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Secretary Clinton to the World: I’m Listening

It should be crystal clear to everyone now why Barack Obama put his faith in Hillary Clinton when he nominated her to be Secretary of State. She’s simply the best person there was for the job and her first trip abroad has shown that from the moment it started.
Everywhere she has gone in Asia, Clinton [...]

Secretary Clinton Signals Possible Policy Shift on Burma

On Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the economic sanctions that have been imposed by the U.S. and “other Western governments had failed to pressure the repressive Burmese government,” thus pointing to a potential shift in U.S. policy on Burma.

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Tags: Andrea Mitchell, Array, Burma, Burmese Government, Burmese Junta, Direction, Economic Sanctions, Foreign Policy, [...]

The Politics of Humanitarian Aid: The U.S. and Myanmar

President Bush was justifiably upset. A cyclone four days earlier had destroyed a large portion of Myanmar, and the country’s military junta was still refusing humanitarian aid. “Let the United States come to help you, help the people,” Bush pleaded with the junta. “We’re prepared to move U.S. Navy assets to help find those who’ve [...]

On The Road Again… Visiting 57 States

On The Road Again…. Barack Obama’s been on the road for so damn long now he can’t remember how many states there are in America:
Obviously Obama’s “tired” — who wouldn’t be after months of campaigning. Marc Ambinder thinks if John McCain had said it, the “media would be all up in his grill, accusing him [...]

Ten Post Round-Up: Thursday Rush Edition

I wasn’t sure I would make it, today! I’m just getting over my annual post-trick-or-treat sugar rush, I am finally up and at ‘em on this frosty Thursday morning.
I am proud to say that I finally got the candy to trick-or-treaters ratio “just right”, this year. We started with a large tote box full and [...]