Category: politics

Republicans cite Lott in calling for Reid to quit (AP)

January 11, 2010 11:41 am | politics |

The yet-to-be-released book, 'Game Change', about the 2008 presidential campaign is seen at the Associated Press in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010.  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, the top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, apologized on Saturday for comments, quoted in the book, which he made about then-Sen. Barack Obama's race during the 2008 presidential bid.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP – A double standard? Republicans seeking Sen. Harry Reid’s resignation as majority leader over racial remarks he made about Barack Obama say yes — that Reid should be held to the same standard as former GOP Sen. Trent Lott, whose own racial gaffes cost him the Senate leadership in 2002.

In Hasan case, superiors ignored their own worries (AP)

10:51 am | politics |

FILE - The 2007 file photo provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. A Defense Department review of the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has found the doctors overseeing Hasan's medical training repeatedly voiced concerns over his strident views on Islam and his inappropriate behavior, yet continued to give him positive performance evaluations that kept him moving through the ranks. Hasan, 39, stands charged with the premiditated murder of 13 people and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder, Hasan, 39, is accused of killing 13 people on Nov. 5, 2009, at Fort Hood, the worst killing spree on a U.S. military base. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, File)AP – A Defense Department review of the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has found the doctors overseeing Maj. Nidal Hasan’s medical training repeatedly voiced concerns over his strident views on Islam and his inappropriate behavior, yet continued to give him positive performance evaluations that kept him moving through the ranks.

Clinton to talk bases, security on Pacific swing (Reuters)

2:06 am | politics |

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a speech on foreign policy at Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington January 6, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to the South Pacific this week, working to boost key U.S. alliances while pressing Japan to resolve a damaging dispute over a critical U.S. military base.

U.S. envoy says North Korea rights record “appalling” (Reuters)

12:32 am | politics |

U.S. envoy on North Korean human rights Robert King answers reporters' questions after meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan in Seoul January 11, 2010. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonReuters – The Obama administration’s newly appointed envoy for human rights in North Korea said on Monday Pyongyang had an abysmal record and that Washington would press the reclusive state to clean up its act.

Obama: ‘No intention’ to send troops to Yemen (AP)

January 10, 2010 6:27 pm | politics |

President Barack Obama speaks about the economy, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP – President Barack Obama says he has no intention of sending American troops to Yemen or Somalia.

GOP: Response to Reid remark shows double standard (AP)

3:23 pm | politics |

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2006 file photo, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, is joined by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., as he prepares to outline the Democrat agenda for reform in the wake of the scandal involving former lobbyist Jack Abramoff in Washington. In a White House statement released Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, President Barack Obama said he accepted Reid's apology Saturday for comments he made about Obama's race during the 2008 presidential bid  because '... I know what's in his heart.'  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP – Republicans on Sunday accused Democrats of a double standard by accepting Sen. Harry Reid’s apology for racial remarks about Barack Obama instead of demanding Reid’s ouster as majority leader.

U.S. suggestion of sanctions causes stir in Israel (Reuters)

1:37 pm | politics |

U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell reads a statement after his meeting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus July 26, 2009. REUTERS/ Khaled al-HaririReuters – A U.S. peace envoy’s suggestion that Washington could penalize Israel financially to force it to make concessions to the Palestinians drew Israeli ire on Sunday.

Republicans call on Senator Reid to quit post (Reuters)

1:28 pm | politics |

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) listens to remarks after the U.S. Senate approved President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this December 24, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters – The Republican Party chief called on Senator Harry Reid on Sunday to step down as Senate majority leader over racial comments about President Barack Obama, while Democrats tried to put the issue behind them.

Wrong to give bomb suspect civilian rights: McCain (Reuters)

11:41 am | politics |

Reuters – The Nigerian man who attempted to blow up a commercial jet outside Detroit on Christmas Day should be tried as an enemy combatant in a military court, a leading Republican Senator said on Sunday.

Senate’s Reid tells Obama he regrets racial remarks (Reuters)

10:57 am | politics |

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) listens to remarks after the U.S. Senate approved President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this December 24, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apologized to President Barack Obama on Saturday for comments he made during the 2008 presidential campaign that critics find racially offensive.