Archive for July 2nd, 2009
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Cheney discussed media inquiries into Plame leak (AP)
AP – Vice President Dick Cheney talked with top White House officials about how to respond to reporters’ inquiries into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative, according to a court filing. -
Obama calls Dems to talk health care (Politico)
Politico – President Barack Obama told top congressional Democrats Thursday that he was putting his political capital behind health care reform and reminded them that it was crucial for both chambers to pass legislation this month, according to three sources familiar with the conversation.
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SC senator defends ouster of Honduran president (AP)
AP – South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras.
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Obama: Job figures sobering, but show recession is slowing
President Obama on Thursday called the nation’s latest unemployment figures sobering, but said the economic recession is slowing.
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Documents describe chaos of Gitmo’s early months (AP)
AP – Newly released Defense Department documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic and sometimes violent operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional.
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NSA to help watch feds’ civilian networks
A Bush-era plan to use National Security Agency help in screening government computer traffic on private-sector networks is proceeding, according to current and former government officials.
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Missile experts see Soviet parts in NKorean rocket (AP)
AP – With concerns rising about a possible North Korean long-range missile test this weekend, two independent scientists say the regime may be using an old Soviet ballistic missile to boost a rocket capable of reaching the West Coast of the United States. -
Ex-Nixon aide Herbert Klein dies at 91
Herbert G. Klein, Richard Nixon’s former White House director of communications, has died. He was 91.
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Obama uneasy over indefinite Gitmo detentions (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama said Thursday he’s uneasy about his own proposal to indefinitely imprison some of the most dangerous terror suspects being held now at Guantanamo Bay. He called it “one of the biggest challenges of my administration.” -
Analysis: US leverage small in Honduran coup (AP)
AP – The coup that deposed the president of Honduras exposed the small leverage that even millions of dollars in aid and longtime military cooperation will buy.
