Posts Tagged ‘President Elect’

Colombian Presidential Election: Voters Vote For More Of The Same

After Colombia Election Win, Juan Manuel Santos Seeks To Build On Uribe Era — Christian Science Monitor

Juan Manuel Santos won the Colombia election yesterday with 69 percent of the vote – a clear mandate to continue the security policies of his predecessor Álvaro Uribe.

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World News Briefs — February 15, 2010

U.S. Marine Capt. Stephan P. Karabin gives directions to units on two different radios from a rooftop during a firefight at the center of “Five Points,” a key intersection of roads linking the northern insurgent stronghold of Marja with the rest of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb.

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Is The Crisis In Honduras Over?

Honduran president elect Porfirio Lobo (left) and Dominican Republic president Leonel Fernández during the signing of a bilateral agreement in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Photo from The Financial Times

Manuel Zelaya ‘Might Leave Honduras For Dominican Republic’ — Times Online

Manuel Zelaya, the ousted Honduran president, said today that he might leave the country after the Dominican Republic offered him a haven as an “honoured guest”.

Mr Zelaya, who has been living in the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa since he slipped back to Honduras in September after being deposed three months earlier, said that he welcomed the offer from Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández, who had signed an agreement with Honduran President-elect Porfirio Lobo to let him in to the country.

“This agreement allows me to maintain my dignity and the position bestowed on me by the people of Honduras,” Mr Zelaya said in a statement.

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More News On Honduras

Deal reached to give ousted Honduran leader refuge in Dominican Republic — Boston.com
Accord Reached to Let Honduran President Depart — New York Times
Honduras offers Zelaya safe passage — Al Jazeera
Zelaya can leave Honduras in possible political settlement — AFP
Zelaya promised safe passage to D.R. — UPI
Honduras grants ousted president safe passage — Financial Times
Dominican President brokers pact ends Honduras crisis — Dominican Today

My Comment: If President Zelaya makes do on his promise to leave the country, this crisis is over.

Inside Obama’s War On Terrorism

President Barack Obama with John Brennan, his counterterrorism adviser, in the Oval Office in May. Pete Souza/The White House

From The New York Times:

The evening before he was sworn into office, Barack Obama stepped out of Blair House, the government residence where he was staying across from the White House, and climbed into an armored limousine for the ride to a bipartisan dinner.

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