Posts Tagged ‘tea party’
September 1, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged 2012, al-jazeera, anna hazare, AP, apple, AQAP, Assad, asylum, at&t, australia, bahrain, Bakkour, BBC, biden, bloomberg, boehner, Burma, cheney, china, CIA, clinton, Condi Rice, congo, DOJ, DPRK, DRC, DSK, dudus coke, earthquake, EU, Faure Gnassingbe, france, Friends of Libya, fukushima, Gadhafi, germany, gillard, GOP, guardian, haiti, hama, hamas, HK, hong kong, india, inflation, iran, iraq, israel, jamaica, Japan, jobs, kashmir, koran, korea, libya, malaysia, medicare, myanmar, New Jersey, new york times, NJ, nkorea, North Korea, Northrop, NYT, Obama, odonnell, Pakistan, palestine, palin, paris, philippines, pollution, potus, PRC, Qaddafi, qaeda, qur'an, republican, reuters, ria novosti, ROK, russia, saleh, skorea, soccer, south korea, south sudan, sri lanka, strauss-kahn, sudan, syria, T-Mobile, talking points memo, tea party, telegraph, terrorism, togo, TPM, twitter, UPI, veep, VPOTUS, WaPo, Washington Post, west bank, Wikileaks, won, World War II, WWII, xinhua, yemen, yonhap | Leave a Comment »
August 31, 2011
Daily International News
August 31, 2011
Northeast Asia
Japan
View: Japan Needs an Arab Spring [Bloomberg]
New leadership of Japan’s ruling party under Noda launched [Mainichi]
N. Korea urges new Japan leader to take action to improve ties [Kyodo]
1 Japanese firm makes Forbes list of top 200 Asian SMES [Kyodo]
Koreas
NKorea launches tours from China, snubbing SKorea [AP]
Ultimate Frisbee lands in North Korea [AP]
China, Russia rush to rebuild North Korea’s transport links [Reuters]
S. Korean new unification minister vows “flexible” approach to DPRK [Xinhua]
China
China says attacks thwarted as Pakistan president visits Xinjiang for Western expo [Reuters]
China’s three new types of fighters conduct test flights [Xinhua]
Tibetan monks get stiff prison terms in burning death [LAT]
Aquino tells Hu S. China Sea dispute not just bilateral problem [Kyodo]
Philippine leader urges China to boost investment [AP]
China’s Wen says controlling inflation still goal [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Philippines slams ex-US envoy over cable remarks [AP]
Australian Court Rejects Refugee Exchange Deal [NYT]
Melbourne is world’s ‘most livable city’ [Al Jazeera]
South/Central Asia
British minister’s gaffe reveals position on Afghanistan [CNN]
Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan [CNN]
Middle East
Israeli Amb.: Palestinian statehood vote could end all PA agreements with Israel and the U.S. [FP]
Syrian troops raid Hama homes, residents say [Reuters]
Bahrain activists blame police in boy’s death [AP]
Africa
Libyans mark feast without Gaddafi, but war not over [Reuters]
EU set to relax Libya sanctions [AP]
Qaddafi Loyalists Reject Rebel Ultimatum [NYT]
Libya conflict: Zimbabwe expels envoy Taher Elmagrahi [BBC]
South Sudan denies backing South Kordofan rebels [Reuters]
Nigeria says al Qaeda-linked man behind bomb on U.N. [Reuters]
Flooding leaves 98 dead in southwest Nigeria [Al Jazeera]
In Reversal, Hearing for Zuma Rival to Continue in Johannesburg [NYT]
U.N. climate boss says Durban talks can deliver [Reuters]
Europe
WikiLeaks says website was target of cyber attack [Reuters]
Kosovan confesses to shooting U.S. airmen in Germany [Reuters]
Exxon Reaches Arctic Oil Deal With Russians [NYT]
Police Raid BP Offices in Moscow [NYT]
Deadly explosions rip through Chechen capital [Al Jazeera]
Portugal plans biggest cuts in 50 years [FT]
Alistair Darling memoir to reveal rifts with ‘brutal’ Gordon Brown [Guardian]
UK riots inquiry panel named by Nick Clegg [Guardian]
London riots: Boy, 11, sentenced over bin theft in Romford [BBC]
Notting Hill Carnival: Teenager charged over stabbing [BBC]
Americas
US officials quit over Mexico gun flow probe [BBC]
Bolivia officers convicted over 2003 massacre [Al Jazeera]
Domestic
Perry Less Likely Than Romney to Beat Obama in 2012, Poll Shows [Bloomberg]
Huntsman to offer tax, trade plan to create jobs [AP]
Christine O’Donnell Re-Invited To Iowa Tea Party Rally Featuring Sarah Palin [TPM]
Why The Super Committee’s New Tax Expert Could Be Key To Its Success [TPM]
Colin Powell versus Dick Cheney [WaPo]
Obama to Press Congress on Extending U.S. Transportation Funding [Bloomberg]
Minorities become a majority in Washington region [WaPo]
Glenn Beck: Is The Term ‘Colored’ Really Such A Bad Thing? [TPM]
Maya Angelou says King memorial inscription makes him look ‘arrogant’[WaPo]
Affidavits of Peace Corps volunteers tell stories of assault and frustration [WaPo]
Pay for CEOs Tops Company Tax Burdens [NYT]
Hurricane Cost Seen as Ranking Among Top Ten [NYT]
Aid Workers Reach Vermont Towns Cut Off by Floodwaters [NYT]
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August 2, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged 1967 borders, 2012, afghanistan, al shabaab, al-jazeera, AP, argentina, Assad, AWACS, BBC, biden, boehner, cancer, chavez, china, chosun, cuba, debt ceiling, DPRK, earthquake, egypt, famine, Ford, fukushima, giffords, guardian, israel, italy, Japan, karachi, korea, korea herald, kosovo, libya, liu xiaobo, McConnell, mubarak, murdoch, NATO, new york times, news of the world, nkorea, nobel, nobel peace prize, North Korea, norway, NoW, nuclear, NYT, Pakistan, palestine, philippines, politico, PRC, Qaddafi, reuters, ROK, romney, russia, sanctions, shabab, shaimaa khalil, skorea, somalia, south china sea, south korea, stuart kuttner, syria, tea party, toyota, uighur, UN, united nations, uyghur, venezuela, vietnam, VOA, VPOTUS, WaPo, Washington Post, xinjiang | Leave a Comment »
May 27, 2011
Daily International News
May 27, 2011
Northeast Asia
Koreas
N Korea ‘to release US citizen Eddie Jun Yong-su’ [BBC] and N. Korea says will release American detainee in conciliatory gesture toward U.S. [Yonhap]
China trip by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il ends [BBC]
Iran meets North Korea, Syria in Bali [Jakarta Post]
North Korean Dependence on China Trade Rises as Sanctions Worsen Isolation [Bloomberg]
South Korean court jails four Somali pirates [BBC]
Korean War POW finally buried after 60 years [AP]
China/Taiwan
US lawmakers block China firms from Pentagon contracts [BBC]
45 senators urge Obama to sell F-16s to Taiwan [Bloomberg]
Taiwan Opposition Candidate Would Seek Deals With China [VOA]
Japan
Japan beats deflation for the first time in two years [BBC]
Japan moves to protect children as new nuclear leak revealed [Reuters]
IAEA team inspect Fukushima plant [Xinhua]
AP Exclusive: Fukushima tsunami plan a single page [AP]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
China, Myanmar forge partnership, ink deals [Xinhua]
Thailand arrests US citizen for ‘insult to monarchy’ [BBC]
Australia returns passport to ex-Gitmo detainee [AP]
Author jailed over Singapore criticism [Al Jazeera]
South/Central Asia
Pakistan air force kills 23 militants in northwest [AP]
India, US pledge to boost intelligence cooperation [AP]
2 blasts hit US troops in deadly Afghan attack [AP]
Clinton in Pakistan
Tension Marks Clinton’s Visit to Pakistan [NYT]
Anti-Americanism will not end Pakistan’s problems: Clinton [Dawn]
Clinton exonerates Pakistan over Osama Bin Laden [BBC]
Hillary Clinton sees turning point in Pakistan [POLITICO]
Middle East
Arab democracies win G8 aid pledge [FT]
G8 leaders expected to back Obama on 1967 borders [Haaretz]
Protesters ‘shot dead’ by Syrian forces [Al Jazeera]
Yemen’s Saleh faces growing condemnation [Al Jazeera]
Africa
Egyptians gather for second ‘day of anger’ [Al Jazeera]
NATO air strikes rock Libyan capital [Al Jazeera]
Obama Says U.S., France Resolve to ‘Finish the Job’ They Began in Libya [Bloomberg]
Russia agrees to mediate Gaddafi exit [Al Jazeera]
Sudan’s Seizure of Abyei Region Won’t Spark New War, Ex-U.S. Envoy Says [Bloomberg]
S.Sudan says 80,000 flee after north takes Abyei [Reuters]
Long-sought former Hutu militia leader captured [CNN]
Europe
Warm welcome, few policy wins for Obama in Europe [AP]
Obama visit to Poland chance to add vigor to ties [AP]
Mladic due in Belgrade court for extradition case [CBS]
Embarrassment, mockery over Berlusconi’s latest gaffe [Reuters]
Air France captain was absent when descent began [AP]
Americas/Domestic
Colombia identifies almost 10,000 bodies in unmarked graves [Guardian]
U.S. Congress Approves Four-Year Extension of Patriot Act Wiretap Power [Bloomberg]
Clyburn Predicts Last-Minute Debt-Limit Deal to Cut Up to $6 Trillion [Bloomberg]
Democrats See Revived Political Prospects for 2012 Elections [Bloomberg]
Romney, Santorum and Bachmann all signal 2012 announcement plans [WaPo]
Bachmann, Palin Could Compete for Same Audience, Splitting Tea Party Vote [Bloomberg]
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March 7, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged abyei, afghanistan, AFP, AIDS, al qaeda, al-jazeera, AP, arirang, asia-pacific, australia, bahrain, ballistic missile, BBC, beijing, bloomberg, Britain, budget, Burma, china, chirac, clinton, CNN, Congress, cote d'ivoire, dalai lama, DPRK, edano, egypt, euronews, fiji, financial times, fox news, france, FT, futenma, Gadhafi, gates, gbagbo, Glenn Beck, GOP, greece, grossman, guardian, guinea, HCR, health care, HHDL, holbrooke, IAEA, indian ocean, islam, israel, ivory coast, Japan, japan times, karzai, kerry, kevin maher, kim jong-un, king hearings, korea, kosovo, kuwait, kyodo, lead poison, libya, maehara, maher, marc grossman, mccain, mcclatchy, moody's, muslim, myanmar, new york times, nigeria, nkorea, no-fly zone, North Korea, NYT, Obama, okinawa, ouattara, Pakistan, palestine, piracy, pirates, politico, potus, PRC, Qaddafi, Qadhafi, rebasing, refugees, republican, reuters, robert gates, ROK, romney, saleh, sankei, SCUD, secdef, senate, serbia, shi'ite, shia, short-range ballitstic missile, skorea, south korea, SRAP, SRBM, sudan, sunni, taliban, TAR, tea party, tibet, UK, wall street journal, WaPo, Washington Post, WH, white house, WSJ, yemen | Leave a Comment »
February 8, 2011
Posted in Daily News | Tagged afghanistan, angelo reyes, AP, aristide, assange, baden-baden, BBC, berlusconi, bloomberg, brazil, Britain, Burma, cambodia, charles taylor, china, christianity, cote d'ivoire, current TV, davis, dawn, democrat, der spiegel, DMZ, DPJ, DPRK, drought, egypt, facebook, FLOTUS, food aid, gbagbo, germany, Ghonim, google, guardian, gulf, hague, haiti, hatch lugar, hazbollah, HCR, health care, human rights, ICC, india, indonesia, iran, islam, italy, ivory coast, jan25, Japan, joongang, kan, karmapa lama, karzai, korea, kyodo, LA Times, LAT, leaks, lebanon, margaret thatcher, meryl streep, mosque, mubarak, muslim brotherhood, myanmar, NATO, new york times, nkorea, North Korea, NYT, Obama, olbermann, olympics, ouattara, ozawa, Pakistan, palestine, philippines, piracy, pirates, politico, potus, PRC, reuters, robert king, ROK, russia, sanctions, skorea, soliman, south korea, stilwell road, suicide, suleiman, syria, syy kyi, tablighi jamaat, tahrir, tea party, thailand, the iron lady, tibet, toyota, tunisia, UK, UKPA, UN, united nations, wall street journal, WaPo, war crimes, Washington Post, WH, white house, Wikileaks, WSJ, WWF, xinhua, youtube, yuan | 1 Comment »
January 28, 2011
Daily International News
January 28, 2011
N. Africa/Middle East Uprisings
The Arab world’s youth army [FP]
Seizing a Moment, Al Jazeera Galvanizes Arab Frustration [NYT]
Yemenis call for an end to Saleh regime [FT]
Egypt Nobel laureate ElBaradei under house arrest [AP]
Egypt cuts internet to disrupt protests [FT]
WikiLeaks cables Show Delicate U.S. Dealings With Egypt’s Leaders [NYT]
Slideshow: Egypt’s Days of Rage [FP]
From the mosques to the streets: Thousands protest in Cairo, ElBaradei joins demonstrations [Haaretz]
Egypt protests escalate in Cairo, Suez and other cities [BBC]
Ben Ali allies dropped from cabinet [Al Jazeera]
Northeast Asia
China
Wife of missing China activist Zhisheng speaks out [BBC]
Family: Mongolian activist in China still not free [AP]
Still no family visit for China’s Nobel winner [AP]
As China grows more assertive, US, Japan push back [AP]
China Approves Property Tax Trials to Curb Prices [Bloomberg]
Koreas
South Korea relaxes apology demand for nuclear talks [Reuters]
North Korea’s Kim Jong-il ‘opposed succession’ [BBC]
Japan
Japan vows fiscal reform after downgrade, but success [Reuters]
Southeast/Central/South Asia
Myanmar court rejects bid to restore Suu Kyi party [AP]
US official in Pakistan to face murder charge [AP]
India raids “living Buddha” over alleged illegal funds [Reuters]
Kabul supermarket hit by deadly suicide attack – police [BBC]
Germany approves new Afghanistan mandate outlining withdrawal [Deutsche Welle]
Middle East
Lebanon PM wraps up talks on govt [AFP]
Jewish settlers shoot 2 Palestinians in West Bank [Reuters]
Baghdad attacks kill at least 51 [CNN]
Africa
Rwanda rebel Callixte Mbarushimana at war crimes court [BBC]
Sudan: Satellite Images Confirm Govt Troop Buildup – Report [All Africa]
Mandela, 92, home from S. African hospital [AP]
Europe
Medvedev signs ratification of nuke pact with US [AP]
Prosecutors say 2nd minor stayed at Berlusconi’s homes [CNN]
French watchdog says no to gay marriage [AP]
Americas
Inquiry into 1973 death of Chile’s Salvador Allende [BBC]
Brazil floods: 8,000 free homes for victims [BBC]
Domestic
Obama Selects Biden Aide Jay Carney as Press Secretary to Succeed Gibbs [Bloomberg]
Marco Rubio Picks a Chief of Staff: Cesar Conda [Weekly Standard]
Senate Tea Party Caucus holds first meeting without some who had embraced banner [WaPo]
Wonkbook: Filibuster reform dead [WaPo]
The story of Mark Salter [POLITICO]
Asian-American lawmakers demand Limbaugh apology [AP]
WikiLeaks probe: Army commanders were told not to send Manning to Iraq [McClatchy]
Moody’s says U.S. credit rating risks are rising [Reuters]
Report Details Wall Street Crisis [WSJ]
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January 27, 2011
Daily International News
January 27, 2011
Northeast Asia
US considers boosting force in Asia: Pentagon [JoongAng]
Koreas
US says China wants to contain NKorea [FT]
Expert: NKorea won’t see improved ties with SKorea [AP]
‘NK fatigue growing in China’ [Korea Times]
Defector Reflects on North Korea Through Art [WSJ]
China
China to step up controversial technology plans [AP]
China Will Face Crisis Within 5 Years, 45% of Investors in Global Poll Say [Bloomberg]
Japan
Japanese, US troops hold major war games [AP]
Volcano erupts in southern Japan [Xinhua]
Japan’s credit rating downgraded by Standard & Poor’s [BBC]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Shark nations failing on conservation pledges [BBC]
Australian government proposes temporary flood relief tax [Guardian]
South/Central Asia
Indian official Sonawane’s murder prompts mass protest [BBC]
Police: US consular official kills 2 gunmen in Pakistan [AP]
U.S. Lobbies Afghanistan to Release Christian Converts [WSJ]
N. Africa/Middle East Unrest-related
Unrest spells end to Mideast dynasties [FT]
Thousands rally in Yemen, joining Tunisia and Egypt in anti-government protests [Haaretz]
Tunisia may purge Ben Ali loyalists [Al Jazeera]
Obama Poised to Step Up Criticism of Mubarak If Crackdown Is Intensified [Bloomberg] and Mubarak ruling party says it’s ready for dialogue [AP]
ElBaradei to return as Egypt unrest enters third day [Reuters]
Middle East
Hezbollah-backed Lebanon PM seeks good US ties [AP]
Israeli settlers kill Palestinian in West Bank – witnesses [Reuters]
Bomb at Baghdad funeral in Shia Muslim area kills 37 [BBC]
Africa
Ugandan gay activist beaten to death after threats [Reuters]
Mandela, 92, hospitalized for tests in S. Africa [AP]
Europe
Alexander Lukashenko to be banned from EU [Guardian]
Russian Islamist wanted for Moscow blast – report [Reuters]
‘Second underage girl’ named in Berlusconi sex case [BBC]
At Davos, Sarkozy says he and Merkel will never abandon euro [Reuters]
Americas
Haiti Candidate Celestin Is Cut [WSJ]
Colombian coal mine blast kills 21 workers [BBC]
Domestic
US Utah ‘biological’ army base ‘locked down’ [BBC]
Dealing With Assange and the Secrets He Spilled [NYT]
Social Security fund will be drained by 2037 [AP]
Obama vows to end enforcement of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ this year [WaPo]
Harry Reid tells Obama he’s ‘wrong’ on earmarks and should ‘back off’ (video) [WaPo]
Sarah Palin turns Obama’s ‘Win the future’ into ‘WTF’ (video) [WaPo]
DHS to Scrap Color Code Terror Alerts by April [ABC]
Republicans want a return to workplace immigration raids [LAT]
To target Fox News over ‘Nazi’ label, rabbis make use of Murdoch’s other media [WaPo]
Senate tea party: Members wanted [POLITICO]
Michele Bachmann poses challenge for GOP [POLITICO]
Snowstorm Wallops Northeast, Piling on the Misery [ABC]
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January 25, 2011
Daily International News
January 25, 2011
SOTU
& Foreign Policy
Obama’s State of the Union and U.S. Foreign Policy [StratFor]
Factbox: Foreign policy issues Obama may address in speech [Reuters]
10 Global Issues Obama Won’t Talk About But Should [FP]
Why the Middle East Won’t Feature in Obama’s Speech [TIME]
General
SOTU Media Sand Traps and How to Avoid Them [Daily Beast]
Five things to watch for in the State of the Union speech [WaPo]
State of the Union Preview: Obama’s Unofficial 2012 Kickoff [TIME]
Six members of the Supreme Court to attend SOTU [WaPo]
Arizona lawmakers to save seat for Gabrielle Giffords at State of the Union [WaPo]
Northeast Asia
China/Taiwan
J-20 stealth fighter jet ‘innovative, not stolen from US plane’ [Global Times]
US spy for China Noshir Gowadia jailed for 32 years [BBC]
Urumqi to be under full surveillance [AP]
US diplomat slams China on governor’s Taiwan trip [AP]
China will stick to socialism as required by law: top legislator [Xinhua]
Son of former PRC president takes up new military post [Global Times]
Macau’s Stanley Ho in family row over casino empire [BBC]
Koreas
S. Korea remains suspicious of N. Korea’s intention for talks: minister [Yonhap]
South Korea Wants U.N. to Consider North’s Uranium Program [GSN]
UN investigator in Japan for talks on North Korean human rights [M&C]
Malaysia, SKorea seek to charge 12 Somali pirates [AP]
GOP calls for quick action on free trade pacts, including KORUS [AP]
N.Korea’s Brave Underground Journalists Make Headlines [Chosun]
Japan
Soccer: Konno’s penalty, Kawashima’s saves send Japan past S. Korea in thriller [Mainichi]
Kan says government to re-examine DPJ election pledges [Mainichi]
Kan stresses Sun Yat-sen’s Japan ties in policy speech [Mainichi]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Thailand ‘yellow-shirts’ stage new street protests [BBC]
Thai Inquiry Into Violence Falters [NYT]
Blast in southern Thailand kills nine [BBC]
India and Indonesia aim to double trade [BBC]
HRW accuses Vietnam of widespread human rights abuses [AP]
Three charged over Christmas Island shipwreck [BBC]
South/Central Asia
US commander in Afghanistan: Tough fight in 2011 [AP]
West’s portrayal of Afghan war deceptive – ANSO group [Reuters]
Suicide attack near Pakistan Shi’ite rally kills 13 [Reuters]
Pakistan has “disastrous year” for human rights in 2010: HRW [Reuters]
India Central Bank Raises Key Rates [WSJ]
Middle East
Citing Options, Iran Rejects Uranium Deal, Diplomat Says [NYT]
Turkey president lays into Israel flotilla inquiry [AP]
AP Interview: IAEA head seeks openness from Iran [AP]
Hezbollah-backed Mikati named Lebanon prime minister [Reuters]
Abbas welcomed home as hero [Reuters]
Africa
Northern Coast
Talks under way for body to oversee Tunisia cabinet [Reuters]
Egyptians denounce Mubarak, clash with riot police [AP]
All Other
Sudan’s Bashir pledges support for independent south [Reuters]
South Sudan to retain its name as an independent state: report [Sudan Tribune]
Call for Tougher Measures Against Ivory Coast Leader [NYT]
Rwanda rebel leader Callixte Mbarushimana sent to ICC [BBC]
Europe
Russian parliament ratifies arms pact with US [AP]
Moscow airport bomb: Dmitry Medvedev seeks shake-up [BBC]
List of Russian terror attacks [WaPo]
Berlusconi defence lawyers dismiss sex accusations [Reuters]
Lord Taylor found guilty of fiddling expenses [Guardian]
George Osborne: budget cuts keep down UK interest rates [Telegraph]
Americas
Obama to visit Brazil in sign of warmer ties: paper [Reuters]
Clinton Voices U.S. Support of Mexico in Trip [NYT]
Domestic
The 83rd Annual Oscar Nominations [NYT]
White House Nominates David Cohen As Sanctions Point Man [WSJ]
Carol Browner to leave White House [POLITICO]
Scalia appearance at ‘tea party’ House meeting questions his impartiality [LA Times]
NBC: U.S. can’t link accused Army private to Assange [MSNBC]
Emanuel in `Real Chicagoan’ Fight to Replace Daley [Bloomberg]
Bush White House Broke Elections Law, Report Says [NYT]
Obama Viewed Favorably by 53% of Global Investors Seeing Improving Economy [Bloomberg]
Stimulus improves US outlook, says IMF [FT]
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