The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, a move that sparked a furious Pyongyang to threaten a nuclear strike against the United States. (March 7)
Source: Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite Following the Benghazi attack, much ado was made about UN Ambassador Susan Rice being the contender to serve as Secretary of State in President Obama‘s second term — particularly in light of the comments she made on several Sunday shows. She even withdrew her name from consideration. But in an interview with the Boston Globe, John Kerry said he was [...]
Ambassador Susan Rice withdraws from Secretary Of State consideration after Republicans question her qualifications and involvement in the aftermath of the Benghazi attack that left four Americans including Ambassador Chris Stevens dead. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features Rahiel Tesfamariam, columnist for TheWashingtonPost.com; Dr. Chris Metzler, political scientist from Georgetown University; Deborah Simmons, senior correspondent [...]
SUSAN RICE WITHDRAWS FROM SECRETARY OF STATE CONSIDERATION AMONG TOPICS ON DEC. 16 WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN Topics include: Susan Rice withdraws from Secretary of State consideration; the murder of Florida teen, Jordan Davis; Michigan becomes the 24th right-to-work state in the country; President Lincoln’s image as the “Great Emancipator,” and a special tour of the [...]
CNN strategists Donna Brazile and David Frum discuss Amb. Susan Rice’s withdrawal from consideration as secretary of state. WATCH:
Source: Tracy Connor / Rock Center / NBC News Embattled U.N. envoy Susan Rice is dropping out of the running to be the next secretary of state after months of criticism over her Benghazi comments, she told NBC News on Thursday. “If nominated, I am now convinced that the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive and costly [...]
The downright stupid attacks by Republican senators John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on UN Ambassador Susan Rice are coming because many think the President will nominate her for Secretary of State when Hillary Clinton retires early next year. The attacks are on her character, intelligence and competence are in relation [...]
PRESIDENT OBAMA’S CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISOR GENE SPERLING AMONG NEWSMAKER GUESTS ON DEC. 2 WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN Topics include: Attacks on UN Ambassador Susan Rice, the fiscal cliff debate, changes in the President since his re-election, the firing of Colorado Football Coach, Jon Embree, and a reflection on the life of the late Lawrence [...]
by Sophia A. Nelson, Esq. Political columnist for The Daily Beast If I didn’t know any better, I’d think it was the summer of 2008 again, when the angry white men of Fox News and conservative talk radio were attacking an accomplished, smart, well-educated black woman for not being “patriotic” and “loving her country.” Only this time, [...]
by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte really want us to believe that their shameful behavior towards United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice is all about getting to the truth about what happened in Libya. The truth is that this is the first salvo in a GOP ward against [...]