[Nfbmo] Fw: Today's Political News From The Editors of Bulletin News
DanFlasar at aol.com
DanFlasar at aol.com
Fri May 4 15:47:47 UTC 2012
I heard on NPR's Diane Rhiem show this morning that New York University
has offered to admit Chen to study and Chinese authorities have said that
Chen can apply for a visa to take himself and his family to the US for this
purpose. Despite all the domestic electioneering going on around this event,
Chiina has a very big stake in resolving this quickly - even more than the
US does.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
And when and if he gets here, we should do everything possible to get
Mr. Chen to an NFB convention!
Dan
In a message dated 5/4/2012 10:13:32 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
jamesmmoynihan at gmail.com writes:
Fellow Federationists
Here is additional information regarding the blind Chinese dissident.
This
situation may be resolved in Chen's favor.
Cordially,
Jim Moynihan
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China Says Chen Can Study In US China has announced that it will allow
Chen Guangcheng to study in the US, a move that could help ease tensions
between Washington and Beijing following days of intense diplomatic
wrangling, reports this morning indicate. The
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calls announcement "a possible step toward resolving a diplomatic standoff
with the US over the blind activist, who said he felt increasingly
isolated
and in danger at a Beijing hospital." On its website, the Chinese Foreign
Ministry stated that Chen "is currently being treated in hospital. ... As
a
Chinese citizen, if he wants to study abroad he can go through the normal
channels to the relevant departments and complete the formalities in
accordance with the law like other Chinese citizens."
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, the development signals "a possible breakthrough in a diplomatic crisis
that has deeply embarrassed the White House and threatens to sour
relations
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also says the move could defuse the tense diplomatic situation, noting
that
it follows a string of dramatic events in the weeks-long saga, the latest
being Chen's Thursday appeal - via cell phone - to US lawmakers to be
escorted out of the country by Secretary of State Clinton.
Chen's plight generated a huge amount of coverage last night and
this morning, including almost 12 minutes of combined coverage from the
three network newscasts yesterday evening.
While reports from major media organizations are unusually
contradictory, the Administration is receiving a great deal of criticism
for
its handling of the situation. Despite the insistence of the
Administration
that no US official pressured Chen to leave the US embassy in Beijing,
that
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reports that Chen told CNN: "The embassy kept lobbying me to leave and
promised to be with me at the hospital, but this afternoon soon after we
got
here, they were all gone. I'm very disappointed at the US government."
Additionally, the Administration is being portrayed as potentially
naïve for entrusting Chen's safety to the Chinese authorities as part of
the
deal that preceded his removal from the US embassy. According to the
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, "Many activists are suggesting that the Americans made the critical
mistake of trusting the Chinese government too much, given its history of
mistreating the country's dissidents and not enforcing the rule of law."
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, reports, "Rights activists say the moves to isolate Chen and round up
activists who assisted him suggest that Chinese authorities never intended
to honor their agreement to treat Chen humanely and allow him to live
freely
in a new and safe location in China."
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says the Administration is "desperately pushing back against the
impression
that it had abandoned the blind dissident to Chinese authorities and
betrayed American values in the process."
The CBS Evening News reported that Chen has "asked Secretary Clinton
to take him out on her plane." NBC Nightly News reported that Chen has put
Clinton "in a very tough spot." Andrea Mitchell added that Clinton,
"walking
a diplomatic tightrope, told China's leaders they need to address human
rights," which "was a softer version than her prepared remarks, which
included a warning to China not to punish dissidents." According to NBC,
US
Ambassador to China Gary Locke "said Chen has clearly had a change of
heart
and they'll visit him again to find out what he really wants."
Locke Says US Officials Snuck Chen Into The US Embassy David Martin,
on the CBS Evening News reported that "having escaped from house arrest,
Chen was hiding out with fellow dissidents in Beijing, when the US Embassy
headed by Ambassador Gary Locke, mounted an operation to bring him in from
the cold." Locke: "When we got the word he was in Beijing wanting to talk
to
us in the wee hours of the morning we went out and contacted him, and then
we engineered almost a maneuver out of 'Mission Impossible' to bring him
in
to the embassy." According to Martin, "The maneuver involved transferring
Chen from a van driven by the dissidents to a US government car while
evading Chinese surveillance, then spirit him back to the US Embassy, past
Chinese guards, whose job is to prevent would-be defectors from reaching
the
embassy."
Romney Questions The Administration's Treatment Of Chen NBC Nightly
News reported that "this rather incredible drama...has ricocheted back
here
and is now part of the race for President." Mitt Romney "said the
Administration was too eager to keep its summit on track and should not
have
handed Chen over to the Chinese." Romney: "If these reports are true, this
is a dark day for freedom and a day of shame for the Obama Administration."
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reports Romney said he "was concerned about the circumstances of the
negotiations between the US and Chinese governments that led Chen to leave
the embassy after assurances that he and his family would be protected if
they remained in China."
Issa Circulates Proposed Holder Contempt Resolution News that House
Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa is circulating a
contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Holder over the
"Operation Fast & Furious" controversy generated heavy print media
coverage
this morning, but drew no mention on network newscasts last night.
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reports that Issa "circulated a proposal Thursday to hold" Holder "in
contempt of Congress, accusing Holder of failing to cooperate with a
congressional inquiry into the botched gun-trafficking operation called
Fast
and Furious. Justice Department officials disputed the accusations, saying
the department has been cooperating fully with the investigation, which
was
launched by Issa" and Sen. Charles Grassley "a year and a half ago."
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, "The 64-page draft resolution and an accompanying 17-page staff briefing
paper explain what" Issa "called the 'reckless conduct' of the Fast and
Furious investigation and the 'hardships' faced by the family of a US
Border
Patrol agent killed with a weapon purchased in the probe. The two
documents
also detail retaliation against agents who blew the whistle on the
operation
and the 'carnage in Mexico' that Fast and Furious helped fuel. 'This
briefing paper and draft contempt report explains the case to both members
of the committee and the American people for holding Attorney General
Holder
in contempt of Congress,'" Issa said.
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reports, "Issa has issued two subpoenas to obtain documents from the DOJ,
and is arguing that the agency's glacial pace in returning the requested
information provides cause for holding Holder in contempt of Congress.
'Congress now faces a moment of decision between exerting its full
authority
to compel an agency refusing to cooperate with congressional oversight or
accepting a dangerous expansion of executive-branch authority and
unilateral
action allowing agencies to set their own terms for cooperating with
congressional oversight,'" the staff memo said.
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reports that Deputy Attorney General James Cole released a statement
saying
that the Justice Department "strongly disputes the contention that we have
failed to cooperate with the Committee's review," and added that the
disputes over document production "stem not from a lack of cooperation,
but
from our sincere and unwavering belief that disclosure of materials
related
to ongoing criminal investigations and prosecutions could well jeopardize
our core law enforcement mission."
Documents Seized From Bin Laden's Compound Released To The Public NBC
Nightly News reported, "Today we learned still more about what Bin Laden
was
up to in his final months and days in that secret compound in Abbottabad,
Pakistan." Correspondent Jim Miklaszewski added, "The documents seized in
last year's raid on Bin Laden's hideout released today revealed Bin Laden
was still intent on killing Americans. The documents show Bin Laden had
ordered Al Qaeda to assassinate President Obama or General David Petraeus."
On ABC World News, Brian Ross reported, "These documents recovered
have proven to be hugely valuable, as an insight into what might be coming
next from Al Qaeda. ... Just five days before he was killed, a tantalizing
clue, when Bin Laden asked about a plot using poison being planned by one
Al
Qaeda team. But there are no further details in the documents released."
Bob Orr, on the CBS Evening News, said bin Laden "was frustrated
with poorly planned attacks that killed too many Muslims and he worried US
drone strikes threatened Al Qaeda's core in Pakistan." Orr added that the
letters also "reveal tensions between bin Laden and other top terrorists.
He
rebuffed pleas from his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, to merge Al Qaeda with
Al-Shabaab in Somalia and rejected Anwar al-Awlaki as a proposed leader in
Yemen."
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, in an article titled "US Uses Bin Laden Letters To Degrade Al-Qaida,"
reports that the letters were "released by US officials intent on
discrediting his terror organization." The AP says they "portray a network
weak, inept and under siege -- and its leader seemingly near wit's end
about
the passing of his global jihad's glory days. The documents, published
online Thursday, are a small sample of those seized during the US raid on
bin Laden's Pakistan compound," and, "by no accident, they show al-Qaida
at
its worst."
Campaign News
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reports a new Post poll shows President Obama leading Mitt Romney in the
battleground state of Virginia, 51% to 44%. The Post says Obama "has a key
advantage in his bid for reelection: The coalition of Virginians that
helped
propel him to victory" in the state in 2008 "is largely intact. Yet the
survey shows that voters in the state are split on Obama's signature
healthcare reform law and that they remain deeply pessimistic about the
way
things are going in the country, creating a potential opening for Romney."
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reports that Virginians "split down the middle on the administration's
major
policies overall, but tend to credit Obama with doing a good job: The
president checks in with a 53 percent approval rating; 44 percent
disapprove
(it's a narrower 50 to 47 percent among registered voters)."
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says Virginia "is becoming the hottest new battleground in this year's
race
for the White House. Shifting demographics have" Obama "fighting for
another
win in this Southern state four years after he became the first Democratic
presidential nominee to carry Virginia in more than four decades," while
Romney "is banking on buyers' remorse as he works to prove that Obama's
unlikely 2008 victory was a fluke."
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, meanwhile, reports that Romney on Thursday said the 2012 presidential
race
"could all come down to Virginia." Stumping in Portsmouth, VA, Romney
said,
"This may well be the state that decides who the next president is."
Bachmann Formally Endorses Romney The Minneapolis Star
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reports, "After weeks of dropping hints," Rep. Michele Bachmann "came out
firmly Thursday for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, granting him a
measure of Tea Party backing after criticizing him harshly during her
presidential bid." Appearing with Romney in Virginia, Bachmann "called for
unity in the Republican ranks to defeat President Obama in November,
saying
she wanted to 'lend my voice and my endorsement to Mitt Romney to take the
country back.'"
NBC Nightly News reported, "While she was still vying for the GOP
nomination herself in the heat of the campaign, she called Romney's
Massachusetts healthcare package, quote, 'a deal breaker for
conservatives'
and said he couldn't beat President Obama."
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reports that Romney "has spent the past few days on the campaign trail
surrounded by women, slamming President Obama's record on the economy and
ticking off the economic hardships faced by female entrepreneurs."
Yesterday
in Virginia, Romney "was joined on stage by" Bachmann, "one of the most
high-profile conservative women in the country." And though Bachmann
"never
addressed the gender gap or the GOP 'war on women,' as Democrats have
dubbed
some Republican efforts, the context of her appearance with Romney was
clear: that the fight for this swing state and a White House victory is
all
about appealing to women."
McDonnell Makes Case For Romney In Virginia
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reports "a possible vice-presidential pick," Gov. Bob McDonnell, also
joined
Romney, and "made his case as the steward of Virginia's strong economy."
McDonnell said, "For those of you not from here, welcome to the most
business-friendly state in America, the Commonwealth of Virginia. Welcome
to
the state with the lowest unemployment rate in the Southeast. Now as good
as
that is, imagine how much better off we're going to be with President Mitt
Romney?"
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reported on its website that in his speech, "McDonnell, like Bachmann
before
him, took time for special criticism of the Obama administration's
environmental policies, arguing excessive regulations have prohibited
Virginia companies from opening new coal mines and natural gas refineries."
Ancestry Controversy Has Some Doubting Warren's Staying Power
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writes, "Political candidates facing controversy are often given this
advice: Get all the bad news out immediately if you want to take control
of
the news cycle on a damaging story." However, Elizabeth Warren (D), who's
bidding to unseat Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R), "has delivered a
series of uneven and confusing responses to revelations that she once
listed
herself as a minority law teacher, raising questions about whether this is
just one blip in a long race or an image-defining moment that undercuts
her
profile as an authentic populist candidate." Politico adds that "some
Democrats" are "privately" wondering if her credibility has been "damaged."
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column, Joe Battenfeld writes that Warren's "stumbling efforts to douse
the
firestorm surrounding her claims of being a Native American minority have
raised concerns among local and national Democrats who are questioning her
campaign's competence." As to Warren's "conflicting explanations about why
she listed herself as a minority in university directories," University of
Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato said, "This is what happens when
candidates don't tell the truth. It's pretty obvious she was using (the
minority listing) for career advancement."
Political Humor
The Latest From Late Night Comedians
Jay Leno: "Well, as you know, President Obama was in Afghanistan earlier
this week, as part of his big Did I Mention I Killed Bin Laden Tour. He's
kind of traveling around and Mitt Romney is criticizing the President. He
said Obama should not politicize the death of Osama bin Laden. Mitt Romney
made that announcement on the anniversary of bin Laden's death, standing
next to Rudy Giuliani, at a fire station in New York City, at 9:11 in the
morning."
Jimmy Fallon: "Last week, the brakes on President Obama's limousine were
apparently damaged while he was in Georgia. Yeah, Obama tried to call AAA,
while Biden tried to call the Geico gecko."
Jimmy Fallon: "Here's an election update. Today, former GOP candidate
Michele Bachmann officially endorsed Mitt Romney for President. Romney
called it 'the boost I've been waiting for,' while Obama calls it 'the
boost
I've been waiting for.'"
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