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Specter's departure highlights Republican divide
Los Angeles Times Some party leaders see his move as purely election-driven; others as a signal that they need to be more inclusive. But a recent poll says GOP voters want to move further right. Video: Specter Shocks Capitol Hill, Becomes a Dem Analysis: Specter leaves a shrinking GOP tent |
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Bruising Stimulus Battle Redefined Obama's Approach to Governing
Washington Post By Scott Wilson The Republican senator from Pennsylvania would not answer his phone. Not for White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Pennsylvania Gov. Video: The Next 100 Days CBS Obama Finds That Saving on Copters Could Be Costly New York Times CNN – Reuters – AFP – Times Online all 3,516 news articles |
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Specter's departure highlights Republican divide
Los Angeles Times Some party leaders see his move as purely election-driven; others as a signal that they need to be more inclusive. But a recent poll says GOP voters want to move further right. Video: Specter Shocks Capitol Hill, Becomes a Dem The Associated Press So Much for the Specter of a Flu Pandemic Washington Post The Associated Press – guardian.co.uk – New York Times – FOXNews all 3,274 news articles Langue : Français |
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Specter condemned Jim Jeffords' party switch in 2001
Los Angeles Times When the Vermont Republican became an independent, Specter lost a committee chairmanship in the Senate's resulting power shift. Video: Senator Arlen Specter on Switching Parties C-SPAN 100 days – and shock defection – boosts Obama's grip on power Times Online CNN – Reuters – FOXNews – The Associated Press all 2,906 news articles Langue : Français |
The NYTimes has a piece analyzing the policy discussions in the US around the question of what should be the proper stance towards offensive cyberwarfare. This is a question that the Bush administration wrestled with, before deciding that the outgoing president didn’t have the political capital left to grapple with it. The article notes two instances in which President Bush approved the use of offensive cyberattacks; but these were exceptions, and the formation of a general policy was left to the Obama administration. “Senior Pentagon and military officials also express deep concern that the laws and understanding of armed conflict have not kept current with the challenges of offensive cyberwarfare. Over the decades, a number of limits on action have been accepted — if not always practiced. One is the prohibition against assassinating government leaders. Another is avoiding attacks aimed at civilians. Yet in the cyberworld, where the most vulnerable targets are civilian, there are no such rules or understandings. If a military base is attacked, would it be a proportional, legitimate response to bring down the attacker’s power grid if that would also shut down its hospital systems, its air traffic control system, or its banking system?”
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Pennsylvania senator Arlen Specter switches party to become Democrat
guardian.co.uk One of the few remaining moderate Republicans in the United States Senate defected to the Democrats today, dealing a massive blow to the Republican party's ability to impede Barack Obama's legislative agenda, and opening the way for dramatic action on … Video: Senator Arlen Specter on Switching Parties C-SPAN US Sen. Specter changing to run as a Democrat Reuters South Africa The Associated Press – Reuters – Washington Post – New York Times all 1,642 news articles Langue : Français |
 Sydney Morning Herald |
Air Force One ‘Photo Mission' Over Hudson Evokes 9/11
Bloomberg By Peter S. Green and Henry Goldman April 27 (Bloomberg) — An Air Force One backup plane escorted by F-16 fighters for a Pentagon photo opportunity swooped over New York Harbor, sending Wall Street workers scurrying and evoking fears of another … Low-level flight panics New York BBC News White House apologizes for low-flying plane CNN Washington Post – The Associated Press – New York Times – AFP all 1,111 news articles Langue : Français |
tritonman writes “Obama wants to set a goal that the US spend 3% of it’s GDP on scientific research and development. ‘I believe it is not in our character, American character, to follow — but to lead. And it is time for us to lead once again. I am here today to set this goal: we will devote more than 3 percent of our GDP to research and development,’ Obama said in a speech at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences.”
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Hong Kong, Minding SARS, Takes Strict Swine Flu Measures
New York Times By KEITH BRADSHER HONG KONG – Hong Kong, the epicenter of a SARS outbreak six years ago, announced some of the toughest measures anywhere on Sunday in response to a swine flu outbreak in Mexico and the United States. Video: Swine Flu Fears Prompt Global Quarantine Plans The Associated Press Obama has no flu symptoms after Mexico visit Los Angeles Times Reuters – The Associated Press – Times Online – Bloomberg all 14,726 news articles |
The MPAA hosted its latest DC lobbying event, featuring a dinner at which Vice President Biden promised the group that it will like the person Obama will eventually pick for the administration’s chief copyright policy position.
