Archive for May 23rd, 2009
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Uncertain NASA gets familiar former astronaut boss (AP)
AP – The nation’s turbulent space program will be run by one of its own, a calming well-liked former space shuttle commander. -
Advocates await specifics of Obama’s plan for vets program
As President Obama reminds Americans that Memorial Day is more than the casual start of summer, many veterans advocates are eagerly waiting for more details about his plans for a revamped veterans program.
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British MPs claimed expenses for family hire: report (AFP)
AFP – Some British lawmakers who employed family members have been able to claim extra expenses, according to fresh reports, amid claims that half of MPs could be wiped out at the next election. -
Polls open in Mongolia presidential election (AFP)
AFP – Polls opened across Mongolia Sunday as the country voted for a new president less than a year after allegations of vote-rigging in parliamentary elections triggered deadly riots. -
Laura Bush fills in the blanks (Politico)
Politico – Her staff jokingly called it a “legacy lunch.” About two dozen historians, journalists, White House staffers, and Beltway insiders gathered in the yellow Oval Room to hear Laura Bush’s take on Laura Bush.
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Gay US diplomats to receive equal benefits (AP)
AP – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will soon announce that gay American diplomats will be given benefits similar to those that their heterosexual counterparts enjoy, U.S. officials said Saturday.
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Labor pushes Wall Street on card check (Politico)
Politico – The labor movement is taking square aim at Wall Street with a new tool in its fight to pass the Employee Free Choice Act: the hundreds of billions of dollars in pension funds it manages for union workers and retirees, some of it held by the same firms that are fighting the provision known as “card check.” -
Obama considers Supreme Court pick
On the verge of choosing his first Supreme Court nominee, President Barack Obama has already provided a profile of the person he is likely to pick: an intellectual heavyweight with a “common touch.” -
Cheney not taking to retirement quietly
The former vice president’s voice appears to carry even more weight than it did in the waning days of the Bush administration. -
GOP Rep. rips ‘reprehensible’ video (Politico)
Politico – At least one Republican doesn’t think it’s OK to compare Nancy Pelosi to Pussy Galore.
