Haaretz: Netanyahu speaks with Clinton, Mubarak and Jordan’s King Abdullah in attempt to salvage peace process. Building work at the West Bank settlement of Ariel restarted Monday morning after a 10-month construction ban expired at midnight on Sunday. Construction of dozens of housing units also resumed in the settlements of Ravava, Yakir and Kochav a [...]
The Hill: Despite expected losses this fall, Senate Democrats are not backing down on their commitment to filibuster reform. In the wake of two failed procedural votes last week, some Democrats in the upper chamber say reform is necessary. However, obstacles remain in the form of Democratic centrists and election-year politics. Tuesday’s failed 53-46 vote [...]
Fox News: Democrats found time to bring a comedian to Capitol Hill, but refuse to have a vote on preventing tax increases at the end of the year, House Minority Leader John Boehner said Sunday, lamenting Congress’ plan to skip a vote on extending Bush-era tax cuts before adjourning for campaign season. Watch the latest [...]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tried to break his long-standing monopoly on power Sunday in congressional elections, while the firebrand leader rallied his supporters urging them to “attack” through the ballot box. Voters formed long lines at polling stations during elections that stirred strong sentiment on both sides of Venezuela’s [...]
Arizona Republic: Sue Krentz, the wife of the 58-year-old slain rancher Robert Krentz, was struck by a vehicle as she was leaving church, a Douglas Police source said. Veronica Dominguez with the Douglas Police Department, could not say how severe Krentz¹s injuries were, but said she was airlifted to the University of Arizona¹s University Medical [...]
NY Post: It was a strange week for the loony strongman from Iran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s six nights in New York featured a secret sit-down with militant minister Louis Farrakhan, heckling in a hotel bar, and a fear of being rubbed out that bordered on paranoia. The president shared a hush-hush meal with Farrakhan and [...]
Fox News: Pinal County, Ariz., Sheriff Paul Babeu said Sunday he’d be willing to meet with the owner of a billboard who displayed an image of an Hispanic family with a quote by Babeu that the sheriff says portrays him as racially motivated. “I’m the sheriff for everybody. I’m happy to meet with you or [...]
NY Times: Among the most iconic moments of the 2008 presidential campaign were the scenes of Barack Obama, shirtsleeves rolled up, in front of a sea of voters that seemed to go on forever. Even toward the end of the election season, the crowds dwarfed those of his Republican opponent, Senator John McCain of Arizona. [...]
Los Angeles Times: Democrat Jerry Brown has moved into a narrow lead over Republican Meg Whitman in their fractious contest for governor, while his party colleague Barbara Boxer has opened a wider margin over GOP nominee Carly Fiorina in the race for U.S. Senate, a new Los Angeles Times/USC poll has found. The Democratic candidates [...]
