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Published: 09/30/10

Why Christiane Amanpour Is Bombing on ABC's 'This Week'

By  Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics Daily
Why Christiane Amanpour Is Bombing on ABC's 'This Week'

NEW YORK – Nine weeks since her hot launch as the host of one of the major Sunday political talk shows, Christiane Amanpour is tanking as the ratings for ABC's "This Week " have fallen dramatically to the point that the program occasionally drops to last place among the top three. "This Week," under host George Stephanopolous, at times hit No. 1, but usually held a strong second place in the Sunday morning talk show wars, after the perennial favorite, "Meet the Press" on NBC. But now "This Week" is winding up in third place more often than not on most Sundays. On Sunday, Sept. 19, for ...

Published: 04/4/09

Can't Spell NATO Without NO: Obama's Troop Request Denied

By  Tommy Christopher - Politics Daily
Can't Spell NATO Without NO:  Obama's Troop Request Denied

HuffPo reports that the US' NATO allies have spurned a request from President Obama for more troops in Afghanistan:STRASBOURG, France - President Barack Obama hailed "strong and unanimous support" from NATO allies on Saturday for his stepped-up anti-terror strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan and welcomed their "down payment" promises of 5,000 fresh forces. The allies rebuffed U.S. appeals for more combat forces to join the war, but the backing Obama did gain at a European summit allowed him to claim an early victory on the world's foreign policy stage.The President downplayed this aspect of ...

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