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The Peace Prize Controversy

I know, we’re not maintaining this blog much but there’s an issue that just has to be adressed:
The Nobel Peace Prize that President Obama recently was awarded.
He’s gotten a lot of flack over this, especially in the conservative media – he even himself stated that he doesn’t really think he deserves it. And he might [...]

Day 8: Stimulus plan and Iraq withdrawal

Declaring that “we don’t have a moment to spare,” President Obama on Wednesday pushed hard for passage of his economic stimulus plan, promising that it would be not just enormous in scope but run with a transparency and accountability not always associated with huge Washington projects.
Story on NYTimes
Looking beyond expected House approval of an $819 [...]

Day 1: Off to a running start

Obama starts his first day in office like follows:

Before he even leaves home he halts the military tribunal processes at Guantánamo Bay.
As soon as he gets in he phones several arab leaders, namely the leaders of Egypt (Hosni Mubarak), Israel (Ehud Olmert), Jordan (King Hussein) and the palestinian Fatah party (Mahmoud Abbas).
He immediately froze [...]