The WashingtonPost H/T Karl Rove via twitter By Paul Wolfowitz President Obama’s first response to the protests in Iran was silence, followed by a cautious, almost neutral stance designed to avoid “meddling” in Iranian affairs. I am reminded of Ronald Reagan’s initially neutral response to the crisis following the Philippine election of 1986, and of [...]
By By SUSANNE KAPPLER, Fort Jackson Leader FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Staff Sgt. Sean Samaroo, 4th Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, was awarded the Silver Star for his actions in Afghanistan in a ceremony June 11. The ceremony took place at the newly designated Wanat Range, formerly known as Camden Range. Samaroo received the award, the [...]
HotAir by Ed Morrissey Barack Obama plans to make sure his administration finds everyone who’s not paying their taxes — and apparently hire them to work in government. The latest appointment to make an emergency call to H&R Block is Capricia Marshall, who worked for Hillary Clinton’s Senate and presidential campaigns until now. And while [...]
Breitbard By ANNE FLAHERTY and JIM KUHNHENN WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama’s plan to transform the Federal Reserve into a super-regulator ran into skepticism Thursday from lawmakers who worry that the central bank is not the best suited to keep an eye on firms deemed so big and influential that their demise could hurt [...]
Political Punch: ABCNews’ Jake Tapper & Matt Jaffe report The Obama administration’s disputes with government watchdogs do not end with fired Inspector General Gerald Walpin. Behind the scenes, the Treasury Department is embroiled in a disagreement with Neil Barofsky, the watchdog for the $700 billion government bailout Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP. The dispute [...]
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CNBC: The Treasury announced Thursday a record $104 billion worth of bond auctions for next week, part of its herculean efforts to finance a rescue of the world’s largest economy. The sales will exceed the previous record of $101 billion set in auctions that took place in the last week of April and consist of [...]
The U.S. military is tracking the North Korean ship shown here, called the Kang Nam. The U.S. military is tracking a flagged North Korean ship suspected of proliferating weapons material in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution passed last Friday, FOX News has learned. The ship, Kang Nam, left a port in North Korea [...]
The Washington Examiner: A top White House lawyer called the firing of AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin an act of “political courage,” according to House Republican aides who were in a meeting with the lawyer Wednesday. Norman Eisen, who is the White House Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform, met with [...]
Right Pundits: When Barrack Obama came to Washington, he promised a different tone in his foreign policy from that of George Bush. And he has lived up to that promise. In the wake of the Iranian presidential election and the protest over the results, Obama has yet to support the people of Iran who want [...]
June 18 (Bloomberg) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he has ordered the U.S. military to take defensive measures should North Korea attempt to fire a ballistic missile toward Hawaii. “I think we are in a good position, should it become necessary, to protect American territory,†Gates told reporters at the Pentagon today.
Again, dodging the issue. “We won” is a far cry from “We’re right”. Especially when “we won”, can be spelled with an acorn in place of the “o”. The Hill: Responding to criticism from former President George W. Bush, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said President Obama’s victory last year was a repudiation of [...]
