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U.S. begins using armed drones in Libya: Gates
(Reuters) – The United States is starting to use armed Predator drones in Libya to target Muammar Gaddafi’s forces after President Barack Obama approved their use, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. The unmanned aircraft, already used to target militants along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, will allow for more precise…
Controversial ‘Ten Commandments’ judge weighs White House run
DES MOINES (Reuters) – A former Alabama judge who gained attention for defying orders to take down a “Ten Commandments” monument from his courthouse said on Monday he was seriously considering running for president. Roy Moore, a Republican who was removed from Alabama’s Supreme Court by a judicial ethics panel, said he was…
Debt warning rocks US economy
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has cut the outlook on US sovereign debt to “negative”, raising doubts about Washington’s ability to tackle its huge debt and fiscal deficits. The move, the first time S&P has ever placed such a warning on the US’s gold-standard AAA rating, raised…
Gates: Dramatic military cuts would have ‘catastrophic’ consequences
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Pentagon chief Robert Gates has warned that major cuts to US defense spending planned by President Barack Obama would require scaling back military forces, missions and capabilities. The Pentagon’s stern response came after Obama unveiled a deficit-reduction plan that includes a proposed cut of $400 billion in…
Obama slams GOP budget plan, calls for preserving Medicare and raising taxes on the rich
WASHINGTON – In a major speech Wednesday afternoon, President Barack Obama fiercely criticized the GOP’s long-term budget, drawing a sharp contrast with the Republican vision of government and calling for “shared sacrifice” as he offered his own deficit-reduction plan. Calling his approach “more balanced,” the president proposed to achieve $4…
Obama’s constitutional law professor joins group calling Manning’s treatment illegal
Nearly 300 experts, scholars and authors demand an end to Manning’s rough treatment The Harvard professor who taught President Barack Obama about America’s founding document has added his name to a letter damning the treatment of U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning, the lone soldier accused of leaking a vast number…
No deal after Obama’s late-night budget talks
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama failed to break a budget impasse with Republicans during dramatic late-night talks, though he said the two sides were creeping toward a deal to avert a government shutdown. Obama met Republican House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid late…
Warning agencies to prep for shutdown, Obama digs in on budget war
WASHINGTON (AFP) – An impatient President Barack Obama is in a high-stakes battle to clinch a budget deal and avert a government shutdown by Friday’s deadline, but his dramatic intervention failed to break the deadlock. Obama upped the ante after he met top Republican and Democratic leaders at the White…
Americans worried about Libya conflict: poll
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A new poll published on Wednesday found nearly half of Americans were opposed to US military involvement in Libya, reflecting tricky political ground being navigated by President Barack Obama. But the Quinnipiac University survey also found that most voters were confident the US mission to shield civilians…
Republican bill would halt ‘unauthorized’ U.S. strikes in Libya
Two Republican congressmen, Rep. Timothy V. Johnson (IL) and Rep. Justin Amash (MI), have introduced legislation to the House of Representatives that would prevent the United States from carrying out further military operations in Libya until such actions were authorized by Congress. Johnson and Amash claimed that President Barack Obama…
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