Archive for July 15th, 2009
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Is Secretary Clinton being back-benched?
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a major foreign policy speech and some Washington political observers ask: “Is she trying to get back in the spotlight?”
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Pentagon won’t ban war-zone smoking, despite study (AP)
AP – Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em. The Pentagon reassured troops Wednesday that it won’t ban tobacco products in war zones. Defense officials hadn’t actually planned to eliminate smoking at least for now. But fear of a ban arose among some troops after the Defense Department received a study recommending the military move toward becoming tobacco-free perhaps in about 20 years.
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Police shoot, kill armed man near Capitol complex (AP)
AP – A chaotic scene unfolded near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a routine rush hour traffic stop that turned deadly. -
AP sources: Tenet canceled secret CIA hit teams (AP)
AP – As CIA director in 2004, George Tenet terminated a secret program to develop hit teams to kill al-Qaida leaders, but his successors resurrected the plan, according to former intelligence officials. -
Richer portrait of Sotomayor emerges in hearing (AP)
AP – From her early days as a lawyer, Sonia Sotomayor never was content to be what she calls the “fifth guy on the totem pole.” -
Senate confirms Bolden to head NASA
The Senate confirmed on Wednesday retired astronaut Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden as administrator of NASA, just in time for the space agency’s 40th anniversary celebrations of man’s first steps on the moon. -
Alaska lawmakers call special session
The Alaska Legislature will meet in a special session to consider overriding Gov. Sarah Palin’s veto of federal stimulus funds for energy-related projects.
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: NFL players tackle lawmakers (AP)
AP – Pro football players swept across Capitol Hill on Wednesday and asked lawmakers to take a tough look at owners’ profits as the two sides prepare to decide how to divide their big pot of TV money and other revenues. -
Driver shot to death near U.S. Capitol
Police shoot a 35-year-old man near the U.S. Capitol as what authorities describes as a routine traffic stop turns deadly. -
NFL players tackle lawmakers on profits
Pro football players swept across Capitol Hill on Wednesday and asked lawmakers to take a tough look at owners’ profits as the two sides prepare to decide how to divide their big pot of TV money and other revenues.
