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Obama’s weakly job numbers

By American Security Council Foundation ASCF April 30, 2012 @ 8:04am

The credibility gap is widening between what the Obama administration says about the jobs picture and what Americans sense is the grim reality. Despite the official line that things are getting better, the employment situation is growing progressively worse.

You would never know this from the headlines. The Labor Department reported Thursday that initial unemployment claims for the previous week had fallen by 1,000. This was the sixth reported decline in the last eight weeks. The overall impression is that the situation is improving, slowly but surely.

Panetta: No One Way to Destroy al-Qaida

By American Security Council Foundation ASCF April 30, 2012 @ 8:02am

The U.S. defense secretary says there is no single way to destroy al-Qaida, but the killing of its leader Osama bin Laden has crippled the group.

Leon Panetta said late Friday "the more successful we are at taking down those who represent their spiritual, ideological leadership, the greater our ability to weaken their threat to this country."

 

US House Passes Cyber Security Bill Despite Obama Veto Threat

By American Security Council Foundation ASCF April 30, 2012 @ 7:58am

The U.S. House of Representatives late Thursday passed a bill aimed at protecting America's computer networks from cyber attacks, despite the threat of a veto by President Barack Obama because of privacy concerns.  Even though the measure has bipartisan support in the House, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the Democratic-controlled Senate have very different versions of the legislation, which could make passage of a final bill difficult. 

The chief sponsors of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act are the Republican chairman and the ranking Democratic member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

 

US Uses Advanced Intelligence in Fight Against LRA in Central Africa

By American Security Council Foundation ASCF April 30, 2012 @ 7:36am

For years, Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA, have terrorized the people of central Africa, abducting thousands of children and killing hundreds of people in a brutal insurgency.  Many people hope the arrival of U.S. special forces in the region will bring an end to the group.  

At Radio Zereda in Obo, Central African Republic, an announcer broadcasts a special program for LRA victims.

 

US, Japanese Leaders to Push for Stronger Alliance

By American Security Council Foundation ASCF April 30, 2012 @ 7:32am

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meets with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House Monday for talks that are expected to reaffirm a strong bilateral alliance that has weakened in recent years.

The two leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues, including last week's relocation announcement of about 9,000 U.S. Marines from the Japanese island chain of Okinawa.