Speaking Out for Good Jobs
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 16th, 2011 4:31 am by HL
Speaking Out for Good Jobs
Katrina vanden Heuvel, Washington Post
Weiner's roast, Palin's belligerent ignorance, Gingrich's implosion captivate Washington. Posturing over deficits and playing chicken over lifting the debt limit dominate the economic conversation. The reality facing Americans gets lost in the hubbub.It is as if an impenetrable fog separates Washington’s follies from America’s agonies. In Washington, the economy is said to be in recovery. Restaurants are full; housing prices are going up. Republicans think it’s time to replay old conservative favorites: Curtail aid to the unemployed, roll…
The Libya Puzzle
David Ignatius, Washington Post
WASHINGTON — The botched defection several months ago of Musa Kusa, Libya's former foreign minister, illustrates the uncertain strategy that has plagued the NATO campaign against Col. Moammar Gaddafi. But even so, the Gaddafi regime is feeling enough pressure to send an emissary to Washington this week to explore a possible negotiated settlement.Kusa, a prominent member of Gaddafi's inner circle, fled to Britain on March 30. His departure was initially touted as a major blow to the Libyan regime. But new details suggest it was an ill-planned rush job that has backfired. Kusa left…
