White House says Obama will attend memorial for victims of Fort Hood … - Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama will attend memorial service for those killed at Thursday’s mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Friday said a service will be scheduled at the convenience of the families …
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Who’s Really Sweating?
The Jerusalem Post reports that Netanyahu will be in Washington all next week. Guess who he won’t be meeting with:
As of press time, the Prime Minister’s Office said no formal meeting had been scheduled with US President Barack Obama during the visit, which could last through the week. No departure date has been set.
Netanyahu and [...]
Human Rights Groups Unhappy With Nobel Laureate’s Sudan Appeasement
The Washington Post reports:
Human rights groups and lawmakers are ratcheting up pressure on the Obama administration this week over its approach to ending violence in Sudan, saying the White House and the State Department are treading too cautiously in dealing with the government in Khartoum.
A coalition of U.S.-based advocates focused on the Darfur region — [...]
Day 224… and Yep, You Guessed It
All right, here we go; from Reuters, anent Afghanistan:
U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal said the situation was “serious” but the 8-year-old war could still be won. He gave no indication if he would ask for more troops but is widely expected to do so in the coming weeks.
With U.S. and NATO casualties at record levels [...]
Those Other Fishy Emails
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and Fox News’s Major Garrett had a heated exchange last week over whether the White House was spamming people with emails to support Obamacare. Garrett reported that several people had contacted him saying that they received a mass email from David Axelrod to support the health-care legislation, and Gibbs was unable [...]
White House Evades Questions on Obama?s Past Support for Single … - CNS News
President Barack Obama on the South Lawn of The White House on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (CNSNews.com) ? A White House spokesman declined Thursday to clearly answer questions from two reporters about President Barack Obama?s …
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