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Even After North Korea Frees American Journalists, Bolton Insists Clinton Trip Was A Mistake
Think Progress —
... Reports emerged yesterday that President Clinton — along with Center for American Progress President and CEO John Podesta — was traveling to North Korea to negotiate the release of two imprisoned American journalists. In an interview with AFP today, super-hawk John Bolton attacked Clinton for “negotiating with terrorists” and “ ...
ThinkFast: August 5, 2009
Think Progress —
U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, accompanied by President Clinton and CAP President and CEO John Podesta, arrived back home in California this morning after being held for five months in North Korea while reporting for Current TV. Current co-founder Al Gore released a statement, reading, “Our hearts go out to them - and to their families – for persevering through this horrible experience.”
Two former employees of Xe — the private military company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide — have alleged ...
The quiet American
The Reaction —
... President and CEO John Podesta had pulled off a rather John Wayne gambit and had secured the immediate release of journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee who had been arrested for espionage and sentenced to hard labor in a very nasty North Korean prison. Perhaps it was simply the desperation one feels when one's enemy leaves one on the sidelines throwing tantrums like Yosemite Sam while the damsels in distress are rescued from the dragon. Perhaps the Republicans are simply jealous of the international prestige of Clinton when compared to any president since ...
Think Progress: 27 Reasons To Give Thanks
The Political Carnival —
... have to listen to nativist rhetoric on CNN and global warming skepticism on ABC News. We're (not) thankful for bailed out CEOs who think they're doing "God's work" by doling out billions in bonuses. We're thankful for the legacy of the Liberal Lion. We're thankful Bill O'Reilly won't be following us home for Thanksgiving. We're thankful a "wise Latina" sits on the Supreme Court. We're thankful our boss helped rescue imprisoned American journalists in North Korea. ...
27 Reasons To Give Thanks
Think Progress —
... skepticism on ABC News.
We’re (not) thankful for bailed out CEOs who think they’re doing “God’s work” by doling out billions in bonuses.
We’re thankful for the legacy of the Liberal Lion.
We’re thankful Bill O’Reilly won’t be following us home for Thanksgiving.
We’e thankful a “wise Latina” sits on the Supreme Court.
We’re thankful our boss helped rescue imprisoned American journalists in North Korea.
We’re also ...
27 Reasons To Give Thanks
The Hollywood Liberal —
... we’ll no longer have to listen to nativist rhetoric on CNN and global warming skepticism on ABC News. We’re (not) thankful for bailed out CEOs who think they’re doing “ God’s work ” by doling out billions in bonuses . We’re thankful for the legacy of the Liberal Lion . We’re thankful Bill O’Reilly won’t be following us home for Thanksgiving. We’e thankful a “ wise Latina ” sits on the Supreme Court. We’re thankful our boss helped rescue imprisoned American journalists in North Korea. We’re also very ...
