Archive for September, 2010
Obama Setting Up Covert Communications With Iran (2)
Haaretz: Diplomats from the United States and Iran have begun initial contacts to examine the establishment of covert communication between the two countries.
Two Of Obama’s Closest Advisers Among Those Likely To Leave In White House Shuffle (4)
Washington Post: In his nearly two years in office, President Obama has relied on a very small clique of advisers that serves as his most trusted sounding board on politics and policy. Members of his staff describe Obama as wary of outsiders and reluctant to widen his inner circle. As one of his advisers bluntly [...]
Petraeus Battles Woodward’s Report Of Obama’s Desire To Rush Out Of Afganinstan For Personal Political Benefit, Says There Will Be No Rush To Leave (0)
Times of London: The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan downplayed expectations Wednesday of plans to withdraw American troops from the war-torn country starting next year and described a major policy review ordered by President Obama as little more than a “mid-course assessment.” General David Petraeus, in an interview with The Times of London, said Obama’s [...]
Five Myths About Prostitution (0)
Washington Post: 1. Prostitution is an alleyway business. It once was, of course. In the late 1800s, as Northern cities boomed, the sex trade in America became synonymous with the seedy side of town. Men who wanted to find prostitutes combed alleys behind bars, dimly lit parks and industrial corridors. But today, only a few [...]
Pelosi And Hoyer Split On Tax Vote Before November Elections (3)
The Hill: A split has opened between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) over whether to hold a vote before the midterm elections on extending the George W. Bush-era tax cuts for the middle class. In closed-door leadership meetings this week, Pelosi has pushed for the House to act on the [...]
Koran Burning In Michigan: No Charges (1)
DETROIT (AP) – A county prosecutor said he will not press any charges against the man who burned a Quran and left it outside an East Lansing, Mich., mosque. “I have decided that there is no criminal offense that I can charge under Michigan law,” Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III said in a statement [...]
2010 ‘Bloodiest’ Year for NATO Troops in Afghanistan (2)
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Poll: Coons Takes Big Lead in Delaware (3)
Wall Street Journal: Polls are showing Christine O’Donnell’s victory in Delaware’s GOP Senate primary to be, as Charles Krauthammer put it last week, “Stunning but Pyrrhic.†This morning, a new poll of likely voters conducted by Pulse Opinion Research for Fox News shows Democratic candidate Chris Coons at 54% and O’Donnell at 39%. And that [...]