All Posts Tagged With: "Washington"
Washington State Republicans Seek Non-Discrimination Law Exemption
A number of Republican lawmakers in Washington state filed a new bill on Thursday that seeks an exemption to the anti-discrimination laws in the state. The filing came only weeks after a florist in Richland denied a gay couple service for their wedding and had legal action taken against her. Senator Sharon Brown a Republican [...]
George Says Brother Jeb Should Run for President
George W. Bush the former President of the United States has said he believes his younger sibling should run for the presidency in 2016. Former President Bush said his brother Jeb would be a great candidate and would be great for the White House if elected. President Bush said his brother did not need his [...]
Hagel Starts Mideast Tour in Israel
Chuck Hagel, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, started a weeklong five-country tour in the Middle East when he arrived in Israel Sunday morning. The trip for Hagel will focus on the civil war in Syria, the nuclear program in Iran and sales of weapons to allies UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel. Hagel will use this [...]
Kerry in Afghanistan Meeting with Afghan President
John Kerry the U.S. Secretary of State arrived on Monday in Kabul to meet with Hamid Karzai the Afghan president to discuss the conditions for any troops from the U.S. that remain in Afghanistan beyond the pull out date of 2014. The two will also discuss the possibility of peace talks with Taliban leaders and [...]
Obama visits Petra Prior to Ending Mideast Visit
U.S. President Barack Obama ended his successful first Mideast trip with some sightseeing in Petra on Saturday. He marveled at the ancient city in Jordan as he completed his four-day trip to the Middle East. The visit to Petra followed his visits to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The diplomatic portion of the trip was [...]
Obama Appeals to Israelis and Palestinians to find Peace
On Thursday, President Barack Obama said he would not give up on the peace talks that have been stalled in the Middle East. He said that the continued settlement building by Israel in the West Bank was not helping the cause. Obama said if direct negotiations can be started again, he believed the potential is [...]
Obama to have Miss Israel as Dinner Guest
U.S. President Barrack Obama was moved by the story of Yityish Aynaw so much that he has asked to meet with her during his stay in Israel. She said that ten years ago, walking in Ethiopia barefoot, she could not have ever imagined something so powerful like this would happen. As thousands of Israelis hope [...]
Obama Meets Arab Americans before Trip to Middle East
On Monday, President Obama met with Arab American leaders prior to his trip to the Middle East. The leaders urged Obama to deliver their message to Palestinians during his trip at the end of this week to the Middle East. The urging by the leaders came even though the president said he would not use [...]
Obama Not Pushing Peace Initiative in Trip to Israel
On Thursday, President Obama indicated there would be no discussion about a peace initiative for the Middle East when he travels later in March to Israel for the first time since he became President of the United States. As part of his preparation for his trip, Obama met with Jewish community leaders in the U.S. [...]
Chuck Hagel on the Job as Defense Secretary
Chuck Hagel arrived at the Pentagon on Wednesday, was sworn in and started his first day as the new Secretary of the Defense. Hagel did not arrive his first day on the job on time, as he was caught in morning traffic in Washington, D.C. and arrived 40 minute late. Hagel was greeted at the [...]
As the shareholders in Germany opposes the re-election of Mr Flint as Chairman and Mr Gulliver CEO of HSBC Holdings ...
Since Obama seems to never know anything about any issue at any given time on any given subject from any ...
a one year high of $63.82? On May 15th?
What a nonsense, the shares were at $77.11!