U.S. President George W. Bush signs H.R. 3403, the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 as (L-R) Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Rep. Chip Pickering (R-MS) look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on July 23, 2008. The bill allows subscribers of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone service have the same access as standard landlines when they call 911. (UPI Photo/Alex Wong/POOL)
Hillary Rodham Clinton is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Will the Real Hillary Clinton Please Stand Up
Whatever one may say about U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and his cabinet-in-the-making, there is no doubt that he seems to have abandoned, hopefully temporarily, his promises of change and bipartisanship that were front-and-center themes in his election campaign.
Treating Israel like other states
One obvious sign of the influence of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, was once again demonstrated this week as the three presidential candidates and top government leaders including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice were all scheduled to address the pro-Israel lobby groups three-day conference in Washington.
Obama is no saint
It is almost anyones guess what U.S. policy in the Middle East will be like under a new American leader next year. Judging by the rhetoric in this amazing primary election campaign, reportedly the costliest in U.S. history and the likes of which has not been seen in past decades – especially among the Democratic Partys surviving candidates, senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama – it may disappointingly be not much different than the disastrous policies of the George W. Bush administration. This is especially true with regards to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, now in its 61st year.
American media is off course
The U.S. print and electronic media are facing serious and damaging criticism in the wake of self-inflicted blunders in the midst of a heated fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, as well as the misguided pontificating on U.S. foreign policy issues, especially relating to the Middle East.
OP-ED: Charles Larson
I Voted for Obama
Potential enemies cross Sahara together to 'break the ice'
In 2004 the international nonprofit organization Breaking the Ice was thrust into the media spotlight when it took four Palestinians and four Israelis to Antarctica to see if they could find a common understanding. This year the group is going even
Regional Roundups
A regularly updated column of news briefs from around the region.
Hundreds protest terror in Baghdad as US soldier killed in mortar attack
A US soldier was killed Friday in a mortar attack on a base in the north of Iraq as hundreds of Iraqis marched through the centre of Baghdad to protest against the violence plaguing the countrys reconstruction. After US President George W.
Taliban fighting losing battle: Hillary Clinton
NEW YORK SENATOR AND FORMER FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON (R) SPEAKS AS AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI LISTENS DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE IN KABUL NOVEMBER 27, 2003.
Israel scoffs at Arafat claim tear gas led to Husseini's death
Israel on Friday dismissed as "preposterous" Palestinian leader Yasser Arafats allegations that the death of top PLO official Faisal al-Husseini may have been caused by tear gas fired at him by Israeli forces last month.
