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Monday, March 23, 2009

News Nuggets 102


Another home run from the fashion geniuses in Milan!

Obama's New Message to Iran (Glenn Greenwald) from Salon
"It's true that, ultimately, this will only be meaningful if followed up by action, but this video -- sent by Obama to Iran, and to Iranians, for Nowruz, a major national holiday, and released this morning -- is, after 30 years of nothing but threats and hateful rhetoric exchanged between the two countries, a palpably different message not only in tone but also in content."

"President Obama’s plea is more abstract and more nuanced; less of a call to revolution than food to fuel the growing doubts of the Iranian people about their proud isolation."

The Brutal Truth (Andrew Sullivan) from the Atlantic"The pent-up frustrations behind conservatism's collapse under Republicans were trumped, however, by the fruits of power, partisan hatred of "the left", defensiveness over the Iraq war and torture, and, above all religious devotion to the Leader. Now that Bush has been removed, the massive damage done, and a pragmatic liberal is trying to sort out the mess in a sane, orderly fashion, they've gone nuts."

Upbeat Down Under (David Ignatius) from the Washington Post
""What's been a breath of fresh air has been the return of U.S. global leadership on the financial crisis," says Rudd. He notes that America's embrace of the G-20 "was noticed by people around the world.""

From Tehran to Tel-Aviv (Roger Cohen) from the New York Times
"With his bold message to Iran’s leaders, President Obama achieved four things essential to any rapprochement."

Report on the Obama Generation from Democracy Corps.
"Republicans struggle among young people for a very specific reason. At a time when young people are paying close attention to politics and when so many are struggling economically, even more so than older generations, the Republicans simply do not speak to the reality of their lives or to the issues important to them. "

"President Barack Obama’s ambitious early agenda has freed him from a typical obligation of presidents: Keeping the party's organized interest groups happy."

"There’s a reservoir of good will for Obama with the public that’s deeper than with the pundits and talking heads."

What a HOWL!  Michelle is very funny in this article.

"The interview, which started out on the subject of the new White House vegetable garden, ended up ranging over a variety of household topics, which Mrs. Obama addressed with substantial fun-poking at her husband, her mother and herself."


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