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VIDEO: Obama’s Nowruz message to the Iranian People
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Aziz Poonawalla
There is something simply amazing about this. The video even has subtitles in Farsi. It is often said that the Internet allowed Obama to bypass the Washington DC media establishment and reach out directly to the American people; now he is using the same technology to bypass the Tehran establishment and speak directly to the…
VIDEO: President Obama’s non-SOTU and Gov Jindal’s response
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Aziz Poonawalla
The Presidential Address was covered on Twitter of course, via hashtag #nsotu, whereas Jindal’s response was tagged #jindalwarmupact. What struck me was how much emphasis Jindal put on his own biography at the outset – yes, he’s clearly running for President in 2012. I was overall quite pleased with Obama’s address (as you might expect).…
Bush’s War on Terror, Obama’s WOMBAT
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Aziz Poonawalla
Given that our President is a pretty sharp fellow, it’s not surprising that he’s also realized that the “War on Terror” branding needs to be retired: What’s being sought is a more precise phrase that can recast the U.S. government’s counterterrorism fight in ideological as well as military terms. Obama publicly signaled the new approach…
CBO says stimulus will work
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Aziz Poonawalla
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has analyzed President Obama’s economic stimulus plan and concluded that it will have a definite positive impact in the short term, though with diminishing returns: In an analysis of the $900 billion version of the stimulus bill currently being debated in the Senate, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says that…
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