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In Easter Message, Pope Urges Diplomacy in Libya
By not in system - AOL NewsVATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI offered an Easter prayer Sunday for diplomacy to prevail over warfare in Libya and for citizens of the Middle East to build a new society based on respect. He also called on Europeans to welcome refugees from North Africa. "In heaven, all is peace and gladness. But, alas, all is not so on earth!" the pope lamented as he delivered the traditional "Urbi et Orbi" message from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to a crowd of more than 100,000 that overflowed from St. Peter's Square. "In the current conflict in Libya, may diplomacy and dialogue ...
Opinion: Gunboat Diplomacy Needed With Libya
By Ken Allard - AOL NewsHere's a good "Jeopardy" question: The first line of the Marine Corps Hymn is "From the halls of Montezuma ..." But what's the second line? If you knew the answer -- "... to the shores of Tripoli" -- you might have beaten IBM's Watson computer. But you might also be qualified for a high-level job at the Obama White House. Because the folks over there seem to have no idea what's really needed today off the Tripolitanian shores, better known as Moammar Gadhafi's Libya. President Barack Obama scolded the Gadhafi regime Wednesday, urging it not to slaughter its own people while announcing he was ...
British Government Accused of Appeasing Gadhafi
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsLONDON -- Britain's close relationship with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has come under attack from U.S. officials, human rights campaigners and victims of the Lockerbie bombing after the North African dictator ordered a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters. Louis Susman, the U.S. ambassador in London, condemned the British government's efforts to reintegrate Gadhafi into the international diplomatic community. "I would suggest that to deal with [Gadhafi is] to give him greater stature, greater ability on the world front to look like he is a good citizen is a mistake," he told the ...
Speaker Boehner Declines Third Straight Obama State Dinner
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyIn May 2007, then-House Minority Leader John Boehner and his wife, Deborah, attended a glittery White House state dinner for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip hosted by President and Mrs. Bush. The dress for men was white tie and tailcoat, more formal than the customary tuxedo. Cabinet members, business leaders, diplomats and politicians -- Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott, a Republican, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat -- were also there, along with former First Lady Nancy Reagan, golfer Arnold Palmer and jockey Calvin Borel, who rode the 2007 Kentucky Derby winner. Fast ...
Richard Holbrooke Death: 5 Facts About the Late American Diplomat
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Dec. 14) -- The country is mourning the loss of Richard Holbrooke, the American diplomat who was a key player in the world of global affairs for decades. The 69-year-old Holbrooke died Monday evening at a hospital in Washington, D.C., after being admitted for what became 20 hours of emergency surgery to repair a tear in his aorta. Regarding Holbrooke and his contributions to diplomacy, President Barack Obama described his special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan as "simply one of the giants of American foreign policy." Surge Desk presents five facts about the late Richard ...
New Security Plan Echoes, Contrasts Bush Years
By Joseph Schuman - AOL NewsANALYSIS (May 27) -- Judging national security through the sole prism of military threats and strength is an outmoded way of protecting the interests of the United States, President Barack Obama argues in the new National Security Strategy unveiled today. Like those of his predecessors, this White House strategy, required by Congress every four years, sets the "safety and security of the American people" as the administration's top responsibility and maintains the right to use unilateral force as a last resort. But Obama's NSS envisions a more broadly based policy that interweaves diplomacy ...
Hamid Karzai Visits D.C. to Strengthen Afghan-U.S. Ties
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailyAfghanistan President Hamid Karzai touched down in Washington, D.C. Monday afternoon for a whirlwind rekindle-the-romance tour that will include the White House, Pentagon, State Department and Capitol Hill. The goal: a recalibration of U.S.-Afghanistan relations, a renewed vow on both sides to fight terror, a securing of Karzai's position in both his own country and on the world stage, a promise to the Afghan people of continued U.S. commitment to the region and the country, and a reassurance of the American people that Hamid Karzai is still a leader who can be relied upon. ...
Michelle Obama: Mexico, Haiti Trips Defining Her Image
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyMEXICO CITY -- First Lady Michelle Obama's plane landed in Mexico's capital city just after sunset on Tuesday, in a day that included a surprise stop in Haiti with Second Lady Jill Biden. It is a trip that will put on display Mrs. Obama's diplomatic chops. Mrs. Obama and Mrs. Biden teamed up for a tour of Port-au-Prince, which was flattened along with much of the rest of the nation in the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. After a helicopter tour of the city, the two women met with Haitian President Rene Preval and his wife, Elizabeth. They saw schools, children's camps, UN workers, and U.S. ...
Michelle Obama Debuts Solo Diplomacy in Mexico City
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyFirst Lady Michelle Obama flies to Mexico City on Tuesday for her first solo official international trip, which will include events with youths, women, and dinner with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his wife, Margarita Zavala. That dinner will be at Los Pinos, the official Mexican presidential residence. President Obama and Mrs. Obama will reciprocate on a grand scale when they host a state dinner for Calderon and Mrs. Zavala at the White House on May 19. Mrs. Obama has never been to Mexico, and the Tuesday-Thursday visit will draw enormous interest. "It will be on the front pages ...
Hillary Clinton and Michael Bloomberg Face Off Over Taxes
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is angry with a decision from Hillary Clinton's State Department to exempt embassies from property taxes -- a move that runs counter to Clinton's position when she was a New York senator. New York's WCBS reports that Bloomberg says the move will cost New York City $260 million -- including a $32 million check from Hungary that had yet to clear when the policy change came down. Once it did, Hungary canceled the check. I do feel for Mayor Bloomberg -- it's tough to discover that the $32 million you are holding is suddenly worth only the paper it's printed ...
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