The Asian-American Vote
Which candidate will Asian Americans choose in November? In a new article, Slate writer Christopher Beam asks why pundits and pollsters don’t pay much attention to that question since Asian Americans...
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Quote: McCain on U.S.-India Nuclear Deal
“India has been a responsible democracy and this agreement allows it to become further integrated into the global effort to control proliferation of dangerous technologies. The agreement will also...
View ArticleMorning Update: U.S. Vice Presidential Debate
U.S. Vice Presidential candidates Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) and Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) sparred on U.S. military deployments in Iraq and several other foreign policy issues in their only television...
View ArticleMorning Update: Nuclear Energy and Iran
Seeking to clarify a comment in the vice presidential debate, the McCain campaign has confirmed it opposes providing Iran access to nuclear energy (WashPost). “There is no circumstance under which the...
View ArticleMorning Update: U.S. Presidential Debate
In their second debate, U.S. presidential candidates Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL) sparred over the limping U.S. economy and energy policy; both tied the country’s recovery to the...
View ArticleMorning Update: Praise for Taiwan Deal
Obama praised the Bush administration’s decision to sell $6 billion in military equipment to Taiwan. A statement from Obama’s national security spokesman said Obama views the package as an “important...
View ArticleMorning Update: Rescue Call
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) urged the Treasury Department on Thursday to “move as quickly possible” to implement the economic rescue package “so that we can ease this credit crisis that’s preventing...
View ArticleMorning Update: Economic Revival Plans
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) released new details of his economic agenda on Monday. Obama’s plans include a ninety-day moratorium on home foreclosures and additional funding in government loan guarantees...
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Quotes: Economic Perspectives
“Injecting capital into our financial institutions is essential to stabilizing our economy, but we must make sure we are not giving sweetheart, insider deals that shift the risk to taxpayers without...
View ArticleMorning Update: The Oil Tax Divide
USA Today reports on differences between Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) over tax policy for oil companies. Obama would create a windfall profits tax on the companies, while McCain...
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