Obama’s Olympics play

30 September 2009 |permalink | email article

The question, with critical issues like Iran, Afghanistan, high unemployment and the health care bill in Congress on his plate, was whether President Obama really had time to fly to Copenhagen and personally lobby the International Olympic Committee on… read full story

Bill Safire: political voice, wordsmith

29 September 2009 |permalink | email article

Much has been said about the late political columnist, oracle of language, Richard Nixon speech writer, winner of a Pulitzer Prize, and respected conservative presence on the liberal editorial pages of the New York Times. In the Times obituary… read full story

Gen. Jones: tough talk on AfPAK war

28 September 2009 |permalink | email article

The Washington Post’s Bob Woodard was told by retired Gen. James L. Jones, Obama’s national security adviser, that the president has not set a deadline for determining a new strategy or for committing more troops to Afghanistan. It checkmates… read full story

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