Senator Obama put out this statement today on his just announced trips to Europe, Israel and Jordan: “This trip will be an important opportunity for me to assess the situation in countries that are critical to American national security, and to consult with some of our closest friends and allies about the common challenges we…
Some quick thoughts that I just shared on North Korea nuclear deal-making thus far: — Steve Clemons
If I write “net nootrality” the way it should be spelled, my posts pop up on a zillion google alerts — which produce an avalanche of emails from stakeholders in the debate. I’m trying to get ready for a China trip so I can’t handle an email tsunami this week.
This is awkward as the Australian American Leadership Dialogue meeting at which I posed a question to Vice President Cheney was off the record — but it’s out there now in the New York Times.
One of my best international politcal pals is head of the Green Party in Germany, Reinhard Buetikofer. He has been an outstanding leader of his party — and I hear is soon stepping down to run for the European Parliament.
What I reported two days ago about the White House asking Congress to remove North Korea from the State Sponsors of Terror list was confirmed a few moments ago by President Bush. In a Rose Garden statement, President Bush also suspended sanctions on North Korea that are tied to the “Trading with Enemies Act”.
The “Media Consortium” via correspondent and former New America Foundation research associate Brian Beutler posted this short clip of three questions posed to Senator Russ Feingold during his recent talk before the New America Foundation.
On June 11th, I posted a link to a videologue of McCain Campaign Manager Rick Davis walking through Senator McCain’s strategy with the public. Today, the Obama team has released a set of powerpoints that campaign manager David Plouffe used in a “strategy” discussion with the media. I’ve attached the pdf file here.
I check in with the Gallup Daily Tracking Poll frequently and think it has been consistently on target. Today, Gallup has Obama and McCain tied at 45% each. But four days ago, Newsweek had a poll out showing Obama 15 points ahead.
Today at 12:15 pm EST, I’ll be having a discussion with former John Edwards campaign Senior Economic Policy Adviser Leo Hindery and ISI Group financial markets expert Tom Gallagher. We will be discussing high oil prices, declining home values, and what all of this means for the American middle class.
