Obama reverses stem cell research ban
Monday, March 9. In yet another reversal of George Bush era policies, Barack Obama was due to sign an executive order today lifting restrictions on
government funding for stem cell research. Stem cells are the… [continued]
Cockburn: conventional Obama is disappointing his supporters 
Pros and Cons: creating hybrid embryos
Karl Rove testifies - but no TV cameras
Friday, March 6. One of former President George Bush's top aides, Karl Rove, is to testify before Congress as part of an investigation into the
controversial firings of nine federal prosecutors in 2006. At the… [continued]
Read a synopsis of the 2006 state attorney controversy on the New York Times
Cockburn: Payback looms for George Bush and his cronies
Cockburn: is boring Obama on course for disaster?
Muted welcome for Brown from US media
Thursday, March 5. His speech may have gone down a treat with Congress
yesterday, but the American press coverage of Gordon Brown's trip to Washington has been muted at best and non-existent at worst.… [continued]
Brown's speech to Congress prompts standing ovations
People: row over Ted Kennedy's knighthood
The Mole: Gordon Brown in Barack Obama's Washington
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton send envoys to Syria
Wednesday, March 4. When George Bush was President, Syria was a "rouge nation" accused of sponsoring terrorism. But in his latest effort to engage with America's
erstwhile adversaries Barack Obama is sending two senior US envoys to the Syrian capital, Damascus, this weekend. Speaking yesterday from Israel, Secretary of State… [continued]
The Gaza File: news and comment from the Gaza Strip
Obama drafts an open letter to Iran
Obama's letter to Russia puts the pressure on Iran
Barack Obama’s letter to Russia piles pressure on Iran
Tuesday, March 3. In a secret letter to his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama has offered to halt plans to build a missile defence
shield in central Europe if Russia helps America curtail Iran's nuclear ambitions. In his first, rather guarded response, Medvedev said that although Russia… [continued]
Hamas ask John Kerry to take a letter to Barack Obama
Barack Obama drafts an open letter to Iran
Ahmadinejad says Iran is ready to talk to America
Barack Obama... George Bush... What’s the difference?
Wednesday, February 18. His supporters hope his counter-terrorism policies will be better thought out and more transparent than those of George Bush, but
Barack Obama's decision to send a further 17,000 American troops to Afghanistan has been viewed with suspicion by many political pundits. Others say that Obama has not… [continued]
Pakistani villagers get a taste of Barack Obama's 'tough love'
Cockburn: Can Obama really steer American into calmer water?
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