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Archive for May, 2009

The Obama Infatuation – Washington Post

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

The Obama Infatuation
Washington Post, United States
What started in the campaign (the chief victim was Hillary Clinton, not John McCain) has continued, as a study by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism shows. It concludes: "President Barack Obama has enjoyed substantially more ...

My Advice for Obama – Wall Street Journal

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

My Advice for Obama
Wall Street Journal
He has also given us a potentially great Secretary of State in Hillary Clinton. It makes me proud to witness these two recent political rivals working together to strengthen and enrich America at home and abroad. Recognizing the major economic crisis ...

Rangers Enter Tough June With a Loss – American Chronicle

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Rangers Enter Tough June With a Loss
American Chronicle, CA
Their closer, who hadn't given up an earned run since John McCain led in the polls, was on the mound, and the offense had finally been roused after a flat start. "We'll take those odds all day long," third baseman Michael Young said. ...

Guantanamo captives get satellite TV, Sudoku puzzles – Reuters

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Brisbane Times

Guantanamo captives get satellite TV, Sudoku puzzles
Reuters
But because of logistical challenges at the prison, some of the plans are just now being implemented as the clock ticks down toward President Barack Obama's January deadline to shut down the detention operation. "Construction here is very difficult," ...
New legal battle in Guantanamo The Associated Press
Obama rejects bid for liberty The Age
BTL:Obama Adopts Bush-Lite Policies on Guantanamo Detainees Bay Area Indymedia
BBC News - Aljazeera.net
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Cuba Open to Additional Direct Talks With US – New York Times

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Cuba Open to Additional Direct Talks With US
New York Times, United States
By MARK LANDLER SAN SALVADOR — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton brought signs of a thaw between the United States and Cuba to Latin America on Sunday, as she arrived in a region increasingly impatient to see the United States repair the ...

Obama Pushes Middle East Thaw – Wall Street Journal

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

GulfNews

Obama Pushes Middle East Thaw
Wall Street Journal
President Barack Obama this week will try to capitalize on his popularity in the Middle East to improve relations between the US and the Muslim world. A much-anticipated address in Cairo on Thursday will be the most significant effort to-date in a ...
Muslims want tangible change on Mideast from Obama The Associated Press
A message to President Barack Obama Arab News
Obama seeks new start with Muslim world AFP
Times Online - United Press International
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Gillibrand and gender: Luck as residue of design? – Newsday

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Newsday

Gillibrand and gender: Luck as residue of design?
Newsday, NY
I think it was important to have a woman (in the office) to honor Secretary (Hillary) Clinton's legacy. I think that 17 senators in the Senate is not enough, I think it's not where we should be as Americans,” she told Newsday on Thursday. ...

Choice of Judge May Aid Obama's Bipartisan Push – New York Times

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Choice of Judge May Aid Obama's Bipartisan Push
New York Times, United States
By John Harwood Early reviews of Barack Obama's presidency — including his own — agree that he has found more success in altering policy than in transforming the capital's acrimonious culture. “Change in Washington comes slow,” Mr. Obama said on his ...

Cuba ties in spotlight as Clinton visits C. America – AFP

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

MiamiHerald.com

Cuba ties in spotlight as Clinton visits C. America
AFP
SAN SALVADOR (AFP) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began a visit to Central America, amid new US steps toward ties with Cuba that Washington hopes will slow a sudden regional push to end Havana's isolation. Clinton landed in San Salvador from ...
Cuba Accepts US Offer of Talks on Migration, Postal Service Bloomberg
Cuba could derail Clinton visit Taipei Times
A Salvadoran resurrection Boston Globe
Monthly Review - The Associated Press
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Palin missed boat on all-Alaska gas line – Anchorage Daily News

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Palin missed boat on all-Alaska gas line
Anchorage Daily News, AK
Sarah Palin's May 17th Compass response to recent criticisms regarding AGIA was all too familiar. Nothing she wrote gave any indication whatsoever of having any start date on construction for the AGIA line, much less an in-state line to the Anchorage ...
State will monitor education initiatives Fort Mills Times
Alaska Chooses to Monitor Common Core Education Initiative SitNews
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