Angela Merkel's Speech: 'We Have No Time to Lose': PHOTO
In her speech before the US Congress on Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel thanked the Americans for their decades-long support of Germany and for their role in helping to end the Cold War. She also reminded US politicians that the world will be looking to America and Europe in December for leadership in forging a global Climate Change agreement. Editor's note: This is the official German government translation of the speech given by Chancellor Angela Merkel before the US Congress on Nov....

'We Cannot Afford Failure': Merkel Lends Obama Support on Climate Change: PHOTO
In her speech to the US Congress, Angela Merkel called for a clear commitment by all nations to act on Climate Change -- a demand that plunged her into the heart of domestic political wrangling in America. But can foreign support help Barack Obama with the stalled Climate Change bill? During her speech Tuesday to a joint session of the United States Congress , Chancellor Angela Merkel found herself right in the middle of American domestic politics. At first glance, everything in the scene...

GOP climate change bill boycott - Day 2
--> ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf reports: Senate Democrats tried for the second day to begin the editing process of sweeping Climate Change legislation, but Republicans continued their boycott of the sessions. Republicans argue that the EPA should perform a more elaborate study of the impact of the proposed legislation before Senators consider it. Democrats in the Senate heard from EPA officials Thursday

GOP Boycotts Climate Bill, Dems Get Bored
For a while yesterday, Democrats got to live The Dream: a world without Republicans. The GOP made good on its promise to boycott the Senate environment committee’s hearing on its Climate Change bill, and Democrats had a good time lambasting them in absentia, calling them the party of “no” and comparing them to “a child staying out of school.” When Republican George Voinovich finally did show up, chairman Barbara Boxer cut him off after 12 minutes.

Bravo, Chancellor Merkel: A Timely Commitment to America: PHOTO
Expectations for Angela Merkel's address before the US Congress were great, but the German chancellor fulfilled them. In contrast to her usual performance, Merkel demonstrated in her historical speech that she is capable of conveying both vision and confidence. She also gave a timely commitment to America. The expectations for her speech were considerable, but Angela Merkel delivered. In her historic appearance before a joint session of the United States Congress, the German chancellor...

Merkel to Congress: 'Tear down walls of today'
Six days before the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday addressed a joint meeting of Congress, and charged U.S. lawmakers to tear down other walls.

GOP "advice"
Did you know that the Republican Party has the Democrats' best interest at heart ? Even as the results were still trickling in, GOP Rep Eric Cantor was already warning that the results were an early rumble under the feet of marginal Dems, arging that voters had delivered “a shot across the bow to the moderates and Blue Dog Democrats as they decide votes on Health Care.” What kind of idiot would take the GOP's advice? Oh . Vulnerable House and Senate Democrats want their leaders to...

Kansas GOP weighs in on last night's results
The Kansas Republican Party says last night's big wins for the GOP show Americans are unconvinced by Democratic Health Care proposals and the economic Stimulus package.

Was Tuesday's Vote About Obama?
(Nov. 4) -- Forget what voters told exit pollsters. Tuesday's election is being analyzed as a referendum on President Obama. Republicans Bob McDonnell in Virginia and Chris Christie in New Jersey captured Governor's seats that were held by Democrats. Obama won both states a year ago. He campaigned hard for Gov. Jon Corzine in New Jersey and made appearances for Creigh Deeds late in the campaign, despite some bad blood between the Virginia Democrat's campaign and The White House. Many headlines...

Exit polls: Mixed bag for GOP, Dems
Republicans scored big victories in both Virginia and New Jersey Tuesday, but the majority of voters in both states told poll takers that President Obama was not a factor when they cast their vote. In New Jersey exit polls, 60 percent of voters said Obama did not figure into their decision, while 57 percent of the Virginia electorate echoed that sentiment, numbers that could potentially calm some Democrats' fears of a backlash against the administration heading into next year's mid-term...

Barack Obama Has Lost the Midas Touch … NJ & VA Gov Races go Republican … Democrats in Trouble in 2010
  Barack Obama gets same result in New Jersey and Virginia Governor races

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WaPo: Elections not a referendum on Obama, but …: PHOTO
The newspaper that tried mightily to sink Republican Bob McDonnell over a college thesis says today that his stomping of Creigh Deeds has nothing to do with the man living in the big White House over the northern border of Virginia.

Chancellor Merkel: Freedom 'Must Be Struggled For'; Germany Stands With USA: PHOTO
Both houses gathered for the chancellor's address. ( Gerald Herbert/AP ) By Mark Memmott "We Germans know how much we owe to you, our American friends," German Chancellor Angela Merkel just told members of the House and Senate. "We shall never -- and I personally shall never, never forget this." Merkel, as the Associated Press says, is the first German chancellor to address Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. Among the historical events she noted: The Berlin airlift of 1948-49 that fed the...

German chancellor prods US on global warming
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Congress and the Obama Administration to take bold steps to address global warming Tuesday, even as Senate Democrats and Republicans feuded over whether to press ahead with their chamber's version of a Climate bill. Speaking at a joint session of Congress, Merkel described Climate Change as one of the "great tests" of the twenty-first century. She took pains to compliment lawmakers and the Administration for viewing "the protection of our...

The Chancellor's Décolleté: Joop Advises Merkel to Don More Revealing Clothes
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is used to unsolicited remarks about her dowdy taste in clothes. Now, Fashion designer Wolfgang Joop has come up with an unusual tip for the world's most powerful woman: Wear more low-cut tops. Wolfgang Joop, the German Fashion designer, isn't known for his subtlety. The designer, who admits that politicians tend to steer clear of him, has come up with an unusual hint for Chancellor Angela Merkel: Show more d

A New Isolationism? -- By: Conrad Black: PHOTO
In an article on the homepage , I discuss the Obama Administration’s feckless vacillating over the war in Afghanistan. Here’s an excerpt: If the Democrats will not fight in Afghanistan, it is hard to imagine a campaign they would support. In Afghanistan, unlike in Iraq, the United States has serious allies and a multilaterally (NATO and the U.N.) approved mission. Unlike the Vietnam intervention, it has been properly endorsed by Congress, and the governing party was elected...

Think Tank's Trans-Atlantic Advice: Europe Must Stop 'Fetishizing' American Relationship: PHOTO
In a week when European affairs are prominent, a study by an influential Brussels think tank suggests the EU is going about things the wrong way. The Europeans must stop being so submissive, they must present a united front on Foreign Policy and they must work toward a "post-American" state of affairs, the study says. It's Europe Week in Washington. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been asked to speak to a joint session of the United States Congress on Tuesday as part of celebrations marking...

Tokio Hotel performing "Humanoid" in Rome & celebrating Angela Merkel's victory
BTW yes they are required to do playback on European TV shows, that's just the way it is. the cuteness in gif form: Source 1 Source 2 (12 comments) - ( Post a new comment ) drunkand2stoned 2009-10-09 01:29 am UTC ( link ) Whatever happened to their haters ( Reply to this ) ( Thread ) ajulysuicide 2009-10-09 01:32 am UTC ( link ) i don't hate their music; i just prefer not to listen to it, at all. ( Reply to this ) ( Parent )( Thread ) drunkand2stoned 2009-10-09 01:33 am UTC ( link ) No.. I mean...

GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ - Yahoo! News
Washington – Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey , a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year . Conservative Republican Bob McDonnell's victory in the Virginia Governor's race over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and moderate Republican Chris Christie's ouster of unpopular New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine...

The World from Berlin: 'A Dynamic FDP Should Bring the CDU to Its Senses': PHOTO
Germany's pro-business Free Democrats were deemed the big winners on election night, increasing their vote to almost 15 percent. Yet almost a week later, there are concerns that the party and its leader Guido Westerwelle may not be capable of pushing through their demands in a future coalition with Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats. If a week is a long time in politics, then in Germany the past week has been particularly lengthy. Just last Friday, Frank-Walter Steinmeier was addressing a rally...

Merkel urges U.S. to put cap on greenhouse gases
WASHINGTON — German Chancellor Angela Merkel made an impassioned plea Tuesday to a joint session of Congress to work together on efforts to curb global warming and to help forge a binding Climate-change deal at an international meeting next month. Merkel said that people must tear down mental walls that block them from seeing the plight of future generations if warming continues unchecked. The world’s nations will meet next month in Copenhagen, Denmark, for Climate talks. She said...

Conservative Female Former CEO Descends on 2010 CA Election...Another One: PHOTO
Ousted HP exec, former John McCain adviser, Sarah Palin bus throw-her-underer - Carly Fiorina has announced her candidacy for Senate. She's seeking the GOP nomination to challenge Senator Barbra Boxer next year. Fiorina now joins former eBay exec Meg Whitman in running for a political office. Whitman is seeking to slum it the Governor's mansion in Sacramento as a Republican. We spot a trend. It really makes us wonder who is less popular right now - Republicans or CEOs. And if combining the two...

So A Democrat Walks Into NY23 And Wins An Election….
So A Democrat Walks Into NY23 And Wins An Election…. One of the more oft-observed problems with political reporting is your lesser analyst's impulse to over-interpret a couple of data points. Yes, you know what I'm talking about. AP, do your Drudge-bait thang , complete with a "GOP Sweep" headline! Washington