FOREIGN SERVICE officers do unspeakably dangerous work and rarely get noticed unless one of them dies. We found that out when Christopher Stevens was murdered in Benghazi. In Afghanistan recently, a deadly attack took another American life. Anne Smedinghoff was the best of what the United States foreign services offers. From a report today by [...]
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Top Story — Netanyahu and Obama Agree, Israel’s Right to Self-Defense is Sacrosanct, Meets with Abbas *Updates*
“Netanyahu has been able to get a bump every time he says no to the president. When he upbraided him in the Oval Office, he got a 10 percent rise in the Israeli public opinion. That is unheard of,” said Martin Indyk, Bill Clinton’s ambassador to Israel, during a roundtable discussion in Washington last week. [...]
State Dept. Late Friday Draft Release Clears Keystone XL Pipeline Construction
“You know the news is bad when it comes out at 4 PM on Friday.” – Michael Brune, Sierra Club The Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Keystone XL pipeline’s route was released just a few weeks after about 35,000 people gathered in DC to urge the project not be built, and after several [...]
News Desk: Kerry Pledges $60 Million Non-military U.S. Aid for Syrian Rebels
Kerry, after the talks in Rome, said Washington would more than double its aid to the Syrian civilian opposition, giving it an extra $60 million to help provide food, sanitation and medical care to devastated communities. The United States would now “extend food and medical supplies to the opposition, including to the Syrian opposition’s Supreme [...]
Secretary John Kerry Sets Intense Itinerary for First Overseas Trip
SECRETARY KERRY is hitting the skies on his first overseas diplomatic mission and it’s going to be a grinding trip. From February 24 to March 6, Kerry is traveling to the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar. From the State Department, some details: The Secretary travels first to London, [...]
Obama is Suddenly the “Puppet Master” of the Press
The results are transformational. With more technology, and fewer resources at many media companies, the balance of power between the White House and press has tipped unmistakably toward the government. This is an arguably dangerous development, and one that the Obama White House — fluent in digital media and no fan of the mainstream press [...]
Call Him Secretary Kerry
SECRETARY KERRY is now on the job. The warm welcome (see video below) was deserved and made my heart sing.
Scott Brown Out, Will Tagg Romney Jump In?
WILL TAGG run? Calls for Romney, 42, to join in the short campaign to replace Secretary of State John F. Kerry have increased since the Herald first reported heavyweight Republicans are urging both Romney and his mother, Ann, to get in. The eldest son of former governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney already has statewide [...]
Andrea Mitchell and the Clinton Interview [Video]
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy IT’S THE last time I’ll get to use the Paul Szep graphic of former Secretary Clinton holding up the world, because it’s now Secretary John Kerry. NBC’s grand dame of foreign policy taped her interview with the outgoing secretary as the incoming was [...]
Kerry’s Farewell, Cites Money in Politics, and a Word About Gov. Patrick [Full Remarks - Video]
SENATOR KERRY said so long to the Senate today. What he said about money won’t make it through the cacophony, but nothing is changing our democratic republic more. I also want to say that Gov. Deval Patrick is a schmuck. I’ve never cared much for Patrick and I care even less now. No offense to [...]
John Kerry Confirmed as New Secretary of State
The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama’s choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The vote Tuesday was 94-3. One senator — Kerry — voted present and accepted congratulations from colleagues on the Senate floor. [ASSOCIATED PRESS] [...]
John Kerry on Climate Change: “A Life-Threating Issue,” But Hedges on Keystone XL Pipeline [Video - Full Remarks]
“I will be a passionate advocate for this,” he added, “not based on ideology but facts.” [Boston Globe] OBAMA’S NOMINEE to succeed Secretary Clinton, John Kerry, put climate change in stark emphasis in his remarks yesterday. He has a history of being an advocate for addressing climate change. What will this mean for the future [...]
Top Story — President Obama Lays Out Democratic Vision
EVERY DEMOCRAT and progressive had to thoroughly enjoy the Inauguration of President Obama. It was a marvelous ceremony, and the star of the whole day was just as much First Lady Michelle Obama and her high fashion statement, as the President himself. As for President Obama’s Second Inaugural Address, it was a manifesto for what [...]
News Desk: Barney Frank Wants to Be Interim Senator, Asks Patrick to Appoint him to John Kerry’s Seat [Video]
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “I’ve told the governor I would now like, frankly, to do that [serve as interim senator].” [Politico] GOV. PATRICK should do just that, appoint former Rep. Barney Frank to John Kerry’s seat until the special election, which will likely take place this coming [...]
News Desk: Markey’s In
“I have decided to run for the US Senate because this fight is too important,” Markey said in a statement to the Globe. “There is so much at stake.” Two other Bay State congressmen, Michael E. Capuano of Somerville and Stephen F. Lynch of South Boston, both Democrats, have also expressed interest in seeking Kerry’s [...]
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