The Washington Note (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Jon Weinberg is a research intern at the New America Foundation/Middle East Task Force. Last week, Zalmay Khalilzad, former US Ambassador to the UN, and Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) spoke at RAND's "Afghanistan: Basic Questions--Strategy Choices" conference. Both emphasized...
The Plank (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The middle can be an awkward place. NRO 's Cliff May attended a RAND conference on Afghanistan and didn't like what he heard from the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman: I stayed on to hear Sen. Carl Levin. He argued that in Afghanistan a “change in strategy is essential and more important than force levels.” His implication: We can have a change in strategy without increasing force...
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Here's what you missed, if you didn't catch it on the White House livestream... THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary __ _________________________________ For Immediate Release October 28, 2009 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT RECEPTION COMMEMORATING THE ENACTMENT OF THE MATTHEW SHEPARD AND JAMES BYRD, JR. HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ACT East Room 5:45 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much, everybody....
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
What should have been passed long ago took another step toward resolution Tuesday. The Senate voted 87-13 for cloture on a motion to proceed to a debate on extending unemployment insurance benefits. It will probably take yet another cloture vote to end that debate and finally get the extension passed, which Majority Leader Harry Reid hopes to accomplish this week. The House already passed a bill to...
Redneck's Revenge (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
BBC NEWS - The US military in Afghanistan is to be allowed to pay Taliban fighters who renounce violence against the government in Kabul. The terms are included in a defence bill which President Barack Obama is due to sign later on Wednesday. Washington has authorised $1.3bn (£691m) for the fund. Such payments have already been widely used by US commanders in Iraq, but it is the first time the...
Snowflakes in Hell (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Senator Carl Levin tells President Obama we need more gun control…. for the children. Related posts:Barrasso is a NoDoes He Want To Take Your Guns'How the Second Amendment Fared Related posts: Barrasso is a No Does He Want To Take Your Guns? How the Second Amendment Fared
Michael Goldfarb - The Blog (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
CNN notes Senator Carl Levin doesn't quite acknowledge his flip-flop on the Iraq surge: KING: Having a good staff and a good library comes in handy when a politician says something now that doesn't match up with what they said...
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
From Fabius Maximus: Introduction by Tom Engelhardt If you want a picture of how Washington deals with American war-making today, check out a moment from NBC’s October 11th “Meet the Press.” David Gregory, the show’s moderator, is conducting a round-table discussion with former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Carl...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Sen. Chuck Schumer told attendees at last night's Empire State Pride Agenda dinner that legislation to repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy will be introduced "in the coming weeks" and pledged: "I will be one of the first co-sponsors." Schumer said he will be "proud" to support the repeal of a policy he deemed "misguided and ineffective,"...
Fabius Maximus (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Introduction by Tom Engelhardt If you want a picture of how Washington deals with American war-making today, check out a moment from NBC’s October 11th “Meet the Press.” David Gregory, the show’s moderator, is conducting a round-table discussion with former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Carl Levin, [...]
Dollars & Sense blog (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
TomDispatch has a new piece by Jo Comerford, director of the National Priorities Project . See below for Tom's introduction to the piece. Comerford also appears in one part of a six-part video series from Brave New Films, Rethink Afghanistan . Part Three , which features Comerford and also Linda Bilmes (who co-wrote The Three Trillion Dollar War with Joseph Stiglitz), addresses the costs of the war...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
U.S. Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow say southeastern Michigan will be readier to face potential disasters with congressional approval of $1.25 million for two emergency centers.
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
The Washington Post's Reliable Source gossip column reported on Friday that ABC anchor Charles Gibson was the emcee for a high-dollar fundraiser (thick with liberal Democrats) for the latest Boston building to honor the Kennedys, the so-called "royal family" of American politics: the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. Once again, ABC News seems to care not one ounce...
Philadelphia Freedom Blog (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Senator Joe Lieberman is certainly not one of my favorite politicians. He and I do not see eye-to-eye on a lot of issues, plus he just rubs me the wrong way, so to speak. But if there is a chance that he will use his power and influence to support a good cause, then I have to hold my nose and support him in those particular efforts, rare though they might be. And this may be one of those rare occasions....
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin said Thursday that questions about the legitimacy of Afghan President Hamid Karzai are a major problem for the Obama administration as it debates a new Afghanistan strategy.
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