Archive for December, 2009
GOP leader wants Gitmo open
House Minority Leader John Boehner on Wednesday echoed a Republican chorus of criticism directed at the Obama administration’s response to the Christmas terror plot, saying Obama should not close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. “It’s time for the president to halt terrorist transfers to other countries, including Yemen, and to re-evaluate his decision
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Obama to Receive Report on Failed Airline Attack
President Obama is set to receive a preliminary report Thursday detailing what warning signs were missed before a 23-year-old Nigerian who was already on a terror watch list boarded a plane to Detroit armed with explosives. The president declared Tuesday that a “systemic failure” on multiple
OBAMA ANSWERS BLACK CRITICS: ‘I cannot pass laws that say I’m just helping Black folks.’
President Obama last week shot back at a growing chorus of African American critics who charge his administration is not doing enough to reverse the skyrocketing unemployment rate among African Americans or otherwise help Blacks pull themselves out of the current recession. Critics in the Congressional
Critics bemoan ‘familiar’ intel issues
President Barack Obama’s announcement that intelligence agencies had information that could have headed off the attempted airplane bombing on Christmas Day but failed to share it has left many of those who have urged a dramatic overhaul of the intelligence community exasperated.
California Pushes for Federal Help
Facing a $21 billion shortfall through June 2011, California leaders want billions of dollars in budget relief from Washington that could head off deep cuts expected to state programs. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Democrats and Immigration
A couple of weeks ago, amidst the prolonged drama surrounding Senate passage of the Democrats’ health care bill, House Democrats unveiled another major policy initiative for 2010–a renewed effort to pass comprehensive immigration reform. The new bill didn’t attract a lot of national
An ‘extraordinary’ year in politics
2009 was a year of many fierce policy disputes, the death of a Senate icon, scandals that hit both major political parties, and the nation’s first black president. President Barack Obama said 2009, his first year as commander in chief, has been an “extraordinary year.” via An
U.S. Troop Deaths Soared in Afghanistan in 2009
U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan doubled in 2009 compared with a year ago as 30,000 additional troops began pouring in for a stepped-up offensive and the Taliban fought back with powerful improvised bombs. A tally by The Associated Press shows
The Killing Fields of New Year’s Eve
The music was hot, the drinks were cold, and the people were friendly and full of life. Harry Adams headed for the bar in the corner or the room. “Gimme another whiskey and soda,” he said, leaning against the wood-paneled counter. “Man, this is the best New Year’s Eve party I’;ve
Wide use of U.S. airport body scanners depends on Obama
The path toward rolling out wider use of whole-body security scanners in U.S. airports runs through the White House. The failed Christmas Day attack aboard a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner has created congressional calls for greater
