Archive for June 3rd, 2009
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Democrats cut four C-130 planes from U.S. war bill (Reuters)
Reuters – U.S. congressional Democrats have pared a war funding bill to buy seven Lockheed Martin C-130 military transport aircraft from the 11 that the U.S. House of Representatives initially approved, a congressional source close to the matter said on Wednesday.
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Duncan tabs education grant for displaced workers (AP)
AP – The federal government is launching a $7 million grant program to help kick-start training to prepare laid-off autoworkers and other unemployed people for a second career, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said. -
‘Embarrassing’ mistake puts US nuclear list online (AP)
AP – The government’s inadvertent and red-faced Internet posting of a 266-page list of U.S. nuclear sites provided a one-step guide for anyone wanting details about such sensitive information. Obama administration officials said Wednesday the document contained no classified material about nuclear weapons. They contended the locations and other details already were available from public sources. -
AP source: US broke bombing rules in Afghanistan (AP)
AP – American troops made substantial errors and did not strictly follow rules for avoiding casualties during an air assault on Taliban fighters last month, a U.S. defense official said, underscoring a central quandary for President Barack Obama’s new Afghan counterinsurgency campaign. -
Cheney’s secret briefings defended interrogations (AP)
AP – Dick Cheney as vice president conducted secret briefings for lawmakers in 2005 aimed at defending harsh interrogations as their methods were coming under congressional scrutiny, according to current and former government officials. -
FAA inspector warned of safety problems at Colgan (AP)
AP – A federal safety inspector assigned to the airline involved in an air crash that killed 50 people in upstate New York in February warned of safety problems at the airline a year before the accident.
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First lady cites Sotomayor’s example to graduates (AP)
AP – First lady Michelle Obama used some high-profile examples including Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to reassure high school graduates any doubts they have about how they will do in college and beyond are not unusual.
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Obama: U.S., Saudi Arabia have ’strategic relationship’
President Obama, on the first leg of a Mideast trip, said Wednesday that he is confident the United States and Saudi Arabia can “make progress on a whole host of issues of mutual interest.”
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Obama to express need for democracy, human rights
President Obama wants to form positive partnerships with Muslim nations to address issues “that matter to people’s lives” such as economic development, education, health, science and technology, an administration spokesman said Wednesday.
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Obama looks to reach the soul of the Muslim world
Winning the hearts and minds of a majority of people is a nearly impossible feat, especially when you’re a politician.
