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UK Conservatives may reopen probe into Iraq war whistleblower’s death
The death of a whistle-blower who said the UK government had “sexed up” a dossier on Saddam Hussein’s military capabilities in order to sell the Iraq war has been one of the most intriguing and confusing elements of the war’s history. Now the UK’s Conservative Party is signaling that it…
White House delivers stern public rebuke to Karzai
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House on Friday delivered a stern public rebuke to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, describing his latest outburst as “genuinely troubling” and seeking “clarification” from Kabul. Karzai accused foreign powers of orchestrating election fraud last year, just three days after US President Barack Obama made a…
Early forecasts show strong turnout for Iraqi election
BAGHDAD (AFP) – Iraq’s general election saw a strong turnout of at least 50 percent in most areas, initial forecasts showed Monday, even after rocket, mortar and bomb attacks had already killed 38 people. Millions voted in the poll, winning international praise for their courage and determination in a crunch…
Obama hails ‘courage’ of Iraqi voters
President Barack Obama paid tribute to the “courage” of Iraqis who “defied threats to advance their democracy” by voting Sunday in Iraq’s second general election since the 2003 invasion. “I congratulate the people of Iraq for casting their ballots in this important parliamentary election,” Obama said in his first reaction…
Iraq death toll spikes ahead of election
The number of Iraqis killed in February almost doubled month on month, official figures showed on Monday, just days ahead of a March 7 general election which Al-Qaeda has threatened to disrupt. Data compiled by the health, interior and defence ministries showed that 352 Iraqis — 211 civilians, 96 police…
Sole GOPer who backed health bill retreats after fundraising dips
Freshman Rep. Ahn “Joseph” Cao (R-LA) incurred the wrath of the conservative base when he became the lone Republican out of 178 to vote for the Democratic health care overhaul in November. Now, after his fundraising has dipped considerably, he’s having some second thoughts. Cao said on Thursday he won’t…
‘The election is over,’ Obama reminds McCain
President Obama sparred with his 2008 presidential campaign adversary Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) at Thursday’s bipartisan health care summit, reminding him that the election is behind them. McCain, taking his turn to speak, zeroed his criticism on the “process we’ve gone through to reach” the bill that emerged from the…
Cheney: Obama is going to be a one-term president
As conservative supporters declared “Run, Dick, Run,” former Vice President Dick Cheney bounded on stage Thursday night in a surprise appearance with his daughter, Liz, at the annual conservative CPAC summit in Washington. “Knock it off,” Cheney replied. “A welcome like that’s almost enough to make me want to run…
Gallup poll: Obama nearly tied with GOP generic candidate for 2012 election race
President Barack Obama faces an uphill challenge for re-election in 2012, though his approval ratings roughly match former President George W. Bush at this point in his first term, according to the latest Gallup poll. In a hypothetical matchup between President Obama and a generic Republican candidate (who remains unspecified),…
Democrats hope to blunt court ruling on campaign funds
WASHINGTON — Two leading Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to blunt the impact of a US Supreme Court decision last month giving corporations free rein for unlimited campaign spending. The bill by Senator Charles Schumer and Representative Chris Van Hollen would restore some of the decades-old restrictions on corporate campaign spending…
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