Archive for December 26th, 2008
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Suffering Ohio begs for federal lifeline
As tax revenue plummets, governors and mayors across the United States are lining up to ask President-elect Barack Obama and the new Congress for hundreds of billions of dollars. -
Blagojevich defends actions in interview
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday that if what he’s done as Illinois governor is an impeachable offense, he’s living on the “wrong planet” and is in the “wrong place.” -
RNC chairman candidate defends ‘Barack the Magic Negro’ song
A candidate for the Republican National Committee chairmanship said Friday the CD he sent committee members for Christmas — which included a song titled “Barack the Magic Negro” — was clearly intended as a joke.
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Obamas visit aquatic park in Hawaii
A day after spending a quiet Christmas evening at their vacation retreat, President-elect Barack Obama and his children watched a dolphin show at an aquatic park and then picked up some shave ice. -
US urging calm over possible Pakistan troop moves (AP)
AP – U.S. officials watched with growing concern Friday as reports suggested Pakistan was massing troops to the India border. Such a move raises double-barreled worries: A possible confrontation between two nuclear powers and a shift by the Pakistani military away from battling the Taliban along its western Afghan edge. -
Shave ice, dolphins play key roles in ‘Waikiki-gate.’ (Politico)
Politico – President-elect Barack Obama left behind the pool of reporters assigned to follow him this morning when he and his daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, headed to Sea Life Park, a marine amusement park near Bellows Air Force Station.
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Kennedy says 9/11, Obama led her to serve
Caroline Kennedy emerged from weeks of near-silence Friday about her bid for a Senate seat by saying that after a lifetime of closely guarded privacy, she felt compelled to answer the call to service issued by her father a generation ago. -
More Caroline: Spoke to Hillary, won’t run if not selected (Politico)
Politico – Caroline Kennedy made a little more news on NY1 tonight, telling host Dominic Carter that she finally spoke to Hillary Clinton — who didn’t initially take her call — and that, if she’s not selected, she won’t run for the seat.
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Pakistan troop reports bad news for terror fight (AP)
AP – Pakistan’s reported decision to relocate thousands of troops away from the Afghanistan border toward India threatens the critical U.S. foreign policy aim of relying on the south Asian ally’s military in the global battle against terrorism. -
Obama gives press pool the slip (Politico)
Politico – HONOLULU — President-elect Barack Obama left behind the pool of reporters assigned to follow him this morning when he and his daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, headed to Sea Life Park, a marine amusement park near Waimanalo and Bellows Air Force Station.
