Former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, a Maine Republican who stunned the political world when she decided last year against running for re-election because she was disenchanted with political bickering between parties, says in her upcoming book that rivals should learn to work together for the good of the country. In an interview with the Associated [...]
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White House Watching Cyprus Drama
Worried that a possible collapse of Cypriot banks could trigger market jitters, the U.S government is monitoring a pending vote by the Cypriot Parliament to decide whether to confiscate up to 9.9 percent of bank accounts to help pay for a bailout. A White House spokesman, Jay Carney, said that the administration of President Barack [...]
Obama Tabs Mathews As Budget Chief
U.S. President Barack Obama nominated a Greek-American, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, a veteran of the Clinton administration and Walmart’s current philanthropic director to lead his Office of Management and Budget. She will replace the acting director, Jeffrey Zients. If confirmed by the Senate, this will be Burwell’s second stint at OMB, having served there as a [...]
Bilirakis Talks Romney’s Comments on Greece; 2012 Election
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL.), who was re-elected in the Nov. 6 election with a landslide 63% and is co-Chairman of the Hellenic Caucus, talked to the Greek Reporter about the outcome of the US election, the potential impact of the election on Hellenic issues and how he foresees changes in the American political scene. Bilirakis [...]
Will Obama Change Stance on Greek Issues?
When he was elected to a first term in 2008, Greek-Americans were hopeful that then-incoming President Barack Obama would pay attention to issues that interested them. He didn’t really, with Greece eclipsed again by Turkey on the American radar screen. Turkish troops remained in Cyprus. Turkey still refused to re-open the Halki Seminary, even though [...]
GR Election Poll Shows Greek-Americans Back Obama
A poll of Greek Reporter readers asking about Presidential preferences related to issues concerning Greece and the Diaspora has given incumbent Democrat Barack Obama a wide preference over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts Republican, while an overwhelming 82.3 percent felt the candidates’ stances toward Greece would affect their vote. More than half said [...]
AHI, ANCA Want Obama, Romney to Speak Up
Two of the leading Greek and Armenian American advocacy organizations, representing nearly five million citizens from across the United States, jointly called upon President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney to end their silence on Armenian and Greek issues and outline their views. “As two of the leading Greek and Armenian American advocacy [...]
Obama Pushes For Greek Debt Review Delay until After Presidential Elections
Officials from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund are being asked to delay a critical report into the state of Greece’s public finances until after the US Presidential elections in November, according to a Reuters news agency report. The report, originally slated for early Summer, had been expected to be published during the [...]
Obama Wants Greece in Eurozone – Until U.S. Election
Apparently anxious that a Greek default could harm his re-election chances, U.S. President Barack Obama is reportedly squeezing European leaders not to do anything that could force Greece out of the Eurozone before the American elections in November. The British newspaper The Independent wrote that British sources have said that the Obama Administration is fearful [...]
4th of July: The Greek Influence on American Independence
Ancient Greece has influenced the western world in a variety of aspects, but the most important element of our modern society, Democracy, was the key element to American Independence. President Obama described that influence in a proclamation that he issued on March 23rd commemorating Greek Independence Day. “Two hundred and thirty-six years ago, a new [...]
PSEKA Disappointed With Obama Administration’s Stance on Cyprus
The Greek American community is disappointed with the Obama-Biden administration. In an interview with CNA, Philip Christopher, President of the International Coordinating Committee “Justice of Cyprus” (PSEKA) said “We are very disappointed with the administration. It has basically maintained the status quo; they have offered the same rhetoric.” Christopher was speaking, ahead of the 6-8 [...]
If the U.S. Takes a Hit, Blame it on Greece
As Americans watch the unfolding Greek crisis, they may think it can’t touch them, but there are many aspects of the meltdown that could reach the U.S. shores. If Greece collapses and exits the Eurozone of the 17 countries using the euro as a currency, the effect could ripple across banks in Europe, the U.S. [...]
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