Washington Correspondent - At exactly one year from the New Hampshire primary, which should launch the campaign for the presidential election of November 2012, no Republican has yet volunteered to take on the likely Democratic nominee Barack Obama. At this stage of the count-down, fifteen suitors Democrats and Republicans, whose current president and his vice president, had already declared their intentions for the 2008 election.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The former diplomat Marc Grossman, with nearly thirty year career at the State Department, should be appointed special envoy of the United States for Afghanistan and Pakistan to replace Richard Holbrooke, who died last December, says Washington Post. The newspaper said the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to announce his appointment on Friday during a major speech on the situation in the region.
Obama harshly criticized the government will go to suppress protests
The U.S. president, Barack Obama, today criticized the Iranian government for repressing the demonstrations that took place yesterday the opposition and has set a model to follow the moderate performance of the army in Egypt to the popular revolt that toppled President Hosni Mubarak . "I find it ironic that the Iranian regime pretends to celebrate what happened in Egypt when, in fact, acted completely contrary to what has happened in Egypt, to shoot and beat people trying to express themselves peacefully," Obama said in a press conference at the White House.
With its draft budget 2012, Obama is trying to address deficits
President Barack Obama has sent Monday to Congress his proposed budget for 2012 that aims to reduce the federal deficit of 1 100 billion (about EUR 800 billion) over ten years, but the Republicans deem the decline spending too limited. The White House expects a budget of 3,729 billion dollars with a deficit of 1645 billion for fiscal year 2011 began in early October and 1101 billion for fiscal 2012.
In Egypt:, the army provides rapid referendum in prospect
Egyptian militaries appear to rely on a rapid political change in the North African country: to be available within ten days of the draft new constitution - and a little later, a referendum be held. Cairo - The Egyptian ruling military council has made a rapid sharing of power and a constitutional referendum in prospect.
In two months was a referendum on the proposed constitutional reform plan that the opposition belonging Google manager Wael Ghonim reported Monday on a meeting with the military. The generals wanted to present the final draft of a new constitution in ten days. The Military Council set but also a request: The strikes would have to be completed and returned the country to normaly.
In two months was a referendum on the proposed constitutional reform plan that the opposition belonging Google manager Wael Ghonim reported Monday on a meeting with the military. The generals wanted to present the final draft of a new constitution in ten days. The Military Council set but also a request: The strikes would have to be completed and returned the country to normaly.
Terror in Kabul: "Extremists attack shopping mall
Attack in Kabul: extremists have attacked a shopping center of the Afghan capital. At the entrance of the Kabul City Centre "a suicide bomber ignited an explosive device, several people were reportedly killed. Kabul - A shopping center in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday has become the target of a terrorist attack.
Unknown had opened in the Kabul City Centre 'the fire, said the chief investigator of the Kabul criminal investigation, Said Mohammed Zahir. Eye witnesses said, before the entrance of the shopping center in the downtown district Shar-i-Nau it had come also to a serious explosion. Sahir said, emergency personnel investigated whether more attackers were in the nine-story building.
Unknown had opened in the Kabul City Centre 'the fire, said the chief investigator of the Kabul criminal investigation, Said Mohammed Zahir. Eye witnesses said, before the entrance of the shopping center in the downtown district Shar-i-Nau it had come also to a serious explosion. Sahir said, emergency personnel investigated whether more attackers were in the nine-story building.
Even the European Agency confirms: "No request for intervention by Italy"
After the blunt denial of Cecilia Malmstroem, EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs responsible for immigration, even Frontex, the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders, made it known that no evidence supporting the request for action by the 'Italy in the emergency landings in Lampedusa from Tunisia.
Just Frontex, established in 2004, aims to facilitate cooperation between Member States on the management of external borders, with staff training and assistance to national authorities in case of emergency. But while the minister Roberto Maroni gave the numbers of emergency landings in Lampedusa (almost 6 thousand people from 15 January, 66 children and 60 women, 80 thousand other early arrivals) and asked for 100 million euro in Brussels, EU agency based in Warsaw was not any call for help or support.
Just Frontex, established in 2004, aims to facilitate cooperation between Member States on the management of external borders, with staff training and assistance to national authorities in case of emergency. But while the minister Roberto Maroni gave the numbers of emergency landings in Lampedusa (almost 6 thousand people from 15 January, 66 children and 60 women, 80 thousand other early arrivals) and asked for 100 million euro in Brussels, EU agency based in Warsaw was not any call for help or support.
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