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Senate Postpones Voting on Resolution Authorizing Limited American Military Involvement in Libya
The U.S. Senate has postponed voting on a resolution authorizing limited American military involvement in Libya. The move came amid Republican insistence that the chamber focus on a more pressing need: the nation’s impending debt crisis.
Egyptian Ambassador to the United States Expects Suspension of Emergency Rule
Egypt’s ambassador to the United States says he expects emergency rule to be suspended in his country at some point while a military-led caretaker government prepares for presidential and parliamentary elections later this year. Sameh Shoukry spoke...
Keyword Ads: The New Entertainment?
Usually I pick on Google when it comes to calling attention to sponsored links triggered by keywords in unanticipated (and therefore often entertaining) ways. Therefore, it seems only fair that I call out Yahoo! for a couple of links that may strike...
Choose Your Media Weapons!
Michael B. Farrell has an interesting piece written last night for the Web site of The Christian Science Monitor concerning the “global warming rumble” between Sarah Palin and Arnold Schwarzenegger. I am not particularly interested in...
Betrayal CHUTZPAH
I was wondering whether or not news behind this weekend’s vote on health care reform in the House of Representatives would lead to an early Chutzpah of the Week award. The good news is that I was right: It was pretty easy for find grounds for...
AT&T Yahoo! Polls Palin (again)
The AT&T Yahoo! polling process is at it again, and once again the focus is on Sarah Palin. Bearing in mind the unscientific statements of both context and question, I think that the numbers still have something to say. Here they are:
U.S. Senate Approves $410 Billion Federal Government Funding Bill
The U.S. Senate has followed the lead of the House of Representatives and approved a $410 billion bill to fund the federal government through September 30. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the measure in to law. The Democratic-led Senate passed...
Excitement Grows in Washington D.C. Ahead of Obama Inauguration
Washington is teeming with visitors and is abuzz with anticipation only hours before Barack Obama is to be sworn in as America’s 44th president. A city not known for flashiness is packed with inaugural revelers and untold numbers of people who journeyed...
