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NewsArts and Humanities Medals Honor Diversity of U.S. CultureLegendary American Indian novelist N. Scott Momaday, realist artist Andrew Wyeth, novelist and critic Cynthia Ozick, masterful musician and instrument designer Les Paul, and Yiddish literature scholar Ruth Wisse are among the 18 individuals and two organizations honored this year by the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal at a White House ceremony. President Bush points to “the great strength and diversity of American culture,” as he hails the arts honorees for having created “some of the emblematic images of our time, supported museums and theaters and helped nurture young talent.”
Security, Crime Are Top Issues Facing New Guatemalan PresidentImproving social conditions is seen as a key for Guatemala’s new president, Álvaro Colom, to combat crime and insecurity in his Central American nation. Failure to solve current problems could pave the way for a successful presidential run in the 2011 election by his defeated rival in this year’s election, Otto Pérez Molina. USINFO interviews three area specialists on Guatemala’s political scene and the challenges facing the newly elected president.
Saudi-Born Woman Prepares Third Run for California AssemblyFerial Masry became involved in politics when her son was deployed to Iraq in the beginning of the war. In 2004, she became more involved in the Democratic Party, and one month before that year’s primary election, the party recruited her to run. Today, as Masry, who believes she is the first Saudi-born woman to run for office, prepares for her third attempt to win a California Assembly seat, she tells USINFO, "I can run and run because I feel like you teach people that you have to really fight for democracy ... we have to fight for the process."
Pollsters Take the Political Pulse of American VotersPublic opinion polling has become ubiquitous in American life. Estimates are that, for the 2008 election cycle, more than 500 state and national polls actively are surveying the American public, whether about the presidential race ("If the election were held today, who would you vote for?") or about views on issues ranging from Iraq and the environment to immigration and taxes.
U.S. Women Break New Ground as SheriffsOf the 3,084 sheriffs now serving in the United States, only 40 are women, according to Fred Wilson, director of operations for the National Sheriffs’ Association. USINFO talks with three women sheriffs about their backgrounds, the work they do and the keys to their success.
Portrait of Indian-American Lawmaker Displayed in U.S. CapitolThe 6-year-old great-granddaughter of Dalip Singh Saund, the first Indian American elected to the U.S. Congress, pulled back a blue curtain to uncover his portrait in the U.S. Capitol as more than 225 people applauded. The portrait, unveiled November 7, is part of a series dedicated to historic members of Congress. Saund, who died in 1973, is recognized not only as the first Indian American to hold a seat in Congress -- he was elected in 1956 and served three terms -- but also as someone who helped pave the way for Indian immigration to the United States.
House of Representatives Approves Free Trade Pact with PeruThe U.S. House of Representatives, with broad backing from both Democrats and Republicans, approves a free trade agreement between the United States and Peru. The U.S. Senate is expected to approve the agreement in several weeks, which will enable the president to sign it and put into effect. Under the agreement, more than 80 percent of U.S. exports to Peru, including staples such as beef, cotton, wheat and soybeans, would become duty-free immediately. In addition to eliminating trade barriers, the pact contains provisions designed to protect workers and the environment.
U.S. House Recognizes South Asian Festival of LightsAs South Asian Americans prepared for one of their biggest traditional holidays, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution recognizing the significance of Diwali, the “festival of lights.” Representative Joe Wilson, who sponsored the resolution, says it marks “the international, religious and historical importance of the festival of Diwali as well as the religious diversity in India and throughout the world” and “recognizes the importance of Indian Americans -- a strong and vibrant immigrant community.”
Front-Running Presidential Candidates Face High ExpectationsFront-runners in the race for U.S. president face a paradox: the advantage in leading their competitors might also be a disadvantage. As Republican consultant Craig Shirley tells USINFO, the inherent danger for presidential front-runners is that the "higher up the flagpole the candidate gets, the more people can see your backside."
2007 State, Local Elections Important Despite Low Voter TurnoutThe 2007 U.S. state and local elections contested November 6 will affect how citizens across the country will live and how tax dollars are spent in their communities for years to come. USINFO looks at the results of the 2007 elections. These off-year elections “offer a snapshot of where the parties stand in these states and a glimpse of relative party strength nationwide headed into the 2008 elections,” according to Tim Storey of National Conference of State Legislatures.
“New Opportunity” Now Exists for Reconciliation in SomaliaSomalia’s Transitional Federal Government now has a “new opportunity” to promote peace and reconciliation and bring the communities in Somalia together, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer tells a Voice of America interviewer. Frazer says the recent resignation of Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi presents “an important new dynamic in Somalia and one that we all have to take very seriously.”
U.S. Accounting Data May Obscure Impending CollapseWhile Laurence Kotlikoff detailed bankrupt condition of the U.S. government, Martin Weiss has strong thoughts on how it's being covered up. Bottom line: Don't depend on the government to warn you of an impending financial meltdown!
Click here to read the full story! North American Union - A Top Goal of Secretary of CommerceThe North American Union (aka <a href="http://www.spp.gov" target="_blank" title="SPP">Security and Prosperity Partnership</a>) is being administered and championed by the Secretary of Commerce, with help from other cabinet position posts. This article answers the SPP's new defense, <a href="http://www.spp.gov/myths_vs_facts.asp" title="SPP Myths vs facts">SPP Myths vs. Facts</a>.<br />
Click here to read the full story! Is the U.S. Bankrupt?A stunning 23 page report by Professor Laurence J. Kotlikoff titled <a href="http://www.minyanville.com/assets/File/Kotlikoff_USBankruptcy_paper%5B1%5D.pdf">"Is the U.S. Bankrupt?"</a>
was issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in November, 2005,
and quietly posted on their public website. Although publicly
accessible, it was totally ignored by the U.S. press.
Click here to read the full story! Timchapmanblog.com by TimChapmanIf your wondering where the Capitol Hill coverage is, it is here on my new blog. Stay tuned to Townhall as well for big things in the blog world... Categories: News, TownHall.com
Stars of the show â24â³, Secretary Mike Chertoff and Rush Limbaugh⦠by TimChapmanAll of these people are in DC today to speak at an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation. They will be covering the topic: "24" and America’s Image in Fighting Terrorism: Fact, Fiction, or Does it Matter? I will be at the event and will be covering it on my new blow TimChapmanBlog.com. Bookmark my new blog if you are so inclined, or if you use RSS grab my feed. I will be transitioning the bulk of my blogging to that space over the next few days. Expect similar Hill coverage on the new blog, as well as a variety of other topics. Categories: News, TownHall.com
GOP members announce principles on immigration reform by TimChapmanToday House Republicans opposed to the Senate McCain-Kennedy bill announced a set of five principles that immigration reform must adhere to. Those principles are: Republicans strongly support strengthening enforcement and stiffening penalties for illegal immigrants who break our immigration laws. Republicans support enforcing the law on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants and holding them accountable. Republicans oppose efforts to reward the behavior of illegal immigrants who have made the choice to break our laws. Republicans believe the success of our country depends on newcomers obeying the law, assimilating into American society by learning English, and embracing our common identity as Americans. Categories: News, TownHall.com
So...about those WMDS by TimChapmanAs it turns out, Saddam did have weapons of mass destruction: Reading from a declassified portion of a report by the National Ground Intelligence Center, a Defense Department intelligence unit, Santorum said: "Since 2003, coalition forces have recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions which contain degraded mustard or sarin nerve agent. Despite many efforts to locate and destroy Iraq's pre-Gulf War chemical munitions, filled and unfilled pre-Gulf War chemical munitions are assessed to still exist." More from the AP: "This is an incredibly -- in my mind -- significant finding. The idea that, as my colleagues have repeatedly said in this debate on the other side of the aisle, that there are no weapons of mass destruction, is in fact false," Santorum said. A Pentagon official who confirmed the findings said that all the weapons were pre-1991 vintage munitions "in such a degraded state they couldn't be used for what they are designed for." The official, who asked not to be identified, said most were 155 millimeter artillery projectiles with mustard gas or sarin of varying degrees of potency. Granted, these are not nukes and they are not necessarily the weapons we thought they had, but they are WMDs. FOlks saying Saddam had no WMDs are categorically wrong. Categories: News, TownHall.com
Democrat disunity on Iraq rapidly becoming political liability by TimChapmanDemocrats in Congress are all over the map on the Iraq issue, and it could cost them this November. That is the subject of my column today: Democratic National Committee Press Secretary Stacie Paxton attacked the President after a recent news conference in which Bush touted positive developments in the war. “The President’s optimism,” she declared, “is no substitute for a real plan for Iraq that will help the American people understand when the mission is successful and completed.” But don’t ask Democrats for that “real plan.” As noted above, even their highest ranking leaders have admitted that they do not have one nor do they intend to come up with one. Categories: News, TownHall.com
Kerry was for finishing the mission in Iraq, before he was against it by TimChapmanIn a 2003 speech in New York Presidential candidate John Kerry accused the Bush Administration of a "cut and run strategy" in Iraq in which a timetable for withdrawal would be put in place. Today, John Kerry is proposing that strategy on the Senate floor. Here is the relevant text from the speech:
In fact, I fear that in the run-up to the 2004 election, the administration is considering what is tantamount to a cut-and-run strategy. Their sudden embrace of accelerated Iraqification and American troop withdrawal dates, without adequate stability, is an invitation to failure. The hard work of rebuilding Iraq must not be dictated by the schedule of the next American election…It would be a disaster and a disgraceful betrayal of principle to speed up the process simply to lay the groundwork for a politically expedient withdrawal of American troops. That could risk the hijacking of Iraq by terrorist groups and former Ba’athists. Categories: News, TownHall.com
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