Posts Tagged ‘National’

Obama, all but declaring V-T (Victory Over Terror) Day, hits reset button on national security with drone and Guantanamo speech

Barack Obama has hit the reset button with the most far-reaching national security address of his presidency Tweet This Post

You Know What Really Risks National Security? Leak Investigations

A year ago, the Associated Press discovered a foiled al-Qaida plot to blow up a plane. Worried about the safety of an informant in the case, the CIA asked the AP to delay publishing the story until its spy could be secured. The AP agreed. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Rice in Line to be National Security Adviser

“Insiders with ties to the Obama administration tell The Cable that U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has become the heir apparent to National Security Advisor Tom Donilon — a post at the epicenter of foreign-policy decision making and arguably more influential than secretary of state, a job for which she withdrew her [...]

Fight to close California oyster farm divides community and gains national attention

INVERNESS, Calif.—It is coming up on planting season at Drakes Bay Oyster Company, a tiny family-owned oyster farm located on a inlet nestled within the lush grassy cliffs that run along the Pacific Ocean here just north of San Francisco. For more than 50 years, the modest farm, which looks like nothing more than a [...]

Philly abortion murder trial has national impact

For weeks, jurors in Philadelphia heard grim testimony about deaths and squalor at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's inner-city abortion clinic. While they listened, the murder case reverberated far beyond the courtroom, changing — at least for the moment — the tone of the national debate on abortion. Tweet This Post

Unemployment Falls To 7.5%; Bloomberg Group Goes After Pryor; Rand Paul Beefs Up National Operation

Wake-Up Call! is Hotline’s daily morning briefing on campaigns and elections. Click here to subscribe.WHAT’S NEWSThe economy created 165K jobs in April, “and the unemployment rate fell to 7.5% from 7.6% even though the size of the labor force increased.” Meanwhile, “hiring in March and February were revised up by a combined 124,000″ (MarketWatch). … [...]

Obama Is Still Fighting Bush’s National Security Legacy

President Obama is 100 days into his second term, 1,561 days into his presidency. But Tuesday’s press conference left no doubt that the foreign policy legacy of former President George W. Bush very much remains a driving force at today’s White House. That was clear from how Obama answered questions on Syria and Guantanamo Bay [...]

Introducing National Journal’s New Mobile App

National Journal has launched its new iPhone app, putting even more NJ features and tools at your fingertips. Check Out What’s New:    • Complete Congressional Profiles and Staff Contact Lists     • Up-to-Date News, Information and Opinion From Nationaljournal.com    • Access to all NJ publications: Hotline, NJ Daily, & NJ MagazineTo Download [...]