Evans Liberal Politics
March 14, 2010

Candidate John Kasich
Lehman Brothers Crisis Explained

Kasich is running for Ohio Governor
(heck I’d take Bob Taft in a minute over Kasich)

Sunday Noon Headlines

Obama’s Health Care Legacy Hangs on 216 House Votes, Truthout, March 14, 2010, by James Rosen of McClatchy Newpapers.

Obama Delays Asia Trip as Dems Wrangle Health Care Votes, ABC News Good Morning America, March 12, 2010, by Jake Tapper: a little old but right on target.

$657M Settlement Reached With Ground Zero Workers, ABC News blog, March 12, 2010, by Aaron Katersky

Talking Points Memo DC Saturday News Round-up, March 12, 2010, by Justin Elliot.

Axelrod: Israel Settlement Approval an ‘Affront’; ‘Insult’, ABC News Political Punch, March 14, 2010, by Jake Tapper, excerpt quoted verbatim:

The President’s top adviser David Axelrod told me that approval of new housing units by Israel in the Arab section of Jerusalem during Vice President Biden’s trip there last week was an “affront” and an “insult”. “What it did was it made more difficult a very difficult process,” Axelrod said in my “This Week” interview. Axelrod added that the move “seemed calculated to undermine” the so-called proximity talks going on between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

Axelrod said a clear message was delivered to Israel over the flap. “Israel is a strong and special ally. The bonds run deep. But for just that very reason, this was not the right way to behave. That was expressed by the secretary of state, as well as the vice president. I am not going to discuss what diplomatic talks we’ve had underneath that, but I think the Israelis understand clearly why we were upset and what, you know, what we want moving forward.”

The issue, Axelrod said, is a “flare point throughout the region” and puts U.S. interests at risk. “It is important for our own security that we move forward and resolve this very difficult issue,” Axelrod said.