(Untitled)- December 30, 2007 - 40 - (principle) 2005 ! ! () .http://ethiounited.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-post.html Rice's visit to Ethiopia puts focus on Zenawi accused of human rights abuses- December 5, 2007 By Shashank Bengali McClatchy NewspapersNAIROBI, Kenya Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to Ethiopia this week puts a spotlight on the tight but troubled relationship between the United States and the volatile Horn of Africa nation.Over the past year, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has emerged as the Bush administration's staunchest African ally in the war on terrorism, sending troops into neighboring Somalia to topple a hard-line Islamist regime and cooperating with the U.S...http://ethiounited.blogspot.com/2007/12/rices-visit-to-ethiopia-puts-focus-on.html Giulianis Firm Lobbied for H.R. 2003 Considered Threat- December 4, 2007 By ERIC LIPTON and RUSS BUETTNERPublished: December 4, 2007The Newyork TimesWASHINGTON, Dec. 3 Although Rudolph W. Giuliani is campaigning as President Bushs staunch ally in the war on terror, his law office has lobbied Congress on behalf of legislation that the Bush administration calls a threat to antiterrorism efforts in the Horn of Africa.Mr. Giuliani was not personally involved in the lobbying last year on behalf of the companys client, the American wing of a dissident Ethiopian political.http://ethiounited.blogspot.com/2007/12/giulianis-firm-lobbied-for-hr-2003.html Democrat sees break, joins U.S. Senate race, to challenge Inhofe- December 1, 2007 By Chris CasteelWashington BureauWASHINGTON Andrew Rice was only six months into his new life as a Democratic state senator when people started urging him into the ring with Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe.It was this past summer, and no viable candidates had emerged to challenge Inhofe, of Tulsa, who has been in the Senate since 1994.Rice, of Oklahoma City, traveled around the state for a few weeks and decided to go for it. He filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission in early...http://ethiounited.blogspot.com/2007/12/democrat-sees-break-joins-us-senate.html |