May 31, 2010 Posted by Peter Maer Some conservative talk show hosts and pundits have mounted an effort to politicize Memorial Day by questioning President Obama’s plan to visit a national cemetery in Illinois instead of attending the annual ceremony at Arlington.   RedState blogger and CNN contributor Erick Erickson tweeted, “Obama skipping the Tomb [...]

Memorial Day has personal tone in Afghanistan as troops remember friends and colleagues By HEIDI VOGT Associated Press Writers BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan May 31, 2010 (AP) U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan remembered friends and colleagues Monday in solemn Memorial Day ceremonies to commemorate all of their nation’s war dead. The nearly 9-year-old war raged [...]

Israeli commandos storm aid flotilla, killing at least 10 and sparking protests By AMY TEIBEL and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press Writers May 31, 2010 Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 10 passengers in a predawn raid [...]

May 30, 2010 Washington’s unprecedented backing for a UN resolution for a nuclear-free Middle East that singles out Israel has both angered and deeply worried the Jewish state although officials are cagey about openly criticising their biggest ally. The resolution adopted by the United Nations on Friday calls on Israel to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty [...]

May 30, 2010   BY ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter

(Reuters) – The amount of oil and gas leaking from BP’s ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico could increase as much as 20 percent while efforts are made to cap it, the White House said on Sunday. President Barack Obama was briefed by administration officials and discussed BP’s efforts to put machines into place [...]

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May 30, 2010 White House whitewash by Paul Jacob Impeached Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich goes on trial this week for allegedly attempting to sell his appointment to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama. As for the Obama Administration’s failed deal to barter a federal appointment in exchange for U.S. Rep. Joe [...]

May 30, 2010 Has Obama “Stimulated” the Economy Yet? by Austin Hill President Obama has a need to further stimulate the economy. But does the economy really need more Obama-styled stimulation? Speaking in Paris, France this past week, Christina Romer, head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers noted that “It would be wrong [...]

May 30, 2010 Legalize Immigration by Steve Chapman A lot of Arizonans are upset about illegal immigration, and to learn why, you can’t do better than the letter from Arizona State Sen. Sylvia Allen. Widely circulated on the Internet, it provides a pungent statement of the frustrations behind the new law stiffening enforcement — while [...]