Obamas State of the Union Dilemma - Huffington Post
Given current trends, the U.S. will not achieve the presidents export-doubling plan until 2032 -- 18 years behind the 2014 deadline Obama set in his 2010 State of the Union speech. This follows on the recent 20th anniversary��.
Cuba - Huffington Post
By responding to the call of the international community and public opinion in his own country to restore relations with Cuba, President Obama has probably made the most emblematic decision of his two presidential terms and repaired a fault that date.. More than half a century after January 3, 1961, when diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States were ruptured, the two governments have announced a process of normalization of bilateral relations.
John Boehner Invites Obama To Deliver State Of The Union
WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Speaker John Boehner has invited President Barack Obama to deliver the State of the Union speech on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The House. Union. AP. Posted: 12/19/2014 10:13 am EST Updated: 12/19/2014 11:59 am EST.. Dems have a better chance of holding together now and Repblicans are more likely to be fractured, especially as they have several in their ranks who will be vying for President in 2016(already Rubio and Rand Paul are fighting over Cuba).
Republicans Ready To Push Back On Obama Agenda
WASHINGTON/HONOLULU, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Republicans take full control of the U.S. Congress this week with an agenda of trying to force approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline and push back on President Barack Obamas sweeping policy shifts on Cuba .
President Right to Normalize Relations With Cuba: Best.
President Barack Obama has made his greatest progress with two small countries, Burma and Cuba, by liberalizing relations. The exchange of Alan Gross, a U.S. contractor and an American spy for three Cuban spies, offered��.
Africa Last Colony: Sahwaris Want Barack Obamas Help
Last month I watched President Obamas announcement of plans to normalize U.S. relations with Cuba on CNN while I was in a refugee camp in the Sahara Desert. Some of the locals, Western Saharan refugees in. Sahwaris havent had much to celebrate.
Cuba, The US and Obamas State of the Union ��� Huffington.
Huffington Post If President Obama talks about his Cuba policy on Tuesday night, his State of the Union Address could be unlike any our nation has experienced. Earlier presidents were colonizers; like William McKinley and��.
President Obamas New Policy on Cuba Could Be a Good Start
These left governments created new institutions such as UNASUR (the Union of South American Nations) and CELAC (the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) in order to pursue these common goals. The CELAC is an organization that was .
Cuba Libre: Obama Frees a Monster in Americas Head.
The presidential order to restore diplomatic relations with the island nation should have been done decades ago, by Jimmy Carter after Vietnam, or by Bill Clinton following the collapse of the Soviet Union. But Washington kept its long. Given the twisted and costly U.S. military and diplomatic legacy towards Cuba, its ironic that President Obama has asked Secretary of State John Kerry to assess if Cuba can now be removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Energized Obama Aims To Start 2015 On His Own Terms
Posted: 01/03/2015 9:55 am EST Updated: 01/04/2015 9:59 am EST. BARACK OBAMA. US. Obama, expected back in Washington on Sunday, has appeared energized by the end-of-the-year action on immigration policy and Cuban relations, suggesting continued presidential relevance despite a political landscape. If the president is willing to work with us, well have a real chance to address our nations most pressing challenges, he said in the weekly Republican address.
Capital Journal Daybreak: Antiterror Raids Continue in Europe | States Stand.
Read his full post in Washington Wire. STORIES YOU SHOULDNT MISS GOP SEES LIMITS IN. a budget resolution by mid-April ��� Freshman GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa will deliver the Republican response to the State of the Union address next week ���. U.
Cuba, The US and Obamas State of the Union
If President Obama talks about his Cuba policy on Tuesday night, his State of the Union Address could be unlike any our nation has experienced. Earlier presidents were colonizers; like William McKinley and Teddy Roosevelt, who used their State of the .
Obama On Cuba - Huffington Post
Change is going to come to Cuba. It has to, Obama said. Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro took power in 1959 and gradually moved towards the Soviet Union and a communist model, leading the United States to impose an��.
Friday Talking Points -- Nous Sommes Charlie Hebdo.
As previously mentioned, President Obama is enjoying an upward bounce in his poll numbers. If he gets another boost from the State Of The Union, maybe more people will begin taking note. For now, well give him an��.
Battle Lines For 2016 Emerge As Republican Hopefuls Unveil Campaign Themes
Battling the Obama administration has been a hallmark of Cruzs time in the Senate, and it will likely be a strong selling point among voters who identify with the tea party movement. Instead of. Rubio is a vocal supporter of increased U.S.
Recognition Is Not Endorsement of the Cuban Government
President Obama created a firestorm with his announcement on December 17 that the United States would establish normal diplomatic relations with Cuba. Opponents in the U.S. Congress already have vowed to prevent construction of an embassy and block .
Rand Paul Versus Marco Rubio: Some Libertarian Air Is.
Confronted by polls showing how American voters favored Obamas change of U.S policy to Cuba by two to one, Rubio declared his willingness to follow through with his own isolationist agenda even if he was repudiated by 99 percent of his constituents. Rubio called President Obama. Paul refuted his colleagues pro-sanctions stance on twitter, pointing out that Rubio did not speak for the majority of Cuban-Americans, as evidenced by state and national polls.
President Obamas New Policy on Cuba Could Be a Good.
Since 1998, left governments have been elected and re-elected in one country after another until by now they govern the majority of the region. Some of these new left presidents -- Lula Da Silva. These left governments created new institutions such as UNASUR (the Union of South American Nations) and CELAC (the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) in order to pursue these common goals. The CELAC is an organization that was formed as an��.
Obama: US Reviewing Whether To Put North Korea Back On Terrorism Sponsor.
HONOLULU (AP) -- The United States is reviewing whether to put North Korea back onto its list of state sponsors of terrorism, President Barack Obama said as the U.S. decides how to respond to the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment that law.
Lets Revisit Helms-Burton
This post is part of a Huffington Post blog series called 90 Miles: Rethinking the Future of U.S.-Cuba Relations. The series puts the spotlight on the emerging relations between two long-standing Western Hemisphere foes and will feature pre-eminent.
When I Grow Up, I Want to be Cuban
I first experienced Cuba for myself as a 24-year-old photojournalist, after convincing the boss that my bilingual skills would be helpful in covering the Pan American Games. It was just after the collapse of the Soviet Union and Cuba was in the midst.
Cuba Tourism Expected To Rise After Obama Change
As long as with integrity they can say theyre going to engage with the Cuban people and learn about Cuba and talk about the United States then they dont have to do anything other than say thats what theyre doing, said��.
For State Of Union, Obama Faces GOP For First Time
WASHINGTON (AP) ��� For the first time in his presidency, Barack Obama will stand before a Republican-led Congress to deliver his State of the Union address and try to convince lawmakers newly empowered to block his agenda that they should instead join.
Obama Closing 2014 With Year-End News Conference
. hermetically sealed society. Still, Obamas surprise announcement this week that the U.S. was ending its Cold War diplomatic freeze with Cuba appeared to have contributed to energizing the president as he closes a difficult sixth year in office.. During his 17-day break in Hawaii, Obama is expected to spend some time crafting his State of the Union address, in which he will outline his goals for working with the GOP-led Congress. House Speaker John Boehner��.
Make No Little Plans
I recently got an email invitation from a Democratic congressional office to come to a watch party to view President Obamas State of the Union address. His fourth-quarter priorities, according to the. Community college is the great American.
A New Chapter in US-Cuba Relations - Huffington Post
Earlier this month, President Obama took steps to end another failed U.S. policy -- the trade and travel embargoes against Cuba that have been in place since the early 1960s. As the president noted, this sanctions policy has��.
Recognizing a Bipartisan Response to Global Crises
When Burma began to open up - when we saw what President Obama called flickers of progress after years of darkness - Democrats and Republicans decided to offer Burma a path to a new relationship. As Burma took steps, the United States. In shifting.
Going It Alone, Obama Rocked The Boat In 2014
America does not stand still, and neither will I, Obama said in his State of the Union address in January.. Obama then sent shockwaves across the hemisphere by restoring U.S. diplomatic ties with Cuba after more than a half-century of estrangement.
Energized Obama Aims To Start 2015 On His Own Terms
HONOLULU (AP) ��� President Barack Obama plans new steps to help more Americans buy a home and attend college, part of a 2015 agenda he hopes can build on the postelection momentum from high-profile moves on immigration and Cuba.. from a two-week.
On Cuba, Obama Goes Long and Castro Holds On | Ted.
Cubas continued (though unreasonable) place on the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list meant it got swept up in the intensifying enforcement of financial sanctions against Iran, Syria and Russia and more and more banks were unwilling to do any business with Cuba. Burgeoning U.S.-Cuba. This large piece of North Cuba has been OCCUPIED by the US since 1898 after winning a War with Spain. there is no Formal Lease: Never has been. US has refused to��.
Going It Alone, Obama Rocked The Boat In 2014
Obama then sent shockwaves across the hemisphere by restoring U.S. diplomatic ties with Cuba after more than a half-century of estrangement. On other fronts, the president could only do so much. He sought promises from��.
Cuba and the United States: The Long View
The so-called new approach does not remotely signal a Cuban capitulation to U.S.-style capitalism, or the Obama Administrations acceptance of Cubas Marxist regime or abysmal human-rights record. It is merely the latest step in a centuries-long dance.