Nepal rushes towards President’s rule, emergency

KATHMANDU – With an unprecedented constitutional crisis set to engulf Nepal and its embattled Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal still refusing to quit, President’s rule and a state of emergency looms ahead for the troubled nation from Friday midnight.

On Tuesday, the prime minister, who has been refusing mounting pressure by the opposition Maoist party as … Read more >>>.

Dodd: Blumenthal ‘will be OK’ in Conn. Senate race, despite comments about military service

Dodd: Blumenthal ‘will be OK’ in Conn. Senate race

HARTFORD, Conn. – Sen. Chris Dodd says he’s confident that fellow Democrat and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal “will be OK” in his bid for the U.S. Senate.
Dodd spoke to reporters Monday in Hartford about the controversy over Blumenthal’s misstatements about his military record. Blumenthal is running [..] Read the original article: here.

Kashmiri separatists unmoved by PM’s dialogue offer

SRINAGAR – Kashmiri separatist leaders have not responded positively to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement that the central government was ready to hold talks with them.

“It is nothing more than mere rhetoric. It is aimed to hoodwink the international community,” Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, said Tuesday, a day after … Original article on : Kashmiri separatists unmoved by PM’s dialogue offer.

Gunmen kill newly elected lawmaker in drive-by shooting in northern Iraq

Gunmen kill newly elected lawmaker in Iraq

BAGHDAD – Gunmen in northern Iraq killed a newly elected lawmaker from a Sunni-backed list that narrowly won Iraq’s March elections, officials said, in a slaying certain to rattle the fragile political system.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the Sunni lawmaker’s allies in the Iraqiya coalition said … Read : Gunmen kill newly elected lawmaker in drive-by shooting in northern Iraq.

Galbraith, former UN diplomat fired over Afghan election disagreement, runs for Vt. office

Fired UN diplomat Galbraith seeks office in Vt.

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Former U.N. diplomat Peter Galbraith says he’s going to run for the Vermont state Senate.
He was fired from a U.N. post in Afghanistan after a disagreement over last year’s presidential election there. He has also served as a U.S. diplomat in Croatia, East Timor and …. Source  : Galbraith, former UN diplomat fired over Afghan election disagreement, runs for Vt. office.

Pak calls for “sustained and meaningful” dialogue with India to end ‘trust deficit’

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Government has called for a “sustained and meaningful” dialogue with India after Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said that a trust deficit was the main obstacle in ties between the two countries.

“Obviously, there is a mutual trust deficit and we need to build trust between our two countries on solid …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Pak calls for “sustained and meaningful” dialogue with India to end ‘trust deficit’.

Indian origin grandmother is first woman PM of Trinidad and Tobago

Port-of-SPAIN – Indian-origin Kamla Persad-Bissessar has been elected the first woman prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago after the political coalition led by her won a thumping majority and ended the ruling party’s 43 years in power.

Persad-Bissessar’s People’s Partnership won 29 out of the 41 parliamentary seats in the elections held Monday. She is expected … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Indian origin grandmother is first woman PM of Trinidad and Tobago.

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri presses Obama on Mideast peace deal, tells him the ‘clock is ticking’

Lebanese PM presses Obama on Mideast peace deal

WASHINGTON – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Monday told President Barack Obama that the “clock is ticking” on Mideast peace and that failure to reach an agreement will lead to more violence and extremism in the region.
On his first official White House visit as premier, Hariri said … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Lebanese PM Saad Hariri presses Obama on Mideast peace deal, tells him the ‘clock is ticking’.

Just as Spitzer did 4 years ago, a driven attorney general, Cuomo, tries to take NY

As Spitzer did a cycle ago, Cuomo tries to take NY

ALBANY, N.Y. – As New Yorkers watch their Democratic attorney general, Andrew Cuomo, rev up his campaign for governor, it’s hard not to recall the same race four years ago.
That’s when Eliot Spitzer, also a Democratic attorney general at the time, ran for and won … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Just as Spitzer did 4 years ago, a driven attorney general, Cuomo, tries to take NY.

Prime Ministers’ Press Conferences. RECOLLECTIONS OF A COMMUNICATOR (Update -Article

NEW DELHI – The ‘national’ Press Conference addressed by the Prime Minister on May 24 wanted to focus on the performance of his government during the first year of his second term in office, but as expected it covered all national and international issues.

The …. Original article  : Prime Ministers’ Press Conferences. RECOLLECTIONS OF A COMMUNICATOR (Update -Article.

US may turn a blind eye to China-Pakistan n-deal

WASHINGTON – Even as two noted American experts asked the US to block the China-Pakistan nuclear deal, Washington indicated it would not come in the way if it was in compliance with the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) rules.
“I don’t know if this will come up during the secretary’s meetings in China this week,” … Read more >>.

Nikki Haley Denies Affair

New York (GaeaTimes.com) – Recently a blogger claimed that Nikki Haley had physical relation with a republican person some years ago to become the first female governor of the state. In reply Nikki Haley said that all these are preplanned useless talk just to derail her campaign program. 38 years old Halley also told that …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

GOP senator says Democrats’ push for quick Kagan hearings could cause a ‘train wreck’

Senator: No Kagan hearings without Clinton files

WASHINGTON – The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee warned Monday that he would seek to slow Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s path to confirmation unless senators get full access to her files as a Clinton administration aide.
“We’re heading to what could be a train wreck,” Sen. Jeff … Read more »»».

Lawmaker wants Gates to answer questions about Texas man who apparently faked way into Army

Lawmaker wants Gates to answer for Texas reservist

DALLAS – A Colorado congressman wants Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to provide answers on how a Texas man apparently tricked the Army into allowing him to enter the reserves as a noncommissioned officer.
Mike Coffman, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered a letter to Gates’ … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Lawmaker wants Gates to answer questions about Texas man who apparently faked way into Army.

Vice president appears at campaign fundraiser for son Beau, who’s still recovering from stroke

Vice president stumps for son in Delaware race

WILMINGTON, Del. – Vice President Joe Biden is taking a break from the White House to campaign for Democratic political candidates, including his eldest son Beau.
The vice president appeared Monday afternoon at a campaign event in Wilmington for U.S. House candidate and former Delaware lieutenant governor John Carney. …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Vice president appears at campaign fundraiser for son Beau, who’s still recovering from stroke.

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of President Sirleaf of Liberia to the White House

On Thursday, May 27, President Obama will welcome President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia to the White House.  The United States greatly values its historic bonds with Liberia.  Liberia is an important democratic partner of the United States that has made tremendous strides in consolidating stability, improving governance, and contributing to regional peace and development …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Statement by the Press Secretary, 5/24/10

H.R. 1121, the “Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009,” which authorizes the Department of the Interior to exchange with the Town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, approximately 20 acres of Federal land located in the Blue Ridge Parkway for approximately 192 acres of land owned by the Town.

H.R. …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Statement by the Press Secretary, 5/24/10.

Obama team working on a compromise on gays in military, meets with gay rights activists

White House eyes a compromise on gays in military

WASHINGTON – A proposal to step up the repeal of the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military but still allow the Pentagon time – perhaps even years – to implement new policies was being discussed Monday by administration officials and gay rights activists.
The …. Source article  : Obama team working on a compromise on gays in military, meets with gay rights activists.

Early results show Ethiopia’s ruling party won elections; rights group calls vote corrupted

Early results: Ethiopia’s ruling party wins vote

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Provisional results show Ethiopia’s ruling party has won national elections, officials said Monday, as a U.S. rights group said the weekend ballot had been corrupted by irregularities.
The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front and its allies were ahead in the nine regions that have reported results, [..] Read the original article: here.

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Admiral Thad Allen and Assistant to The President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner

3:17 P.M. EDT
MR. GIBBS:  Good afternoon.  As we get started today we’re going to hear from a couple of different people that are working on the administration’s response to the oil spill in the Gulf.  First you’ll hear from Admiral Allen, and then we’ll be happy to take your questions. 

I will say as a point … Original article on : Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Admiral Thad Allen and Assistant to The President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner.