In Foreign Policy, a New Trio at the Top
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 13th, 2009 5:29 am by HL
In Foreign Policy, a New Trio at the Top
When Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) gavels the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to order today and welcomes Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) to her confirmation hearing as President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee to be secretary of state, he will mark the ascendance of a new triumvirate dominating…
Burris to Take Seat in Senate As Credentials Standoff Ends
The Senate will swear in Roland W. Burris as the junior senator from Illinois this week, ending a standoff that had become an embarrassment for Democratic leaders and President-elect Barack Obama.
Obama Seeks Second Half of Bailout Funds
President-elect Barack Obama yesterday launched an aggressive campaign to persuade a deeply skeptical Congress to permit him to spend another $350 billion to stabilize the still-fragile U.S. financial system, as the Bush White House formally notified lawmakers of Obama’s intention to use the money.
Obama to Send More Troops to Afghanistan So Administration Has More Time to Evaluate Conflict
President-elect Barack Obama intends to sign off on Pentagon plans to send up to 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, but the incoming administration does not anticipate that the Iraq-like “surge” of forces will significantly change the direction of a conflict that has steadily deteriorated over…
Bush Holds Final Press Conference
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: Thank you. Tapper? We have been through a lot together. As I look to the room, I see Jake, Mike, Herman, Ann Compton. Just seemed like yesterday that — that I was on the campaign trail and you were analyzing my speeches and my policies. And I see a lot of faces that t…