Analysis of Senator Obama's Overseas Trip
I spoke to Jim Hoagland, Ethan Bronner and Robin Wright about their observations after the Senator's first stop in Berlin.
Europe
Obama and the Taliban
Mark Levine | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics
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While sharing a similar ideology, al-Qa'eda and the Taliban are fundamentally distinct entities. It would behoove Sen. Obama, and his Republican counterpart, to explain exactly who the "Taliban" are they plan to fight.
Coming Soon; The Non-US Citizen Vote For Obama
Rob Kall | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics
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The McCain team, after goading Obama on to go overseas must now be kicking themselves to high heaven when he is greeted by thousands of people who wish they could be voting for him.
Obama's Europe Blindspot: Why Did He Skip Europe's Institutional Heart?
Steve Clemons | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics
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Energy,
Europe,
Germany,
Global Economy,
Brussels,
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Jack Reed,
Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
Gordon Brown,
France,
Gayle Smith,
Susan Rice,
Disease,
Climate Change,
Oil,
Russia,
Angela Merkel,
Failing States,
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(Obama Does Brown but Not Brussels) I'm strongly supportive of Barack Obama's announced plans to spend some quality plane time with Senators Chuck H...
Obama: Stay Home and Focus on the Struggling U.S. Economy: Europe Will Always Be There
Robert Guttman | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics
Obama's trip to Europe at this time seems inappropriate. Right now people in the U.S. are afraid every day about the next economic disaster that may hit us.
Altered States
Shana Ting Lipton | Posted 07.14.2008 | Living
As a dual European/American citizen, it's not that I want Europe to make mince meat of the U.S. I'm just suggesting that we take this opportunity -- this coffee break -- to reframe and get a little perspective.
Oil Reaches Historic Highs While OPEC Holds Us in Contempt
Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 07.14.2008 | Business
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Neither our citizenry nor those in government has petitioned or acted to seriously cut back this nation's voracious oil consumption, the largest by far on the planet.
Cheneyista Eurocrats Attack Obama -- Will They Get Away With It?
Robert Naiman | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics
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Did the Washington Post do a poll to find out what "Europe" thinks about Obama's diplomatic strategies? Who are these brave European bureaucrats, so eager for confrontation with Iran?
Europe's Take on the Program of International Student Assessment
Gerald Bracey | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics
I have always had my suspicions about international comparisons, but people in the U.S., and especially in the educational research community take the...
Some Blind Spots and Hypocrisies of European Obamamania
Andrei Markovits and Jeff Weintraub | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics
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Despite the swooning praises of Obama from the western European chattering classes, the reality is that someone in their own countries with Obama's political style would actually turn them off.
The Lame Duck's European Vacation
Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics
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Bush's European agenda is typically detached from the real world, as has been almost every other agenda that he has ever taken to Europe.
Letter from Spain: Even With An Economy Hitting the Rocks, This Country's Still A Progressive Beacon (For Now)
David Paul Appell | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics
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Carme Chacon,
Spain Politics,
Partido Popular,
Partido Socialista Obrero EspañOl,
Spain,
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero,
Rajoy,
Psoe,
Pp,
Aznar,
Eta,
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In my ongoing effort to keep Huffpo readers apprised of what progressive government really looks like in 2008, I'm filing a dispatch marking Monday's three-month anniversary of the re-election of Spain's Socialist Party for a second consecutive term in office.
Europeans Already Looking Past Bush Presidency
AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Bush's motorcade will speed through European capitals next week, but for many Europeans, the Bush presidency already is i...
Not Mexican Independence Day: Cinco de Mayo
Rep. Joe Baca | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics
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France,
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California,
Cinco De Mayo History,
Mexican Independence Day,
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Since 1863, Californians have celebrated the fifth of May, and now people across the U.S. recognize the occasion as well. Yet it is virtually ignored in Mexico.
America: #1 in Bibles. #37 in Infant Mortality
Chris Kelly | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics
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Yes, when it comes to (self-reported) bible reading, we're #1! We could walk around Europe with our heads held high, if we could afford to go. And weren't afraid that terrorists would kill us.
Europe's Turn Back To Coal Raises Climate Fears
New York Times | ELISABETH ROSENTHAL | Posted 04.23.2008 | Business
At a time when the world's top climate experts agree that carbon emissions must be rapidly reduced to hold down global warming, Italy's major electric...
IMF: Europe's Economic Outlook Is Gloomy
Financial Times | Posted 04.21.2008 | Business
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Europe's economy is resilient but not immune to global economic threats, the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday as it defended its gloomy vi...
Atom-Smasher Could Open Black Hole, Reveal Secrets Of Science
Huffington Post | Posted 04.13.2008 | Home
The LA Times reports on the hair-raising concerns raised by some about the Large Hadron Collider, Europe's giant atom-smasher: Michelangelo L. Mangan...
Big Mac's Blazing Saddle Diplomacy
Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics
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Mccain Speech,
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Democrats should not permit McCain to gain further traction by falsely asserting he is charting a new foreign policy course.
A European View on Obama, Clinton, Giuliani et al
Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics
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Al Gore,
Europe,
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Same-Sex Marriage,
Cecilia Sarkozy,
Muslim,
John Kerry,
John Edwards,
Racism,
Health Care,
Abortion,
Turkey,
Housing Market,
Mitt Romney,
Democratic Presidential Candidate,
Carla Bruni,
Caucuses,
Tom Tancredo,
Barack Obama,
New York,
Francois Mitterrand,
Bible,
Great Britain,
Fred Thompson,
Donald Trump,
Jacques Chirac,
Judith Nathan,
Hillary Clinton,
India,
China,
Gay Marriage,
Mormons,
Eric Clapton,
United Kingdom,
Economy,
Iraq,
Immigration,
Catholic Church,
Unemployment,
Gay Rights,
Mike Huckabee,
George H.W. Bush,
New Hampshire,
Western Europe,
Republican Presidential Candidate,
Italy,
Bill Clinton,
Islam,
Germany,
John McCain,
Primary,
Xenophobia,
Segolene Royal,
Gay,
Civil Unions,
Nicolas Sarkozy,
France,
Economic Slowdown,
Religion,
Plastic Surgery,
Rudy Giuliani,
Homelessness,
Corporations,
Silvio Berlusconi,
Iowa,
2008 Presidential Race,
Swiss People's Party,
Asia,
Turkish,
Switzerland,
Asian,
Arab,
Politics News
After a couple of years of political transition that have seen Europe's own warmongers/Bush poodles and corrupt leaders retiring or getting kicked out of office, there is eager anticipation for the departure of Bush.
Obama Amends the Europe Travel Story
Steve Clemons | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics
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Where did Barack Obama go in Europe and when? Why hasn't Obama given the campaign staff all that they need to respond to these experience and travel questions?
Times of London on Obama's Europe Void
Steve Clemons | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics
The Times of London has picked up that Obama has not convened a policy-related hearing of his Subcommittee on Europe and added to this something I reported yesterday.
Is Life Really Better in Europe?
Pamela Newton | Posted 12.13.2007 | Living
Pro: Paris, Rome, Berlin, Vienna, Barcelona, Prague, Budapest. Con: No New York City.
Of Schoolyard Bullies, Zorro, and Charles Atlas
Steven Denlinger | Posted 11.30.2007 | Living
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That is the dark side of being a bookworm. Reading books might help you to imagine what it's like to be a superhero, but it doesn't provide the body required by the role.
The Dollar-Fifty-Six Euro
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.28.2007 | Business
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The real worry is that other countries will decide the dollar is a bad bet altogether, and either stop buying them or dump all their dollar reserves on the open market to exchange them for something more stable... like Euros.
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