguments, Vally said he would give reasons for the ruling next Tuesday.


This is also from Zimbabwe as the crisis in Zimbabwe continues to escalate as we received this here in our Virtual Newroom: 

Mugabe denies Zimbabwe is "fragile" POLITICS
Zimbabwe's 93-year-old president, Robert Mugabe, sat slumped in his chair, wringing his hands, as he told a panel discussion on Thursday in a low murmur that his country was not a "fragile state"....