Print Joel B. Pollak Follow Read Full Bio The hermeneutic circle of Media Matters 24 Jan 2013 Kerry disagrees with Hagel on Iran, nuclear arms... what else? 24 Jan 2013 One possible weakness of a constituency system 24 Jan 2013 Peace in Our Time? Obama's New Foreign Policy Team Faces First Test with Kerry In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama spoke of “peace in our time” as a foreign policy goal. The next steps toward pursuing that lofty--if ill-starred--ambition will unfold at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, where Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) will face hearings on his confirmation as Secretary of State. The other two Obama nominees, Chuck Hagel (Defense) and John Brennan (CIA), face hearings in the next several days. 24 Jan 2013 A Shameless Secretary, a Spineless Senate “What difference does it make?” Hillary Clinton shouted, her words echoing off the walls of the hearing room, outraged that a Senator would dare to ask why she spread the lie that a video provoked the terror attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. At that point, the presiding chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), should have rapped the gavel sharply: “Madam Secretary, you are out of order.” 23 Jan 2013 Exclusive - Trump Counsel 'Cannot Confirm or Deny' Interest in Buying New York Times Michael D. Cohen, executive vice president and special counsel to Donald Trump, told Breitbart News that he "cannot confirm or deny that Mr. Trump is interested in acquiring the New York Times. Only time will tell." 23 Jan 2013 Exclusive: Christian Group to Lobby Every Senator to Vote No on Hagel for Defense Christians United for Israel (CUFI), which describes itself as "the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States and one of the leading Christian grassroots movements in the world," will bring over two hundred Christian leaders from around the country to Washington, DC early next week to lobby the Senate against the confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense. CUFI, which is organizing the effort through its 501(c)4 offshoot, is arranging meetings with every one of the one hundred Senate offices. 23 Jan 2013 Obama's Strongest Opposition May Come from Within--over Spoils, not Principle President Obama holds unprecedented sway over his own party--and yet the first signs of internal tension are already bursting into the open. The news that he has turned his campaign into a permanent, non-profit organizing outfit to push for his policies has been greeted with frustration by members of the Democratic National Committee, who see the new “Organizing for Action” group as a competitor for fundraising dollars and power. 23 Jan 2013 Taking the Fall: Hillary Clinton to Testify on Benghazi Attack Today Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today on the Sep. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Clinton missed previous opportunities to testify due to a fall she sustained while recovering from the stomach flu; doctors later discovered and treated a blood clot near her brain. Her testimony will mark her last week as Secretary of State, and will likely leave many questions about the attack still unanswered. 23 Jan 2013 Israel's 'Recount': Dead Heat Awaits Absentee, Military Votes Israeli politics were gripped by tension and drama early Wednesday as the center-right and center-left blocs deadlocked in a 60-60 tie for seats in the Israeli Knesset. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party was the clear winner, and he will likely be invited to form a governing coalition by President Shimon Peres. However, his potential coalition partners did poorly, as the new Yesh Atid party surged to a surprise second place finish. Yesh Atid's leader, former television journalist Yair Lapid, will now play the kingmaker. 22 Jan 2013 Previous 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Next
Peace in Our Time? Obama's New Foreign Policy Team Faces First Test with Kerry In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama spoke of “peace in our time” as a foreign policy goal. The next steps toward pursuing that lofty--if ill-starred--ambition will unfold at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, where Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) will face hearings on his confirmation as Secretary of State. The other two Obama nominees, Chuck Hagel (Defense) and John Brennan (CIA), face hearings in the next several days. 24 Jan 2013
A Shameless Secretary, a Spineless Senate “What difference does it make?” Hillary Clinton shouted, her words echoing off the walls of the hearing room, outraged that a Senator would dare to ask why she spread the lie that a video provoked the terror attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. At that point, the presiding chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), should have rapped the gavel sharply: “Madam Secretary, you are out of order.” 23 Jan 2013
Exclusive - Trump Counsel 'Cannot Confirm or Deny' Interest in Buying New York Times Michael D. Cohen, executive vice president and special counsel to Donald Trump, told Breitbart News that he "cannot confirm or deny that Mr. Trump is interested in acquiring the New York Times. Only time will tell." 23 Jan 2013
Exclusive: Christian Group to Lobby Every Senator to Vote No on Hagel for Defense Christians United for Israel (CUFI), which describes itself as "the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States and one of the leading Christian grassroots movements in the world," will bring over two hundred Christian leaders from around the country to Washington, DC early next week to lobby the Senate against the confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense. CUFI, which is organizing the effort through its 501(c)4 offshoot, is arranging meetings with every one of the one hundred Senate offices. 23 Jan 2013
Obama's Strongest Opposition May Come from Within--over Spoils, not Principle President Obama holds unprecedented sway over his own party--and yet the first signs of internal tension are already bursting into the open. The news that he has turned his campaign into a permanent, non-profit organizing outfit to push for his policies has been greeted with frustration by members of the Democratic National Committee, who see the new “Organizing for Action” group as a competitor for fundraising dollars and power. 23 Jan 2013
Taking the Fall: Hillary Clinton to Testify on Benghazi Attack Today Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today on the Sep. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Clinton missed previous opportunities to testify due to a fall she sustained while recovering from the stomach flu; doctors later discovered and treated a blood clot near her brain. Her testimony will mark her last week as Secretary of State, and will likely leave many questions about the attack still unanswered. 23 Jan 2013
Israel's 'Recount': Dead Heat Awaits Absentee, Military Votes Israeli politics were gripped by tension and drama early Wednesday as the center-right and center-left blocs deadlocked in a 60-60 tie for seats in the Israeli Knesset. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party was the clear winner, and he will likely be invited to form a governing coalition by President Shimon Peres. However, his potential coalition partners did poorly, as the new Yesh Atid party surged to a surprise second place finish. Yesh Atid's leader, former television journalist Yair Lapid, will now play the kingmaker. 22 Jan 2013
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