Posts Tagged: Congress
U.S. Government Shutdown Begins
Politico - The government has officially shut down. The partisan gridlock in Washington proved insurmountable, as House Republicans continue to insist on changing, delaying...
Poll: Only 8% of Americans See Syria as Top Issue
Syria's use of chemical weapons may further erode whatever stability remains in the Middle East and entangle Congress in a bitter dispute over whether to...
Obama Prepares for Week of Lobbying Congress to Back Syria Strike
WSJ - The White House is girding for more than a week of battle with Congress over President Barack Obama's plan to launch limited...
Israeli Officials Express Frustration Over Obama’s Syria Indecision
U.S. President Barack Obama's equivocation over the possibility of a strike on Syria has riled Israeli officials, Israeli daily Maariv reported Sunday. "Obama is a coward,"...
New York Times Editorial Calls for U.S. to Manage Israel’s ‘Enmity’ Towards Iran
The New York Times Editorial Board called on U.S. President Barack Obama to manage ...
Israel Asks Congress for Impartial Treatment in Sequester
JTA - Israel has asked congressional leaders to make sure that its earmarks are cut according to standards set by the "sequestration." "The Israeli position...
J Street Leader Supports Palestinian Convict Release; Says ‘We Have the Ear of the White House’
Jeremy Ben-Ami, executive director of J Street, the advocacy group that refers to itself as "pro-Israel, pro-peace," believes that the recent promised release of 104...
The UNESCO Follies Are Back
The Palestinian Authority succeeded last Monday in becoming a member state in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The vote was 107...
Time For a New Investigation Into Police Integrity and Practices
What this country needs is a Congress and a President who will investigate the corruption that Americans feel is rampant. The Occupy Wall Street crew,...
Mr. President, Please Read This Before Thursday
Mr. President, your supporters along with the truly independent voters believe you are an excellent speaker, logical and forthright. Your detractors respond that...
Explaining Doublespeak to Our friends
These are difficult times, as we simultaneously confront threats from our neighbors and intensified pressure from every direction. The situation is aggravated by the upheavals...
Now, A Third Party Has a Chance To Win
About a year ago, whenever the name of President Obama came up, the near-universal word used by people I know who had worked hard...
Defense and the Debt Ceiling
Serious questions remain about the national-security implications of the proposed deal to raise the Federal debt ceiling. With Members of Congress essentially being asked to...
Obama’s Libya Missteps Imperil NATO’s Future
While the outcome of NATO's intervention in Libya is still uncertain, the ongoing drift toward a negotiated solution is fraught with potentially debilitating problems for...
