The NATO bombing campaign in Libya, ostensibly a humanitarian mission, became a regime-change operation—despite Washington’s promises otherwise. Obama’s “pivot to Asia” turned out to be a neo-containment policy toward China. ..…
More articles by: Linn Washington Jr. . Linn Washington, Jr. is a founder of This Can’t Be Happening and a contributor to Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion, (AK Press). ..…
In fact, it was the reaction to Hampton’s death that created the independent coalition of blacks and liberal whites that resulted in the election of Harold Washington as Chicago’s first black mayor. Some argue that Barack Obama is a direct descendant and beneficiary of that legacy, and..…
The current share of Republicans who say they trust the government at least most of the time is higher than throughout much of Obama administration and is on par with the share of Republicans. Just 15% of Democrats say they trust Washington to do what is right always or most of the time,..…
US President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in Oval Office at White House, Washington, DC, November 10, 2016 Embed.. ... US President Barack Obama speaks while meeting with President-elect Donald Trump following in Oval Office, Washington, DC,..…
After his polite bow to then-Saudi King Abdullah at the Group of 20 summit in 2009, the Washington Times denounced Obama’s “shocking display of fealty to a foreign potentate.”) . ... In view of this history, Saudi Arabia’s alleged snub of the Obama administration is small..…
Since Iran replaced Israel as Saudi Arabia’s chief bête noir, Riyadh has openly questioned whether the Obama administration can be trusted any longer as an ally and even threatened to downgrade its relations with Washington. Obama has sought to reassure the oil kingdom by..…
Based on law and custom, of the past six decades especially, what makes Iran deal unusual is not that it was agreement, except that President Obama was forced to compromise and submit it to Congress for approval. 3.. Washington can still twist the arms of many nations, and recent years..…
Press TV has interviewed Mike Harris, editor of Veterans Today in Oregon, to discuss the remarks made by US President Barack Obama, saying Washington will boost its Special Operations Forces Iraq and Syria as part of strategy to fight against Daesh terrorists.. ..…
The Obama administration has accused China of being behind the recently-revealed hack of information. Beijing, however, says Washington's cyber attack accusations are hypocritical, especially against China.. ..…
In Washington, Mr. Obama has attended services at mostly black Protestant churches. . . . . . ..…
WASHINGTON — — The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a setback to the Obama administration Monday by ruling that the owners of private companies may refuse on religious grounds to offer employees insurance coverage for birth control. . ..…
The University of Notre Dame, the archdioceses of New York and Washington and other Catholic institutions filed lawsuits against Obama this week over the rules.. ..…
And that would also allow President Obama to make President Xi a genuine offer of a strategic partnership with China when he visits Washington in September. . * See Edward Wong, “Chinese Security Laws Elevate the Party and Stifle Dissent. ..…
But the conservative who propels using Billy Graham's name, Obama does not understand the religious beliefs of his own parents.. ... Washington Watch, host Tony Perkins that Obama's mother was Muslim and that's why he's so hesitant to attack ISIS. ..…
Bush and Obama's efforts to challenge the 'Shia Crescent' by bolstering Sunni forces generalized sectarianism throughout the region. Washington's Sunni allies, especially right-wing clerics and devout capitalists, took the cue and sponsored Salafist groups, in Iraq and many other countries. ..…
For the past seven years, period covering the final two years of Bush and Obama's entire presidency, no more than about three-in-ten Americans have said that they trust Washington to do the right thing always or most of the time.. ..…
AS IRAQI Prime Minster Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Washington, D.C., for a summit meeting with Barack Obama on November 1, his country teetered on the precipice of a new sectarian civil war. ... This is the context in which Maliki visited Obama in Washington earlier this..…
Speaking to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington on Sunday, President Obama said: “I have said that when it comes to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, I will take no options off the table, and I mean what I say. ..…
Click photo to watch President Obama at Boeing Facility Everett, Washington.. President Obama while speaking at Boeing Everett, Washington. Now just today, we took important short-term step to strengthen our economy. ..…
The dramatic difference in the homicide rate in the area where I grew up and President Obama lived before moving to Washington—“Chicago’s upscale, racially integrated but mostly white Hyde Park”—and the “neighboring Washington Park, with a poor, 98 percent black population,”..…
Distrust of government became nearly universal – just 21% of Republicans, 14% of Democrats and 11% of independents expressed confidence in the federal government in Washington to do what is right. . Following Obama’s 2008 victory, Democratic trust in government rebounded – currently..…
We will have to prepare to make sure President Obama is re-elected and that we send Senator Amy Klobuchar back to Washington for a second term. ..…
Obama answers questions from religious leaders at a faith and values forum at George Washington University on June 4, 2007. . At a 2006 Sojourners/Call to Renewal conference, Obama said that the “fear of getting ‘preachy'” may have led some on the political left “to discount..…
Obama sounded the alarm for his party on Tuesday during appearances at two Democratic fundraisers New York City, according to Washington Post. ..…
Coin Toss: Tonight’s “Murphy Brown” Special Guest Star is Probably Michelle Obama (Plugging Book), Maybe Hillary Clinton . . . . . “Scandal” Stars on Broadway: Kerry Washington in “American Son,” Now Tony Goldwyn in “Network” . . . . . ..…
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