Daily Archives: August 18th, 2009 «

 

Bagram: Obama’s Gitmo?

Posted by: ST on August 18, 2009 at 7:49 pm » 3 Comments

Jake Tapper reports on how the ACLU is upset with the Obama administration with not being more forthcoming with information on military detainees who are being held at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan: The White House declined to comment Tuesday about a letter sent by the American Civil Liberties Union asking why President Obama is refusing [...]

 

Tuesday Open Thread

Posted by: ST on August 18, 2009 at 1:02 pm » 7 Comments

Sorry – haven’t posted an open thread in a few days.

 

Byron York

Posted by: ST on August 18, 2009 at 12:51 pm » Comments Off

For the Left, war without Bush is not war at all

 

CBS News

Posted by: ST on August 18, 2009 at 12:50 pm » Comments Off

Thousands Quit AARP Over Health Reform

 

RIP, Robert Novak

Posted by: ST on August 18, 2009 at 12:41 pm » 1 Comment

The AP reports on powerhouse conservative columnist Robert Novak’s passing: CHICAGO (AP) – Political columnist Robert Novak, who was a central figure in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case, has died after a battle with brain cancer. His wife, Geraldine Novak, tells the Chicago Sun-Times that he died at his home in Washington on Tuesday. [...]

 

Obama authorizes financing for offshore drilling

Posted by: ST on August 18, 2009 at 11:27 am » 8 Comments

Great news? Not so fast (via Fausta): Unfortunately, the Obama Administration is financing oil exploration off Brazil. The U.S. is going to lend billions of dollars to Brazil’s state-owned oil company, Petrobras, to finance exploration of the huge offshore discovery in Brazil’s Tupi oil field in the Santos Basin near Rio de Janeiro. Brazil’s planning [...]

 

WaPo

Posted by: ST on August 18, 2009 at 9:39 am » Comments Off

Obama Calls for Repeal of Defense of Marriage Act

 

Ynet

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Israel agrees to freeze settlement construction as gesture to US

 

CNN

Posted by: ST on August 18, 2009 at 9:37 am » Comments Off

90 percent of U.S. bills carry traces of cocaine