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Carter, Former World Leaders in N. Korea for Talks
By not in system - AOL NewsPYONGYANG, North Korea - Former President Jimmy Carter and other past world leaders were hoping to meet with North Korea's ruler as they began a three-day mission Tuesday to discuss dangerous food shortages and stalled nuclear disarmament talks. Children presented flowers to Carter, former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Brundtland and former Irish President Mary Robinson at the airport, and the group was greeted by Vice Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, according to Associated Press Television News in Pyongyang. The former leaders didn't know ahead of ...
Carter Leaves Cuba Without Jailed US Contractor
By not in system - AOL NewsHAVANA -- Former President Jimmy Carter met with a jailed American contractor Wednesday but said Cuban leaders had made it clear they do not plan to release him. The announcement was a disappointment to supporters of Alan Gross after the trip had raised expectations the 86-year-old former American president would be allowed to bring the Maryland native home. Gross is serving a 15-year sentence after being convicted earlier this month of bringing communications equipment into Cuba illegally. Franklin Reyes, AP U.S. government contractor Alan Gross, left, is surrounded by security ...
Women's History Month: A Brief History of the Celebration of Female Contributions
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsAs Black History Month comes to a close, Women's History Month begins. Women's History Month is a relatively new invention, dating back to the 1970s, when women were fighting for greater recognition of female accomplishments. (Also at that time, the Equal Rights Amendment debate was in full swing.) According to the National Women's History Project, the idea for a month dedicated to women's history sprouted in 1978. That year, the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women declared the week of March 8 "Women's History Week," selecting March 8 ...
Would It Be Fair to Blame Obama for 'Losing Egypt'?
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyAs David Corn has noted, it appears we could see some conservatives blame President Obama for "losing Egypt" if things go badly in that embattled nation, just as others blamed Harry Truman for losing China, and many blamed Jimmy Carter for losing Iran. Such criticism will be easy to lodge but, at this moment, patently unfair. The truth is, Obama is between a rock and a hard place diplomatically and politically. First, the policy: Obama cannot publicly back Hosni Mubarak. The Egyptian leader is obviously a dictator, and perhaps on his last legs. Supporting Mubarak would mean opposing an ...
State of the Union Speeches -- By the Numbers
By John Merline - AOL NewsUnless you're a political junkie, you'd be excused from not caring too much about the president's annual State of the Union address. After all, the speeches tend to drag on interminably, with endless lists of policy prescriptions, bromides and ovations. The priorities outlined often get completely overlooked over the course of the year. And, with few exceptions, there's little if anything in these speeches that could really be called new. However, the SOTU -- as Washington insiders like to call it -- is an opportunity to engage in a little presidential trivia. And thanks to the amazing SOTU ...
Obamas Host China's President Hu at Glitzy White House State Dinner
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyPresident and Mrs. Obama welcomed China's President Hu Jintao to a glittery state dinner for 225 Wednesday night, with guests ranging from Wall Street titans to a human rights champion, to a pair of former presidents -- Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton -- and a clutch of entertainers and business leaders. The event also featured an all-American dinner capped by apple pie and ice cream and the news flash from Obama that China will let Washington's National Zoo keep Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, its adorable loaner pandas, for another five years. After the toasts came a jazz concert. Most guests ...
A Jazzy All-American State Dinner for Chinese President
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Michelle and Barack Obama welcomed a mix of Hollywood A-listers, big business types and prominent Chinese-Americans to the White House as they threw a "quintessentially American" state dinner Wednesday for the president of China, complete with apple pie and ice cream, and jazz music for the entertainment. The first lady was clad in an elegant red shoulder-baring gown that swished around her in soft folds and the president sported a tuxedo as they welcomed Chinese President Hu Jintao on a red carpet on the White House portico. An honor guard stood at attention behind them. ...
Obama Optimistic but Wary About Vote on Southern Sudan Secession
By Tom Kavanagh - Politics DailyWith a two-decade-long civil war that claimed 2 million lives as a backdrop, voters in southern Sudan on Sunday began a week-long voting process expected to lead to secession from the brutal government in Khartoum. In a statement, President Obama congratulated the Sudanese for the promising start to the voting, but warned that "the international community is united and determined to ensure that all parties in Sudan live up to their obligations. . . . Voters must be allowed access to polling stations, and must be able to cast their ballots free from intimidation and coercion." Former ...
George and Laura Bush Visit Billy Graham, Friend and Spiritual Mentor
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Make that four presidents who have traveled to the Billy Graham Library. On Monday, President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, met with the evangelist and his son, Franklin Graham, before signing copies of their books for a waiting crowd. Bush's father, George H.W. Bush, joined former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton to attend the 2007 library dedication. On Saturday, hundreds stood in a wet, nasty chill to reserve copies of "Decision Points," Bush's best-seller, and "Spoken From the Heart," by the former first lady; 1,000 wristbands sold out in a few ...
Ranking Former Presidents: JFK Still on Top, Clinton Rises While Carter Falls
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe public perceptions of former presidents in the modern political era have sometimes changed for the better or worse, compared to how they were seen while in office, but the one constant in Gallup's polling of views of nine chief executives who served during the last 50 years is that John F. Kennedy still comes out on top. Eighty-five percent of those surveyed by Gallup Nov. 19-21 said they approved of how Kennedy performed in office, about the same percentage as in 2006. Gallup says Kennedy has consistently ranked first since it started asking the question in 1990. Ronald Reagan comes in ...
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