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What Do They Do On a Rainy Night in Rio?
Tom Collins' World Wide Web Log | October 3rd 2009
Around four o’clock yesterday afternoon, Gretchen told me she had a totally distraught, sobbing man on Line Two. When I answered, it turned out to be Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Daley: Hello, is this Tom Collins? Tom: Yes, Your Honor, it is I read more
Cuba lambasts US embargo after orchestra tour shelved. Is Hillary…
Cuba Journal | October 3rd 2009
(AFP) – October 3, 2009, 2:00 p.m.HAVANA — Cuba rapped the United States Saturday after the New York Philharmonic Orchestra was forced to cancel a tour due to the US embargo on the communist-ruled island.Insisting that the country's doors would a read more
Heard Around the Hillary-Sphere: Rainy Saturday Edition
Secretary Clinton Blog | October 3rd 2009 by Stacy
As everybody knows by now, Secretary Clinton has been cautiously optimist about the talks with Iran this past week in Geneva: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling the six-power talks with Iran on nuclear issues a productive session th read more
Rwanda's Democrat Greens shut down, for the fourth time
Colored Opinions | October 3rd 2009
by Ann GarrisonOn October 2nd, 2009, over 900 delegates from every district in Rwanda came to Kigali for a conference of the new Rwandan Democratic Green Party, formed on August 14, 2009. The meeting was abruptly stopped by the Mayor of Nyarugenge read more
David Loyn: Biden Plan ‘Crazy and Morally Reprehensible’
Democrat Taylor Marsh blogs politics, Iraq, and culture | October 3rd 2009
Everyone was meeting, listening and thinking about Afghanistan yesterday. From the President meeting with McChrystal to Clinton meeting with the Administration’s AfPak team, and beyond, everyone is bearing down to get to an answer. I spent the read more
I'm F*cking Obama - Hillary Clinton ...
Much Ado About Nothing- A Video Blog | October 2nd 2009 by Jim Davolt
Secretary Clinton’s Message on Oprah
Secretary Clinton Blog | October 2nd 2009 by Stacy
Well, it’s not the whole interview, which I still haven’t found online, but I guess it’s a start. This is a short video message from Secretary Clinton about partnering with Oprah (and I guess other groups) to help support global wom read more
Being an Asshole: A Cost/Benefit Analysis
State of Affairs | October 2nd 2009 by Jim Fairthorne
How much of an asshole should you be? I am of the opinion that being an asshole is not only NOT a bad thing, it is, in fact, a trait that we as people desire to see in people, especially men. Guys who are a bit of an asshole seem to be more successfu read more
TGIF: Schedule for Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Secretary Clinton Blog | October 2nd 2009 by Stacy
A light schedule for today, at least in terms of public appointments: 11:30 a.m. Secretary Clinton holds a Meeting with Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, at the Department of State. read more
Videos: Secretary Clinton & Angels In Adoption
Secretary Clinton Blog | October 1st 2009 by Stacy
This past Tuesday, Sept. 29th, Secretary Clinton attended an Angels in Adoption reception held at the State Department. Here is some information on Angels in Adoption from their website: The Angels in Adoption™ Program, the Congressional Coalition read more
Video Message on Oprah.com
Secretary Clinton Blog | October 1st 2009 by Stacy
The video message [about helping women and girls] from Hillary Clinton that is on Oprah.com can be found here. Unfortunately, I can’t embed it on this site. I am trying to track down the interview she did with Oprah but thus far, no luck. If read more
Video: U.S.-Africa Business Summit
Secretary Clinton Blog | October 1st 2009 by Stacy
Man, she is everywhere, doing everything! You go! Transcript of her remarks: Thank you. Well, thank you very much, Stephen, and it is a real pleasure for me to join you today and be part of what has already been a very substantive program. I thank read more
CARICOM seeks voice in G20
Caribbean Blog International | October 1st 2009 by Dennis Dames
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) would like a voice in the Group of 20 (G20). This was one of the issues raised by the Community’s Foreign Ministers during a meeting with United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Ne read more
Politicians Making Military Decisions Not A Good Combination
The Political Commentator | October 1st 2009 by Michael Haltman
Meeting Of The Afghanistan "War Council" The White House "war council" met over the phone with General McCrystal, Commander on the ground in Afghanistan yesterday, to discuss the plan going forward there. The General is very clear in his assessment read more
The Polanski Effect
Nostraboris | October 1st 2009 by Nostraboris
Mixing movies, music, or sports with politics is a great idea. Trying a rape case in the court of opinion, with Woody Allen as a character witness, is not. Until the celebrities defending Roman Polanski volunteer their 13 year-old daughters as anal i read more
Political Coalition Building: Before or After Elections
Life 2000: How to Understand Life in the Third Millennium | October 1st 2009 by Tyson Chaney
A key difference between American politics and European politics is the U.S. primary election. In Europe, coalitions are formed after a general election.For instance, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats are aligning with the Free D read more
Universal Health Care and Me
Miscellani - A Miscellany magazine about politics, art, medi… | October 1st 2009 by Kat
The most important and reassuring thing for me is that I am safe in the knowledge that no matter how ill I ever get my healthcare will continue to be free at the point of use. posted in Politics · by Kathryn Cann · read more
Another Intern Touched By Clinton
The Right Perspective | September 30th 2009
Years after an intern sex scandal nearly brought down the presidency of Bill Clinton, a second former political staffer has come forward with a story of experiencing inappropriate behavior by America’s 42nd president. Stacey Parker Aab worked f read more
Roman Polanski, It’s Not the 1970’s Anymore. Thank Go…
Women's Voices For Change | September 30th 2009 by Elizabeth W.
This week’s arrest of Roman Polanski felt weirdly unsurprising. It fit somehow with all the flashbacks to 1969 the media’s treated us to this year — as that TIME [...] read more
US Urges Israel to Investigate ‘Credible Allegations’
Democrat Taylor Marsh blogs politics, Iraq, and culture | September 30th 2009
Michael Posner, the assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, released a statement saying the United States took the mission’s allegations seriously and encouraged Israel to use “meaningful” efforts to investiga read more
What, it can’t happen here?
The Mex Files | September 30th 2009
Links updated 14:45 A posting in yesterday’s “Newsmax”, the on-line daily version of what is self-described as “an independent monthly with a conservative perspective” and an integral part of what Forbes calls “A read more
SOS Hillary Clinton’s Schedule for Wednesday, Sept. 30th
Secretary Clinton Blog | September 30th 2009 by Stacy
10:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton chairs the United Nations Security Council to Urge the Adoption of a UNSC Resolution to Combat Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict, at the United Nations Headquarters. 3:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton attends a Nationa read more
Take a look at "How Obama Won" by Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Steven Clark Bradley - Stories that Read you! | September 29th 2009 by Steven Clark Bradley - Writing Stories That Read You!
ISBN-10: 143921929XISBN-13: 978-1439219294'How Obama Won' by Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a provocative, hard hitting critical assessment of the issues, events, forces, politics, pressures and controversy that shaped and ensnared Barack Obama in his hist read more
Secretary Clinton to Chair UN Security Council Session
Secretary Clinton Blog | September 29th 2009 by Stacy
Just a heads up! Secretary Clinton to Chair UN Security Council Session on Women, Peace and Security in Armed Conflict Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will chair the United Nations Security Council Session on Wednesday, September 30, on Wome read more
Hillary Clinton Has Important Things To Do, This Is Not One of Th…
Secretary Clinton Blog | September 29th 2009 by Stacy
Am I missing something? Why is it so terribly unjust that Roman Polanski may have to be extradited to the U.S to face the justice which he skipped out on, so many years ago? From what I can tell, his supporter’s arguments in favor of him allow read more
National Security Day
Secretary Clinton Blog | September 29th 2009 by Stacy
As you know, Secretary Clinton spent most of the day at the White House attending various national security-type meetings and thus far, I haven’t seen a whole lot of information about any of it, not that I really expected to. But, we do have p read more
Chris Edelson is a whiner
Noah Johns | September 29th 2009 by Noah Johns
Chris Edelson, of FireDogLake infamy, thinks the media are giving a free pass to all the "crazies" on the right and Republicans who have ties to them. He goes back to the presidential campaign claiming John McCain's ties to controversial figures like read more
Polanski
DailyHelping.com | September 29th 2009 by Heartfeltman
Roman Polanski (Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown) is 76 years old and until recently has been living the life of a jet-setting fugitive for 30 + years. It was 32 years ago that the mercurial young director had admitted he had sexual intercourse wit read more
Of Clintons, Kings and Kevins: Politicos Dining in Westchester
Small Bites | September 29th 2009 by Liz Johnson
Lenny Bianconi, the chef-0wner of 2 Broadway in Pleasantville, sent me a couple photos from the Clintons’ dinner there a couple of weeks ago. He reports: “The Clintons were great. So were the body guards (Secret Service I guess. They read more
Exporting democracy to Afghanistan: the Obama administration say…
Delaware Libertarian | September 29th 2009 by Steve Newton
OK, I officially never want to hear about the 2000 US Presidential election again from anybody who does not question this decision:The White House has ended weeks of hesitation over how to respond to the Afghan election by accepting President Karzai read more
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