Times Online: The activities of al-Qaeda in two of Iraq’s most troubled cities could keep US combat troops engaged beyond the June 30 deadline for their withdrawal, the top US commander in the country has warned. US troop numbers in Mosul and Baqubah, in the north of the country, could rise rather than fall over [...]
Politico: Bachus says there’s 17 ‘socialists’ in House Rep. Spencer Bachus, the top Republican on the Financial Services Committee, told a hometown crowd in Alabama today he believes there are several socialists in the House. Actually, he says there are exactly 17 socialists in the House of Representatives. according to the Birmingham News: But he [...]
Washington Post: On March 25, a Taliban Web site claiming to be the voice of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” boasted of a deadly new attack on coalition forces in that country. Four soldiers were killed in an ambush, the site claimed, and the “mujahideen took the weapons and ammunition as booty.” Most remarkable about [...]
TEHRAN, April 9 (Reuters) – Iran is now running 7,000 uranium enrichment centrifuges, a senior official said on Thursday, an announcement likely to increase Western concerns about the Islamic Republic’s disputed nuclear plans. Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, also said it had obtained the technology to produce more “accurate” centrifuges, which are [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials will not look to close any banks based on the results of “stress tests” being conducted to determine how the largest U.S. banks would fare under more adverse economic conditions, a source familiar with official talks said on Thursday. “You can’t close a bank based on a hypothetical,” the source [...]
Fox News: Aides to former President George W. Bush are challenging the veracity of Vice President Joe Biden’s claim this week of having privately castigated Bush, who does not remember the incident or an earlier episode in which Biden claims to have similarly rebuked Bush. Biden spokesman Jay Carney declined to specify the dates of [...]
Was it embarrassing when the United States stood alone as a Constitutional Republic? Politico: If there were a recipe for creating a new conservative culture-wars issue, it might look something like this: Start with the United Nations, fold in the prospect of an expanded role for government in children’s lives, add some unfortunate court decisions, [...]
“The gunmen yesterday tried and failed to hijack the US-flagged Maersk Alabama after pursuing the ship for five hours. In messages relayed to relatives, crew members said four pirates had boarded the 17,000-tonne ship before being repelled. However, they took Captain Richard Phillips as they escaped in a lifeboat.” Fox News: The military called in [...]
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Obama to Push Immigration Bill Despite the Risks By JULIA PRESTON NYTimes While acknowledging that the recession makes the political battle more difficult, President Obama plans to begin addressing the country’s immigration system this year, including looking for a path for illegal immigrants to become legal, a senior administration official said on Wednesday. Mr. Obama [...]
Analyst warns eligibility could become flashpoint ‘It is morphing now to include members of the armed forces’ By Bob Unruh WorldNetDaily A security analyst who provides intelligence information to a wide range of law enforcement, private corporation and security interests has written in a publicly released “white paper” that the issue of Barack Obama’s eligibility [...]
