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“In his first television appearance since a social media-induced scandal torpedoed his political career two years ago, a contrite Anthony Weiner began to describe what life may be like under a theoretical Weiner Administration,” the New York Observer reports. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post
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King Leaning Towards Senate Bid in Iowa
Posted by admin on March 27th, 2013
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) hinted that he is leaning toward a run next year for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), saying the odds are “a little more than 50-50″ that he will launch a campaign, the Des Moines Register reports. Tweet This Post
Leak Could Push GOP Towards Immigration Plan
Posted by admin on February 19th, 2013
Talking Points Memo suggests the leak of the White House immigration reform plan — which Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) immediately shot down as “dead on arrival” — might be part of an overall strategy. Tweet This Post
Brown Leaning Towards Senate Bid
Posted by admin on January 31st, 2013
Republicans officials close to former Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) tell the AP that he’s ”leaning strongly toward running” in the special election to replace Sen. John Kerry (D-MA). Tweet This Post
Is Obama on a Path Towards Greatness?
Posted by admin on January 23rd, 2013
Nate Silver: “Mr. Obama ran for and won a second term, something only about half of the men to serve as president have done (the tally is 20 or 21 out of 43, depending on how you count Grover Cleveland). We can also note, however, that Mr. Obama’s re-election margin was relatively narrow. Do these [...]
Japan government welcomes BOJ easing steps towards 2 percent inflation
Posted by admin on January 22nd, 2013
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that the government highly appreciated the Bank of Japan’s decision to switch to an open-ended commitment to buying assets next year and double its inflation target to 2 percent. He said he hopes that the BOJ will pursue strong monetary easing to beat deflation, [...]
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No Comments »Omanis hope first local vote is stepping stone towards change
Posted by admin on December 23rd, 2012
MUSCAT (Reuters) – Hoping for jobs and democratic change, voters in Oman cast ballots in their first municipal election on Saturday, a sign of modest reform in response to protests inspired by the Arab Spring. The small Gulf oil producer, ruled since 1970 by Sultan Qaboos, sits opposite Iran on the Strait of Hormuz, the [...]
Inching Towards a Deal on the Fiscal Cliff?
Posted by admin on December 4th, 2012
The White House isn’t impressed with the GOP’s offer to avoid the fiscal cliff, but The Week notes “this game of fiscal chess has finally started in earnest.” Tweet This Post
Obama Quietly Working Towards Climate Deal
Posted by admin on December 3rd, 2012
President Obama is “putting in place the building blocks for a climate treaty requiring the first fossil fuel emissions cuts from both the U.S. and China,” Businessweek reports. Tweet This Post
China derides U.S. “Cold War mentality” towards telecoms firm Huawei
Posted by admin on November 10th, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States is exhibiting a "Cold War mentality" with its fears that Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei poses a security risk because of its ties to the Communist Party, China's commerce minister said on Saturday. The U.S. House of Representatives' Intelligence Committee warned last month that Beijing could use equipment made [...]
