Press Briefing

Aug 10, 2010

Karachi's complex culture of violence
http://afpak.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/08/09/karachis_complex_culture_of_violence

President Obama on Higher Education in Austin: "We Are Not Playing for Second Place"
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/08/09/president-obama-higher-education-austin-we-are-not-playing-second-place

Hillary for Vice President? The movement is gaining traction.
http://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB10001424052748704388504575419421407147424.html

The White House Asks: How do the Women You Know Continue to Break Barriers?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/08/09/white-house-asks-how-do-women-you-know-continue-break-barriers

Joel Kotkin on California as a "failed state."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704388504575419561240207650.html

The Calm Amidst the Smoke - I've never lived in a city where the bizarre is so interwoven into daily routines as in Moscow
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704388504575419263127245830.html

Statement of President Barack Obama on Secretary Gates Reform Agenda
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/09/statement-president-barack-obama-secretary-gates-reform-agenda

In Lebanon, a Power Struggle and Pitiable Choices - A young prime minister pays court in Syria, while Iran also jockeys for more influence
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704388504575418881692455798.html

The White House Blog - Top 5 Things You Should Know Before Heading Back to College
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/08/09/top-5-things-you-should-know-heading-back-college

Of CEOs and Congressmen - Private vs. public accountability
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704388504575419550839726076.html

Confronting China's Snarl - Beijing's truculence warrants a firm American response
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703309704575413112417865690.html

Compensation in Bell, California - Want $600,000 a year in retirement? Work for the government.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704388504575419600042368596.html

The False Fed Savior - Monetary policy can't make up for failed fiscal and regulatory policy
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704388504575419231591024478.html

Unlocking The Genetic Secrets Of Autism
http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.1903/healthissue_detail.asp

Update: U.S. Response to Pakistan's Flooding Disaster
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/08/145814.htm

Naomi Campbell and the 'Blood Diamond' Hoax - Diamonds aren't a major reason for Africa's conflicts, and the Kimberley Process is no guarantee of a stone's pedigree in any case
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703589404575417460834079500.html

Critical Role of Women in Peace and Security, by Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
U.S. Institute of Peace, Washington, DC
http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/rls/rem/2010/145786.htm

Building on Iran Sanctions - With the regime under pressure, now is not the time to ease up
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704017904575408872075399544.html