Washington Post April 4, 2009 SECRETARY OF STATE Hillary Rodham Clinton recently confirmed that the Obama administration has dropped the phrase “global war on terror.” She didn’t say why. “I think that speaks for itself. Obviously,” was her elaboration. That raised a few obvious questions: Does the new administration believe the fight against al-Qaeda and […]
Associated Press April 4, 2009 Stop after stop, crowds are thronging, leaders gushing, headlines blaring. Even a roomful of foreign reporters applauded after President Barack Obama’s London news conference. more
New York Times April 3, 2009 When President Obama arrives here on Saturday for a meeting aimed at forging closer trans-Atlantic relations, aides say he has opted for a romantic private dinner with the first lady. That, rather than a glass of Czech beer with Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, who last week invoked Satan’s lair […]
New York Times April 3, 2009 On the eve of a NATO summit meeting here, President Obama offered a compact for a renewed partnership with Europe, saying “America is changing but it cannot be America alone that changes”. more
New York Times April 2, 2009 Struggling to bridge deep divides over how to revive a paralyzed global economy, the leaders of the world’s largest economies agreed Thursday to bail out developing countries, stimulate world trade and regulate financial firms more stringently. But President Obama conceded that there were “no guarantees” that those measures would […]