The first rule of the political press conference: You don’t really have to answer the question, or at least you don’t have to dwell on it. You can simply say what you came to say. This is even more true when you are a popular President of the United States.
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Spain’s Withdrawal from Kosovo Angers Allies
For a moment there, it was all going so well. A mix of skillful politicking and outright begging had netted Spanish Prime Minister José Luis RodrÃguez Zapatero a place at the G20 table next month
Senate Dems propose cutting Obama budget by billions
Hours before President Obama was to hold a prime time news conference — in part to boost his $3.6 trillion budget plan — a key Democratic senator Tuesday unveiled a scaled-down budget proposal. Sen.
Possible contamination at VA facilities sparks call for inquiry
Thousands of veterans in South Florida may have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV because of contaminated equipment after getting colonoscopies at the Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, officials announced Monday. Two Florida lawmakers are asking for an inspector general’s inquiry.
Pennsylvania acid spill forces evacuations
A tractor-trailer carrying 33,000 pounds of corrosive hydrofluoric acid overturned in eastern Pennsylvania early Saturday, spurring evacuations, authorities said. The acid was spilled at 3:30 a.m
Can Afghanistan Support a Beefed Up Military?
Unlike some of his predecessors, Defense Secretary Robert Gates declines to bluff when he doesn’t know the answer. When he was asked on Wednesday about the best strategy for the war in Afghanistan, he shrugged
What’s Behind Dick Cheney’s New Attacks?
Dick Cheney has never had any qualms about defending the Bush Administration war on terror or criticizing Democrats’ alternative approaches to national security.
6 years later, progress and doubts are legacy of Iraq war
Six years ago Thursday, then-President George W.
Operator ordered to sell British airports
Britain’s competition watchdog has ordered airport operator BAA to sell three of its seven airports, including two in London. BAA must sell Gatwick and Stansted airports in London and either Edinburgh or Glasgow airports in Scotland within two years, the Competition Commission said Thursday
North Korea detains 2 American journalists
Two female American journalists were detained while filming near the border of North Korea and China, South Korean media reported Thursday. The book, tentatively titled “Decision Points,” is to be published in fall 2010, according to the Crown Publishing Group. Financial terms weren’t disclosed