Showing posts with label Christian Science Monitor. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Meanwhile, Biden waits for her to stumble

January 28, 2015 Christian Science Monitor , Hillary Clinton 0 Comments
Will Hillary Clinton Run For The Democratic Nomination Unopposed?

Linda Feldmann, Jan. 26, 2015, Christian Science Monitor

Martin O’Malley, who just left the governor’s chair in Maryland, has long been preparing to run. But he is holding back. Ditto Vice President Joe Biden, who has long wanted to make a third try for the Oval Office. Last week, he told ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos that “there’s a chance” he’ll run, but he’s seen as ready to run only if Clinton doesn't. Jim Webb, a one-term former senator from Virginia, says he’s running, but he’s a long shot.

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Monday, January 12, 2015

Petraeus to be charged?

January 12, 2015 Brad Knickerbocker , Christian Science Monitor 0 Comments
David Petraeus: From Military Rock Star To Possible Prosecution

Brad Knickerbocker, Jan. 10, 2015, Christian Science Monitor

Federal investigators have been looking into whether Petraeus improperly shared classified materials with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, the West Point graduate and Army reserve officer with whom he admitted having an affair. FBI agents reportedly found a substantial number of classified documents on Ms. Broadwell's computer and at her home.

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Saturday, January 10, 2015

Instability...anxiety

January 10, 2015 Christian Science Monitor , King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia 0 Comments
House Of Saud Divided: Generational Shift Seen In Royal Succession Battle

Taylor Luck, Jan. 9, 2015, Christian Science Monitor

With 91-year-old Abdullah’s hospitalization with pneumonia Jan. 2, all eyes in Saudi Arabia immediately turned to Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, the king’s 79-year-old half-brother and a former defense minister.

Yet due to Salman’s own deteriorating health – those close to the palace say the crown prince is suffering from the early stages of dementia – a campaign is growing within Riyadh to bypass Salman and give the throne to Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, 69, another of the king’s half brothers, should Abdullah be deemed unfit to rule.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

We'll find out--after he leaves office

November 25, 2014 Barack Obama , Christian Science Monitor 0 Comments
Is Obama's Immigration Action Legal? 

Warren Richey, Nov. 21, 2014, Christian Science Monitor

Existing immigration law makes clear that those who arrive in the US illegally or who overstay their visa are subject to deportation. Estimates are that 11 million people are currently in this deportable category.

The basic idea of prosecutorial discretion is that a cop can’t be expected to enforce every law against every law breaker. Since there aren’t enough cops, prosecutors must exercise discretion and set enforcement priorities.

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

W. regrets rise of ISIS

November 13, 2014 Barack Obama , Christian Science Monitor 0 Comments
What Is George W. Bush's Only Regret Over Invading Iraq?

Husna Haq, Nov. 10, 2014, Christian Science Monitor

“My regret is that a violent group of people has risen up again. This is al Qaeda plus. I put in the book that they need to be defeated. And I hope we do [defeat them].”

After spending six years largely out of the limelight, former President George W. Bush is making the rounds to promote his new book, "41," an affectionate biography of his father. Along the way, he's opened up to major networks and newspapers, offering surprisingly candid thoughts on his brother Jeb, his father grief over the second term he never had, and his advice to President Obama after the crushing Democratic defeat of last Tuesday's midterm.

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

“That [Islamist] ideology...it’s exponentially growing.”

July 29, 2014 al Qaeda , Christian Science Monitor 0 Comments
Pentagon Official: USA "No Safer" After 13 Yrs. Of War 

By Anna Mulrine, Jul. 28, 2014, Csmonitor.com

The nation is no safer after 13 years of war, warns a top US military official who leads one of the nation’s largest intelligence organizations.

“We have a whole gang of new actors out there that are far more extreme than Al Qaeda,” says Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, which employs some 17,000 American intelligence collectors in 140 countries around the world.

That the United States is no safer – and in some respects may be less safe – even after two wars and trillions of dollars could prove to be disappointing news for Americans, noted the journalist questioning General Flynn at the Aspen Security Forum last week.

Still, Flynn was firm on that point. “Yeah, my quick answer is that we’re not,” he said.

America is less safe today in large part because of the emergence of terrorist groups like the Islamic State, formerly know as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The group is stoking regional wars in Syria andIraq that will only continue to increase in complexity, Flynn said.

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Monday, June 9, 2014

Illegal immigration: How 'Humanitarian Crisis' On Border Could Hurt Obama (VIDEO) --Obama's Policies ENCOURAGED this

June 09, 2014 Associated Press , Christian Science Monitor 1 Comments
By Mark Sappenfield, Jun. 8, 2014, Csmonitor.com

Two weeks ago, the Obama administration was poised again to take executive action in an election year to ease deportations of undocumented immigrants. Today, that plan may be increasingly fraught with complications.

In recent weeks, a tide of young, unaccompanied minors crossing the Texas border illegally has pushed the US immigration system to its breaking point. Unable to cope with the volume of children crossing the border without their parents, immigration authorities have had to find emergency solutions, such as housing thousands in a San Antonio Air Force base, a California Navy base, and a makeshift detention center in Nogales, Ariz.

The Associated Press reported that the Nogales warehouse was running out of supplies.

The Obama administration has linked the trend to unrest in Central American countries, but Republican critics say an executive action that the president took in 2012 is to blame, calling the situation "an administration-made disaster."

President Obama delayed rolling out new deportation reforms in late May partly because did didn't want to further anger Republicans who accuse him of unconstitutionally bypassing Congress to set immigration policy. Now, if he proceeds, he will have to fend off fresh claims that the very policies he has set have pushed the country into crisis.

At issue is Mr. Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which in 2012 allowed some undocumented immigrants who came to America as minors to defer deportation for two years. Last week, the administration announced guidelines for how these immigrants could defer deportation for a further two years.

DACA would not apply to anyone coming across the border today. Only undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as minors before June 15, 2007, are eligible. But to Republican critics, DACA created the opportunity for misinformation and confusion.

"Word has gotten out around the world about President Obama's lax immigration enforcement policies and it has encouraged more individuals to come to the United States illegally," said Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R) of Virginia, a key broker in immigration reform efforts on Capitol Hill, in a statement last week.

The numbers are stark.

During the decade preceding fiscal year 2012, the federal government agency tasked with caring for unaccompanied minors who cross the border illegally dealt with an average of 7,000 to 8,000 cases a year, according to a Department of Health and Human Services fact sheet. In fiscal year 2011, the number was 6,560.

The following year, however, the number jumped to 13,625. This fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, 2014, federal officials are estimating that the number could be 80,000, according to an internal memo cited by The New York Times.

Obama called the situation a "humanitarian crisis" Monday. Poverty and violence are driving the migration, administration officials say, and activists working with migrants agree. But some also suggest that DACA could be a factor.

Tania Chavez of La Union del Pueblo Entero told KRGV-TV of the Rio Grande Valley that the "coyote" smugglers who bring Central Americans to the US illegally may be telling people that children can take advantage of the program and find work in the United States.

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Michael Sam: Is Emotional Kiss Exactly What Some NFL Teams Fear? --No, most are afraid he might not be good enough

May 13, 2014 Christian Science Monitor , Mark Sappenfield 0 Comments
Michael Sam
By Mark Sappenfield, May 11, 2014, Csmonitor.com

Michael Sam, the first openly gay player ever to enter the National Football League draft, was taken by the St. Louis Rams with the 249th pick of the draft Saturday, proving precisely nothing about the state of homophobia in professional football.

Only one thing can be said with certainty: By taking Sam with the eighth-to-last pick of the seven-round draft, the St. Louis Rams saved the NFL a small public-relations nightmare.

Had he not been drafted, many questions would have been asked, most of them uncomfortable.

How could Sam, who was co-defensive player of the year in the Southeastern Conference – without question the top college football conference in the country – not even get drafted? How could a unanimous first-team All-American not be among the 256 players chosen by NFL teams? In an era when rushing the quarterback is perhaps the single most important defensive skill, why was someone with 11-1/2 sacks completely ignored?

Those questions have been avoided, though barely. Instead, different sorts of question have emerged: Why did it take so long for Sam to get drafted? Given that most seventh-round picks are largely throwaways, did the Rams draft Sam simply to save face for the league?

And, most poignantly, did 31 other teams want to avoid the image that came after Sam was finally drafted, when he kissed his boyfriend on live television?

The only people who know the answers to these questions are the people in the personnel departments of the NFL's 32 teams. Any other speculation is just that, because, despite his pedigree, Sam was a marginal draft prospect.

Had Sam been seen a can't-miss NFL star – someone who could change the shape of a defense – teams could not have avoided taking him. But most agree that his stock was hurt at least as much by his poor performances in the scouting combines and pro days as by his coming out.

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Saturday, April 26, 2014

What I learned As A Liberal Talking Head On Fox News --Hannity and Palin are "personable, kind, and human."

April 26, 2014 Bill O'Reilly , Christian Science Monitor 0 Comments
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By Sally Kohn, Apr. 15, 2014, Christian Science Monitor

For a radical progressive who once harbored negative stereotypes about folks on the right, it was a turning point for me: Though Sean Hannity or Sarah Palin and I disagree profoundly on politics – they're personable, kind, and human. If you want to persuade people, you can’t demonize them.

In the fall of 2013, I gave a TED talk on what I learned as a progressive, on-air talking head at Fox News, where I worked for two years before leaving and joining my current home, CNN. After all, one of the most frequent questions I was asked during my time at Fox was how I did it, how I was a fox in the henhouse – or a hen in the Fox house, if you will.

The questions came mostly from fellow liberals who had not watched much Fox News but had seen the most outlandish clips of Bill O'Reilly or Sean Hannity that had made it to "The Daily Show" or YouTube. They perhaps imagined that walking down the hallway outside makeup, Mr. O'Reilly might yell then, too, instead of just saying hello. That's a funny notion, but it couldn't be further from the truth.

My time at Fox News was marked by meeting and working with some of the kindest, smartest, and most talented people I've had the pleasure of meeting in life. As I said in my TED talk, Sean Hannity is one of the sweetest people you'll ever meet – and even now that I've parted ways with Fox, he remains a good friend and mentor.

For a radical progressive who once harbored negative stereotypes about folks on the right, it was a turning point for me to meet people such as Mr. Hannity, Karl Rove, Monica Crowley, Sarah Palin, and so many others, and see that – though we certainly disagree profoundly on political issues – they're personable and kind and human. Just like me.

It's strange to suggest that a seemingly simple realization such as that is in fact a profound revelation, but in our hyperpartisan era, when we often vilify the other side as being less-than-human, it is.

WE ALL WANT THE SAME THINGS

Once I had that experience with some of the most visible voices on "the other side" – in my case, the right – it was an easy leap to find connection and compassion with everyday conservative audiences. These aren't evil people, either, or stupid, or any of the other things that some liberals, in their lowest moments, have suggested. In fact, in many cases, I've learned that the ideological labels that feel so firm and unyielding among the professional political class are rather malleable among ordinary Americans.

Most people just want a better life for themselves and their kids. And they're worried about the things they see as barriers to that opportunity – whether it's big banks gobbling up all the money and real estate titles or higher taxes or struggling public schools or the cost of food. In real communities in real places across the United States, I've found that liberals and conservatives share many of the same concerns and problems and simply gravitate toward two different sides in searching for solutions.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

"Is Conservative Book Boom Bubble About To Burst From Over-saturation And Fierce Competition?" -That and boring books

March 25, 2014 ” and Marco Rubio’s “An American Son” , ” Sarah Palin’s “Going Rogue 0 Comments
Husna Haq, Mar. 24, 2014, Christian Science Monitor

Is the conservative book business – a publishing gold mine that has included such hits as Bill O’Reilly’s “Killing Jesus,” Sarah Palin’s “Going Rogue,” and Marco Rubio’s “An American Son” – a bubble that’s about to burst?

That’s the story in a provocative new article by BuzzFeed writer McKay Coppins.
After a decade-long publishing boom, the conservative book business is dying, capping an industry gold rush and perhaps marking the end of an era in publishing, says Coppins in his article “Killing Conservative Books: The Shocking End of a Publishing Gold Rush.”
11 best political books of all time

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