LONDON — As news of the massive leak of secret U.S. diplomatic cables by Wikileaks spreads like wildfire around the world, American politicians have reacted with outrage. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) wants to shut down Wikileaks, the brainchild of Julian Assange. Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) wants it declared a terrorist organization. Over in Europe, however, [...]
For a few, the latest plan for tackling the nation’s huge debt problem is a “dose of fiscal sanity.” President Obama, among others, took a cautious approach, saying the bipartisan panel should be able finish its work before anyone begins “shooting down” its draft. But many in official Washington couldn’t hold back — they reacted [...]
Were those boos for Sarah Palin? Or a belated reaction to Jennifer Grey’s scores? Difficult to tell, but Mom definitely took up some space on Bristol Palin’s second week on the popular reality competition, “Dancing With the Stars.” “Bristol the pistol,” as Mom called her, tied for third place Monday, scoring 22 out of a [...]
Lots of ex-politicians write memoirs. But few are subjected to the sort of reaction that’s greeted Tony Blair in the past week as he hawks his memoir, “A Journey.” As Britain’s former prime minister navigates his way through the world’s most disastrous book tour, there’s reason to think that his legacy may be a good [...]
President Obama’s speech Tuesday night marking the end of combat operations in Iraq drew a largely — but not universally — negative response from Republicans. One particular sticking point for many Republicans was the president’s failure to tip his cap to the apparent success in Iraq of the counterinsurgency “surge” strategy — authored by Gen. [...]
2:19 p.m. | Updated with further reaction Stephen A. Schwarzman is well-known for being an outspoken éminence grise on Wall Street. But the Blackstone Group chairman and chief executive has an unfortunate history of sometimes using inapt analogies. In speaking recently about the Obama administration’s crackdown on finance, Mr. Schwarzman appears to have done it [...]
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