tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090660621532974487Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:01:38 +0000Bail-outObamaPaulsonafghanistanwarKnow all there is to know about the latest political stories.http://politicalwiseguy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Refterman)Blogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090660621532974487.post-3284205416583357553Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:34:00 +00002008-11-13T21:04:57.934-08:00We have decided to move onto bigger and better things by changing our website if you would like to see it visit http://www.politicalwiseguy.wordpress.com. This website will no longer be updated.from,Political Wiseguy Teamhttp://politicalwiseguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/we-have-new-website.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Refterman)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090660621532974487.post-7025464104367890618Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:59:00 +00002008-11-12T17:47:07.649-08:00Bail-outPaulsonThe $700bn (£494bn) US bail-out package has already "clearly helped stabilize" the financial system, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has said.However he added that there would be many challenges in the futureMr. Paulson had said the the authorities had abandoned plans to use some of the $700bn to buy up banks' bad debts.He also warned against expanding the bail-out to automakersInstead of http://politicalwiseguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/paulson-says-bail-out-working.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Refterman)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090660621532974487.post-5023194596738790993Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:41:00 +00002008-11-12T17:50:07.081-08:00Anti-war activists and arms control activists are pressurizing President-Elect Barack Obama to replace defense secretary Robert Gates with a more strident anti-war opinion.Nominating Gates to stay “would be a violation of the mandate for change that Obama says he represents,” Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the large anti-war group Code Pink.They say a better person the the postion is Sen. Chuck http://politicalwiseguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/anti-war-activests-pressure-obama-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Refterman)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090660621532974487.post-8349312001271315787Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:31:00 +00002008-11-10T16:35:32.771-08:00Both sides described the White House talks, which lasted just under two hours, as friendly and productive.Few details were revealed as to their content but Iraq, the financial crisis and the issue of a smooth transition had all been expected to come up.Meanwhile, reports suggest Mr Obama is set to tackle the Guantanamo Bay issue.Mr Bush and Mr Obama hold talks in the Oval OfficeThe talks were thehttp://politicalwiseguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/obama-meets-bush-at-white-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Refterman)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090660621532974487.post-972925052720080011Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:14:00 +00002008-11-09T11:43:57.418-08:00afghanistanObamawar Afghanistan will be one of the toughest complication facing Obama during his presidency. The next president will have to confront the Taliban, a terrorist group that before controlled Afghanistan. President-elect Barck Obama will need to come up with a new strategy for a victory in this war. On his July 2008 trip to the Central Asian nation, where over 30,000 U.S. troops are serving, Obama http://politicalwiseguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/afghanistan-top-challenge-facing-obama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Refterman)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090660621532974487.post-340351600564699777Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:07:00 +00002008-11-08T19:44:49.905-08:00 Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid recently told Henry Paulson (Treasury Secretory) in a letter that the administration should expand the bailout to auto industries. "A healthy automobile manufacturing sector is essential to the restoration of financial market stability, the overall health of our economy, and the livelihood of the automobile sector's work force," they wrote. "The economic http://politicalwiseguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/demacratic-leaders-want-bush-to-help.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Refterman)1