Archive for February 16th, 2010
Stimulus funds going to slashed programs – USA Today
 France24 | Stimulus funds going to slashed programs USA Today WASHINGTON — More than $3.5 billion in economic stimulus funds are going to programs that President Obama wants to eliminate or trim in his new budget. The president's budget released this month recommends getting rid of Army ... Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles to lead panel on reducing US budget deficits Obama stimulus plan halted economic freefall, White House Obama to mark year one of stimulus plan |
Dalai Lama heads for Obama meet as China fumes (AFP)
AFP - Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama headed Wednesday for the United States and a long-awaited meeting with President Barack Obama that has infuriated China.
Taliban leader’s arrest a new blow to insurgents (AP)
AP - The capture of the Afghan Taliban's No. 2 commander by a joint CIA and Pakistani team dealt a fresh blow to insurgents under heavy U.S. attack and raised hopes that Pakistani security forces are ready to deny Afghan militant leaders a safe haven.
Bayh the latest exit as moderates leave Congress (AP)
AP - The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress. Evan Bayh is just the latest senator to forgo a re-election bid, joining a growing line of pragmatic, find-a-way politicians who are abandoning Washington. Still here: ever-more-polarized colleagues locked in gridlock — exactly what voters say they don't like about politics in the nation's capital.
Whitman denies crowning herself governor – San Francisco Chronicle
 Washington Post | Whitman denies crowning herself governor San Francisco Chronicle Billionaire GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, on the defensive against new attack ads, said Tuesday she doesn't think it's possible for anyone to "crown themselves governor" in California - and insisted she's winning support for her effort to ... Ex-eBay CEO defends strategy in Calif. gov's race Whitman starts talking about Calif. issues Democrats Target Whitman in Ads |
Pressure on Iran Increases From US – Wall Street Journal
 BBC News | Pressure on Iran Increases From US Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's accusation this week that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship run by elements of the militant Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is the public expression of ... Iran Policy Now More in Sync With Clinton's Views Clinton in VOA Interview: US Focusing Sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard Clinton's sharp words for Iran counter offers of outreach |
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