washingtonpost.com - 1/13/2009
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Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, January 14, 2009; Page A01
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/20/2009
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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com —
One of Hillary Rodham Clinton's Republican colleagues blocked
a vote on Mrs. Clinton's nomination, citing ethical questions...
arising from donors to her husband's charitable foundation.
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No Confirmation Vote for Clinton
voices.washingtonpost.com - 1/14/2009
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obama dude addresses the american people, "so my
secretary of state made a little mistake when she...
said the was being chased around the bosnian airport by snipers... so my secretary of treasury timmy boy made a little mistake and forgot pay his taxes ...
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Geithner Confirmation Hearing Postponed | 44
longwarjournal.org - 1/16/2009
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longwarjournal.org —
Osama bin Laden’s son and three other senior
al Qaeda members living in Iran have been designated...
as terrorists by the US Department of the Treasury. Sa'ad bin Laden, Mustafa Hamid, Muhammad Rab'a al Sayid al Bahtiti, and Ali Saleh Husain have ...
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US sanctions senior al Qaeda members sheltering in Iran
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Vitter Tries to Take on Clinton, and Fails
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
bumped
"I don’t want to beat a dead horse," said Vitter, then he went on
to beat that dead horse. Seemingly more than willing to channel
The Wall Street Journal. I kept thinking that Dick Morris must be under
the table handing Mr. Vitter his line of attack. Vitter was relegated to the wingnut version representing
the Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkiin wing of the Republican Party.
Clinton
challenged on WJC’s work came late in the hearing, with HRC’s response to ...
A short note on the perils of engaging Iran
TigerHawk —
Yesterday, the topic of engaging Iran was back in the news. Two items seem relevant. Hillary Clinton told the Senate that the Obama administration will follow the precedent of the Carter, Reagan, and Clinton administrations and try -- again -- to "engage directly with Iran." Clinton said flatly yesterday that Bush's effort has "not worked" and that President-elect Barack Obama's team is "very open to looking to a positive, effective way of engaging with Iran." She acknowledged that the effort represents a gamble and insisted that a nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable to Obama, ...
The Latest from the LoveFest
N/A —
... Let the frothing begin again. Right Thinking People will not appreciate Clinton thinks it’s the right time to engage Iran. ...
The New Common Sense On Iran
Wonk Room —
... The big story from Hillary Clinton’s Senate confirmation hearings yesterday is her affirmation of President-elect Obama’s intention to seek to engage more actively with Iran. As the Washington Post reports, this signals “a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy from the Bush administration.” ...
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