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January 20, 2009

Live blogging Obama’s inauguration

Aggregated from: Pickled Politics » United States

I’m in central London right now at an event, with fellow Pickler Leon and will try and live-blog the inauguration. We start with a speech by Trevor Phillips, who is paying homage to Obama only weeks after he slammed Obama in Prospect magazine! Anyway, it’s a day of celebration so I won&#...

Barack Obama Inaugurated As 44th President of the United States

Aggregated from: Desicritics Category: Politics: US

Barack Obama changed the world and American Politics as he was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States. Stay tuned as we cover this historic event live. Add your views in the comments. If you'd like to liveblog along with us - send us an email Articles are invited about what you expec...

December 15, 2008

Breaking News: Bush Ducks Shoes

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.

December 9, 2008

Pakistan Acts Against The Terrorists

Aggregated from: Desicritics Category: Politics: US

After the devastating attacks in Mumbai late November 2008, the pressure on Pakistan escalated tremendously. For the last two decades, Pakistan has been using the policy of sponsoring terrorists (not only Pakistan, since after the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, Pakistan along with the US a...

Sonal Shah and the VHP

Aggregated from: Pickled Politics » United States

Sonal Shah is part of the Obama transition team. She has even been tipped by some for a cabinet position. However ennis at Sepia Mutiny has been doing an excellent job in reporting her links to the radical VHP. To be honest, I’m in two minds about this. On the one hand she’s got a stell...

December 4, 2008

Democrats Evolve Stance on Terrorist Interrogations

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

Glenn Greenwald reports the inevitable: Democrats’ attitude about harsh interrogation techniques has changed now that their man has been elected and is about to assume responsibility for the continued security of the free world.  It’s an unenviable job in many respects, in particula...

The man can do no wrong

Aggregated from: Pickled Politics » United States

Heh: A new national poll suggests that Americans think President-elect Barack Obama’s getting it right when it comes to his Cabinet picks, especially Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates. A poll shows 71 percent of Americans approve of Barack Obama picking Hillary Clinton for secretary of state. S...

American perceptions of the Mumbai attacks, Thomas Ash

Aggregated from: open Democracy News Analysis - USA

Until it hit the headlines after the Mumbai attacks, India did not tend to receive much attention in the international press - at least not as much attention as China, Asia's other major rising power. Even with the Olympics over, China has been the subject of innumerable recent news stories and ...

December 3, 2008

Obama: India Has the Right to Protect Itself

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

Speaking Monday, U.S. president-elect Barack Obama said that India is a sovereign country and has, as a result, every right to protect itself. He said so in response to questions whether he would support India if it would use military force against terrorists in Pakistan. During the election campaig...

November 26, 2008

Citibank - The New State Bank of America

Aggregated from: Desicritics Category: Politics: US

The United States Government took a giant step towards nationalization of the American banking system by announcing a plan to fund and backstop Citigroup, the beleaguered financial giant that has lost over $160 billion in market cap. The guarantees being provided include an additional capital infusi...