Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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Baby Step Toward Peace (Maybe)

Israeli Defense Minister Barak says meeting with U.S. envoy Mitchell this week has brought the two countries close to an agreement on settlements. JOINT STATEMENT: Read it here.

White House Stays Out of Transgender Flap

Lets deadline pass to appeal nearly $500,000 judgment for a Library of Congress hiree who lost the job while undergoing a gender change.

(I-CT) on Public Option

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa3IvVz5h-I&w=360] Lieberman says he's wrangled a bipartisan group of senators ready to pass health reform, as long as there's no public option included in the bill. Read more of what he told a New Haven reporter here.

Mousavi Not Backing Down

Iran's opposition leader issues statement Wednesday calling presidential election results illegitimate despite Monday ruling validating the vote. Meanwhile: President Ahmadinejad cancels trip to African Union summit in Libya.

Franken Turns to Policy

Senator-elect tells Minnesota Public Radio Wednesday he's inclined to support a public health care plan, hopes to serve on Judiciary Committee.

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Amtrak Transparency Troubles

A couple weeks back, I wrote about the turmoil in the office of the Inspector General for Amtrak. More details have since come out. The head of that office for 35 years, Fred Weiderhold, Jr., it turns out, retired just one day after a independent report he had commissioned was released, documenting a number of [...]

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