WaPo Agrees: Burris Must Go

February 18, 2009

When then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested in December for, among other things, allegedly trying to auction off the U.S. Senate seat left open by Barack Obama’s election to the presidency, we feared that whomever Mr. Blagojevich eventually chose would be tainted by the association.

More →

But I Just Got Here: Chicago Tribune Calls on IL Sen. Burris to Resign

February 18, 2009

The Chicago Tribune editorial board, which has just launched an old-fashioned newspaper crusade to clean up Illinois politics, has decided the first politician it needs to sweep away, is the nation’s newest U.S. senator.

More →

Press Jumps From Sinking Newspaper Ship to Obama Admin

February 18, 2009

In three months since Election Day, at least a half-dozen prominent journalists have taken jobs working for the federal government. Journalists, including some of those who’ve jumped ship, say it’s better to have a solid job in government than a shaky job – or none at all – in an industry that’s fading fast.

More →

Ireland Scrambles to Respond to Russian Oil Spill

February 18, 2009

DUBLIN (AFP) — Irish aircraft monitoring an oil spill believed to come from a Russian navy refuelling accident off Ireland’s south coast have recorded 522 tonnes of fuel spreading across the sea, officials said Tuesday.

More →

GM Plays Up Chevy Volt in Plea to Treasury

February 18, 2009

Whatever its track record with alternative-fuel vehicles, General Motors is not giving short shrift to the 2010 Chevrolet Volt — at least not when it comes to making a case for financial viability.

More →

Facebook Backs Down From Questionable TOS

February 18, 2009

Facing a federal complaint from a leading privacy advocacy organization and a revolt of tens of thousands of its users, Facebook on Tuesday night backed down from what many have seen as an onerous privacy policy.

More →

Clerics Urge New Jihad Over Gaza

February 18, 2009

At a weekend meeting in Istanbul, 200 religious scholars and clerics met senior Hamas officials to plot a new jihad centred on Gaza. The BBC’s Bill Law was the only Western journalist at the meeting.

More →

Fundraiser for Murtha May Have Broken Finance Law

February 18, 2009

A $100,000 fundraiser for Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) held last year at a big-game ranch in Western Pennsylvania may have violated campaign-finance rules, according to campaign-finance experts.

More →

Israel Demands Soldier's Release as Truce Condition

February 18, 2009

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel set a series of tough conditions for accepting a proposed cease-fire with Hamas, saying Wednesday there would be no deal—and no open borders for Gaza—until the Islamic militant group releases a captured Israeli soldier.

More →

Lynch: All Aboard the Arab Reconciliation Train

February 18, 2009

The pace of the Arab and Palestinian reconciliation moves I wrote about on Monday continues to escalate. Over the last two days, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa met with Hamas political bureau leader Khaled Meshaal in Damascus; Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas announced plans to visit Qatar, a key player in the rejection/resistance camp, soon; Hezbollah […]

More →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →