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Much has been said about New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick opting to go for the first down from his own 28-yard line in order to salt away the victory against the undefeated Colts. The decision was highly controversial, and in the end, it ...

From MIKE ALLEN, Bleacher Report,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  New England Patriots,  Bill Belichick

Obama trip: Style over substance

President Barack Obama walks with Chinese President Hu Jintao during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. | AP Photo Photo: AP SEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama returns from his maiden Asian ...

From MIKE ALLEN, The Politico,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Hu Jintao,  Council on Foreign Relations,  Tim Kaine

Obama: Afghan leaks firing offense

BEIJING — President Barack Obama says he is angry about leaks from his deliberations on more troops for Afghanistan, and said he considers such disclosures a firing offense. Obama, during a round of four network interviews before he left China for ...

From MIKE ALLEN, The Politico,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  CBS News,  George W. Bush,  Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

The diplomacy of deference

BEIJING – Greeting the Japanese emperor at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace last weekend, President Barack Obama bowed so low that he was looking straight at the stone floor. The next day, Obama shook hands with the prime minister of repressive Myanmar during a ...

From MIKE ALLEN, The Politico,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Dick Cheney,  U.S. Republican Party,  David Axelrod

U.S. to crack down on finance fraud

The Obama administration on Tuesday will announce "a sustained, multilevel attack on financial fraud," including mortgage rip-offs, a senior administration official said. The crackdown will range "from executives who illegally profited on Wall Street, ...

From MIKE ALLEN, The Politico,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Department of Justice,  Eric Holder,  Timothy F. Geithner,  Shaun Donovan

Obama calls for a more open China

SHANGHAI, China – In polite language that sheathed a rebuke to his host government, President Barack Obama told the people of China on Monday that “the more freely information flows, the stronger the society becomes.” “Then citizens of countries ...

From MIKE ALLEN, The Politico,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Twitter Inc,  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation,  Google Inc.

Obama takes heat on Afghan timing

SHANGHAI, China – President Barack Obama made no effort to conceal his irritation when his press corps used the first question of his maiden Far East trip to ask what was taking him so long on Afghanistan. Jennifer Loven of The Associated Press had ...

From MIKE ALLEN, The Politico,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  The Pentagon,  Dick Cheney,  Los Angeles Times

Axelrod rebuts Romney attack

White House senior adviser David Axelrod pushed back hard at criticism from former (and future) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney about White House deliberations on Afghanistan. In an interview taped Saturday from Singapore with CNN's John ...

From MIKE ALLEN, The Politico,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Axelrod,  White House,  U.S. Republican Party,  Mitt Romney,  U.S. Democratic Party

Obama bowed to emperor as 'protocol'

The Drudge Report gave a banner headline to a photo of the encounter: “OBAMA BOWS BEFORE JAPAN’S EMPEROR.” Drudge linked to a Los Angeles Times blog post that headlined the photo: “How low will he go?”That led to a raft of e-mail to POLITICO asking why ...

From MIKE ALLEN, The Politico,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Emperor Akihito,  Los Angeles Times

Obama presses leaders on climate

SINGAPORE — With climate legislation stalled in the U.S. Congress, President Barack Obama is using his Asia trip to bolster his international credibility on carbon control ahead of next month’s global-warming summit in Copenhagen. White House ...

From MIKE ALLEN, The Politico,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation,  U.S. Congress,  White House,  Michael Froman

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