Posts Tagged ‘Lawrence Korb’
LiveBlog for Thursday, June 18, 2009
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
• Kerry Eleveld of “The Advocate” calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about her being in the room when President Obama granted some benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees yesterday.
• Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about a single-payer approach to health care.
• Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Lawrence Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about the continuing protests in Iran.
• Supporters of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi planned to turn Tehran into a sea of black today with thousands expected to march in dark clothes to mourn people killed in protests for a new presidential election.
• President Obama signed an executive order granting some benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees yesterday, calling it “a historic step” but promising more action to come.
• The Senate passed by unanimous consent yesterday a bill that would prevent the release of controversial photos of alleged U.S. abuse of prisoners and detainees. After having been stripped from the war funding bill, Senators passed it as a stand-alone proposition.
• Sen. John Ensign (D-NV) has resigned his position in the Senate GOP leadership, a day after admitting to an extramarital affair.
Tags: Barack Obama, John Ensign, John Yarmuth, Kerry Eleveld, Lawrence Korb, Mir Hossein Moussavi, Raul Grijalva, The Advocate
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LiveBlog for Friday, May 1, 2009
Friday, May 1st, 2009
• Lawrence Korb, Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Reagan and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about the torture memo debate.
• Frances Callier & Angela V. Shelton (Frangela) join us in studio for another edition of “Fridays with Frangela!!!”
• Supreme Court Justice David Souter is retiring after 18 years on the nation’s highest court. Souter will leave after the current court term recesses in June. Souter, 69, was tapped for the court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 but disappointed many conservatives when he turned out to be a moderate with an independent streak.
• A government official who traveled to Mexico City to support the delegation accompanying President Obama later came down with flu-like symptoms. Testing is underway to determine if the Energy Department staffer contracted the swine flu virus.
• After months of living on government loans, Chrysler finally succumbed to bankruptcy yesterday, pinning its future on a top-to-bottom reorganization and plans to build cleaner cars through an alliance with Italian automaker Fiat.
• Judy Shepard doesn’t think Rep. Virginia Fox (R-NC) was sincere when she apologized for calling the 1998 murder of Shepard’s son, Matthew, “a hoax.” Fox made the comments Wednesday when she was debating against passage of the Hate Crimes Bill.
Tags: Angela V. Shelton, Barack Obama, Chrysler, David Souter, Fiat, Frances Callier, Frangela, George H.W. Bush, Judy Shepard, Lawrence Korb, Matthew Shepard, Virginia Fox
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LiveBlog for Thursday, April 9, 2009
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
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For those of you in Portland, OR who are wondering where The Stephanie Miller Show went, we have good news! You can now hear us LIVE every weekday from 6am to 9am Pacific on 970AM, The Talker!
• Eric Boehlert, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about his recent article, “Glenn Beck and the Rise of Fox News’ Militia Media.”
• Lawrence Korb, Senior Fellow at The Center for American Progress and former Assistant Secretary of Defense, calls in at 7:05am Pacific to discuss Obama’s foreign policy and how it relates to Iran.
• Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about her recent trip to Cuba to meet with Fidel and Raul Castro.
• A U.S. warship arrived before dawn today near a 28-foot lifeboat holding four pirates and the kidnapped captain of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship. Also nearby was the Maersk Alabama – which had been seized early yesterday off the Horn of Africa. All 20 of its remaining crew members are in good physical shape.
• Fresh off a trip to Cuba that included a visit with both Fidel and Raul Castro, members of the Congressional Black Caucus are lobbying President Obama to lift the nation’s longstanding Cuba embargo, and open up lines of communication with the Castros.
• Vice President Joe Biden marked the return of the 18th Airborne Corps from Iraq at Fort Bragg, NC yesterday and told they troops that they left behind a country where “violence is being replaced by progress.”
• President Obama returned to Washington, D.C. in the early hours of yesterday morning, bringing his lengthy debut on the world stage – including his first stop in a war zone as commander in chief – to a close. Aides say he brought home achievements both large and small, evidence of the benefits of the extended travel.
Tags: Barack Obama, Barbara Lee, Center for American Progress, Conressional Black Caucus, Cuba, Eric Boehlert, Fidel Castro, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Joe Biden, Lawrence Korb, Media Matters for America, Raul Castro
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