Lugar Urges Obama to Open Talks With Cuba, Ease Restrictions
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 2nd, 2009 4:31 am by HL
Lugar Urges Obama to Open Talks With Cuba, Ease Restrictions
With momentum building in Congress for a change in U.S. policy toward Cuba, Sen. Richard G. Lugar called on President Obama to appoint a special envoy to initiate direct talks with the island’s communist government and to end U.S. opposition to Cuba’s membership in the Organization of American…
House Republicans Unveil Revised Budget Proposal
After getting blasted last week for presenting a budget plan light on details, House Republicans yesterday unveiled a more complete proposal that would cut taxes for businesses and the wealthy, freeze most government spending for five years, halt spending approved in the economic stimulus package…
Obama, Medvedev Pledge Cooperation
LONDON, April 1 — President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced the start of negotiations Wednesday on a new strategic arms-control treaty that would cut each nation’s long-range nuclear arsenal further than previous agreements, inaugurating what both men indicated would be a more…
