U.S. to Join Future Talks on Iran
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 9th, 2009 4:31 am by HL
U.S. to Join Future Talks on Iran
The United States said yesterday that it would directly participate “from now on” in international talks with Iran over its nuclear activities, the latest move in the Obama administration’s promised diplomatic outreach to the Tehran government.
Holder Opts for Experience Over Political Connections in Personnel Changes at Justice Department
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. began a series of personnel moves yesterday in one of the most sensitive and secretive sections of the Justice Department, part of his effort to restore public confidence in the nation’s highest law enforcement operation.
Obama Science Chief Holdren Hints at Compromise on Auctions of Cap-and-Trade Emission Allowances
The Obama administration might agree to auction only a portion of the emissions allowances granted at first under a cap-and-trade system to limit greenhouse gas pollution, White House science adviser John P. Holdren said yesterday, a move that would please electric utilities and manufacturers but…
How Bernanke Staged a Revolution
Every six weeks or so, around a giant mahogany table in an ornate room overlooking the National Mall, 16 people, one after another, give their take on how the U.S. economy is doing and what they, the leaders of the Federal Reserve, want to do about it.
Thousands Demand New Thai Leadership ? Protest Threatens 4-Month-Old Abhisit Government
BANGKOK, April 8 — Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Bangkok on Wednesday, demanding the prime minister’s resignation in a protest that threatened to set off a new round of political instability.