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Will More Early-Childhood Education Funding Improve Young People’s Fitness for Military?

November 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Not surprising because he’s a liberal, Arne Duncan believes throwing more money at early-childhood education programs will ensure that a more-qualified pool of applicants will be available for future military service.
On Thursday, according to a media advisory, the former head of the failed Chicago Public Schools-turned-Secretary of Education will precede a call for more “investment” [...]

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UK Newspaper: ‘Barack Obama furious…’

October 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments

The teaser atop an article in the UK’s Telegraph this morning offers a glimpse at what readers should expect:
The relationship between President Barack Obama and the commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan has been put under severe strain by Gen Stanley McChrystal’s comments on strategy for the war.
Why is President Obama upset with General McChrystal?  [...]

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President Obama Blames Horse He Rode in On

April 7th, 2009 · No Comments

At the G20 meeting in Europe last week, President Barack Obama criticized American attitudes toward Europe and said the United States had shown arrogance and had been both dismissive and derisive at times.  Instead of standing on the world stage and applauding the greatness of his country, he opted to blame the horse he rode [...]

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Another ‘Test Administrator’ Enters the Classroom

November 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Soon after yesterday’s election results were announced, I reported that the test promised by Joe “We will be tested” Biden 16 days ago appears to have begun in Israel.  This morning, another “test administrator” by the name of Dmitry Medvedev has entered the classroom that is this complicated world in which we live.
Associated Press is [...]

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Transcript: Rice Remarks En Route to Belgium

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered remarks about the ongoing conflict between Russia and Georgia and other matters while aboard an aircraft en route to Brussels, Belgium today.  Below is a transcript of both her comments and the question-and-answer session with reporters that followed:
SECRETARY RICE: Hello. Good morning, everyone. All right, well, welcome aboard. Can [...]

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