U.S. plans to bring in Chinese Muslims
Moldova.org Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:14 PM PDT
The Obama administration plans to admit into the United States as many as seven Chinese Muslims imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. officials say.It would be the first release of any of the detainees into the United States, the Los Angeles Times said.President Obama said during his first week in office he wanted to close the Cuba-based prison and relocate the detainees. Administration officials ... |
Pentagon nuke plan won't echo Obama pledge
The Times of India Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:14 PM PDT
The "nuclear posture review" due early next year will focus on the practical and nearer-term goal of deterring the use and spread of weapons, Pentagon officials said on Thursday. |
The Garden City Telegram
Garden City Telegram Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:13 PM PDT
WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The head of the Republican Party called on President Barack Obama to withdraw Kathleen Sebelius' nomination as health secretary unless she answers more questions on abortion. |
Obama brands Armenian killings `great atrocities'
AP via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:11 PM PDT
President Barack Obama on Friday refrained from branding the massacre of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians in Turkey a "genocide," breaking a campaign promise while contending his views about the 20th century slaughter had not changed. |
Arts, Media & Culture News with 'tude
Arts Journal Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:10 PM PDT
By releasing the torture memos and then rebuffing calls for an independent truth commission , the president is doing much worse than cementing a reputation for compromise: He's siding with the rightwingnuts and with all the Congressional pols -- Republicans and some Democrats -- who want to bury the past . Does Barack Obama truly believe that "going forward" without laying blame will erase what ... |
Outside editorial: Torture debate about the limits set by society
Juneau Empire Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:09 PM PDT
President Barack Obama made a tough call - and the right one - last week by releasing secret Justice Department documents detailing interrogation methods for extracting information from terror suspects. He also was right to balance that release by assuring CIA operatives who did the questioning they wouldn't be prosecuted for following rules that had been set by Justice lawyers. |
Obama, US Congress, briefly relocated in airspace violation - Summary
EARTHtimes.org Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:09 PM PDT
Washington - During a dramatic few moments in the US capital, US President Barack Obama and the US Congress were forced to relocate to safety when a small plane violated the tight airspace regulations around Washington on Friday. The White House went... |
Bloggings on Dysfunctional Government
Immigration Portal Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:08 PM PDT
In a refreshing break from the Bush Administration's enforcement strategy, John Morton, President Obama's nominee to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs that, if he is nominated, immigration law enforcement efforts would focus less on unauthorized workers and more on the employers who hire them: “We ... |
Obama kept up-to-date on swine flu
KSWO Lawton-Wichita Falls Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:06 PM PDT
Associated Press - April 24, 2009 3:53 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama is being updated on the swine flu outbreak in Mexico. |
Granholm Wants High Speed Rail
WDET-FM Detroit Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:06 PM PDT
    Governor Granholm is angling to make sure Michigan is on the nation’s first proposed high speed rail line.     On Thursday, President Barack Obama announced his push for a system of high-speed rail. He says a system like those in Japan and some European nations would relieve traffic congestion, help clean the air and save on energy. Governor Granholm says she and other Governors from the ... |
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