Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Political News – Newsletter for August 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 4, 2010


Zardari’s Comments Criticized in White House

WASHINGTON (GaeaTimes.com) – Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan has criticised the outspoken comments made by the British Prime Minister about Pakistan’s approach to the Taliban.
Le Monde quoted him as saying.
“The international community, of which Pakistan is a part, is losing the war against the Taliban because we have lost the battle for hearts [..] Read the original article: here.

Troops reinforced in Pakistan’s largest city as 13 more people killed in clashes

Extra troops patrol Pakistan city after violence

KARACHI, Pakistan – Pakistan says it has deployed additional security forces in Karachi city after 13 more people were killed in political and ethnic violence.
At least 58 people have now been killed since politician Raza Haider was gunned down on Monday night.
The latest deaths happened in violence overnight.
Traffic was … Read : Troops reinforced in Pakistan’s largest city as 13 more people killed in clashes.

TDP says sorry to Mukherjee after angry words

NEW DELHI – The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Wednesday apologised to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee after its MP Sivaprasad Naramalli shouted at him during an uproar in the Lok Sabha over the disputed Babhali barrage on the Godavari river.
The house witnessed the unpleasant scene when it reassembled at 11.30 a.m. after an adjournment … Read more : TDP says sorry to Mukherjee after angry words.

UN peacekeepers: Tree at center of deadly Lebanon-Israel border clash was in Israeli territory

UN: Tree in Lebanon-Israel clash was in Israel

BEIRUT – A cypress tree at the center of the most serious clash along the Lebanon-Israel border in the past four years was in Israeli territory, the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Wednesday.
Lebanese and Israeli troops exchanged fire Tuesday in a fierce border battle that killed a …. Source  : UN peacekeepers: Tree at center of deadly Lebanon-Israel border clash was in Israeli territory.

Nepal army, Maoist fighters begin fresh sabre-rattling

KATHMANDU – Four years after a peace agreement ended the decade-old Maoist insurgency in Nepal, the army is locked in a fresh dispute with the former guerrillas with both sides vowing to recruit new blood. The UN warned that the move would violate the peace pact.

The Nepal Army triggered the new row by beginning a …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Nepal army, Maoist fighters begin fresh sabre-rattling.

Stresses of power ‘turning David Cameron grey’

LONDON – UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s hair is turning grey – courtesy the stresses of power.

Photographs have revealed that Cameron’s dark brown hair is rapidly losing its colour.

A silver patch has appeared behind his ears, just like former leaders Gordon Brown and Tony Blair went grey after taking office.

Cameron, 43, is the youngest … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Stresses of power ‘turning David Cameron grey’.

Complicated heart surgery on Gogoi in Mumbai

MUMBAI – A 20-member team of doctors Wednesday began a complicated double heart surgery on Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at the Asian Heart Institute here.
“The surgeries are progressing well and expected to be over by 3 p.m.,” doctors at the hospital told IANS.
The chief minister is undergoing a bypass surgery and … Read : Complicated heart surgery on Gogoi in Mumbai.

Federal judge expected to issue ruling in San Francisco on California’s gay marriage ban

Judge’s ruling ready in Calif. gay marriage case

SAN FRANCISCO – The first word on whether California’s same-sex marriage ban passes scrutiny under the U.S. Constitution is scheduled to come down Wednesday when a federal judge issues his ruling in a landmark case.
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has reached a decision on whether to uphold … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Federal judge expected to issue ruling in San Francisco on California’s gay marriage ban.

Tennessee voters to decide GOP nominee in most expensive congressional race in country

Tenn. voters to decide priciest US House primary

DICKSON, Tenn. – Tennessee voters head to the polls Thursday for a primary in what has turned out to be the most expensive U.S. House race in the country this season.
Democratic Rep. John Tanner is vacating his seat, setting off a heated run in his northwestern Tennessee district. … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Tennessee voters to decide GOP nominee in most expensive congressional race in country.

CPI-M extended central committee meet from Aug 7

NEW DELHI – The extended central committee meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will be held in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh Aug 7-10 to discuss the current political situation.

CPI-M leaders, however, ruled out a change of guard at the meeting. “No organisational revamp will take place during the conference,” a top party source … Read more >>>.

Cake and candles: President going alone to Chicago hometown to celebrate his 49th birthday

Obama turns 49 with Mrs. Obama, kids out of town
WASHINGTON – Home alone, President Barack Obama turned 49 on Wednesday.
First lady Michelle Obama has taken their youngest daughter, Sasha, to Spain. Their other daughter, Malia, is away at summer camp.
Obama hasn’t shied away from talking about his birthday, noting that his hair is … Read more »»».

AP Exclusive: White House had many concerns, but didn’t stop forced ouster of USDA official

AP Exclusive: USDA racial flap reconstructed
WASHINGTON – As a racial firestorm erupted last month, the White House buzzed with questions and concerns about the forced ouster of a black Agriculture Department employee. But no one stepped in to stop Secretary Tom Vilsack from pressuring Shirley Sherrod to resign, a decision administration officials from …. Read the original article  : AP Exclusive: White House had many concerns, but didn’t stop forced ouster of USDA official.

AP Interview: Ginsburg says she plans to remain a justice as 1 of an unprecedented 3 women

Ginsburg anticipates being 1 of 3 female justices
WASHINGTON – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says the prospect of three women on the Supreme Court is exhilarating, and she intends to stay around and enjoy it.
After the death of her husband and her own treatment for cancer, there was speculation that the 77-year-old [..] Read the original article: here.

Rick Snyder Gains Republican Nod

LANSING (GaeaTimes.com)- The Republicans from Michigan have ultimately decided their mind and have trusted a political newcomer Rick Snyder with a job to run the race for the post of the Michigan Governor this fall. The post of the Governor is at present held by Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Rick Snyder, on Tuesday …. Read the original article  : Rick Snyder Gains Republican Nod.

Maoists await Shyam Saran visit with mixed feelings

KATHMANDU – Nepal’s biggest party, the Maoists, Wednesday said they were awaiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s special envoy, Shyam Saran, with mixed feelings because they regarded India as playing a negative role in the country since it officially became a secular republic in 2008.
New Delhi decided to send Saran, former Indian … Read more >>>.

Lok Sabha adjourned over Babhali barrage row

NEW DELHI – The Lok Sabha was adjourned Wednesday for half-an-hour following protests by the members of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Shiva Sena over the Babhali dam dispute over the Godavari river.
As the house convened at 11 a.m., the TDP members came near Speaker Meira Kumar’s podium shouting slogans over … Read more »».

US negotiator says North Korea not ready to make serious commitments in nuclear talks

US negotiator says NKorea not ready for talks

TOKYO – North Korea’s recent actions indicate it is not yet ready to rejoin multilateral talks aimed at getting it to give up its nuclear weapons program, a senior U.S. negotiator said Wednesday.
Robert Einhorn, the State Department’s special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control, said North Korea’s recent …. Source  : US negotiator says North Korea not ready to make serious commitments in nuclear talks.

Cameron rejects Zardari’s assertions on war against Taliban being lost

LONDON – British Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected assertions made by Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari that “the battle of hearts and minds” is being lost in Afghanistan.
Zardari, who arrived in the UK just hours after telling a French newspaper that coalition forces had “under-estimated the situation on the ground” in Afghanistan, …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Cameron rejects Zardari’s assertions on war against Taliban being lost.

Don’t agree with India’s policy on Myanmar: Amartya Sen

NEW DELHI – Sharing the dais with the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen, on Tuesday said that he did not agree with India’s policy on Myanmar.
Speaking at a symposium on the ‘Centrality of Literacy’ here, Sen said: “I don’t agree with the Indian policy on Burma.
Sen’s … Read more >>>.

Michigan Election Results 2010

MICHIGAN (GaeaTimes.com) — Michigan gets a new face. The results of the Michigan Election 2010 are out finally. The Governor of Michigan has been decided upon. Reportedly, former Gateway Chief Executive Rick Snyder has won the Michigan Republican primary for governor. Mr. Snyder defeated Representative Pete Hoekstra and state Attorney General Mike Cox in …. Original article  : Michigan Election Results 2010.

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