Joe Jr. goes to Jerusalem

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Friday March 12, 2010 · 8:59 AM PST

2010/03/12 · 08:59

Going to visit love ones is always exciting but stressful time. It is no different for Vice President Joe Biden Jr. Just before he left for Israel, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's government, his host, announced the Israeli plan to build 112 new houses for Jewish settlers in the West Bank. (The State Department insisted "It does not violate the [settlement freeze] moratorium.") Meanwhile, not every Israelis was excited about Joe's upcoming visit. Danny Danon, the deputy speaker of Israel's parliament, declared:

"We see it as nothing short of an insult that President Obama himself is not coming."

mikeE

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Tuesday March 09, 2010 · 9:42 AM PST

2010/03/09 · 09:42

According to the Washington Post:

It is much preferred to have whites living in Washington D.C. rather than blacks, Deputy Mayor David Dahari said during a tour of the east D.C. neighborhood of Shiekh Jarרah on Tuesday, NPR reported.

mikeE

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Thursday February 11, 2010 · 7:31 PM PST

2010/02/11 · 19:31

The U.S. has intensified its targeted killings in Afghanistan and Pakistan since Obama took office. During his state of the union address, President Obama proudly proclaimed that more "terrorists" than ever have been killed under his watch.

Who order these assassinations? How can they be sure that those killed are guilty as charged? How many of those killed are innocent bystanders?

Does the spy agencies have the authority to assassinate American citizens?

mikeE

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Saturday November 14, 2009 · 8:27 AM PST

2009/11/14 · 08:27

President Obama is now in Asia. The highlight of his visit is China.

When Chairman Mao died in 1976, China was a backward country with severe poverty, devastated by the Culture Revolution. In 1978, Deng Xiaoping became the leader of China. Deng visited the U.S. in 1979, the first official visit for a leader of China since the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949. He was very impressed by the infrastructure in the United States. Upon his returning to China, he urged his countrymen to learn from Americans.

What a difference three decades make. Progresses in China during these years are unprecedented: Millions are lifted from poverty; international trade flourishes; and foreign reserve leaps from non-existence to the biggest in the world. China is now the biggest creditor of the U.S.

mikeE

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Friday January 23, 2009 · 12:42 PM PST

2009/01/23 · 12:42

According to the Washington Post,

At least 20 people were killed in northwest Pakistan near the border of Afghanistan on Friday in two suspected U.S. missile strikes, marking the first such attack in Pakistan's tribal areas since President Obama's inauguration.

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Obama for Lieberman

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Tuesday November 18, 2008 · 7:05 PM PST

2008/11/18 · 19:05

To blame Senator Reid for allowing Senator Lieberman to continue to serve as the chair of the Homeland Security Committee is to deny the reality. It was President-elect Obama who saved Lieberman from being stripped of the chairmanship.

The Hill reports:

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Friday April 11, 2008 · 5:25 PM PDT

2008/04/11 · 17:25

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, will be visiting Seattle for a weeklong "Seeds of Compassion" event.

On Monday, April 14, the "Children and Youth" day, the state of Washington will bus 14,500 children from all over the state to meet with the Dalai Lama. They will learn from the Dalai Lama what compassion is all about.

mikeE

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Monday April 07, 2008 · 8:03 PM PDT

2008/04/07 · 20:03

As I read news reports of the crackdowns in Tibet and the subsequent protests worldwide especially those in London and Paris in the last two days, I have the sickening feeling that I once had as this country was heading toward the Iraq war.

Many people in this community blamed the Iraq war on the Bush-Cheney regime. This is a denial of reality: The Iraq war was an American war. It was supported overwhelmingly by the American people (as seen by public opinions polls at the time and by their elected representatives' support of the Iraq war bill).

How could this happen?

mikeE

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Friday February 16, 2007 · 6:41 PM PST

2007/02/16 · 18:41

I have to confess that I did not watch much of the Iraq War debate. I cannot stand it: Enough of the stupidity and idiocies already. Here are my two simple observations:

mikeE

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Saturday February 03, 2007 · 7:22 PM PST

2007/02/03 · 19:22

2007 is the Year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac. As Chinese people celebrate the Chinese New Year on February 18, there won’t be a lot of pigs paraded on state television programs as for the other eleven zodiacs. Since all television stations are state-owned, that means there won’t be a lot of images or references to pigs. You wonder why.

mikeE

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Saturday January 13, 2007 · 4:35 PM PST

2007/01/13 · 16:35

Former President Jimmy Carter has been taken a lot of heat since the publication of his lastest book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. He has been called all sort of names. Many, including President Carter himself, have complained about the unfair treatment of his book in the media.

There is currently a petition initiated by Henry Norr (see below).

mikeE

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Thursday August 17, 2006 · 11:07 AM PDT

2006/08/17 · 11:07

The new Q-poll should be a wakeup call for Ned. Any illusion that Joe will go away easily should be put to rest. Any talk of forcing Joe out is going to be futile. There are tough roads ahead. Nonetheless, when all is said and done, I believe Ned will come out on top, albeit by an even narrower margin (my prediction: Lamont (49)/Lieberman(48)/Others(3)).

Here are things that I think Ned should focus on:
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