Archive for November, 2009
Iran’s Latest Nuclear Plan Tests Limits of Obama’s Wait-and-See Approach
The Obama administration on Monday said Iran’s plan to build 10 more nuclear enrichment facilities and expand to a half-million centrifuges was “unacceptable” — but once again, in the face of yet another deadline, it offered no specific response beyond wait-and-see.
Anti-War Left Protests Obama’s Afghanistan War Strategy
The anti-war left is turning on the president it helped put into office, launching a counteroffensive against President Obama’s decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan.
Obama Issues Marching Orders on Afghanistan War Strategy
Top military and diplomatic officials got their marching orders Sunday evening from President Obama ahead of a planned speech Tuesday in which he’s expected to outline his new Afghanistan war strategy and call for about 30,000 more U.S. troops to be sent to the war zone.
Chelsea Clinton Engaged to Longtime Boyfriend
Matt McKenna, a spokesman for former President Bill Clinton, confirmed that 29-year old Chelsea Clinton and investment banker Marc Mezvinsky got engaged on Thanksgiving and announced it in an e-mail to friends.
Democrats Run Into Doubts About Benefits of Second Stimulus
Members of Congress are turning their focus toward jobs creation in a bid to save their own, but they’re running into doubts from their own party about whether another stimulus-style package can do any good.
White House Crashers’ Rep Says They Do Not Seek Cash for Interviews
Mahogany Jones, a representative for the Virginia couple who crashed last week’s White House state dinner, denied the claim the Salahis want cash for their story.
Treasury to Pressure Mortgage Companies That Don’t Ease Foreclosure Risk
In an effort to shame mortgage companies into finishing the paperwork to reduce payments, Treasury will publish a list in December of the mortgage companies, also known as servicers, that are lagging.
Limbaugh Is Nation’s Most Influential Conservative, Poll Finds
By a wide margin, Americans consider Rush Limbaugh the nation’s most influential conservative voice.
Democrats Try to Hold Together as Health Care Debate Begins in Senate
Some Democrats say they’ll jump ship from the bill without tighter restrictions on abortion coverage. Others say they’ll go unless a government plan to compete with private insurance companies gets tossed.
Obama Cool to Surge in Afghanistan’s Own Force
White House leaning against call to double nation’s police and army, but surge of some 30,000 U.S. troops is likely
