Flash Points with Juan Zarate looks at potential trouble spots and foreign policy challenges. This week: Al-Qaeda revelations and arrests; the state of U.S./Israeli relations; the EU Parliament vote; and the Russian spy swap.
But Ex-Analyst Believes Moscow’s Use of Sleeper Agents Will Not Diminish, Saying They’re in Russian Spy Service’s DNA
In the financial overhaul bill that is on the cusp of becoming law, House Democrats have included a largely overlooked provision that would create diversity czars to promote racial and gender hiring in federal agencies — a move that has sparked concerns about racial quotas, government waste and charges that Democrats are attempting to politicize the Federal Reserve.
Source:Financial Overhaul Provision to Promote Diversity Hiring in Federal Agencies Stirs Backlash
Governors hamstrung by the sluggish economic rebound in their states and bound to balance their own budgets are pressing anew for Washington to step up with more help, some say even if it means adding to the nation’s red ink.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s opposition to renewing a contract allowing federal immigration authorities full access to city arrest records is infuriating local Tea Party activists and their allies, who say the potential move could jeopardize the public safety of residents and visitors to the city.
Source:Tea Party Activists Push Philly Mayor to Renew City's Contract With Immigration on Arrest Records
The Obama administration’s new approach to dealing with companies that hire illegal immigrants results in firings, not deportations, Fox News has confirmed.
Source:Administration's 'Silent Raids' Lead to Firings, Not Deportations
Democrats have taken an initial step toward limiting the influence of so-called independent superdelegates in choosing the party’s presidential nominee in 2012.
The Upshot – Ann Coulter is no dove. She vigorously supported the Iraq War, then and now. But Coulter’s joining the growing chorus of prominent conservative commentators speaking out against the war in Afghanistan. She published a controversial column this week parrying pro-war …
Source:Conservative pundits take anti-war stance
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CQPolitics.com – Big names, big money, persistent attacks and campaign strategists who know better than to let the other side have the last word: Welcome to Nevada, home of the No.1 Senate race of the season.
Sarah Palin released a video on her Facebook page about the female candidates she’s endorsed, calling them “mama grizzlies.” Betty Nguyen reports.
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