Warner "sees no reason" to delay off shore drilling by another 7 years....
Daily Press Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:14 PM PST
Sen. Mark R. Warner thinks that the Obama Administration is being a little too cautious by delaying an exploration for oil and gas reserves in the Gulf and Atlantic Coast. Warner, a Democrat, is once again working to play the centrist role here. His spokesman, Kevin Hall, sent out a statement sympathetic to Obama's desire to learn the lessons of the BP spill in the Gulf, but also vowing to work ... |
russia, united states: Seeking to bury the ghosts of the past
Monday Morning Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:14 PM PST
Medvedev, speaking after talks with President Barack Obama on the sidelines of a Japan summit, said: “We stated the improvement of relations between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. |
McDonnell slams US offshore decision
WDBJ 7 Roanoke Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:14 PM PST
In a statement issued Wednesday, Republican McDonnell called the action "irresponsible and shortsighted" and demonstrating a lack of confidence in the government's ability to react to offshore emergencies. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Gov. Bob McDonnell is sharply critical of the Obama administration's decision to put offshore oil and gas exploration on hold for at least seven years. |
Slash the deficit! But give a payroll tax holiday
CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:12 PM PST
Tucked in among the controversial spending cuts proposed by President Obama's debt commission Wednesday, was a little piece of stimulus -- a tax break that could benefit workers. |
European police on alert for Wikileaks founder
Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:11 PM PST
LONDON â€" Police ratcheted up the pressure on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday, asking European officers to arrest him on rape charges as his organization continued to embarass the Obama adminstration with a stream of leaked diplomatic cables. |
Japan's leadership test in Sri Lanka
The Japan Times Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:09 PM PST
BALTIMORE â€" U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement last month that the U.S. would support an Indian bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council may reinvigorate the process of Security Council reform. Japan too has made permanent membership in the Security Council a high priority in its foreign policy. As such, it might consider how its handling of the Sri Lanka file reflects upon ... |
Midterm losses hobble Obama on a global scale
The Japan Times Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:09 PM PST
WASHINGTON â€" Barack Obama's political fortunes suffered a devastating blow at the election polls Nov. 2. Since then, whether on domestic policy or in the international arena, nations as well as American politicians have raised their price for cooperating with him. Despite a number of key successes â€" on health care policy, nuclear summitry and agreements on weapons of mass destruction, and the ... |
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