Category: Politics

Where is Gadhafi? Guessing game begins as an era ends in Libya

By Jason Freeman on Aug 24, 2011 in Politics

“Where is Moammar Gadhafi?”, might as well be the 24-dollar question on everyone’s mind, considering the contradicting reports about Gadhafi. “He’s everywhere, he’s nowhere; he’s negotiating to get out, he will never surrender; who knows?” former United Nations official Mark Quarterman said. Quarterman however stressed that “how he goes” is the next important question that [...]

Obama vows new ideas to boost jobs, slams Congress

By AlexGoldman on Aug 17, 2011 in Business, Education, Politics

President Barack Obama slammed Congress for hurting economic recovery through their bickering even as he reasserted his economic leadership Thursday by promising the delivery of new job creation ideas every week. Obama, who delivered a passionate speech to workers in the auto industry, said the refusal to prioritize the country over party “has got to [...]

SF transit blocks cellphones to disrupt protest

By Scott Basit on Aug 17, 2011 in Headlines, Politics

A transit board member got angry and shocked with the San Francisco Bay Area officials’ decision to cut off cellphone service at some of its stations to thwart a planned protest, acting as “this type of censor.” Officials of the Bay Area Rapid Transit said they shut down power to cellular towers Thursday evening for [...]

Obama returns to Chicago to resume fundraising

By Jason Freeman on Aug 06, 2011 in Finance, Politics

Now that the debt ceiling crisis has been dealt with by Congress, President Barack Obama is back in the fundraising game for his re-election campaign. Obama marked his 50th birthday with a series of coast-to-cost parties to make up for the event she had to cancel because of the crisis. Obama’s group lowered its expectations [...]

Apple has more cash than the federal government

By Tina Golden on Aug 03, 2011 in Finance, Politics, World News

BBC got a glimpse of Apple’s financial records and reported that compared to the United States federal government, the software company has more cash on hand. The quarterly financial report of the company that gave the world the iPhone, iPod and the iPad has $76.4 billion in reserve cash, compared to the only $73.7 billion [...]

Japanese support PM’s call to do away with nuclear power – poll

By Annika Lindorsson Krugel on Jul 25, 2011 in Environment, Politics, World News

A media poll Sunday showed that the call of Prime Minister Naoto Kan to do away with nuclear power is being supported by more than two-thirds of Japanese which is evident of the growing opposition to atomic energy after the Fukushima Daiichi plant disaster. Kan said earlier this month that he was convinced by the [...]

NKorean official to go to US for nuclear talks

By Jason Freeman on Jul 25, 2011 in Politics, World News

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton confirmed Sunday the possible resumption of international negotiations on ending the nuclear programs of Pyongyang with the visit to the US of a senior North Korean official. The rival Koreas have been on the edge for more than a year now, with high tension and animosity characterizing their [...]

Obama Meets Dalai Lama Despite China Anger

By Paul Clough on Jul 19, 2011 in Headlines, Politics

China may have been protesting the idea of Tibet’s spiritual leader being welcomed by the United States but this has not stopped US President Barack Obama from meeting with the Dalai Lama. However, the meeting was kept as low-key as possible by the White House so there was no press coverage and the visit was [...]

Obama Camp Says It Raised $47 Million for His Run

By Annika Lindorsson Krugel on Jul 15, 2011 in People, Politics

The aides of President Barack Obama admitted how he easily outpaced the Republicans who hoped to replace him after he was able to raise $47 million for his re-election campaign. A series of joint fund-raisers this spring also raised $38 million for the Democratic National Committee. The funds will be used to start field operation [...]

U.S. Tells China It Wants Stability in South China Sea

By Scott Basit on Jun 28, 2011 in Politics, World News

The United States told China it wants a reduction of the South China Sea tension despite its previous statements that it won’t interfere in the territorial conflict involving China and the other Asian countries. This happened during the recently-concluded U.S-China Asia-Pacific Consultations where the two nation’ two senior diplomats met. Kurt M. Campbell, East Asian [...]

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