Bush plans Europe trip in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President George W. Bush will visit Britain, France, Italy and Germany during a trip to Europe June 9-16 and attend the U.S.-European Union summit in Slovenia, the White House said on Tuesday.
So what was there to be proud of in the past 45 years?
Barack Obama has castigated the Steal and Spend party for their ads in Tennessee “featuring” his wife Michelle saying that she finally has some pride in the United States. The SS party is trying to rub that comment onto Obama’s reputation. I don’t think it’s going to work, and here’s why.
Obama Is Expected to Hit a Milestone in Today’s Votes
Barack Obama is poised to have a majority of pledged delegates after voting in Kentucky and Oregon, but the situation is delicate as he tries to unify his party.
“Fight brewing” over affordable housing fund: Frank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Rep. Barney Frank on Tuesday said “a fight is brewing” over a Senate agreement to finance a new federal mortgage insurance fund by taking money from a proposed trust fund for affordable housing.
Gore says undecided on U.S. candidate endorsement
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said on Tuesday he still had not decided whether to endorse a candidate in the Democratic presidential race.
Olbermann’s ‘cold-hearted killers’
When MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann last week said President George W. Bush created an American that “includes ‘cold-blooded killers who will kill people to achieve their political objectives,” he set off a firestorm in the rabid right-wing blogging community with demands he be fired. Many accused the acerbic MSNBC commentator of calling the troops “cold-blooded killers.”
Olbermann fired back last night with a new commentary that clarified that when he talked about “cold blooded killers,” he was talking about hired mercenaries like Blackwater USA and cold-hearted politicians like Dick Cheney.
Democratic staffers in holding pattern
Dem staffers become transfixed on the next Election Day — which could bring a new administration and jobs.
Clinton pal tried to bribe superdelegates
A top financial contributor to Hillary Rodham Clinton’s faltering Presidential campaign tried to bribe two superdelegates representing the Young Democrats of America by offering a $1 million contribution to the organization in exchange for their support.
Mission not accomplished…again
President Bush’s five-day Mideast trip fell far short of success. Indeed. “failure” might not be too strong a word.