President Barack Obama quietly issued another signing statement on Friday, stating that he has the authority under the Constitution to disregard certain sections of the $106 billion
It appears that U.S. and other international efforts to reinstate Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, may not be going as well as some people expected. Despite calls for Zelaya’s reinstatement, the Honduran government is not budging. Nevertheless, Hondurans have taken to streets calling for their deposed president to come back.
Tuesday, June 30 is the deadline for US troops withdrawal from all major cities & towns in Iraq.
In the last few days, violence has been on the rise in Iraq, and there is growing concerns about the readiness of Iraqi’s security forces to handle the vacuum left by the American forces.
The disgrace financier Madoff will be sentenced today, in a New-York court.
He is charged with a $ 50 Billion Ponzi scheme. It is arguably the biggest swindle in US history.
Last March, Madoff pleaded guilty, he could be sentenced for as much as 150 years.
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House today. It’s unclear what the topics of conversation will be, but human rights organizations want Obama to pressure Uribe on his human rights record.
