Obama Takes Another Risky Trip to Denmark
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 27th, 2009 5:30 am by HL
Obama Takes Another Risky Trip to Denmark
Obama to Go to Copenhagen w/Emissions Target
John Broder, NY Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama is pledging a provisional target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, the first time in more than a decade that an American administration has offered even a tentative promise to reduce production of climate-altering gases, the White House announced Wednesday.President Obama and President Hu Jintao of China, with whom Mr. Obama discussed climate change in Beijing. China has hinted it will reduce energy use relative to economic growth. The latest on President Obama, his administration and other news from Washington and around…
The Secret Details of Obama’s Afghan Plan
Leslie Gelb, The Daily Beast
From Beyonce's Brilliant Save to Bush's Golden Silence, 15 Things We're Thankful ForHot Topics: Galleries, Sarah Palin, Big Fat Story, Giving Beast, Hungry Beast, Art BeastEnter your email address:Enter the recipients' email addresses, separated by commas:Message: Manpreet Romana, AFP / Getty Images Obama will give the military most of the troops it wanted, add more in a year if needed, push the Afghans to step up—and change the mission against al Qaeda. Leslie H. Gelb has the exclusive details. President Barack…
We Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
When it comes to the problems facing this country, an old slogan comes to mind: “You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet.”High unemployment, the recession and a terrorist resurgence in Afghanistan are bad enough. But there are a number of problems on the horizon that could dwarf President Obama's first-year trials. Receive news alertsWhy the pessimism? In short, we are doing nothing to prepare for the crises to come.A global recession has led to low oil prices. Yet in this window of opportunity, America has not decreased its foreign-oil dependence. We are not encouraging domestic…
