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US Senator Jim Webb is not going to run again. Politico‘s Ben Smith has the scoop. Bad news is that Jim Webb has been a force for good in most of the issues I care about. In particular, Webb has a tenacious view on the separation of powers between the Congress and Executive Branch.
I’ve been harassed by some of you and other friends for words I tend to use a lot. In fact, some have suggested a new drinking game of Clemons using the words “stakeholder”, “seduce”, “civility”, “General Motors of countries”, and the like.
During the Democratic National Convention, I did some political commentary for Al Jazeera as well as MSNBC, CNN, Alhurra, TV Asahi, and others. But when in the Al Jazeera English booth, which they shared with a local Fox News affiliate, I saw then DNC Chair Howard Dean walk in.
I really like this video clip titled “We are Israel” which I got via the Israel Embassy’s Communications Chief Jonny Peled — and this is the Israel that I want to see be sustained. It would also be good to see an Egypt of similar energy and diversity emerge.
US Senator Chris Dodd is reportedly in negotiations to be the next President of the Motion Picture Association of America, a lucrative lobbying spot to protect and promote the interests of Tinseltown. According to Politico‘s Mike Allen, Dodd is the only one to whom MPAA is talking.
On Thursday afternoon, I’ll be chairing a session with former Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister and current Leader of the Opposition in the Malaysian Parliament Anwar Ibrahim, someone I greatly admire for his ongoing temerity in staring down thugs in his own government.
This is a guest note by Harlan Ullman, Chairman of the Killowen Group that advises leaders of government and business and Senior Advisor at Washington, D.C.’s Atlantic Council. (photo courtesy of UPI) Two ticking packages slipped into the White House.
The US position on Egypt continues to evolve, but President Obama is increasingly caught in a vise between advocacy for “regime change” in Egypt and less disruptive “regime adjustment.” Regime adjustment is not what the protests in Egypt have been about.