Landon Donovan scored three goals in his first game for the United States since September.
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U.S. 5, Scotland 1: Landon Donovan’s Hat Trick Leads U.S. Over Scotland
IN RECENT weeks the Obama administration has radiated optimism about the possibility of a deal with Iran on its nuclear program. The latest round of talks in Baghdad this week should lower those expectations. Tehran’s negotiators rejected a package offered by the United States and its five partners covering proposed confidence-building measures, and it demanded recognition of an Iranian “right” to enrich uranium, a concession U.S. officials say they are unprepared to make. The only substantive agreement was on holding another meeting next month in Moscow. Read full article > >
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Editorial Board: Iran’s hard bargain
Jackie Calmes of the New York Times tells the story today of my all-time favorite presidential photo. The first time I saw it was while walking through the West Wing to a meeting three years ago. A little black boy touching the head of President Obama. The image was so powerful I stopped in my tracks and inquired about the story behind the photo. As Calmes reports, Jacob Philadelphia had a question for the president of the United States. Read full article > >
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Jonathan Capehart: Photo speaks volumes about Obama and race
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday criticized Mitt Romney’s foreign policy stance, particularly when it comes to the presumptive GOP nominee’s statement earlier this year that Russia is the “number one geopolitical foe” of the United States. Read full article > >
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Colin Powell criticizes Romney on foreign policy; says he has ‘no problem’ with gay marriage
Alleged Mexican drug lord Sergio Villarreal, known as El Grande, is extradited to the United States for trial on charges of drug trafficking.
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Mexico extradites ‘drug kingpin’
The U.S Olympic Committee has agreed to the terms of a new revenue-sharing deal with the International Olympic Committee that is intended to soothe international resentment while allowing the USOC to lift its self-imposed moratorium on bidding for future Games, according to an international official with knowledge of the talks. Read full article > >
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USOC and IOC reach critical deal that will pave the way for future Olympics in the United States
Leaders from the United States and five other countries resumed talks with Iran a day after Tehran signaled willingness to allow potentially intrusive inspections of military facilities.
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Global Powers and Iran Meet in Baghdad
While Mitt Romney wins primaries in two states.
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‘Uncommitted’ Challenges Obama in KY
Novelist John Grisham could hardly spin a more provocative fiction: The president and his surrogates mount an aggressive campaign to intimidate the chief justice of the United States, implying ruin and ridicule should he fail to vote in a pivotal case according to the ruling political party’s wishes. Read full article > >
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The public trial of Justice Roberts
A growing number of states are passing laws that allow taxpayer-supported scholarship funds, but they have been twisted to benefit private schools at the expense of the neediest children.
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Scholarship Funds, Meant for Needy, Benefit Private Schools
The People’s Bank of China has enjoyed direct computer access to Treasury auctions since last year, allowing it to buy United States debt without first having to go through a Wall Street bank.
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Records Show China’s Private Link to Treasury Markets
In a blowout presidential election, a few large issues dominate. In a tight election, a range of smaller concerns — important to strategic constituencies in battleground states — can end up being crucial. Read full article > >
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Catholics won’t go quietly
Germany restates its opposition to so-called eurobonds as the new French finance minister prepares to meet his German counterpart for the first time.
The European financial crisis is poorly understood in the United States.
U.S. 5, Scotland 1: Landon Donovan’s Hat Trick Leads U.S. Over Scotland
Sunday, May 27th, 2012Jonathan Capehart: Photo speaks volumes about Obama and race
Thursday, May 24th, 2012Colin Powell criticizes Romney on foreign policy; says he has ‘no problem’ with gay marriage
Thursday, May 24th, 2012USOC and IOC reach critical deal that will pave the way for future Olympics in the United States
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
