Day: May 14, 2008

NRCC leader blames Republican Party’s public image; Virginia Rep. Tom Davis says Bush "brand" could lead to November bloodbath.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should probe Countrywide Financial Corp’s practices involving how it handled borrowers entering into bankruptcy, Sen. Charles Schumer said on Wednesday.

Washington Post staffers have until Thurs. to take paper’s latest buyout package; names are trickling out.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Colombia’s decision to extradite 14 former paramilitary leaders to the United States to face drug-trafficking and other charges was praised on Wednesday by a leading Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, who said it could improve the outlook for a free-trade deal.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President George W. Bush accused Iran on Wednesday of using the Hezbollah movement to destabilise Lebanon.

Watching the US graple with her hydra-headed crisis, I couldn’t help but think about how she got there in the first place. True, some of these problems accumulated over the years, but some; especially in the economy got out of hand because of this present government maladmnistration.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich (Reuters) – Three former chairmen of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday, bolstering the Illinois senator’s economic credentials and bipartisan appeal as he closes in on his party’s nomination.

ATLANTA (Reuters) – Mississippi Democrat Travis Childers won a U.S. House of Representatives seat in a special election on Tuesday that analysts said should serve as a warning to Republicans gearing up for November’s congressional elections.

Gates says ‘Next-War-itis’ plagues military

Even more refreshing are the statements made by Bushie Defense Secretary Gates:

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday said security guarantees for Iran were not being considered at the moment in nuclear talks.