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Internet News RecordLibertyNewsprint.com U.S. Edition30/09/09 - 01/10/09
The First Draft: Iran …and the Olympics
By Deborah Charles (Front Row Washington)
Submitted at 10/1/2009 6:08:39 AM
When President Barack Obamawas running for president, he washeavily criticized by his rivals —including his current secretary of state, Hillary Clinton — forsaying he would be willing to sitdown with the leaders of countrieslike Iran.Well, today is the day theUnited States takes part for thefirst time as a “full participant” intalks between Iran and six worldpowers to discuss Tehran’snuclear program.Obama is not participating buthe will likely be closely followingresults of the one-day talks inGeneva. U.S. officials have saidUndersecretary of State forPolitical Affairs William Burns —the head of the Americandelegation — would not activelyseek a one-on-one meeting withIran’s chief nuclear negotiator butwould not reject one if theopportunity arose.Though he’s not going toGeneva, Obama will jet over toEurope this evening for a brief,cameo appearance inCopenhagen, where he hopes hisstar power and charisma can helpwooInternational OlympicCommittee members andconvince them to choose Chicagoas the venue for the 2016 SummerOlympics.Possibly as part of an effort toavoid criticism that he is skippingwork to lobby for the Olympics,Obama will put in a full day at theWhite House — including OvalOffice meetings with Clinton andTreasury Secretary Tim Geithneras well as a fundraising speech forthe Democratic GovernorsAssociation — before setting off for Denmark, where he will be onthe ground for just about 4 hours.No incumbent U.S. Presidenthas ever addressed an IOC sessionbefore. A star-studded advanceteam including First LadyMichelle Obama, television starOprah Winfrey and AmericanOlympians have spent the lastcouple of days trying to win overvotes in the hard-fought battle forthe 2016 Games.So what will Obama’s pitch be?Is there some surprise sports-related event that he’ll take part into convince the IOC to pick Chicago instead of the other threefinalists: Madrid, Rio de Janeiroand Tokyo?Or will he spend his four hoursin hyper campaign mode,speaking to as many people aspossible and delivering emotionalspeeches on behalf of his hometown?By about 12:30 pm tomorrow(1630 GMT) we should know if his gamble paid off or if he mighthave just given his opponentssome more fodder for criticism.For more political news, click here.Photo credits: Reuters/DominicFavre/pool (Iran’s chief negotiatorSaeed Jalili (2L) and delegationattend talks in Geneva);Reuters/Larry Downing (Obamauses a light saber to practice hisfencing stance at a White Houseevent)
NY fire Samaritanproposes on live TV (AP)
(Yahoo! News: U.S. News)
Submitted at 10/1/2009 9:05:21 AM
steven L. buzzed up: EmpireState Building lit for China,drawing ire (AP)4 seconds ago 2009-10-01T09:46:48-07:00
LSE in talks to buy Turquoise
(Financial Times - US homepage)
Submitted at 10/1/2009 8:10:07 AM
The London Stock Exchange onThursday said it was in exclusivetalks with bank shareholders of Turquoise to buy the share tradingplatform, launched only a yearago to compete against the 208-year exchange, three peoplefamiliar with the matter said.The move is a sign of the speedwith which Xavier Rolet, theLSE’s new chief executive, ismoving to rebuild the LSE’sbusiness by repairing fractiousrelations with the exchange’sbiggest customers – the banks.
Bernanke negotiatesregulatory turf war
(Financial Times - US homepage)
Submitted at 10/1/2009 6:49:49 AM
Bernanke negotiates regulatoryturf warBy Tom Braithwaite inWashingtonPublished: October 1 200914:49 | Last updated: October 12009 14:49
 
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FBI stresses that it gets along withNYPD
By Jeremy Pelofsky (Front Row Washington)
Submitted at 9/30/2009 2:17:07 PM
When U.S. law enforcementauthorities launched a series of raids in New York City thatculminated in the arrest of anAfghan-born airport shuttle driver(Najibullah Zazi) for an allegedbombing plot, there was a fair bitof speculation afterwardquestioning whether the FBI orthe New York Police Departmentbungled the investigation byacting too early.But at a Senate committeehearing, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director RobertMueller insisted that the twoorganizations were getting alongdespite the reports which he saidwere exaggerated.“I believe our relations areexceptionally good, as good asthey’ve been in a long time,” hetold the Senate HomelandSecurity and GovernmentalAffairs Committee.However, Mueller got a bitheated when he was pressed byDemocratic Senator Carl Levin onwhether there was a problem andwhether he would have donethings differently given thechance.At first Mueller tried to gentlydodge the question, noting that inevery investigation some stepsthey take may or may not work out, especially in a fast movingsituation like the Zazi case.But Levin persisted andMueller’s replies got testier asthey talked over each other.Levin asked if there wassomething that someone shouldhave done or not done, or anylessons to be learned.Mueller again tried to end theline of questioning by noting thatan investigation never really goesthe way they want it to but that itdid no good to dissect suchsituations.But that fired up Levinprompting gruff answers fromMueller:LEVIN: Yes, it does do good.We want to learn lessons. Is therea — I’m just asking.MUELLER: Yes.LEVIN: I know things areoverblown, but that doesn’t meanthere’s nothing there.MUELLER: Yes.LEVIN: Is there a lesson to belearned?MUELLER: On this one, Idon’t think so.LEVIN: Good. That’s ananswer.Click here for more Reuterspolitical coverage.- Photo credit: Reuters/MollyRiley
Healthcare, unplugged
By JoAnne Allen (Front Row Washington)
Submitted at 10/1/2009 7:57:26 AM
It’s never going to top anycharts, but the folks who put arecording of HR3200 online foryour listening pleasure, are back.This time, they’re offering adigital recording of the SenateFinance Committee version of healthcare reform offered bychairman Max Baucus. And theykeep the site updated with allmodifications to the bill as itmoves through the committee.The voice actors doing thereading see their performances asa public service. “We read, youlisten, we ALL decide,” is theslogan atop their Web site.The way they see it, voters needto know what’s in the bills —minus the political spin. But theyknow some of us don’t take timeto actually read the contents,including some members of Congress.HR3200, formerly known asAmerica’s Affordable HealthChoices Act of 2009 is over 1,000pages. But the voice artists makeit easy for you to catch everyword. You can even download therecordings to your favorite MP3player.In America’s Healthy FutureAct of 2009, the Baucus bill, yougotta love hearing Title IIISubtitle A Part II on strengtheningthe quality infrastructure read by aprofessional.For more Reuters political news,click here.Photo Credit: Reuters/PunitParanjpe (researcher in India),Reuters/Choi Bu-Seok (People tryout iPod devices in Seoul)
Investigators to press for charges against BAE
(Financial Times - US homepage)
Submitted at 10/1/2009 4:15:10 AM
Investigators to press for chargesagainst BAEBy Michael Peel and JeremyLemer in LondonPublished: October 1 200912:15 | Last updated: October 12009 12:15
Iran agrees to UN inspections
(Financial Times - US homepage)
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Another Iran mystery, foreignminister visits D.C.
By Tabassum Zakaria (Front Row Washington)
Submitted at 9/30/2009 2:39:57 PM
A visit by Iranian ForeignMinister Manouchehr Mottaki toWashington, D.C., on the eve of the big talks in Geneva has ourantennae twitching.The State Department saysMottaki was just in town toinspect Iran’s unofficialdiplomatic office at the PakistaniEmbassy and nothing more (sincethe severing of diplomatic ties,Iran does not have an embassy inWashington).Mottaki was apparently not intown for any back channelmeetings with U.S. officials inD.C. ahead of talks in Geneva onThursday between Iran and theUnited States and other powers.“I wouldn’t read too much intothis … it was a straightforwardrequest and we granted it,” StateDepartment spokesman P.J.Crowley said.Hmmmmm….It just seems like an incrediblecoincidence. Why the sudden urgeto inspect the office? Newfurniture? Perhaps somepaperwork that needed to be hand-carried?Mottaki had to get special U.S.permission to come toWashington from the UnitedNations in New York. And thiswas the week after Iran wasblasted by President Barack Obama for building a secondnuclear enrichment site and a daybefore the Geneva talks.So it had us wondering why?The U2 concert was last night, thecherry blossoms are long gone,and the shopping is better in NewYork.We asked someWashingtonians, who knew asmuch as we did about the visit, toguess what it might be about andgot some creative responses.The bottom line, one longtimeWashington insider says, “If youwere intent on having secret talks,the last place you would want tohave them would be D.C.”That doesn’t solve the mystery.What do you think?Photo Credit: Reuters/KhaledAbdullah Ali Al Mahdi (Iran’sforeign minister Mottaki in Sanaain June)
Goolsbee: economist byday, comedian by night
By Tabassum Zakaria (Front Row Washington)
Submitted at 10/1/2009 9:42:15 AM
Funny guy emerges from thedismal science.Austan Goolsbee, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, proved lastnight that economists can dish asgood as they get.He turned the tables on theimage of the economist as anumbers nerd usually on thereceiving end of jokes, bywinning the 16th annual “D.C.’sFunniest Celebrity” contest.The video of his winningroutine at the Washington D.C.Improv posted on Politico.com ishilarious and worth watching.The wiry Chicago economistdid his stand-up routine in front of the microphone in suit and tiewith White House credentialshanging around his neck.The jokes were inserted (asides)to a monologue on political life inWashington.“I’m just a guy from Chicago”(future Fed chair).When President Barack Obamaentered office it was not a funtime in the economy but the all-star team of economists “basicallyknew what to do” (panic).“Let’s react the right way whenthings happen” (aaaarrrggghhh).“We kind of had to go back andlook at the old textbooks,” (KarlMarx, Trotsky).Funny guy.Click here for more Reuterspolitical coveragePhoto Credit: Reuters/JasonReed (Goolsbee during economicsummit in 2008)
20 Years of Moving Atoms, One by One
By Priya Ganapati (Wired Top Stories)
Submitted at 9/30/2009 5:31:00 PM
It's the 20th anniversary of amajor research breakthrough fromIBM, in which physicist DonEigler moved and positionedindividual atoms to spell out theletters I-B-M. We present agallery of nifty single-atomcompositions and Eigler'sthoughts on the significance of hiswork.
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