Today, Mark Kirk and Tom Carper became the latest senators to endorse same-sex marriage, as members of the chamber seem to be falling over themselves to do in recent weeks. Just in the past month, nine members, including Kirk and Carper, have reversed course on the issue. The changes followed both Rob Portman’s announcement that… Read more »
Posts Tagged: 2011
Indian Embassy chides Hagel for 2011 remark
The Embassy of India chided secretary of defense nominee Chuck Hagel late Monday for suggesting in a previously unreleased 2011 speech that India has “for many years” sponsored terrorist activities against Pakistan in Afghanistan. Source: FOXNews.com
Report: US Officials Held Secret Talks With North Korea in 2011 and 2012
A lot of good it did. Scientists, technicians and officials involved in North Korea’s successful nuclear test receive a celebratory welcome in the capital Pyongyang after the recent test. (Reuters) US officials reportedly held secret talks in North Korea on several occasions in 2011 and 2012. Asahi Shimbun reported: Senior U.S. administration officials held secret… Read more »
Flashback: In 2011 Obama Threatened to Veto Any Efforts to Undo Sequester Cuts (Video)
Today Barack Obama warned Americans of moving ahead with the ‘meat cleaver’ sequester cuts. But back in November 2011 President Obama threatened to veto any efforts by lawmakers to undo the sequester cuts. Source: The Gateway Pundit