DUMMERSTON, Vt. — It’s hard not to laugh at the people who went to the various “tea bag” protests on Tax Day. As Paul Krugman wrote this week, “President Obama is being called a “socialist” who seeks to destroy capitalism. Why? Because he wants to …
CHICAGO — A British company has won its bid to buy a Chicago-based clothier that made inaugural and election night suits for President Barack Obama. U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago on Friday approved the sale of Hartmarx Corp. to Britain-based …
The signs after Barack Obama’s inauguration were all in favour of the pro-Israel lobby. But the signals of the past few weeks have caught Tel Aviv off guard
The National Democratic Ethnic Coordinating Committee (NDECC) met on May 29, 2009 in Washington, DC to discuss organizational issues following the election of Democratic president Barack Obama. Representing the Ukrainian-American community were Julian Kulas and Andrew Fedynsky.
The most surprising thing about the first half-year of Barack Obama’s presidency, at least in the realm of foreign policy, has been its indifference to the issues of human rights and democracy. No administration has ever made these its primary …
DUMMERSTON, Vt. — It’s hard not to laugh at the people who went to the various “tea bag” protests on Tax Day. As Paul Krugman wrote this week, “President Obama is being called a “socialist” who seeks to destroy capitalism. Why? Because he wants to …
CHICAGO — A British company has won its bid to buy a Chicago-based clothier that made inaugural and election night suits for President Barack Obama. U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago on Friday approved the sale of Hartmarx Corp. to Britain-based …
The signs after Barack Obama’s inauguration were all in favour of the pro-Israel lobby. But the signals of the past few weeks have caught Tel Aviv off guard
The National Democratic Ethnic Coordinating Committee (NDECC) met on May 29, 2009 in Washington, DC to discuss organizational issues following the election of Democratic president Barack Obama. Representing the Ukrainian-American community were Julian Kulas and Andrew Fedynsky.
The most surprising thing about the first half-year of Barack Obama’s presidency, at least in the realm of foreign policy, has been its indifference to the issues of human rights and democracy. No administration has ever made these its primary …
NEW YORK, Jun 29 (IPS) - As President Barack Obama struggles with the political backlash from a Congress determined to keep Guantanamo terrorism suspects out of the U.S., his administration is reportedly preparing an executive order that would give him authority to hold prisoners indefinitely without trial, according to weekend media reports.
It has been very interesting watching American political discourse after Obama’s inauguration from the comforts of the United Kingdom. I think that its just beginning to sink in to most people in America that Obama is not the mythical superhero …
Such an order would embrace claims by former president George W. Bush that certain people can be detained without trial for long periods under the laws of war. Obama advisers are concerned that an order, which would bypass Congress, could place the …
Lusaka — On January 20, 2009, Sheko Tembo and her daughters were at home in Lusaka watching the inauguration of Barack Obama. Captivated by his speech, Tembo, a natural singer, immediately broke into song, accompanied by her daughters.
If Obama opts for “indefinite detention” a large slice of his base constituency will go ballistic. So, if he were a cynic, his political calculus might be: “Where can they go?” John McCain?