Iraqis welcome US Congress vote but fear vacuum (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Many Iraqis are glad US soldiers could soon depart but fearful of what they might leave behind, after the US Congress approved a bill linking troop withdrawals to war funding....more...Democrats Denounce Iraq War (The San Francisco Examiner)
(AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama addresses the California Democratic Convention in San Diego, Saturday, April 28, 2007....more... Yeas & Nays: Monday, Apr. 30 (The Washington Examiner)
Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin cover people, power and politics in the beltway each weekday. Email them at yan@dcexaminer.com ....more... More air raids to come, say Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (Updates with rebel claim that air force jet hit) By Simon Gardner COLOMBO, April 30 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers threatened on Monday to launch more aerial attacks after their nascent air ... ...more... Proposed Eureka Springs Ordinance Causes Uproar (The Morning News)
Gene Gilmore does not hate homosexuals. "I have a nephew who's gay, and I can take him in my arms, hug him and tell him I love him," Gilmore said. "But I don't agree with his lifestyle."...more... Ridge speaks at Pitt graduation (Centre Daily Times)
PITTSBURGH -- Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge told graduating students at the University of Pittsburgh that the world's political, social, economic and security issues "are no longer plausibly shaped from the land of one superpower."...more... Ridge tells Pitt grads no one country has monopoly on democracy (WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg)
Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge told graduating students at the University of Pittsburgh that the world's political, social, economic and security issues "are no longer plausibly shaped from the ......more... Iraq says high chance of Iran-U.S. meeting (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (Recasts) By Dean Yates and Ross Colvin BAGHDAD, April 29 (Reuters) - Iraq's foreign minister said on Sunday there was a "high possibility" Iran and the United States would hold ... ...more... RPT-Iraq takes step to meeting U.S. election benchmark (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Ross Colvin BAGHDAD, April 28 (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament chose a new election commission on Saturday in what U.S. officials called a significant step towards holding provincial elections, one ... ...more... |