Global Markets Lifted On Hopes Greece Will Pass Confidence Vote
LONDON (AP) -- Hopes that the Greek government will pass a crucial confidence vote later Tuesday, paving the way for the debt-stricken country to get ...
LONDON (AP) -- Hopes that the Greek government will pass a crucial confidence vote later Tuesday, paving the way for the debt-stricken country to get ...
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
We'll have lots of time to examine Obama's new course before he actually formally announces it next year. In the meantime, Obama has two short months remaining to convince the Senate to get something done to bolster his legacy.
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
Happy Friday the Thirteenth, everyone. It's actually a fitting day for this column, which I'll explain in a bit. Because before we get to that, we si...
AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — White House Budget Director Peter Orszag plans to resign, a Democratic official said Monday night, positioning him to be the first ...
Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011
Fortunately for this true-blue Tory son of the landed gentry, David Cameron has been able to pick a cabinet that looks like his alma-mater -- Britain's most exclusive, elite, boys-only private school Eton.
The Hill | Bob Cusack | Posted 05.25.2011
Rep. Barney Frank is interested in capping his political career as a member of the president's Cabinet, according to a new biography of the Financial ...
Gilbert B. Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011
We need to create jobs that have a multiplier effect and that build on our comparative advantage. When we think about where to put stimulus funds, someone has to stand up for manufacturing.
Times Online | Posted 05.25.2011
Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister, has always had a particular interest in pretty women with experience in entertainment. Now with elect...
Sarah Granger | Posted 05.25.2011
The new Council represents a phenomenal opportunity for greater engagement of women in the political process and could become the conduit for a variety of positive programs for women.
Indra Adnan | Posted 05.25.2011
Hilary could not then and cannot now afford to promote 'soft power' for fear of appearing weak. 'Smart power', given her own concerns about politics and gender, is the best she can do.
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 05.25.2011
This is the nub of it for me with the Lefties: they do not truly understand who they are, nor what they are motivated by. The slightest bump in the road leads to anarchy or dissent.
Jerry Zezima | Posted 11.17.2011
As for the kitchen, you might want to find out what's in your cabinets after you fill your Cabinet. Wives get miffed when their husbands don't know where things are.
Dave Maass | Posted 05.25.2011
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
Happy New Year 2009! Because I've always felt it is more amusing to make new year's resolutions that others should follow, today's Friday Talking Poin...
Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011
Obama has responded to questions about selecting older, experienced team members when he was the candidate of change by saying that he will gather input from his team.
William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011
Well, Obama has more than weathered a few highly-publicized controversies -- he has the highest approval rating for a president-elect in decades.
Lori Wallach | Posted 05.25.2011
Whether Ron Kirk is a good choice for trade representative will be determined by his ability to deliver on creating a new trade and globalization policy that benefits more Americans.
Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011
The foundation of our economic stimulus is a public- private-partnership. What should this partnership look like? How should benefits and burdens, risks and rewards be distributed?
C. William Guy | Posted 05.25.2011
Most CEO's have relatively large egos, and Presidents of the United States are certainly no exception.
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
The Illinois Supreme Court has just rejected what was in essence a coup attempt by the state Attorney General, which would have installed the Lt. Governor in Blagojevich's place.
Robert Koehler | Posted 05.25.2011
The war regroups. What if Barack Obama, as he pursues his pragmatic strategy that so far seems to be 10 parts "reassurance" (to the defense and financ...
Andy Burnham | Posted 05.25.2011
International debate has not kept pace with the speed of technological change and globalization. We need businesses and governments that have a much stronger understanding of the creative process.
Lance Simmens | Posted 05.25.2011
This is not just smart politics, it is smart policy. Obama realizes he needs broad support for the hard choices that need to be made, and he is going about securing that support.
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011
Obama is going to do something to absolutely enrage leftists, progressives, and the few remaining Americans who actually call themselves liberals; and, furthermore, he's going to do it within his first 100 days in office.
Gautam Dutta | Posted 05.25.2011
If it wants to maintain control, the Democratic Party simply cannot afford to take any community for granted, whether Asian American, Latino, or African American.
Posted 08.21.2011