The game among Israeli aides yesterday was checking their wristwatches to see how much time U.S.
Clinton Schmoozes in Israel at the Right Length
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Obama plans to nominate Florida official to lead FEMA
President Obama plans to nominate Craig Fugate, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, as the next administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the White House said Wednesday. Fugate is expected to join Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano at an event Thursday in New Orleans, Louisiana. “From his experience as a first responder to his strong leadership as Florida’s emergency manager, Craig has what it takes to help us improve our preparedness, response and recovery efforts, and I can think of no one better to lead FEMA,” Obama said in a statement.
Saskatchewan a jobs ‘hot spot’ in Canada
Normally, "hot spot" isn’t the first phrase that comes to mind when talking about Saskatchewan, Canada.
Obama’s Middle-Class Task Force Has No Middle Class
Last Friday, Vice President Joe Biden and seven White House officials traveled to Philadelphia to kick off the inaugural gathering of President Obama’s Middle Class Task Force. The task force will convene monthly in cities across the country to confront the problems faced by average Americans. It’s an admirable goal; with rising costs, stagnant wages and job cuts, a Pew Research study found that 78% of self-described middle class Americans have trouble maintaining their current standard of living
Criticizing Rush Limbaugh: Over the Line?
Sooner or later, most presidential administrations make some version of the Sun King’s mistake. “L’état, c’est moi,” Louis XIV of France is said to have declared — “I am the state.” To criticize the man becomes downright unpatriotic. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs crept up to that line — even put his toe over it — as he tried to capitalize on the anti–Barack Obama declarations of talk-show behemoth Rush Limbaugh.
Geithner Tries to Resell the Bank Plan and Himself
It’s ugly, but it’s true: when a Washington power player looks set to fall, the capital drools. So Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner found himself the object of intense interest when he came before the House Ways and Means committee to testify Tuesday. It was his first major public appearance since his less than inspiring rollout Feb.
Clinton visits Palestinian leaders in West Bank
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Wednesday. The sessions are the first with the Palestinian Authority leaders for the Obama administration
Clinton Courts Syria, but Will Israel Play Ball?
For a disputed border crossing between two warring nations, the snowy hillside town of Majdal Shams is pretty quiet. There have been no major battles in the Golan Heights since the 1973 October War, when the Syrian army nearly recaptured the town from Israel, which had occupied the territory in the 1967 war. Instead of hostile fire, all that passes across the border these days are apple harvests and the occasional bride.
Why Money Alone Will Not Fix Gaza
Money will not fix the problem in Gaza, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Monday, despite the largesse of donors in Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt.
Senate Democrats Optimistic on Health-Care Reform
As President Barack Obama prepares to convene a health-care summit at the White House later this week, Administration officials are signaling that he intends to pursue a very different strategy for getting reform passed from the one used by his Democratic predecessor in office. Unlike the failed effort of 1994, when Bill and Hillary Clinton presented Congress with a detailed blueprint for reform — and never saw a bill reach the floor of either the House or Senate — Obama is outlining broad principles, with a bottom line of universal coverage, and leaving it up to lawmakers to fashion a plan for meeting them.