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Clinton: US Ready to Offer 'Any Type of Assistance' to Libyan Opposition
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The Obama administration stands ready to offer "any type of assistance" to Libyans seeking to oust Moammar Gadhafi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday, adding a warning to other African nations not to let mercenaries go to the aid of the longtime dictator. Clinton made no mention of any U.S. military assistance in her remarks to reporters before flying to Geneva for talks with diplomats from Russia, the European Union and other powers eager to present a united anti-Gadhafi front. Shortly before she left, two senators urged the administration to help arm a ...
Opinion: Could an Egypt-Style Internet Shutdown Happen Here?
By not in system - AOL NewsShortly after thousands of Egyptians flocked to the streets in late January to protest corruption, inflation and the lack of free speech in the country, President Hosni Mubarak responded by shutting down the Internet. In an instant, Egypt's Internet kill switch virtually cut off Egyptians from communicating with the outside world. According to Egypt's largest mobile network provider, Vodafone Egypt, "under Egyptian legislation the authorities have the right to issue such an order and we are obliged to comply with it." Mubarak has since turned the Internet back on, but the question remains: ...
New Showdown: House Plans Vote on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Dec. 14) -- In a new showdown, the House this week will take up a bill that would overturn the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays, Democratic leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday. The move would put pressure on the Senate to delay its holiday adjournment plans and take up a standalone repeal bill sponsored last week by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Connecticut's independent senator, Joseph Lieberman. That bill's fate has been in doubt because of other pressing issues facing the Senate with only days to go before it planned to conclude its lame-duck ...
US Officials Face Battle if They Want Julian Assange
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(Dec. 7) -- The U.S. government may face an uphill battle if it tries to extradite and successfully prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange now that he's been jailed in Britain on sex allegations from Sweden. Legal experts say that Assange's decision to fight his extradition to Sweden means the case could drag on in Britain for at least a year before he is handed over to Swedish authorities. Assange is being held in custody until the first hearing scheduled in the case on Dec. 14. But even if Britain or Sweden, both of which have extradition treaties with the U.S., were to agree at a ...
Is WikiLeaks a Terrorist Organization? Rep. Peter King Thinks So
By Dave Thier - AOL News(Nov. 29) -- Journalists have called Julian Assange's WikiLeaks project a revolution in the way news gets to the public. Governments, not surprisingly, are less enthused about the shadowy Australian and his international network of information gatherers, but so far, they've been unable to do much about it. Now, with the massive release of classified State Department cables, some U.S. lawmakers are talking about cracking down on the pro-transparency organization. New York Rep. Peter King, the ranking Republican member of the House Homeland Security Committee, wants to designate WikiLeaks as a ...
When Joe Lieberman Says Force May Be Needed Against Iran, Is It News?
By Paul Wachter - AOL NewsThe New York Times picks up an AP report and features it prominently on its home page: "U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman says there is a broad consensus in Congress that military force can be used if necessary to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons," goes the first sentence. Astonishing. In other breaking news: Geologists discover rocks in Grand Canyon. It's been sometime since we've heard from Lieberman, who last made news holding health care reform hostage while repudiating his past support for such reform measures. At least that stand, though hypocritical, was newsworthy. But the ...
Timeline Questioned as Petraeus Takes Command
By not in system - AOL NewsGen. David Petraeus formally assumed command Sunday of the combined U.S.-international force in Afghanistan, saying that the effort to turn back the Taliban insurgency was at a "critical moment" and vowing, "We are in this to win." ...
Petraeus Assumes Command in Afghanistan
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyGen. David Petraeus formally assumed command Sunday of the combined U.S.-international force in Afghanistan, saying that the effort to turn back the Taliban insurgency was at a "critical moment" and vowing, "We are in this to win." Petraeus, dressed in camouflage fatigues, received two flags during a ceremony at NATO headquarters in Kabul -- one for the U.S. and one for NATO. The U.S. makes up the bulk of the 130,000 man force Petraeus will oversee. Petraeus arrived in Afghanistan on Friday after being confirmed by the Senate Tuesday in the post he took over from Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who ...
McCain Calls Kerry-Graham-Lieberman Climate Change Plan 'A Joke'
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailySen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) Tuesday derided as "a joke" a bipartisan proposal being crafted by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), and John Kerry (D-Mass.) to address climate change since it does not spell out what to do with toxic waste that would be generated by proposed new nuclear plants. "There's no nuclear power, there's no recycling, there's no storage," McCain said. "It's a joke when there's no site recycling and there's no storage. Nuclear power is not viable without recycling and without storage. Period." The proposal from Graham, Lieberman, and Kerry calls for ...
Lieberman's Health Care Role Hurt Him With Voters Back Home
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyConnecticut's independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman may have won a round with the Democratic leadership in getting what he wanted on health care reform legislation, but he has come out the loser when it comes to how the state's voters see him, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Jan. 4-5. ...
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