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Barney Frank goes toe to toe at health care town hall
Most Congress members conducting town hall meetings this month have chosen a noncombative posture to deal with angry participants who disrupt the proceedings. Not Rep
Failing to reform health care ‘truly scary,’ Obama says
President Obama complained Tuesday about opposition scare tactics against a proposed health care overhaul but said that failing to fix problems in the current system would be the scariest outcome of all. Obama addressed a supportive town hall meeting that contrasted with combative events held by Democratic Congress members, which have generated heated and sometimes disruptive responses. Also Tuesday, hostile crowds shouted questions and made angry statements against proposed health-care legislation at meetings in Pennsylvania and Missouri led by Democratic senators Arlen Specter and Claire McCaskill.
Despite Jewish Concerns, Obama Keeps Up Pressure on Israel
President Barack Obama has concluded that Israel and the Palestinians are unlikely to achieve peace unless they’re under external pressure to make the requisite compromises. Believing that a two-state solution is in the best interests of both parties and that time is running out for such a solution, the President is stepping up the pressure on both sides. That was Obama’s message at a White House meeting on July 13 with representatives of leading Jewish-American organizations, some of whom have lately complained that the President is unfairly pressuring Israel to make concessions on West Bank settlements, while going easy on the Palestinians.
Bomb blasts kill 38 as violence surges in Iraq
A spate of bomb blasts killed 38 people in Iraq on Thursday, days after U.S.
Iranian president to address nation
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose re-election last month spurred massive protests, plans a televised speech Tuesday night to discuss domestic and foreign issues. Iran’s Fars news agency said the speech will be carried on one of the state-run television networks. The speech will follow a call from Iran’s three top reformist leaders for an end to the “security atmosphere” in the country, referring to what they say is the government’s heavy-handed response to those protesting the results of last month’s presidential election.
Report: Court rules against Ferrari in F1 dispute
Ferrari have failed in their bid to obtain an injunction against the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and their decision to introduce a budget cap into Formula One from next season. Following a one-hour hearing at the Tribunal de Grande Justice in Paris, judges sided with FIA president Max Mosley’s organization, the British Press Association reported Wednesday
Pregnant UK woman in Lao jail meets lawyer
A pregnant British woman jailed in Laos has met with a British lawyer for the first time ahead of her impending trial, a U.K. legal aid charity said Wednesday. Samantha Orobator, 20, has been in a Lao prison since August
Oops! Obama’s press office has an e-mail snafu
The White House Press Office accidentally e-mailed a draft version of President Obama’s Thursday schedule on Wednesday night that included the back-and-forth between White House staffers. The e-mail, sent on a daily basis to inform the media of the next day’s events, at first appeared to be like any other press schedule.
Michelle Obama’s warm touch with queen draws gasps
First lady Michelle Obama was expected to make headlines in Europe with her style and flair as she accompanied her husband to the Group of 20 summit, but it was a simple gesture that has set off a media frenzy. While meeting Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in London on Wednesday, the two women briefly embraced — not your typical scene at Buckingham Palace. The British media called it everything from a breach of protocol to an extraordinary show of affection from the queen