Hétu describes Obama's reaction to new settlement construction in Jerusalem as "unusually animated". I don't think that there was anything of the ordinary there, but maybe my expectations are too high. Judge for yourself at 2:18:

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Of course, the big news in all this is Obama giving an interview to Fox News at all, after nearly calling them an enemy ( Read more... )

Richard Hétu discute les cas de John Allen Muhammad et de Nidal Malik Hasan

Richard Hétu mentions that since the killings happened on a military base, if Nidal Hasan is condemned to the death penalty, Barack Obama will have to sign his execution order.

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In a différent entry, Hétu also links to the Gawker story which debunks ABC News' Brian ( Read more... )

I don't think I had commented on the Peace prize yesterday, but my first reaction was in the same line as most people in my lists: TOO SOON.

metalana posted a link to Doug Saunder's contention that Obama deserves the Nobel Peace prize, based on how the prize has been awarded in the past, and on the overtures Obama has made, which impact Europe a lot ( Read more... )

David Brooks: Cheney Lost to Bush/Rice, not to Obama

Condoleezza Rice, unsung hero of the Bush administration?
The Bush-Cheney period lasted maybe three years. For Dick Cheney those might be the golden years. For Democrats, it is surely the period they want to forever hang around the necks of the Republican Party. But that period ended long ago ( Read more... )

White House Czar Calls for End to 'War on Drugs'

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's new drug czar says he wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting "a war on drugs," a move that would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration in trying to reduce illicit drug use ( Read more... )

Obama to Address Muslim World From Egypt

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The Morning After ‘American Idiot’ - Good article on the new Green Day album.
Obama Is Nudging Views on Race, a Survey Finds.
Voices Reflect Rising Sense of Racial Optimism in the wake of Obama's election. (Companion article to the survey above)

On a more sour note, if you read French:
De la haine d'Obama à la violence armée -- From hatred of ( Read more... )

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(from @_M_I_A_I went to the Tamil protest that is blocking University Avenue since Sunday at the American Consulate. I'd say that there were about 500 to 1000 Tamils there chanting non-stop. There was a sea of Tamil Tiger and American flags, with some Canadian flags in between. The protest's emphasis is to ask Obama to get involved. The ( Read more... )

Obama and Netanyahu: Storm Clouds Ahead?