Women In Politics

Clinton: US backs tough Greek austerity measures

admin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:43:39 +0000

Clinton: US backs tough Greek austerity measures
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Athens on Sunday, voiced strong American support for financially troubled Greece’s economic recovery plans and urged the nation to forge ahead with painful reforms that…

Marriage retreat helps couples in crisis

admin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:43:36 +0000

Marriage retreat helps couples in crisis
About three years ago, Bob and Darlene Wayman were divorced. Having brought in children from previous marriages, the couple couldn’t make their blended family work.

Hacking scandal casts light on Murdoch’s politics

admin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:43:33 +0000

Hacking scandal casts light on Murdoch’s politics
FILE – In this Jan. 18, 1995, file photo, then first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures as she speaks with Rupert Murdoch, left, chairman of the News Corporation Limited, Thomas Murphy, chairman and CEO of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., and Howard Stringer, right, president of CBS Broadcast Group, at a reception before the 40th Annual United Cerebral Palsy Awards Dinner in New York.

Clinton: Islam, West can agree on tolerance

admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 06:43:54 +0000

Clinton: Islam, West can agree on tolerance
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she’s hopeful that a religious tolerance agreement between the West and Islamic countries will end efforts to criminalize blasphemy that threaten freedom of…

A tale of two trails?

admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 06:43:52 +0000

A tale of two trails?
When the City of Fredericton first approached Tony Rice about using part of his property to expand the trail system, he said there was talk about seeking permission from the neighbouring St. Mary’s First Nation to have the trail continue through the reserve.

Turkey charges 14 militants with anti-US plot

admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 06:43:47 +0000

Turkey charges 14 militants with anti-US plot
A court has charged 14 suspected al-Qaida militants for planning to attack the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital

US fully recognises Libyan rebels

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:48:27 +0000

US fully recognises Libyan rebels
Hillary Clinton says the US has recognised Libyan rebels as the country’s “legitimate authority”, potentially opening up a huge funding stream.

“The Undefeated” Documentary Premieres to Packed Atlanta Theater, Enthusiastic Audience

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:48:22 +0000

“The Undefeated” Documentary Premieres to Packed Atlanta Theater, Enthusiastic Audience
Volunteering4Palin announces debut attended by Hollywood director Stephen K. Bannon, CNN, and local politicians. (PRWeb July 16, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/TheUndefeated/Atlanta/prweb8646493.htm

China calls on US to retract Dalai Lama invite

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:48:17 +0000

China calls on US to retract Dalai Lama invite
China called on the U.S. to withdraw an invitation for the Dalai Lama to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House, saying Saturday that it could hurt relations between the two countries.

Read more on AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News

Shadow of blasts on bilateral meets between US, Pakistan

admin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:43:39 +0000

Shadow of blasts on bilateral meets between US, Pakistan
New Delhi (the Statesman/ANN) – The proposed visits of US Secretary of State Ms Hillary Clinton to India next week and that of Pakistan’s foreign minister later in the month will go ahead as planned, despite the terror attacks in Mumbai. This was confirmed by Indian external affairs minister, Mr SM Krishna, today while talking to journalists on the sidelines of his meet with former Afghanistan …

Romney raises $18M in race for the Republican nomination

admin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:43:36 +0000

Romney raises $18M in race for the Republican nomination
Relying overwhelmingly on people making the maximum allowable contributions, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney amassed an $18 million campaign war chest that dwarfs that of other Republican presidential candidates, financial disclosures released late Friday show. Yet two firebrands mounted last-minute campaigns that seemed to effortlessly raise funds in small increments …

Libya claims win in battle over oil

admin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:43:34 +0000

Libya claims win in battle over oil
TRIPOLI, Libya – Libyan forces repelled a coordinated attack by NATO forces and rebels against a strategic oil town in the east of the country, the government spokesman said Thursday.

Read more on Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Syria condemns Clinton comments

admin — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:44:34 +0000

Syria condemns Clinton comments
Syria condemns as “provocative” a statement by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that President Bashar al-Assad has lost legitimacy to rule.

Majority of Republicans Can’t Name a 2012 Favorite

admin — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:44:32 +0000

Majority of Republicans Can’t Name a 2012 Favorite
A majority of Republicans do not have a preference when asked, in an open-ended format, which of the candidates likely to run for the party’s presidential nomination they are most likely to support. Those who do have a preference most often mention Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann.

Libya bars Italy from oil sector

admin — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:44:29 +0000

Libya bars Italy from oil sector
Libya on Thursday barred Italy, one of the country’s largest investors, from its oil sector because of Rome’s role in the NATO airstrikes on the country, a move that raised serious questions about investments by Italian oil giant ENI SpA in the OPEC member state.

Read more on AP via Yahoo! Singapore News

Clinton says Syria’s Assad is irrelevant

admin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:45:45 +0000

Clinton says Syria’s Assad is irrelevant
WASHINGTON, July 12 (UPI) — Damascus is wrong to assume that Washington hopes to see the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad remain intact, the U.S. secretary of state said.

Bigger threat to Michele Bachmann: Media scrutiny or Rick Perry? | WorldCSM

admin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:45:41 +0000

Bigger threat to Michele Bachmann: Media scrutiny or Rick Perry? | WorldCSM
There’s no doubt about it, a month after entering the presidential race, Michele Bachmann has momentum. The Minnesota congresswoman has surged to second place in the latest national poll of GOP voters on their party’s nomination. And she now places first in polls of Iowa Republicans, whose caucuses early next year will play a critical role in winnowing the field. But with success comes scrutiny …

Betty Ford remembered at bipartisan memorial

admin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:45:39 +0000

Betty Ford remembered at bipartisan memorial
She was more than just a first lady, admirers said of Betty Ford. She was a role model for every presidential wife who followed her into the White House, not to mention a tireless advocate for women’s rights and other causes that improved the lives of millions.

Eastday-Syria slashes U.S. Secretary of State’s statement

admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:44:01 +0000

Eastday-Syria slashes U.S. Secretary of State’s statement
DAMASCUS, July 12 — Syrian Foreign Ministry vehemently denounced a statement made a day earlier by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying it poses additional evidence about the United States’ “flagrant intervention in Syria’s internal affairs.”

Angle’s memoir lacks facts in certain areas

admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:43:58 +0000

Angle’s memoir lacks facts in certain areas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada tea party favorite Sharron Angle says she is on a mission to reclaim the constitution, but her journey isn’t always being fueled by facts.

Mourners remember Betty Ford

admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:43:53 +0000

Mourners remember Betty Ford
PALM DESERT, Calif. — First ladies, past and present, and others who called the White House home remembered Betty Ford on Tuesday, not just for her decades-long work against substance abuse but for contributing to a political era when friendship amon…

Latest developments in Arab world’s unrest

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:46:46 +0000

Latest developments in Arab world’s unrest
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A Tabloid Shame, Exposed by Honest Rivals

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:46:42 +0000

A Tabloid Shame, Exposed by Honest Rivals
For Rupert Murdoch, newspapers have been useful in wielding influence and are the very thing that brought his company into the cross hairs.

Read more on NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance

China’s top general calls U.S. naval exercises inappropriate

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:46:39 +0000

China’s top general calls U.S. naval exercises inappropriate
Beijing’s top military leader on Monday called for U.S. forces to halt joint naval exercises with China’s neighbors in the South China Sea and issued a string of complaints about U.S. policy after meeting his U.S. counterpart. “It’s not a proper time for the United States to conduct military drills …

Gary Brown: Columnist warms to idea as comic book superhero

admin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:44:42 +0000

Gary Brown: Columnist warms to idea as comic book superhero
Martha Stewart, apparently, is a comic book superhero.

Michele Willens: Face It: The Positives and Perils of Being Out of Touch

admin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:44:39 +0000

Michele Willens: Face It: The Positives and Perils of Being Out of Touch
What does it really mean to be out of touch? Is it as simple as living on one of the coasts and spending scant time in the middle section?

US says Syria’s Assad has lost legitimacy

admin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:44:36 +0000

US says Syria’s Assad has lost legitimacy
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has “lost legitimacy” as a leader interested in reform as the United States formally protested an attack on the U.S. Embassy and the…

US-Pak ties “very complicated” but “extremely important” for both US, India: Blake

admin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:44:11 +0000

US-Pak ties “very complicated” but “extremely important” for both US, India: Blake
Washington, July 9(ANI): Although the United States’ relationship with Pakistan is “very complicated”, it holds extreme importance for both America and India in view of security efforts in the region, the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Robert Blake, has said.

David Duke Wants To Trade His White Robe For The White House In 2012

admin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:44:07 +0000

David Duke Wants To Trade His White Robe For The White House In 2012
For a political party that lives in the Reagan Glory Days of the 1980s, it’s surprising to see one of their potential presidential candidates looking to take the party back to the 60s. That is to say the 1860s.

Myanmar diplomat defects, warns of oppression

admin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:44:04 +0000

Myanmar diplomat defects, warns of oppression
A senior Myanmar diplomat in Washington has defected to the U.S., warning that oppression is rising in his homeland despite elections touted by the dominant military as a transition to democracy.

Family of Rangers Fan Who Died Thanks Supporters and Nightly Roundup

admin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:43:46 +0000

Family of Rangers Fan Who Died Thanks Supporters and Nightly Roundup
Family of Rangers Fan Who Died Thanks Supporters The family of the man who died at yesterday’s Texas Rangers baseball game has thanked people for their support.

NYC High School Football Star Killed Hours After Graduation

admin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:43:42 +0000

NYC High School Football Star Killed Hours After Graduation
*The best day of a teenagers’ life is walking across that first stage into the rest of their life at high school graduation. But while a young football star was able to cross the stage, he didn’t make it much further than that. A simple altercation in a parking lot for the graduation ended up in [...]

Infogroup sells off Opinion Research survey unit

admin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:43:39 +0000

Infogroup sells off Opinion Research survey unit
Database business Infogroup announced Wednesday that it is getting out of the survey business and is selling its Opinion Research Corp. unit that handles polling for CNN and others to private equity firm Lake Capital Management.

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US House votes to bar military aid to Libyan rebels

admin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 06:43:42 +0000

US House votes to bar military aid to Libyan rebels
The US House of Representatives on Thursday rejected cutting off funds for NATO-led operations in Libya but voted to forbid the Pentagon from arming, training, or advising the strife-torn nation’s rebels.

Ronald Reagan Statue Unveiled in Britain on Independence Day

admin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 06:43:39 +0000

Ronald Reagan Statue Unveiled in Britain on Independence Day
Aaron Couch Margaret Thatcher says Reagan “brought millions of people to freedom.” read more

US: Mideast talks the way forward, not UN votes

admin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 06:43:37 +0000

US: Mideast talks the way forward, not UN votes
With the chief Palestinian peace negotiator in Washington, the Obama administration on Wednesday repeated its opposition to any unilateral attempt to secure U.N. recognition for an independent Palestine and prepared for a…

Infogroup sells its Opinion Research survey unit to private equity firm, terms not disclosed

admin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:44:26 +0000

Infogroup sells its Opinion Research survey unit to private equity firm, terms not disclosed
OMAHA, Neb. – Database business Infogroup announced Wednesday that it is getting out of the survey business and is selling its Opinion Research Corp. unit that handles polling for CNN and others to private equity firm Lake Capital Management. Infogroup spokesman Billy Kenny said terms of the sale wi

Indian-origin US governor has a high profile, and higher hopes

admin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:44:23 +0000

Indian-origin US governor has a high profile, and higher hopes
USs youngest governor Nikki Haley is seen as an upcoming figure in the GOP.

Senior Myanmar diplomat in Washington defects, warning of rising military oppression at home

admin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:44:18 +0000

Senior Myanmar diplomat in Washington defects, warning of rising military oppression at home
WASHINGTON – A senior Myanmar diplomat in Washington has defected, warning that oppression is rising in his homeland despite elections touted by the dominant military as a transition to democracy.

Mashable, 92nd Street Y and UN Foundation Present 2ND ANNUAL SOCIAL GOOD SUMMIT

admin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:44:18 +0000

Mashable, 92nd Street Y and UN Foundation Present 2ND ANNUAL SOCIAL GOOD SUMMIT
NEW YORK, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — This year, social media and new technology have shown their power to galvanize people and change society as never before. From the Arab Spring that was born on Facebook to fundraising relief after Japan’s earthquake to political dramas played out on Twitter, recent events demonstrate the explosive impact of social media. World leaders are actively …

Mitt Romney’s effortless lead in Iowa

admin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:44:16 +0000

Mitt Romney’s effortless lead in Iowa
It’s an accepted truth in presidential politics that the Iowa caucus has the power to make or break any campaign. In 2008, the caucus thrust Mike Huckabee into top-tier status, and Mitt Romney’s second-place finish was, in some ways, the beginning of the end.

US: ‘Limited’ engagement with Muslim Brotherhood

admin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:44:14 +0000

US: ‘Limited’ engagement with Muslim Brotherhood
The Obama administration is reaching out to the Muslim Brotherhood in a “limited” effort to build ties and promote democratic principles ahead of Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections.

Clinton: Gadhafi threats won’t deter NATO mission

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:43:39 +0000

Clinton: Gadhafi threats won’t deter NATO mission
The U.S. and Spain said Saturday they won’t let Moammar Gadhafi’s threats of retaliatory attacks in Europe deter their mission to protect Libyan civilians and force him to leave power after four decades of often…

Republican McCotter launches longshot 2012 presidential bid

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:43:37 +0000

Republican McCotter launches longshot 2012 presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thaddeus McCotter, an independent-minded congressman from Michigan, launched a longshot bid on Friday for the 2012 Republican nomination to run for U.S. president.

Ethiopia says detained journalists planning sabotage

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:43:33 +0000

Ethiopia says detained journalists planning sabotage
Ethiopia believes two journalists it detained last week planned to sabotage the country’s power and phone lines and recruit others to work with arch-foe Eritrea to destabilise it, a police chief said on Wednesday.

Aquino grateful to Hillary Clinton for praising PHL efforts vs human trafficking

admin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:44:31 +0000

Aquino grateful to Hillary Clinton for praising PHL efforts vs human trafficking
President Benigno Simeon Aquino III is grateful for the encouraging remarks made by United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the Philippine government’s efforts against human trafficking.

Michele Bachmann: Media want “mud wrestling fight” with Sarah Palin

admin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:44:27 +0000

Michele Bachmann: Media want “mud wrestling fight” with Sarah Palin
GOP presidential candidate says press wants “two girls” to wrestle as Pelosi aide suggests Bachmann’s treatment amounts to sexism

Reagan statue celebrates communism’s fall

admin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:44:22 +0000

Reagan statue celebrates communism’s fall
BUDAPEST — A larger-than-life (7 feet, 2 inches tall) bronze likeness of former President Ronald Reagan will stand in Freedom Square in this historic city – which he never visited, but which is the first in the former Eastern bloc to erect a statue in recognition of his role in …

Mideast Quartet to meet July 11

admin — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:44:01 +0000

Mideast Quartet to meet July 11
Envoys from the Middle East diplomatic Quartet will meet in Washington on July 11, a senior US official said Saturday, ahead of a Palestinian bid to seek UN recognition of their state in September.

Meet you in Iowa! Palin and Obama both visit Hawkeye State today

admin — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:43:57 +0000

Meet you in Iowa! Palin and Obama both visit Hawkeye State today
It’s a Hawkeye standoff. President Obama and one of his fiercest critics, Sarah Palin, will both be in Iowa Tuesday. But the politicians each insist their visit to the critical swing state isn’t about electioneering.