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BOSTON – Democratic governors facing grim budget choices, lingering unemployment and angry voters are pointing a finger at their colleagues in Democratic-controlled Washington to explain this year’s toxic political climate. Few will fault President Barack Obama directly for their party’s plight heading into the fall midterm elections, but the chief executives gathered here for the National Governors Association (NGA) meeting believe the Congress and White House have made an already difficult year worse. While almost uniformly grateful for the financial windfall they enjoyed from the stimulus legislation, the Democrats believe it wasn’t sold well to the public and more still...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 04:00:36 PM
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Posted by admin! / Under Point England, New Zealand
I've always liked the rare and unique coastal waterfall. This one is Alamere Falls, on the Point Reyes National Seashore.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 04:00:36 PM
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Posted by admin! / Under Point England, New Zealand
The White House talking point for the day.... over and over again.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 04:00:36 PM
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Posted by admin! / Under Point England, New Zealand
President Obama's job approval rating has fallen to 47 percent in the latest Gallup poll, the lowest ever recorded for any president at this point in his term. President Obama's job approval rating has fallen to 47 percent in the latest Gallup poll, the lowest ever recorded for any president at this point in his term. The new low comes as Obama enters the home stretch in his push to enact his signature initiative, an overhaul of the nation's health care system, and escalates America's involvement in the Afghanistan war. Below are comparable ratings for other presidents since Gallup began...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 04:00:36 PM
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Posted by admin! / Under Point England, New Zealand
WEST POINT, NY -- President Obama will deliver his address on the new way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan at the US Military Academy at West Point this evening. He's scheduled to arrive at the school at 7:15 pm ET, speak at 8 pm, and depart back for Washington, DC, at 9:15 pm. In that short time, the president is unlikely to see the sub-standard provisions given the next generation of American fighting men and women that were allowed to degrade over the previous decade. That's the judgment, at any rate, of the independent board charged with supervising West Point,...
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Hundreds of emails from Hondurans flooded my in-box last week after I reported on the military's arrest of President Manuel Zelaya, as ordered by the Supreme Court, and his subsequent banishment from the country. Mr. Zelaya's violations of the rule of law in recent months were numerous. But the tipping point came 10 days ago, when he led a violent mob that stormed a military base to seize and distribute Venezuelan-printed ballots for an illegal referendum. All but a handful of my letters pleaded for international understanding of the threat to the constitutional democracy that Mr. Zelaya presented. One phrase...
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Posted by admin! / Under Point England, New Zealand
West Point - President George W. Bush made his third visit to West Point Tuesday to speak with Cadets about the state of the military and how the world has changed during his eight years in office. President Bush thanked the Cadets for their service to the country. “You came to this academy in a time of war, knowing all the risks that come with military service,” said the President, who was the commencement speaker in 2002 and 2006. “I want to thank you for making the noble and selfless decision to serve our country.” President Bush met later in...
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Posted by admin! / Under Point England, New Zealand
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2008 – Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev’s threat today to deploy missiles targeting proposed U.S. missile defenses in Eastern Europe misses the point that the system will be purely defensive and will pose no threat to Russia, a Pentagon spokesman said today. “These are interceptors,” Bryan Whitman said of the system that will include 10 missile silos in Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic. “And they are designed to protect our European allies as well as the … United States from an emerging ballistic missile threat from the Middle East.” Medvedev made headlines during...
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