In a historic upset, Brown defeats Coakley to fill the late Kennedy’s seat
Wed, 01/20/10 – 0:50 | 8 Comments

With 52 percent of the vote, tonight former Republican State Senator Scott Brown upset Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley to fill the Senate seat of the late Edward Kennedy. Despite the President’s efforts on Sunday …

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Iran defies the United Nations
Mon, 11/30/09 – 4:08 | 4 Comments
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Iran defies the United Nations

On Sunday Iran boldly ordered the construction of 10 more nuclear enrichment sites after the United Nations nuclear agency demanded Iran to stop work on a once-secret nuclear fuel enrichment plant. Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, warned that Iran’s plans would violate a series of UN security council resolutions. Read the full story »

A reflection of Obama’s leadership style in McChrystal’s public disagreement
Thu, 10/8/09 – 19:45 | 9 Comments Print
A reflection of Obama’s leadership style in McChrystal’s public disagreement

Despite his public outspokenness on the need for troop increases in Afghanistan, General Stanley A. McChrystal, the top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, may have been exactly what the President was looking for in …

Obama addresses Congress on health care reform
Thu, 09/10/09 – 16:53 | 6 Comments Print
Obama addresses Congress on health care reform

President Obama offered promise in his health care speech before a joint session of Congress last night. In his rather direct speech, the President predicted that sweeping reform will cost less than four of the …