International Relations
The Gifts We Give
Turnabout is fair play.
The Liberals had a heyday with George W. Bush. According to them, he was everything from just plain stupid, to a military deserter, to a traitor. But it seems Mr. Bush at least had a sense of decorum that Obama can’t match.
Last week, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid a State visit [...]
AP Political Headlines
- Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement March 13, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process and ties with the U.S.... […]
- Court says thimerosal did not cause autism March 13, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.... […]
- Reid's wife undergoes surgery after traffic crash March 13, 2010FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday to stabilize serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on an interstate highway.... […]
- Government sends e-mails; it just can't save them March 12, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- As the Justice Department hunts for the latest batch of missing federal e-mails, the officials who oversee spending of $71 billion a year for information technology got a big raspberry Friday for a 14-year-long failure to ensure that government e-mails are preserved.... […]
- AP Interview: Kerry: Energy bill more about jobs March 12, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John Kerry, hoping to win over wavering senators, said he is pushing environmental reforms to create jobs and spark energy independence, with climate benefits along "for the ride."... […]
- Yellen at Fed would likely favor low-rate policy March 12, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's likely choice of Janet Yellen to become vice chairman of the Federal Reserve would favor a policy that stresses low interest rates to ease unemployment over higher rates to curb inflation.... […]
- Infant deaths prompt gov't warning on slings March 12, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government warned Friday that those chic baby slings that hip moms and dads are sporting these days can be dangerous, even deadly for their little ones.... […]
- Democrats look to resurrect college aid plan March 12, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill, giving both Obama administration priorities a better chance of passage.... […]
- For Obama, big agenda and small window for results March 12, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's intense juggling of domestic issues reflects all the realities he faces at once: a vast agenda, a smaller window for results this year and a need to keep promises to constituencies that will have a huge say in the fall congressional elections.... […]
- Obama delays Asia trip to deal with health care March 12, 2010WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Asia, his first international trip of the year, to focus on the push to salvage health care legislation after a year of contentious debate.... […]