Friday, September 18, 2015

DAILY BELLWETHER 09/18/25015



57 House Republicans Urge Senators to 'Go Nuclear' to Stop Iran Deal

Fifty-seven House Republicans urged Senate leaders to invoke the "nuclear option" to require only a majority of votes to reject President Barack Obama's deal with Iran on nuclear weapons. "As Members of the House of Representatives, we respectfully urge the Senate to modify its rules to a majority-vote threshold of 51 senators to approve ... Read More




Obama’s Latest Plan to Spend Tax Money … in Kenya

The Obama administration yet again is expanding one of its aid initiatives to Kenya, but is attempting - however clumsily - to keep details secret as it creates an agribusiness financing mechanism “similar to a venture capital fund.” A heavily redacted Justification and Approval, or J&A, ... Read More



Republican Debate Winners and Losers

With the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and his plane serving as a hallowed backdrop, the second Republican presidential debate Wednesday night produced plenty of sharp exchanges, policy solutions and some clear winners and losers. ... Read More



Obama's Peace Prize Didn't Have Desired Effect, Former Nobel Official Says

In a break with Nobel tradition, the former secretary of the Nobel Peace Prize committee says the 2009 award to President Barack Obama failed to live up to the panel's expectations. Geir Lundestad writes in a book to be released on Thursday that the committee had expected the prize to ... Read More

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