And Then There Were 60. . .Arlen Specter Joins Democrats
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Wow. The Democrats — if they ever bring in Al Franken — will control 60 seats in the US Senate fair and square.
LIVE STREAM TODAY: US-Saudi Relations in a World Without Equilibrium
Note: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William J. Burns will deliver remarks at approximately 12:45 pm. His remarks will be on the record. I will then moderate an off the record Q&A session with Secretary Burns, during which time this LIVE STREAM will cut out.
Commission on Accountability Should Be Part of Our Response to America’s Torture Nightmare
I have had a couple of overwhelming weeks and haven’t been able to post until now what I would have preferred on this debate about George W. Bush administration torture policy accountability.
The Washington Note in “State of Play”
The Washington Note‘s actual image has made it on to Rachel Maddow’s terrific MSNBC show, been highlighted on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, and has popped up on Wolf Blitzer’s The Situation Room on CNN, and George StephanopoulosThis Week. . .but there is a new first for TWN.
US-Saudi Relations in a World Without Equilibrium
On Monday, 27 April, I will be co-chairing a major national policy forum on US-Saudi economic and strategic perspectives on the Middle East and global economic and security system. We have quite a line-up which I’ll share below.
Guest Post by Jonathan Guyer: Obama’s First 100 Days – A Crisis and Opportunity for Progressives
(Credit: Jonathan Guyer) Jonathan Guyer is a Research Associate at the New America Foundation/Middle East Task Force.
LIVE STREAM: Financial Times World News Editor Alec Russell on South Africa’s Elections
To discuss tomorrow’s elections in South Africa, the New America Foundation/American Strategy Program is hosting Financial Times World News Editor Alec Russell, who will discuss his new book, Bring Me My Machine Gun: The Battle For The Soul of South Africa, From Mandela to Zuma.
Tear Down This Wall
(Matt Wuerker, Politico, reprinted with permission) Matt Wuerker, who was just announced yesterday as a Pulitzer finalist, did this great sketch of the Cuba embargo “wall” that America has built around itself. It’s brilliant. Enjoy Matt’s “Wuerking Drawings” at Politico.
State Department Policy Planning Chief to Speak at US-Saudi Forum
Anne-Marie Slaughter had one of the coolest jobs that met at the nexus of public policy and academia. She was Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
The View from Carson City: An Eagle at Washoe Lake
A loyal TWN reader sent in these pics he took yesterday of a pretty handsome bald eagle. They were taken at Washoe Lake in Carson City, Nevada — a place I hang out from time to time.