Government crackdown in Syria
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 27th, 2011 4:29 am by HL
Government crackdown in Syria
As the conflict continues in Syria, President Bashar Assad’s forces attacked civilians in the city of Dara. (April 25)
Obama expected to announce national security team changes this week
President Obama is expected to announce long-anticipated changes in his national security team this week, including a new ambassador to Afghanistan, according to administration officials familiar with internal deliberations.
Treasury quietly plans for failure to raise debt ceiling
The White House is warning that catastrophe will strike if Congress fails to raise the limit on the national debt: With too little cash to pay creditors, the U.S. government would default. Interest rates would skyrocket. And the economic recovery would collapse.
Haley Barbour gets out of the race
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) decided yesterday against a presidential run. While the bulk of the pundits and political press corps expressed surprise, I can’t say that I was shocked. In fact, since December I’ve predicted that Barbour’s presidential race was doomed. When his longtime aide Nick Ayers went to the Pawlenty campaign I was virtually certain Barbour wouldn’t make a run.
Hector Balderas joins New Mexico Senate race
New Mexico state Auditor Hector Balderas announced Tuesday that he will run for Senate in New Mexico, setting up a Democratic primary between he and Rep. Martin Heinrich.
