Dispute with Israel underscores limits of U.S. power, a shifting alliance
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 24th, 2010 4:37 am by HL
Dispute with Israel underscores limits of U.S. power, a shifting alliance
The two-week-old dispute between Israel and the United States over housing construction in East Jerusalem has exposed the limits of American power to pressure Israeli leaders to make decisions they consider politically untenable. But the blowup also shows that the relationship between the two allies is changing, in ways that are unsettling for Israel’s supporters.
Treasury secretary backs Fannie, Freddie reshaping
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on Tuesday told a congressional panel considering the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that the Obama administration would seek to keep in place aspects of the housing-finance system that have worked well during the past few decades as it overhauls the parts that did not.
With Senate ‘fixes’ bill, GOP sees last chance to change health-care reform
Hours after President Obama signed sweeping health-care legislation into law Tuesday, the Senate began a debate on another piece of the package, giving Republicans one last chance to alter the bill before it begins to transform insurance coverage for millions of Americans.
