U.S. to Steer GM Toward Bankruptcy
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 22nd, 2009 4:32 am by HL
U.S. to Steer GM Toward Bankruptcy
The Obama administration is preparing to send General Motors into bankruptcy as early as the end of next week under a plan that would give the automaker tens of billions of dollars more in public financing as the company seeks to shrink and reemerge as a global competitor, sources familiar with the…
Washington Sketch: Obama vs. Cheney
Dick Cheney came out swinging. He had been forced to delay his speech attacking President Obama by 48 minutes yesterday morning because the cable networks were carrying a dueling speech by Obama himself. “Well, good morning, or perhaps good afternoon,” the former vice president growled when he…
In the Loop: A Gay Pride Party at the Baghdad Embassy
Change has certainly come to Baghdad. And it appears that includes the U.S. Embassy, where they are holding what the invitation says is the first-ever U.S. Embassy Gay Pride Theme Party next Friday at Baghdaddy’s, which is the embassy employee association’s pub.
Obama Endorses Indefinite Detention Without Trial for Some Now at Guantanamo
President Obama acknowledged publicly for the first time yesterday that some detainees at Guantanamo Bay may have to be held without trial indefinitely, siding with conservative national security advocates on one of the most contentious issues raised by the closing of the military prison in Cuba.
