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Palestinian Cabinet Dissolved as Abbas Demonstrates Political Reform
By Linda Gradstein - AOL NewsJERUSALEM -- The Palestinian prime minister today dissolved his Cabinet in what some said was an attempt to increase popular support and avoid pro-democracy demonstrations like those sweeping Egypt. Palestinian officials insisted that the move is not a direct response to the events in Egypt and said it was meant to help the Palestinians prepare for elections planned for later this year. "This reshuffle was supposed to happen with or without Egypt," Ghassan al-Khatib, the director of the government media center in Ramallah, told AOL News. "But maybe the events have accelerated ...
Jordan's King Kicks Out Government After Protests
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsKing Abdullah II of Jordan bowed to his subjects' demands today and sacked his much-hated prime minister and Cabinet. The king has asked Marouf Bakhit -- a conservative former premier with a military background -- to form a new government. Abdullah, a close U.S. ally, has come under intense pressure since demonstrations in Egypt and the toppling of the Tunisian regime last month, which inspired a loose coalition of Islamists, secular opposition groups and retired army officials to take to the streets and call for radical economic and political reforms. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, ...
Rahm's Out and Rouse Is In: Reactions
By Carl Franzen - AOL News
(Oct. 1) -- It's Rahm time. In a move that surprised no one, President Barack Obama announced today that the White House chief of staff for the past two years, Rahm Emanuel, would be stepping down, effective immediately, to pursue his longtime dream of running for mayor of Chicago. The parting of ways was "bittersweet," as the president put it in a midmorning press conference, flanked by a visibly emotional Emanuel. "It's fair to say that we could not have accomplished what we've accomplished without Rahm's leadership," Obama said "From preventing a second Depression to passing ...
Greek Prime Minister Overhauls Cabinet
By Anthee Carassava - AOL NewsATHENS, Greece (Sept. 7) -- Greece's embattled Prime Minister George Papandreou has overhauled his Cabinet, retaining top ministers in key posts but demoting and unseating others crimping government designs to enact reforms, spur growth and yank Greece out of its deepening recession. Although anticipated for months, Papandreou surprised pundits, politicians and even some of his closest aides, taking to a sweeping Cabinet shake-up that had him deliberating in the inner sanctums of the nation's parliament well into the early hours of Tuesday. Louisa Gouliamaki, AFP / Getty Images Greece's ...
U.K.'s Coalition Government: A Happy Marriage? (And Can It Last?)
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyThe United Kingdom has a coalition government for the first time in 70 years. But will this marriage of convenience last? The historic British elections, which -- after five days of intense wrangling -- finally yielded a new coalition government under the leadership of David Cameron on Tuesday night, has already unleashed a torrent of analysis and commentary. Some of it has been hopeful, some of it cautious, and some of it downright negative. ...
Sebelius Tapped for Health Secretary
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyKansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) has reportedly been selected by President Barack Obama to be Secretary of Health and Human Development. Sebelius, two term popular governor, will oversee the Obama Administration's plans for nationalizing the nation's health care system. The president will make the formal announcement on Monday.Sebelius is Obama's second stab at finding a nominee for the department, and a steward to guide his health care plans through Congress. The first nominee, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), withdrew his nomination earlier this month after becoming ...
Commerce Nominee Gary Locke Has Lobbyist Past
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyPresident Barack Obama's third choice to head the Commerce Department, former Washington State Governor Gary Locke, was a partner in the China division of Davis Wright Tremaine, an international law firm dealing with trade issues. Locke lobbyed the Chinese government on behalf of American companies Microsoft, Starbucks, and Weyerhaeuser Lumber, among others. Locke's advocacy on behalf of the companies has raised questions about his ability to lead the Commerce Department.President Obama has barred former lobbyists from taking positions in his Administraiton that would give them authority over ...
In Senate, Tom Daschle Railed Against 'Tax Cheaters'
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailySpeaking from the floor of the United States Senate on May 7, 1998,, then Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) had some pointed comments about people who do not pay their taxes; or "tax cheaters," as he called them."Make no mistake, tax cheaters cheat us all and the IRS should enforce our laws to the letter."Now that Daschle is an admitted tax cheater himself, he may want to revise and extend those remarks. And while Daschle likely will not be going to jail, he will not be the Secretary of Health and Human Development, which may actually be a greater punishment for a creature of official ...
Obama Nominee Tom Daschle Hid Tax Liabilities from Transition Team
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyPresident Barack Obama's nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, did not reveal the extent of his delinquency in paying federal income taxes to the Obama transition team for nearly a month after he was selected. Daschle knew he owed back taxes on income he received as a high-priced consultant since at least June 2008, but did not tell Obama about the tax bill until after he paid $146,000 in a January 2 amended filing. In his defense, Daschle said through a spokesman that he did not realize that the bill would be such a ...
Treasury Nominee Timothy Geithner Knowingly Received Payment for Unpaid Taxes
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyMore allegations of tax irregularities surrounding Timothy Geithner, President-elect Barack Obama's nominee to be Secretary of the Treasury, were revealed today, and they indicate that Geithner was fully aware that he was flouting U.S. tax law during the time he worked for the International Monetary Fund. Geithner has admitted that he made errors in his tax returns between 2001 and 2004, when he worked for the IMF. Obama has dismissed the charges against Geithner as an "innocent mistake." But documents posted on the Senate Finance Committee web site show that Geithner filed signed forms to ...
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