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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!In the realm of world diplomacy, it was about the most innocent occurrence imaginable: In the midst of a United Nations session in New York, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a reception for visiting heads of state and other foreign dignitaries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The new American president wowed them with a radiant and "amazingly consistent" smile that created a viral video, as the president and first lady posed for more than 130 photographs with their guests. ...
Earlier today, I wrote about the truly odd gaffe made by John McCain regarding the nation of Spain, and whether a President McCain would invite Prime Minister Zapatero to Washington for a White House visit. Spain, of course, has been an ally of the United States' for years. They sent troops to Iraq, and still have them fighting beside American soldiers in Afghanistan. They are NATO members, part of the E.U., and have been a solid partner in the war on terrorism, sharing information and coordinating intelligence with the CIA.Given all this, it is truly mind-boggling that McCain's advisers can't ...
. . . falls mainly on McCain. A very strange story coming from the campaign trail last night. From all appearances, it seems that John McCain made an odd gaffe that reinforces the impression that the Arizona Senator is somewhat confused about world geography and geopolitical leaders (Pakistani borders, Sunni vs. Shia). From Sam Stein:Late Wednesday night, news made its way from the other side of the Atlantic that John McCain, in an interview with a Spanish outlet, had made a series of bizarre responses to a question regarding that country's prime minister. "Would you be willing to meet the ...
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