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Government & Politics,
International Relations

Blame Australia!

Aggregated from: England for Obama

Guess who’s staying in the Presidential guest house Blair House - and thus preventing the Obamas from moving in? The delightful John Howard. Although, as Margaret Carlson says here, the 35 (count ‘em!)-bathroomed Blair House was reportedly free until recently - and Howard may well have b...

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Bush's mate Howard back in Washington

Posted by Kevin Rennie · 2:18 pm · Breaking News · International Relations · War & Conflict

The upcoming inauguration has taken an Aussie turn. Barack Obama's displacement from Blair House was caused by former Australian Prime Minister John Howard who is to receive the US Medal of Freedom from his mate George W. Bush. U.S. bloggers were outraged apparently. Australian bloggers were just as vocal. 2 comments · read »

Breaking News: Bush Ducks Shoes

Posted by Eunice del Rosario · 12:52 am · Egypt

It was an incident that lasted a mere 12 seconds. But as soon as bloggers the world over watched Muntadar Al Zeidi throw not one, but both his shoes, at US President George W Bush in a Press conference held in Iraq today, reactions - several in 140 characters or less in the Twittersphere - spread faster than you could say ‘footwear’ … twice. 8 comments · read »

International Relations

Obama: new neo-con?

Aggregated from: Antony Loewenstein

My latest New Matilda column is about the incoming Obama administration and its likely foreign policy: Will Obama resist Zionist pressure and reveal his progressive side on Israel? Writing from the US, Antony Loewenstein isn’t optimistic I’m currently in the US on a book tour and I’ve been s...

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Government & Politics,
Media & Internet

America Limited: Conservatives Consorting

Aggregated from: Labor View from Bayside

Americans for Limited Government is a U.S. organisation that believes "that the bigger you get, the better it is for all of us who value individual liberty, constitutional rights, and the free enterprise system." They're not talking about the size of government, but rather the blogging community th...

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Iraq

Howard on top: Luck, Lies and Latham

Aggregated from: Labor View from Bayside

Watched Part 3 The Howard Years: Commander-in-Chief last night. Decided that my post yesterday should have been called: Luck, Lies and Latham.Tony Blair and George W. Bush were his political referees for the Iraq war. Funny how the three of them are still sure that they were right about WMDs and Sad...

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Economy & Trade,
Government & Politics

Who are Obama’s economic team?

Aggregated from: catallaxyfiles

Written by Jason Soon Obama’s core economic team has been revealed to consist of New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary, Larry Summers as White House economic director, Peter Orszag as head of the Congressional Budget Office and Christina Romer as head of t...

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Technology

Obama Koala Hijinks

Aggregated from: Beyond The Fringe

Fresh from the talented pen of Joel Watson from HijiNKS Ensue - his efferverscent comics are well worth following. [Republished with permission] Wonder what Obama thinks of Oz’s rather more fiercesome drop bears?...

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Obama: Fortune tellers - past and present

Posted by Kevin Rennie · 2:17 pm · Economy & Trade · Environment · International Relations · War & Conflict

Foretelling political fortunes is risky at the best of times - almost as hard as economic predictions. Remember the warnings of oil at $200 a barrel before the end of the year? Kevin Rennie, from Australia, takes a closer look at predictions for the Obama administration. 0 comments · read »

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