Obama to meet with lawmakers, former Presidents
President-elect Barack Obama will meet with congressional leaders to discuss his economic stimulus plan and other legislative issues soon after his arrival in Washington in the coming days.
Obama…
Bush sticks with support for Israel
By insisting that Hamas go first in any cease-fire with Israel, the Bush administration is sticking to its support for the Jewish state's right of self-defense while stopping short of…
New York legislative leader will support Kennedy
Despite early reservations, New York state's most powerful legislative leader now says he'll support Caroline Kennedy for the U.S. Senate if the governor names her to the seat expected to…
Biblical Plague: Arabs vs. Jews, Jews vs. Arabs in the Promised Land
Most Americans [including their leaders] don't seem to get the situation in the Middle East. I have visited the Middle East on various occasions and it is an area…
Former Senator Claiborne Pell dies
Former Democratic senator Claiborne Pell, who championed the Pell grant program for college students, died Thursday at his Newport, Rhode Island home after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, US…
Those terrible Palestinians (updated Jan 5 2009)
In recent days, the Israeli government has bombed the Gaza Strip, home to about 1.5 million people, in retaliation for the Palestinians firing several homemade rockets into Israeli neighborhoods. According…
