At Finnish Embassy, the heat is on
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 18th, 2010 4:37 am by HL
At Finnish Embassy, the heat is on
On a recent Friday evening in the basement of the Finnish Embassy, a half-dozen men, all sweating profusely and wrapped in white towels, turned to resident sauna authority Kari Mokko to settle a dispute.
Obama’s plans to travel overseas as health vote nears draw criticism
There are always so many last-minute details to attend to before a trip abroad: Tickets. Packing luggage. Passing major health-care legislation.
Clinton’s agenda for Russia trip reflects improving but fragile relationship
MOSCOW — A year after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton presented a mock “reset” button to Russia’s foreign minister, the two nuclear giants have significantly improved their tattered relationship, making progress on U.S. priorities such as Iran and Afghanistan and closing in on a major arms-control agreement, officials from both countries say.
Kucinich’s health-care vote could be Obama’s lucky charm
According to legend, if you catch a leprechaun in the forest, the little creature must grant you three wishes. Our Kenyan Hawaiian commander in chief evidently has the luck of the Irish, because, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, President Obama bagged himself a leprechaun — in Cleveland, of all places — and on Wednesday his first wish was granted.
