It Is Possible for Trump To Be a Good President
Source: NY Times By Richard W Painter I am one of millions of Republicans who voted for Hillary Clinton because much of what I heard Donald J. Trump say on […]
Not My President – Donald Trump denounced in protests across the country
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-protests-20161109-story.html day after Donald Trump’s election to the presidency, campaign divisions appeared to widen as many thousands of demonstrators — some with signs with messages declaring “NOT MY PRESIDENT” — flooded streets across the country to protest his surprise triumph. From New England to heartland cities like Kansas City and […]
CBS News Exit Polls: How Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency
Source: CBS News by Stanley Feldman and Melissa Herrmann Many observers thought this presidential election would be decided by Donald Trump’s polarizing rhetoric, his history of behavior toward women and his questionable qualifications for the office. Instead, CBS News exit polls suggest Trump’s win was in large part a repudiation […]
The Caliph addresses islamophobia and U.S. election results during Calgary visit
Source: CTV News Calgary The world’s most prominent Muslim leader, the Caliph, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, says spreading the true message of lslam is the best way to thwart […]
If You’re A Minority In America, The Terror Of This Moment Is Overwhelming
Huff Post: by JamesMichael Nichols — We need to feel that pain of this moment. And we need to take care of each other. ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES Waking up today felt like waking up from a fever dream. Over the past 18 months, minorities have endured an […]
‘Every second woman suffers domestic violence in Pakistan’
Dawn.com: by Faiza Ilyas — KARACHI: Every second woman in Pakistan suffers from some form of domestic violence that has an extremely damaging effect on her physical and mental well-being, said Dr Tazeen Saeed Ali during a session held on Saturday as part of the three-day national health sciences research […]
World Is About to Find Out What Donald Trump Really Believes
Source: The New York Times By DAVID E. SANGER, MAGGIE HABERMAN and BINYAMIN APPELBAUM WASHINGTON — In Donald J. Trump’s private conversations and public commentary, one guiding principle shines through: The world is a zero-sum place, and nations, like real estate developers, are either on the winning side of a […]
Michelle Obama is the popular choice to run for president in 2020 after the Donald Trump win
Source: Telegraph UK The Donald Trump win devastated many who wanted America to elect its first female president. However, some have already cast aside their previous female candidate, Hillary Clinton, […]
Israeli minister: Donald Trump’s win means the Palestinians will never have their own state
Naftali Bennett, an Israeli minister, said: “The era of a Palestinian state is over.” 9 NOVEMBER 2016 • 2:30PM Donald Trump’s election victory means the Palestinian people will never have a state of their own, a Right-wing Israeli government minister has said as he hailed the demise of a “two-state […]
An ‘Obama era’ crashes as Donald Trump takes White House
Source: USA Today By Gregory Korte , USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s stunning victory Tuesday was nothing less than a repudiation of the Obama presidency. “Elections have consequences,” as President Obama himself said after his 2008 win. And for Obama, it’s hard to imagine a more consequential outcome Tuesday night. With […]
Stunned again by megachange
Darrell M. West Wednesday, November 9, 2016 The 2016 election produced another shocker for the world with the presidential victory of Donald Trump. Following on the heels of many other surprises in recent years such as the Great Recession, the rise of ISIS, Brexit, and Trumpism itself, it demonstrates that […]
Even recapturing Mosul and Raqqa will not make Daesh fade from the scene
Nov 09,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen At long last the campaign to drive Daesh from Raqqa, the cult’s self-proclaimed capital, has begun. Daesh seized this north Syrian city from Al Qaeda’s Jabhat Al Nusra and groups claiming affiliation with the Free Syrian Army in January 2014. Until insurgents captured […]
Will Trump be fair to the world?
Nov 09,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab At about 2:40am Wednesday, Donald J. Trump, the US president elect, spoke to his supporters, the American people and the world. He praised Hillary Clinton, spoke about how he will make America great and then addressed the world. “I want to tell the […]
Uncertainty across Middle East after Trump victory
Some parts welcome victory with calls for Trump to take action, others express alarm By AFP – Nov 09,2016 – JORDAN TIMES An Iraqi man follows the US presidential elections on television at his home in Baghdad on Tuesday (AFP photo) BEIRUT — Uncertainty spread across the Middle East […]
Clinton and Obama pledge to unite behind Trump presidency
Reuters International NOV 10, 2016 – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrives to speak at his election night rally with his son Barron and wife Melania in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (reuters_tickers) By Steve Holland and John Whitesides (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump […]
Van Jones Can Empathize With Trump Voters
Source: NY Times Interview by ANA MARIE COX It seems as if what you’re best known for, at least in pop culture, is being the guy Glenn Beck hounded out […]
Muslim and Arab-Americans fearful as Trump presidency becomes a reality
Source: USA Today BY Jesse Yomtov , USA TODAY As Donald Trump closed in on victory Tuesday night, Muslim and Arab-Americans took to social media to express their fear of what the future may hold. In the wake of the Paris attacks last December, Trump called for a ban of all Muslims […]
Colorado passes medical aid in dying, joining five other states
Source: Denver Post By JENNIFER BROWN | jbrown@denverpost.com PUBLISHED: November 8, 2016 at 12:00 pm | UPDATED: November 9, 2016 at 8:04 am Colorado passed a medical aid in dying measure Tuesday that will allow adults suffering from terminal illness to take life-ending, doctor-prescribed sleeping medication. The ballot initiative passed […]
Video: Obama Just Addressed the Nation
Even though the video does not have a face picture, but it works well. His speech starts at 9.50 minute mark. A less than 10 minute speech from the oval […]
Ilhan Omar will be nation’s first Somali-American legislator
Source: Star Tribune By Faiza Mahamud and J. Patrick Coolican Star Tribune Ilhan Omar made history Tuesday night as the nation’s first Somali-American legislator, with a commanding win in a state House race. Omar, who faced only nominal Republican opposition in a heavily DFL Minneapolis district, continues an unlikely political […]