Press Briefing

Jun 02, 2010

Pacific Partnership Arrives in Vietnam
http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entries/pacific_partnership_vietnam

The Meaningless Mantra of 'Border Security' - It's become the most overused—and least understood—concept in the struggle over what to do about our broken immigration system
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704269204575270810940585150.html

Afghanistan: Building Partnerships Through Humanitarian Mine Action
http://blogs.state.gov/ap/index.php/site/entry/afghanistan_humanitarian_mine_action

Strategy vs. Tactics in Afghanistan - Good counterinsurgency can't make up for the lack of a political plan
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704875604575280340680176022.html

What Issue Is Critical To Building a 21st Century U.S.-India Partnership?
http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/site/entry/q_issue_india_partnership

The Gulf Spill and Alaska - We see signs that the Obama administration wants to use the disaster to shut down oil production even in the safest areas
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704596504575272991022477222.html

Voters vs. George Soros - Taking judicial selection away from the lawyers guild
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704370704575228461914892980.html

Another Terror War Success - Drones are a crucial U.S. advantage.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704875604575280643044606292.html

Buffett and the Ratings Cartel - How the Moody's investor can reduce the odds of another credit meltdown
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704717004575268622397797094.html

The Obama administration's plan to raise California's Nummi auto plant from the dead, at least until the November midterm elections.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703325104575280380064974048.html

The Irish Example - Dublin is showing other indebted governments how to cut spending
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703703704575276602447506106.html

Economic Growth and Institutional Innovation: Outlines of a Reform Agenda
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2010/0601_innovation_galston.aspx

HSAs an Endangered Species under Obamacare
http://blog.heritage.org/2010/06/01/hsas-an-endangered-species-under-obamacare

Assessing the New Course in U.S.-Italian Relations
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2010/0525_us_italian_relations_alessandri.aspx

Why Our Poverty Measure Misleads
http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2010/05/31/why_our_poverty_measure_misleads_98490.html

What is going on in Turkey?
http://rodrik.typepad.com/dani_rodriks_weblog/2010/05/what-is-going-on-in-turkey.html

Time to Change Course in the Middle East
http://blog.heritage.org/2010/06/01/morning-bell-time-to-change-course-in-the-middle-east

Anti-Salt Crusaders' Bland Arguments
http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.1484/news_detail.asp