Documents tagged "Libya"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030332.txt
The document discusses Kathryn Ruemmler, the former White House counsel, who is being considered as a potential nominee for attorney general by President Obama. She is known for her trustworthiness with the president and has played a significant role in his decisions on gay rights, health care law, and executive authority. However, if she is nominated, she will likely face scrutiny over her advice to the White House regarding the IRS scandal and the attacks on Benghazi, Libya. The document also mentions Jes Staley who saw Kathryn Ruemmler as a potential candidate for attorney general.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030030.txt
The document contains articles and editorials on topics such as foreign policy, political leadership, regional unrest in the Middle East, Egypt's new constitution, Arab freedom, western influence, and Jewish exclusion in Norway. The key people discussed include Patrick Seale, President Obama, Gideon Rachman, Robert D. Blackwill, Nathan Brown, Roger Cohen, and Alan M. Dershowitz. The articles focus on the need for U.S. action in Libya, regional power dynamics, Middle East unrest, political leadership challenges, and constitutional reform.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029773.txt
This document discusses the 83rd Academy Awards and the competition between "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network" for Best Picture. The author is a publicist who has met Tom Hooper, the director of "The King's Speech," and is somewhat emotionally invested in the outcome of the awards. There are references to global events such as the situation in Libya and the US government shutdown. Woody Allen and George Lucas express their disapproval of the Academy Awards process.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025797.txt
The document discusses US policy on Arab revolutions and features opinions from various experts, including Indyk, Feaver, Dannzinger, Kahl, Flornoy, Zelikow, Froman, Hadley, and Maghan O. The experts debate the effectiveness of past administrations' strategies in dealing with conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, as well as the challenges faced by current US leadership in addressing these issues. They highlight the importance of prioritizing national interests and effectively leveraging resources and alliances to manage complex situations in the Middle East.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024592.txt
The document presents various articles from different sources discussing important topics and people such as the clinical psychosis of Muammar Qadhafi, the situation in Libya, Sinai Bedouin, foreign policy failures, and Palestine's statehood. The articles also mention key figures like John Matson, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Dimitri K. Simes, Charlie Savage, Abdullah Abueid, and Jerrold Post.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012700.txt
The document is a magazine article about the Academy Awards written by Peggy Siegal. The main topic of the article is the fierce competition between the films "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network" for the Best Picture award. Siegal also discusses her experiences attending parties and events leading up to the ceremony, as well as socializing with celebrities like Colin Firth, Jesse Eisenberg, Elton John, and Oprah Winfrey. The article mentions that Qaddafi is hunkering down in Tripoli, giving press interviews, denying that rebels are taking over Eastern Libya and that oil prices are shooting up over one hundred dollars a barrel, but the focus of the article is on the Academy Awards.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012690.txt
This document focuses on key people and topics related to global events and the Academy Awards. The author discusses the political situation in Libya with Omar Quadhafi denying that rebels are taking over Eastern Libya, while also mentioning high oil prices and a potential US government shutdown. In addition to this, the author shares their experience attending the 83rd Academy Awards and highlights the competition between two films: "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network". The author also mentions conversations with filmmakers Woody Allen and George Lucas who are critical of the Academy Awards system.