Egypt Praises Obama As Welcome Change From Bush The Huffington Post Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:13 PM PDT CAIRO â" Egypt's president praised President Barack Obama on Wednesday, saying his outreach to the Muslim world is a welcome change from the policies of his predecessor. | An American tirade in Israel The Jewish Advocate Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:08 PM PDT In a controversial and widely viewed YouTube video entitled, "Feeling the Hate in Jerusalem on the Eve of Obama's Cairo Address," drunken American Jews accuse Obama of hating their people. "What about the Jews, man? What are we, chopped liver?" asked one tourist. | Another View The Jewish Advocate Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:07 PM PDT A "two-state" solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict seems like an idea whose time has come - yet again. Everyone who is anyone, especially President Obama, supports it. But his two-state proposal is inexorably linked to a demand for a total freeze on Israeli settlements. They are, it is widely - and erroneously - assumed, illegal under international law. | Palau agrees to accept Uighur detainees from Guantanamo McClatchy Washington Bureau Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON â" To the relief of the Obama administration, the South Pacific island nation of Palau agreed Wednesday to take the 17 Chinese Uighurs still being held at Guantanamo, the first major release of detainees since President Barack Obama announced his plan to close the prison by next January. | Administration seeks ways to tame corporate pay AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:06 PM PDT Talking tough but stepping gently, the Obama administration rejected direct intervention in corporate pay decisions Wednesday even as officials argued that excessive compensation in the private sector contributed to the nation's financial crisis. Instead, the administration plans to seek legislation that would try to tame compensation at publicly traded companies through shareholder pressure and ... | THURSDAY, JUNE 18 The Jewish Advocate Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:04 PM PDT Discussion on Obama and Netanyahu NEWTON â" A panel of experts on American Jewish politics, Dr. Jonathan Sarna, Jeremy Ben-Ami and Steve Grossman, will discuss the role American Jews can play in shaping our country's relationship to Israel. Discussion will be at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Emanuel. Information: 617-558-8100. | Obama taps Hersman to lead NTSB Metro Magazine Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:01 PM PDT As a Board Member of the NTSB since June 2004, Hersman served as the NTSB's representative at 15 accidents and chaired a number of public events hosted by the NTSB, including a public hearing on motorcoach safety. | The Six Top Republicans Obama Listens To The Huffington Post Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:58 PM PDT Regardless of whether the President's bipartisan outreach is producing legislative results, there is a handful of conservatives and Republicans that the president and his White House team respect. | Obama, Sarkozy, Chavez⦠Gordon Crikey Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:57 PM PDT A lovely cartoon and tune that pretty much sums the drabness that is Gordon Brown in about 30 seconds. | | |
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