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Country Reports  |  United States  |  Mar. 17, 2010 Filibuster and Reconciliation Ways to Pass or Sink Health Care Reform The filibuster strategy "makes the Senate dysfunctional," said Mark Strand, the president of the Congressional Institute, a nonpartisan research group. That, in turn, blocks the Obama administration's agenda, but it also sours public opinion on Washington, with polls showing clear public disdain for Congress in particular. Republicans think voters will reward them for that in November. » By Norbert Wagner / Michal Machnowski

Event contributions  |  Mar. 15, 2010 Don’t Blame the Shorts - Why Short Sellers are always blamed for market crashes and how history is repeating itself In der Zeit nach der Finanzkrise wurden oft die Short Seller dafür verantwortlich gemacht, maßgebliche Schuld an den Entwicklungen gehabt zu haben. Das CATO INSTITUTE lud am 11.03.2010 zu einem Buch-Forum mit Robert Sloan, dem Autor des Buches „Don’t blame the Shorts: Why Short Sellers are always blamed for Market Crashes and how History is repeating Itself”, ein. Weitere Podiumsgäste waren James J. Angel von der McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, und Frank Hatheway, Chief Economist bei NASDAQ OMX, der selbst einige Zeit als Short Seller gearbeitet hat. »

Event contributions  |  Mar. 12, 2010 First Annual Congressional Quarterly HealthBeat Conference Senator Harkin opened the conference by stating that the legislative mechanics for passing healthcare reform are currently the primary concerns of Congressional Democrats. He was responding to the recent criticism by opponents of the healthcare reform legislation, who have repeatedly stated that the Democrats are just trying to ram the bill through congress without taking into account the concerns of the people. » By Michal Machnowski

Country Reports  |  Greece  |  Mar. 10, 2010 The Greek Financial Crisis: Fallout in the US Within the current economic downturn, the U.S. is considering the implications of a weakened European recovery, the debt crisis in Greece and its effect on the global economy. Questions remain as to whether the current factors are large enough to revive the financial crisis in the U.S. » By Norbert Wagner / Michal Machnowski

Country Reports  |  USA  |  Mar. 1, 2010 „Professor Obama schools lawmakers on health-care reform“ Am Donnerstag, 25. Februar 2010, fand der mit Spannung erwartete „Gipfel zu Gesundheitsreform“ statt. Unter dem Vorsitz von Präsident Obama diskutierten Senatoren und Congresmen/-women der Demokraten und Republikaner darüber, ob und wie ein Kompromiss zwischen beiden Lagern gefunden werden könne. Die Diskussion dauerte sieben Stunden und wurde direkt im Fernsehen übertragen. » By Norbert Wagner

Feb. 22, 2010 The Bomb for Beginners A do-it-yourself guide to going nuke in a few easy steps Building a nuclear weapon has never been easier. NATO’s Michael Rühle provides step-by-step instructions for going nuclear, from discretely collecting material to minimizing the fallout when caught. These simple steps have worked for the likes of Israel, Pakistan, and North Korea, among others. The nuclear club is open to your country, too. » By Michael Rühle

Event contributions  |  Feb. 3, 2010 Russia and the Transatlantic Relationship Dr Andreas Schockenhoff, Member of the German Bundestag Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag and Coordinator of German-Russian Inter-societal Cooperation Opening statement at a discussion event hosted by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Washington February 1, 2010 »

Country Reports  |  USA  |  Jan. 20, 2010 „This is not the Kennedy seat – this is the people´s seat” Demokraten verlieren Nachwahlen zum US Senate in Massachusetts Bei der Senatswahl in Massachusetts haben die Demokraten von US-Präsident Barack Obama eine verheerende Niederlage erlitten. Der seit Jahrzehnten von Edward Kennedy gehaltene Sitz ging am Dienstag an den Republikaner Scott Brown. » By Norbert Wagner

Country Reports  |  United States  |  Jan. 13, 2010 U.S. Intelligence-Post 9/11 A first probe into the lapses that almost led to an explosion on a transatlantic airliner on Christmas Day reportedly found that US government agencies failed to share key information that would have stopped the would-be bomber from ever getting on an airplane. Despite the billions of dollars spent over the last eight years to improve the intelligence flow and secret communications across the United States’ national security apparatus, the system failed according to President Obama. » By Norbert Wagner / Michal Machnowski

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