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Spoiling Manuel Zelaya's homecoming
Manuel Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy in Honduras, 21 September 2009. Photograph: Orlando Sierra/AFP/Getty Images Now that Manuel Zelaya has returned to Honduras , the coup government " after first denying that he was there " has unleashed a wave of repression to prevent people from gathering support for their elected president. This is how US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described the first phase of this new repression Monday night in a press conference: "I think that the...

Secretary Clinton Agrees to Meet Deposed Honduran Leader
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has agreed to meet with ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, as U.S. and other Diplomats intensify their efforts to solve a crisis that has turned into a showdown with coup leaders and threatens to produce more bloodshed. The meeting could take place as early as today, according to a senior administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Zelaya told reporters he was flying to Washington last night from Central America. The talks...

Does the US back the Honduran coup?
The Military Coup that overthrew Honduras's elected president , Manuel Zelaya, brought unanimous international condemnation. But some country's responses have been more reluctant than others, and Washington's ambivalence has begun to raise suspicions about what the US government is really trying to accomplish in this situation. The first statement from the White House in response to the Coup was weak and non-committal. It did not denounce the Coup but rather called upon "all political and...

Mark Weisbrot: Latin America Drags a Reluctant Washington Into Supporting Democracy in Honduras
The Military Coup that overthrew Honduras' elected president Manuel Zelaya brought unanimous international condemnation. But some country's responses have been more reluctant than others, and Washington's ambivalence has begun to raise suspicions about what the U.S. government is really trying to accomplish in this situation. The first statement from the White House in response to the Coup was weak and non-committal. It did not denounce the Coup but rather called upon "all political and social...

Thousands of Zelaya supporters renew protests in Honduras
Source: Focus News Agency Thousands of Zelaya supporters renew Protests in Honduras 26 February 2010 | 02:02 | FOCUS News Agency Tegucigalpa. Thousands of supporters of ousted Honduras president Manuel Zelaya took to the streets of the capital Thursday for the first time since President Porfirio Lobo took office last month, AFP reported. Lobo, who was elected in controversial polls held under the de facto regime, took power on January 27 and granted Zelaya safe passage to the Dominican...

Deal or no deal in Honduras
Last Friday an agreement was reached between the de facto regime in Honduras , which took power in a Military Coup on 28 June, and the elected president Manuel Zelaya, for the restoration of Democracy there. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , in announcing what she called a historic agreement , said: "I cannot think of another example of a country in Latin America that ... overcame such a crisis through negotiation and dialogue." Hopefully this will turn out to be true. But the ink...

Ousted Honduran leader calls charges persecution
Tegucigalpa, Honduras (AP) - Former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya said Thursday that new Corruption charges brought against him by Honduras’ newly elected government amount to political persecution. Zelaya, who was ousted in a coup last June, said in a statement from the Dominican Republic - where he has taken refuge - that the charges undermine efforts to promote national Reconciliation following the coup that ousted him. He said the charges “seek personal revenge and...

Ford speaks at LGBT center, rethinks stance
print Former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford, Jr., addressed the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, the largest LGBT democratic political club in New York state. Tags

Pelosi: Too late to start over on health overhaul
Washington (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says it’s too late to start over on President Barack Obama’s proposed Health Care overhaul. Obama was meeting with congressional leaders all day Thursday to discuss the stalled Health Care overhaul. Before Pelosi spoke, Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander said on behalf of his Republican Party that lawmakers should scrap the Health Care bill Senate Democrats passed on Christmas Eve and start from scratch. Pelosi says that is not an option...

Harold Ford Walks Into The Lion’s Den, Gets Mauled
Tonight in Manhattan’s LGBT Community Services Center, the heart of New York City’s Gay community, former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. spoke before a raucous crowd of hundreds of active citizens and dozens of members of the media. He received a strongly-worded and angry, unfriendly welcome before even beginning his speech. Throughout the twenty-six-minute meeting, which Ford left after the Q&A session but before making his final speech as he was shouted off the stage,...

Tennessee Tech beats Jacksonville State 72-62
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kevin Murphy scored 22 points as Tennessee Tech defeated Jacksonville State 72-62 on Saturday night. Murphy shot 8-for-13 from the field for the Golden Eagles (14-16, 8-10 Ohio Valley Conference). Alfred Jones chipped in with 12 points and five rebounds. Tennessee Tech snapped a three-game losing streak with the win. The Golden Eagles held a slim 29-28 lead at halftime, and the two teams remained close for much of the contest. But Tennessee Tech pulled away late,...

Middle Tennessee tops Florida Atlantic 66-57
Boca Raton, Fla. (AP) - Desmond Yates scored 14 points as Middle Tennessee defeated Florida Atlantic 66-57 on Saturday night. Calvin O’Neil added 13 points for the Blue Raiders (19-12, 13-5 Sun Belt Conference), while Trevor Ottley blocked five shots. Middle Tennessee closed out their regular season with three straight wins. The Blue Raiders led by 17 points in the first half after two free throws from O’Neil made the score 32-15 with 3:30 left in the half. Middle Tennessee went...

Morehead State beats Tennessee-Martin 73-63
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) - Kenneth Faried scored 15 points to help lead Morehead State past Tennessee-Martin 73-63 on Saturday night. Terrance Hill and Les Simmons chipped in with 12 points each for the Eagles (21-9, 15-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Morehead State closed out its regular season winning four of its last five games. The two teams were tied at 28 at halftime, but the Eagles used an 11-2 run in the second half to assume a 52-40 lead after a layup from Hill with 11:24 remaining in the...

Tennessee housing discrimination suit settled
Nashville, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department has settled its lawsuit alleging that 21 multifamily housing complexes in Tennessee discriminated on the basis of Disability. The suit had been filed against the owners and developers involved in the design and construction of the complexes. The settlement must be approved by the U.S. District Court in Nashville. Under the settlement, Murphy Development LLC and 22 defendants will pay all costs to make the units accessible to persons with...

Health Summit Quickly Tests Bipartisanship
By Laura Meckler President Barack Obama opened his Health Care summit with some lofty talk about bipartisanship listening, but the underlying partisan dispute over the bill and how the Democrats might pass it burst out almost immediately. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, opening up for the Republicans, called on Democrats to promise that they won't pass their bill using a legislative technique called Reconciliation, which only requires 51 Senate votes compared with the 60 votes that are...

Congressman Lamar Alexander comes out swinging, no reconciliation
Senator Lamar Alexander (R), distinguished gentleman from the great State of Tennessee, essentially opened up today’s Health Care Summit at The Blair House in DC, with a brilliantly spoken opening salvo right across the bow of the USS Obama and The Congressional Fleet of Liberalism. His biggest money-maker was a series of statements he made well into his speech, that resounded with all the power of dynamite. “Now, in conclusion, I have a suggestion and a request for how to make...

Barack Obama Vs. Lamar Alexander On The Cost Of Premiums Under The New Plan
President Obama told Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee that he was misrepresenting the facts on what policies would cost under his plan. “Let me respond to what you just said, Lamar, because it’s not factually accurate,” Obama said. “The cost for families for the same type of coverage as they’re currently receiving would go down 14 to 20 percent.” What the Congressional Budget Office said was that premiums may well go up because people will buy greater...

At Health Care Summit, GOP Repeats Same "Start Over" Talking Point from July
At Health Care Summit, GOP Repeats Same "Start Over" Talking Point from July At Thursday's White House Health Care summit , President Obama pleaded with the participants for "a discussion, and not just us trading talking points." Alas, as Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander made clear from the get-go, the President was destined for disappointment. In his opening remarks , Alexander insisted Democrats should abandon the bills they've already passed and start from a fresh sheet of...

Republicans to Obama: Let's start over, go step by step toward goal of reducing health costs
Washington — Republicans are urging President Barack Obama to start over with a step by step approach to reducing Health Care costs. Speaking for his party, Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander told the president at the opening of a Health Care summit Thursday that he should scrap the Health Care bill Senate Democrats passed on Christmas Eve and start fresh from a clean sheet of paper. Alexander said Republicans represent the views of a great number of Americans who oppose the Democratic...

Video: Gay Rights Group Heckles Harold Ford
Possible Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. was booed and heckled by a Gay Democratic club for his past record on same-sex Marriage. Since voting twice to amend the Constitution to ban Gay Marriage as a Congressman in Tennessee, Ford claims he has come to support Marriage equality. But that wasn't enough to win over the Stonewall Democrats in the West Village. " I'm not ashamed to say that throughout my time in Congress there are issues that I evolved on, I matured on ," said the likely...

Rep. Charles Rangel and possible Senate hopeful Harold Ford butt heads in Harlem: sources
The dean of New York 's congressional delegation and a man who may try to become a member of it crossed paths - and maybe swords - in Harlem Sunday. Rep. Charles Rangel and potential Senate candidate Harold Ford were at a closed-door meeting about Gov. Paterson when they exchanged words over Health Care reform and taxes, multiple sources told the Daily News. Ford served in the House with Rangel as a 10-year Tennessee representative. He is now mulling a Democratic Primary challenge to ...

What Voters Know About ObamaCare
By JOHN FUND When Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander opened the Republican response to President Obama's remarks at yesterday's Health Care summit, he asked Democrats to renounce the idea of using parliamentary maneuvers such as Reconciliation to pass Health Care with a simple majority vote. Mr. Obama tried to swat him down by claiming Americans wanted a straight up-or-down vote on his Health Care bill and don't Care about what methods are used to get it. "You know, this issue of...

A Tennessee Tempest
2.26.10 @ 6:01AM CANDIDATE BILL HASLAM Re: The Washington Prowler's Tea Party Tennessee : A recent article titled "Tea Party Tennessee" included many false statements and mischaracterizations regarding the Tennessee gubernatorial race taking place this year. Because a good portion of that article was about one of the candidates -- Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam -- it would seem prudent to contact his campaign to fact check or for comment prior to the article's release, something your publication...

No. 19 Tennessee upsets No. 2 Kentucky 74-65
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - J.P. Prince had 20 points and Scotty Hopson added 15 and No. 19 Tennessee snapped No. 2 Kentucky’s eight-game winning streak with a 74-65 victory Saturday. It was the second major upset of a highly rated program this year for the Volunteers (21-7, 9-5 Southeastern Conference), who also knocked off top-ranked Kansas last month. The Wildcats (27-2, 12-2) had trailed by 16 midway through the first half but managed to tie the game at 65 before Prince and Hopson...

Middle Tennessee knocks off FIU 74-71
Miami (AP) - Calvin O’Neil scored 19 points to lead Middle Tennessee to a 74-71 victory over Florida International, which finished Thursday night’s game without coach Isiah Thomas, who was ejected. Thomas, the Hall of Famer and former NBA coach and executive, was ejected after he ran onto the court to complain to an official. With 7:51 left and FIU trailing 57-53, Tremayne Russell was hit while attempting a putback, but there was no call. Thomas high-stepped onto the court in...