Archive for May 17th, 2009
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Ayers, Wright talk Mideast peace at Ill. church (AP)
AP – Two men who created waves for President Barack Obama on the campaign trail have appeared together at a suburban Chicago church to promote Mideast peace.
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Obama taps aide to guide nominee for Supreme Court (AP)
AP – A seasoned Democratic political operative will guide President Barack Obama’s eventual Supreme Court nominee on Capitol Hill, where the Senate’s top Republican on Sunday refused to rule out a filibuster. -
Lithuania elects first female president (AFP)
AFP – EU budget chief Dalia Grybauskaite won a landslide presidential election victory in her homeland Lithuania, making her the Baltic nation’s first woman head of state, official results showed. -
Obama urges “fair-minded” abortion debate (Reuters)
Reuters – President Barack Obama urged both sides in the abortion debate on Sunday to pursue a “fair-minded” discussion as he sought to quell a firestorm over his invitation to speak at Notre Dame, a premier U.S. Catholic university.
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Gates: Years until Afghan forces ready (Politico)
Politico – Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Katie Couric of CBS News for a “60 Minutes” profile aired Sunday night that it will take at least two to four years before Afghan forces begins to the take the lead in military operations in Afghanistan.
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Israeli PM, Obama have different views of conflict (AP)
AP – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads into his first visit with President Barack Obama worried by U.S. overtures to Iran and Syria and under pressure to support a Palestinian state. -
India’s Congress cements power (Reuters)
Reuters – India’s Congress-led coalition is eyeing possible new allies after its general election victory, with the Indian stock market expected to surge on Monday on hopes of a strong and stable government. -
Obama calls for understanding in Notre Dame speech (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama strode head-on Sunday into the stormy abortion debate and told graduates at America’s leading Roman Catholic university that both sides must stop demonizing one another. -
Obama calls for ‘fair-minded’ abortion debate
President Barack Obama strode head-on Sunday into the stormy abortion debate and told graduates at America’s leading Roman Catholic university that both sides must stop demonizing one another. -
Sen. Mitch McConnell skirts Bunning endorsement (AP)
AP – U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell still won’t say if he will endorse his fellow Republican senator from Kentucky.
