Democrats Begin Drive to Push Through Priorities Before Elections
Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, The Capitolist, 2010 Elections, Congress, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnellDemocrats face a tough political environment as they begin a big push to get their legislative agenda through Congress before the N...
Obama Said to Be Crafting Plan for Israeli-Palestinian Talks
Filed under: Barack Obama, Iran, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, International
After a string of failed attempts at brokering peace in the Middle East, Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are apparently on the horizon again. The Guardian reports that President Obama is close to starting up new...Missile Defense: Who’s Jeering Now?
Filed under: Iran, Foreign Policy, National Security
All of a sudden, strengthening missile defenses against Iran doesn't seem like such a bad idea, after all.
Macho, Macho State: Iran’s New Foreign Policy Objective
Filed under: Iran, Foreign Policy, Woman Up, International
So, you're a politically tumultuous state fresh off of an election with widespread allegations of fraud and torture; you're building an internationally frowned-upon nuclear program; and you're on the eve of your first multi-national talks, which might result in economically...Hillary Clinton Tries to Ease Nuclear Proliferation Fears
Filed under: Hillary Clinton, National Security, Woman Up, Nuclear Proliferation
Telling Ann Curry she has no intention of recycling those "Make History!" presidential campaign buttons wasn't the only headline Hillary Clinton made this week. On Tuesday, Clinton emerged from her meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov...Follow seriouslypolitics on Twitter!
