Local News: Kiana, AK 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

State of the Union

State of the Union News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make State of the Union News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

RSS icon mobile icon

State of the Union News

News on State of the Union continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

8 hrs ago | Inside Bay Area

Ellen Goodman: What is the option for Afghan women?

IT'S BEEN 11 years since I looked through a photo album smuggled out of Afghanistan by a brave young woman.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, George Bush, Hamid Karzai, Opinion

Mon Nov 09, 2009

The Huffington Post

Mikhail Gorbachev Supports US Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Mikhail Gorbachev supports a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The former president of the Soviet Union spoke to CNN's John King Sunday on State Of The Union and after talking about the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Gorbachev suggested that the US revisit the Kremlin's efforts to control Afghanistan as the US plans its next ...

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US News, US Politics, Representative Eric Massa, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, US Senate, Hamid Karzai,

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

McDonnell opposes Va. participation in health-care billa s public option

The morning after the House of Representatives narrowly passed a health-care bill, Virginia Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell said the "public option does not seem to be something that's going to help us in Virginia." The national debate over health care was one of the topics McDonnell addressed during appearances on two Sunday morning shows -- CNN's "State ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Virginia Government, Virginia, US News

Voice of America

Motive Sought for Texas Mass Shooting

General George Casey The U.S. Army's Chief of Staff says he is concerned about speculation regarding the Muslim faith of the man who allegedly killed 13 people and wounded 30 others at a U.S. military base.

Comment?

Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Hood, US News, Fort Hood, TX

Sat Nov 07, 2009

The TV Guy

Sunday morning: Former reporter Jayson Blair on 'Fox News Sunday';...

Sunday morning: Former reporter Jayson Blair on 'Fox News Sunday'; Mikhail Gorbachev on CNN's 'State of the Union' Jayson Blair, the former New York Times reporter who made up stories, will be a guest on " Fox News Sunday" this weekend.

Comment?

Related Topix: US News, Publishing, New York Times, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Pence, Chris Van Hollen, Democrat, US Senate, Lindsey Graham, Jack Reed

Thu Nov 05, 2009

NPR

Could Delays Jeopardize Health Overhaul?

Passing a health care overhaul bill might be one of the hardest things Congress has ever attempted.

Comment?

Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, University of Virginia

The Huffington Post

Boehner On Lack Of GOP Health Care Bill: We Have 8 Or 9 Ideas

The Republican Minority Leader in the House was pushed on Sunday to explain just why the party had not introduced a counter-proposal to Democrat-led efforts to overhaul the health care system.

Comment?

Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Ohio

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Town Hall

Out Stranger in Kabul

WASHINGTON -- Actress Cate Blanchett, who has played Queen Elizabeth I, is performing here, portraying someone less than regal -- flurried, anxious Blanche DuBois, in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire." If Obama administration officials involved in formulating Afghanistan policy see her, they should wince when she speaks DuBois' ...

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Afghanistan, Asia, US Politics, US News, George Bush, W., Opinion

Tue Nov 03, 2009

CNN

Question marks for GOP in New York district

If Democrats suffer a loss in an upstate New York congressional race Tuesday, it could well spark an uneasy celebration among Republican leaders.

Comment?

Related Topix: US Politics, John McHugh, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Boehner, 2008 Presidential Election, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Examiner.com

Scozzafava backs Democrat in NY-23 race, and GOP still dead

One day after withdrawing from the race for the vacant congressional seat of New York's 23rd district, Dede Scozzafava proved her unworthiness for support by "real" Republicans of the ideological right-wing base of the GOP, and endorsed the Democratic candidate, Bill Owens.

Comment?

Related Topix: US News, US Politics, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sun Nov 01, 2009

CNN

King: One year after Obama's victory

Video: Barbour gets 'The Last Word' "I think it's a great overstatement to say this a referendum on President Obama ," said Mississippi Gov.

Comment?

Related Topix: US News, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, US Politics, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, 2008 Presidential Election, Al Gore

National Politics

House GOP leader calls NY special election an unusual situation, says GOP wants moderates

House Republican leader John Boehner says the GOP wants moderates in the party and calls the special election for a New York congressional seat an unusual situation.

11 comments

Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, 2008 Presidential Election, Minnesota Government, Minnesota

Daily Kos

Sunday Talk - A Picture's Worth

Meet the Press : Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner ; Obama '08 Campaign Manager David Plouffe ; Roundtable : Author Jonm Krakauer , Jim Miklaszewski and Andrea Mitchell .

Comment?

Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Smith, Action TV, US Politics, US News, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Rush Limbaugh, Joe Biden

Fri Oct 30, 2009

CNN

King: Candidate hopes NJ votes with its heart

Editor's note: On CNN's " State of the Union ," host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on issues affecting communities across the country.

Comment?

Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Princeton, NJ, Jon Corzine, US Governors, Barack Obama

Thu Oct 29, 2009

International Herald Tribune

Sunday Breakfast Menu: Oct. 25, 2009

Days after the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, agreed to a runoff following August's disputed election in Afghanistan, CNN's Fareed Zakaria scores an interview with Mr.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate, Democrat

Tue Oct 27, 2009

SanLuisObispo.com

Nelson open to trimmed-down public option approach

A key Democratic senator says he may be open to a government-run insurance program that allows states to participate only if they ask to participate.

Comment?

Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate, Democrat, Health Insurance, Health

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Hatch: 'I hope' Obama not delaying troop decision to help Corzine, Deeds

Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch raised the prospect that President Barack Obama is waiting until after this year's gubernatorial election in New Jersey and Virginia before he makes a decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan.

Comment?

Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Orrin Hatch, US Senate, Republican, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Sherrod Brown, Democrat

Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Huffington Post

Dems Counter-Punch Cheney: He Masterminded Failure

Democrats pushed back forcefully against Dick Cheney on Sunday for comments the former vice president made accusing President Barack Obama of "dithering" on Afghanistan.

Comment?

Related Topix: Dick Cheney, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Sherrod Brown, US House of Representatives, Democrat

The Boston Globe

Late TV listings

State of the Union With John King. Topics: runoff election in Afghanistan; health care.

Comment?

Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate, Democrat, Nebraska, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Entertainment, Television

Fri Oct 23, 2009

CNN

Karzai challenger prefers opposition to coalition

The candidate who will face Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a runoff election next month said Friday that he won't join Karzai's government if the incumbent wins another term, but instead will remain in opposition.

Comment?

Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai

Also on Topix