 U.S. challenge: Holding Iran to its word
 03.10.2009 7:35  21 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: President, Iranian, Obama, Barack Obama, Iran, WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama got what he said he wanted when U.S. negotiators met with their Iranian counterparts this week in Geneva: direct engagement, without preconditions, with Iran. But the trick now for Mr. Obama, administration officials concede, will be to avoid getting tripped up. In other words, is the Iranian government serious this time? The clearest risk is that the Iranians may play for time, as they have often been accused of...
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| White House may narrow Afghanistan war effort
03.10.2009 7:35 44 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: President, Obama, Barack Obama, Afghan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, House, While, White House, WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON -- Senior White House officials have begun to make the case for a policy shift in Afghanistan that would send few, if any, new combat troops to the country, and instead focus on faster military training of Afghan forces, continued assassinations of al-Qaida leaders and support for the government of neighboring Pakistan in its fight against the Taliban. In a three-hour meeting Wednesday at the White House, senior advisers challenged some of the key assumptions in Gen. Stanley McChrystal's blunt assessment of the nearly eight-year war, which President Barack Obama has said is being fought to...
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| Mayors push curbing gun violence
03.10.2009 7:35 21 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: President, Obama, Barack Obama, Federal, WASHINGTON, Washington
WASHINGTON -- A new report from a national coalition of mayors urges President Barack Obama to adopt dozens of reforms to help curb gun violence, including steps to crack down on problems at gun shows and creation of a federal interstate firearms trafficking unit. The "Blueprint for Federal Action on Illegal Guns," a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, presents 40 recommendations that "would dramatically improve law enforcement's ability to keep guns out of the hands of criminals -- and, in doing so, save innocent lives." The strategies outlined by the Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan group of about 450 mayors nationwide, focus on the federal Bureau of Alcohol,...
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| INSIDE WASHINGTON: Obama moving slowly on judges
03.10.2009 4:30 31 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: President, Obama, Barack Obama, Eight, WASHINGTON, Associated, Pres, Associated Press, Buzz, George
LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) â Eight months into office, President Barack Obama is moving far more slowly than his predecessor to fill federal court vacancies, leaving liberals waiting for the judiciary to tilt to the left. At stake are precedent-setting rulings on issues that divide liberals and conservatives: immigration, the death penalty, discrimination, campaign finance and abortion. As of Oct. 1, Obama has submitted only eight nominees to fill 20 current appeals court vacancies. During his first full eight months in office, former President George W. Bush had nominations for filling 23 of 34 vacancies, according to figures compiled by the Alliance for...
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| INSIDE WASHINGTON: Obama moving slowly on judges
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03.10.2009 2:52 28 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: President, Obama, Barack Obama, Eight, WASHINGTON
AP - WASHINGTON Eight months into office, President Barack Obama is moving far more slowly than his predecessor to fill federal court vacancies, leaving liberals waiting for the judiciary to tilt to the left. Czytaj więcej »
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