President to Announce Afghanistan Policy
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 24th, 2009 5:38 am by HL
President to Announce Afghanistan Policy
President Obama is expected to address the nation next Tuesday night to announce his new Afghanistan policy.
He held a two-hour war council meeting last night.
Schwarzenegger Picks Lawmaker as His Number Two
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), “risking a confirmation fight, announced Monday that he will appoint Republican state Sen. Abel Maldonado to fill the vacant lieutenant governor’s job,” the Sacramento Bee reports.
Schwarzenegger unveiled his pick during a taping of the Jay Leno Show.
Maldonado “has been one of the Republican governor’s few GOP allies in the Legislature. He provided a key vote this year to help push through tax increases and a budget plan over the objections of most Republican lawmakers.”
His appointment to the slot left open by the election of John Garamendi (D) to Congress earlier this month “presents an interesting dilemma for the Democratic-controlled Legislature and Republican lawmakers who want the seat themselves.”
