Honduras: Dueling Resolutions
Posted by Jim Harper
A pair of congressional resolutions introduced yesterday highlight the political drama going on in Honduras these days.
One would “[c]ondem[] the violence in Honduras and call[] for the return of the duly elected President.” The other would “[e]xpress[] the support of the House of Representatives for the people of Honduras.”
You can’t have both.
Much of the [...]
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Obama Meets Chavez
Posted by Jim Harper
By the looks of things, the meeting between President Obama and Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez was a friendly affair. Obama said as a campaigner that he would meet with Chavez, and now he has done so.
Hugo Chavez is a controversial figure, of course. He called President George W. Bush “the devil” and works with [...]
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