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All rights reserved. webmaster@world-of-newave.com (Webmaster) Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:17:02 GMT Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:17:02 GMT Newave Lisa XML Engine v1.0 - http://www.world-of-newave.info/about.htm 60 http://www.world-of-newave.info/images/wi8831.gif World-of-Newave.info - Knowledge and Informational Database http://www.world-of-newave.info/ 88 31 {EUROPE > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Premier League: Now West Brom's blunt rapier meets the Stoke cannons http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/premier-league-now-west-brom-s-blunt-rapier-meets-20081182421.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/premier-league-now-west-brom-s-blunt-rapier-meets-20081182421.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:02 GMT West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City won promotion last season but that is where the similarities end. While Tony Mowbray hopes to produce a side capable of emulating Arsenal, Stoke have been upsetting rather than copying the country's leading clubs with their uncompromising style. Neither approach guarantees survival in the Premier League but before tomorrow's meeting at the Britannia Stadium a pattern has emerged where Albion are winning plenty of friends while Stoke pick up more points.The fixture is not quite football's equivalent of Beauty and the Beast but the contrast between the two sides could hardly be starker. While Albion favour a patient passing game that encourages players to retain possession until an opening is created, Stoke have collected an impressive four wins from six matches at home due in no small part to their full-blooded and high-tempo approach to the game, which has bruised a few egos, as well as one or two Arsenal ankles, according to Arsène Wenger. Mowbray is too respectful of Tony Pulis's success to criticise Stoke's methods but not everyone at The Hawthorns has been so diplomatic. "Stoke train with cannons rescued from local medieval ruins," said an anonymous match report in an Albion programme last season. "Footballs are loaded into them and fired into the distance for [Mamady] Sidibe to head and [Ricardo] Fuller to run after. It's a game plan that squeezes the life out of what used to be known as football."Not surprisingly the comments irk Pulis, who strongly rejects accusations that Stoke are a one-dimensional long-ball side. "Tony wants to go one way, that's fine. But I think we play good football at this club," said the Stoke manager. "I don't think we just boot it from back to front. I think we're better than that. I think you're pigeon-holing us into something we're not. If you're saying we're going to play like Manchester United, then we're going to have to buy the players that Manchester United have got."What did Wimbledon do for 12 or so years? What you've got to do is play to your strengths and the players you can afford and the players you can work with and we've got a certain style of football," continued Pulis, who then drew a comparison that might surprise some. "I think we play football. We play it in a way where we play through teams. I don't think we play across, backwards and square; we actually play through teams. And if you go and watch Aston Villa, I think they do exactly the same."Mowbray stated recently that those teams adopting a direct approach "might have one great season" but could not expect to enjoy long-term success. "You can never have consistency playing long-ball and knock downs," said the Albion manager. "You are hoping it drops for you, whereas if you are playing a precision game and playing off the back foot and creating angles and making clever runs, the opposition have got to work hard to stop that because it's not by accident that it happens."He was careful to claim yesterday, however, that he was not applying his theory to Stoke, with the Albion manager suggesting that Rory Delap's ability to throw the ball such huge distances made Pulis's side a different proposition from others that have failed with the long-ball approach. "Watford didn't have enough of the ball and kept giving it back to good teams and got hurt," explained Mowbray. "Stoke, possibly with this extra weapon they've got [in Delap], are finding it easier because a throw-in in the attacking half of the pitch puts teams under pressure." Albion have found it much more difficult to trouble opposition defences, with the 10 goals they have scored this season the lowest tally in the division, highlighting their shortcomings in the final third. Stoke have hardly been prolific in comparison and are only three points above Albion, who lie at the bottom of the table, yet their victories over Arsenal and Aston Villa highlight the problems their modus operandi can present and also suggest that they could be the more likely of the two to avoid relegation."Both managers have stuck to their principles and stuck to their styles of play," added the Albion manager. "Time will tell which team survives, prospers and goes on. But I understand you have got to win football matches. If you don't win football matches, you leave yourself open to what is right or wrong. The bigger picture with me is that I don't really care. I know what I do and that won't change. I'm trying to play good football, create good habits and improve players."Different approachesThe uncompromisingBolton Wanderers, 2001-02Despite signing the classy Youri Djorkaeff, below, Bolton mine a rich vein by skying the ball towards Michael Ricketts.Watford, 2006-07 Losing Ashley Young to Aston Villa mid-season didn't help, but 29 goals in 38 games suggests a team intent on destroying, not creating.The entertainersReading, 2006-07 Steve Sidwell, Kevin Doyle, Stephen Hunt, Nicky Shorey, James Harper... Steve Coppell had plenty of reasons to encourage a passing game.Ipswich Town, 2000-01 George Burley's Tractor Boys pass their way into Europe as he wins manager of the season and Titus Bramble is considered a future England star. Halcyon days indeed.Premier LeagueWest BromStoke Cityguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds Guardian.Co.Uk Premier League: Now West Brom's blunt rapier meets the Stoke cannons {new window}   Www.Guardian.Co.Uk - West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City won promotion last season but that is where the similarities end. While Tony Mowbray hopes to produce a side capable of emulating Arsenal, Stoke have been upsetting rather than copying the country's leading clubs with their uncompromising style. Neither approach guarantees survival in the Premier League but before tomorrow's meeting at the Britannia Stadium a pattern has emerged where Albion are winning plenty of friends while Stoke pick up more points.The fixture is not quite football's equivalent of Beauty and the Beast but the contrast between the two sides could hardly be starker. While Albion favour a patient passing game that encourages players to retain possession until an opening is created, Stoke have collected an impressive four wins from six matches at home due in no small part to their full-blooded and high-tempo approach to the game, which has bruised a few egos, as well as one or two Arsenal ankles, according to Arsène Wenger. Mowbray is too respectful of Tony Pulis's success to criticise Stoke's methods but not everyone at The Hawthorns has been so diplomatic. "Stoke train with cannons rescued from local medieval ruins," said an anonymous match report in an Albion programme last season. "Footballs are loaded into them and fired into the distance for [Mamady] Sidibe to head and [Ricardo] Fuller to run after. It's a game plan that squeezes the life out of what used to be known as football."Not surprisingly the comments irk Pulis, who strongly rejects accusations that Stoke are a one-dimensional long-ball side. "Tony wants to go one way, that's fine. But I think we play good football at this club," said the Stoke manager. "I don't think we just boot it from back to front. I think we're better than that. I think you're pigeon-holing us into something we're not. If you're saying we're going to play like Manchester United, then we're going to have to buy the players that Manchester United have got."What did Wimbledon do for 12 or so years? What you've got to do is play to your strengths and the players you can afford and the players you can work with and we've got a certain style of football," continued Pulis, who then drew a comparison that might surprise some. "I think we play football. We play it in a way where we play through teams. I don't think we play across, backwards and square; we actually play through teams. And if you go and watch Aston Villa, I think they do exactly the same."Mowbray stated recently that those teams adopting a direct approach "might have one great season" but could not expect to enjoy long-term success. "You can never have consistency playing long-ball and knock downs," said the Albion manager. "You are hoping it drops for you, whereas if you are playing a precision game and playing off the back foot and creating angles and making clever runs, the opposition have got to work hard to stop that because it's not by accident that it happens."He was careful to claim yesterday, however, that he was not applying his theory to Stoke, with the Albion manager suggesting that Rory Delap's ability to throw the ball such huge distances made Pulis's side a different proposition from others that have failed with the long-ball approach. "Watford didn't have enough of the ball and kept giving it back to good teams and got hurt," explained Mowbray. "Stoke, possibly with this extra weapon they've got [in Delap], are finding it easier because a throw-in in the attacking half of the pitch puts teams under pressure." Albion have found it much more difficult to trouble opposition defences, with the 10 goals they have scored this season the lowest tally in the division, highlighting their shortcomings in the final third. Stoke have hardly been prolific in comparison and are only three points above Albion, who lie at the bottom of the table, yet their victories over Arsenal and Aston Villa highlight the problems their modus operandi can present and also suggest that they could be the more likely of the two to avoid relegation."Both managers have stuck to their principles and stuck to their styles of play," added the Albion manager. "Time will tell which team survives, prospers and goes on. But I understand you have got to win football matches. If you don't win football matches, you leave yourself open to what is right or wrong. The bigger picture with me is that I don't really care. I know what I do and that won't change. I'm trying to play good football, create good habits and improve players."Different approachesThe uncompromisingBolton Wanderers, 2001-02Despite signing the classy Youri Djorkaeff, below, Bolton mine a rich vein by skying the ball towards Michael Ricketts.Watford, 2006-07 Losing Ashley Young to Aston Villa mid-season didn't help, but 29 goals in 38 games suggests a team intent on destroying, not creating.The entertainersReading, 2006-07 Steve Sidwell, Kevin Doyle, Stephen Hunt, Nicky Shorey, James Harper... Steve Coppell had plenty of reasons to encourage a passing game.Ipswich Town, 2000-01 George Burley's Tractor Boys pass their way into Europe as he wins manager of the season and Titus Bramble is considered a future England star. Halcyon days indeed.Premier LeagueWest BromStoke Cityguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > News and Media {EUROPE > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Football: Capello risks Benítez ire over injured Gerrard http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/football-capello-risks-benitez-ire-over-injured-20081126013.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/football-capello-risks-benitez-ire-over-injured-20081126013.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:03:42 GMT Fabio Capello risked straining his relationship with the Liverpool manager, Rafael Benítez, last night by insisting that Steven Gerrard link up with the England squad at their Hertfordshire hotel despite the midfielder having apparently been ruled out by his club for up to 10 days with a torn muscle in his right leg.Gerrard, who sustained the injury at Bolton, reported to the 23-man squad and will be assessed by England's own medical staff today, with the likelihood of him travelling to Germany tomorrow for Wednesday's friendly at the Olympic stadium in Berlin still slim. A statement released by Liverpool suggested a scan undertaken yesterday had revealed "a tear in the adductor magnus muscle in his right leg", a prognosis the Football Association's medical team will look into today.The Liverpool captain played the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, scoring the decisive goal with 17 minutes remaining, and may play in the next Premier League game against Fulham on Saturday after the club's spokesman, Ian Cotton, said the injury would keep him out "between seven to 10 days".The timing of Wednesday's friendly has prompted criticism from Premier League managers and Capello's insistence to consider Gerrard's fitness at first hand will be seen as the national coach flexing his muscles as familiar club and country tensions flare, particularly after Liverpool scheduled surgery for Gerrard on a groin problem which forced the midfielder to miss the qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia in September.Capello is well within his rights to call up the player but Benítez is unlikely to have been impressed at seeing his captain forced to travel down from Merseyside, particularly after the FA readily accepted the Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart's withdrawal with an ankle ligament injury sustained at Hull City yesterday. The 21-year-old caught his foot in the turf in an attempt to prevent Daniel Cousin from scoring for Hull and will be out for three to four weeks, according to his manager, Mark Hughes."He's obviously out of the England squad, which is a blow to him," Hughes said, "but most importantly it's a blow to us because we have some key games coming up." Hart was replaced last night by the Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who won his last cap in the 2-1 European Championships qualifying defeat in Russia in October 2007.The England captain, John Terry, will also need to be assessed by medical staff today after suffering a foot injury during Chelsea's victory at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday though the centre-half, who missed last month's wins against Kazakhstan and Belarus with a back complaint, has been encouraged by the results of his own scan and expects to be fit enough to feature in Berlin.If so, Terry will be one of the few experienced players available to Capello for the prestige friendly. The national coach was already without Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand, who missed Manchester United's victory over Stoke with calf and back injuries respectively, and will also be without Chelsea's Ashley and Joe Cole, who continue their recoveries from hamstring problems. Add to them the absence of Wes Brown (ankle) and Emile Heskey (calf) and it is likely that five of the side who started England's last match, the 3-1 qualifying win in Belarus last month, will be absent against Germany.Excluded out of choice are Michael Owen and David Beckham, who misses the chance to equal Sir Bobby Moore's 108 caps having not played a competitive game for three weeks following LA Galaxy's failure to reach the Major League Soccer end-of-season play-offs.Darren Bent has earned his first call-up under Capello while the Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne, on loan at Wolves, was a surprise inclusion but is not expected to play against the Germans with his involvement seen largely as an opportunity to gain valuable experience.EnglandJohn Terryguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds Guardian.Co.Uk Football: Capello risks Benítez ire over injured Gerrard {new window}   Www.Guardian.Co.Uk - Fabio Capello risked straining his relationship with the Liverpool manager, Rafael Benítez, last night by insisting that Steven Gerrard link up with the England squad at their Hertfordshire hotel despite the midfielder having apparently been ruled out by his club for up to 10 days with a torn muscle in his right leg.Gerrard, who sustained the injury at Bolton, reported to the 23-man squad and will be assessed by England's own medical staff today, with the likelihood of him travelling to Germany tomorrow for Wednesday's friendly at the Olympic stadium in Berlin still slim. A statement released by Liverpool suggested a scan undertaken yesterday had revealed "a tear in the adductor magnus muscle in his right leg", a prognosis the Football Association's medical team will look into today.The Liverpool captain played the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, scoring the decisive goal with 17 minutes remaining, and may play in the next Premier League game against Fulham on Saturday after the club's spokesman, Ian Cotton, said the injury would keep him out "between seven to 10 days".The timing of Wednesday's friendly has prompted criticism from Premier League managers and Capello's insistence to consider Gerrard's fitness at first hand will be seen as the national coach flexing his muscles as familiar club and country tensions flare, particularly after Liverpool scheduled surgery for Gerrard on a groin problem which forced the midfielder to miss the qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia in September.Capello is well within his rights to call up the player but Benítez is unlikely to have been impressed at seeing his captain forced to travel down from Merseyside, particularly after the FA readily accepted the Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart's withdrawal with an ankle ligament injury sustained at Hull City yesterday. The 21-year-old caught his foot in the turf in an attempt to prevent Daniel Cousin from scoring for Hull and will be out for three to four weeks, according to his manager, Mark Hughes."He's obviously out of the England squad, which is a blow to him," Hughes said, "but most importantly it's a blow to us because we have some key games coming up." Hart was replaced last night by the Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who won his last cap in the 2-1 European Championships qualifying defeat in Russia in October 2007.The England captain, John Terry, will also need to be assessed by medical staff today after suffering a foot injury during Chelsea's victory at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday though the centre-half, who missed last month's wins against Kazakhstan and Belarus with a back complaint, has been encouraged by the results of his own scan and expects to be fit enough to feature in Berlin.If so, Terry will be one of the few experienced players available to Capello for the prestige friendly. The national coach was already without Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand, who missed Manchester United's victory over Stoke with calf and back injuries respectively, and will also be without Chelsea's Ashley and Joe Cole, who continue their recoveries from hamstring problems. Add to them the absence of Wes Brown (ankle) and Emile Heskey (calf) and it is likely that five of the side who started England's last match, the 3-1 qualifying win in Belarus last month, will be absent against Germany.Excluded out of choice are Michael Owen and David Beckham, who misses the chance to equal Sir Bobby Moore's 108 caps having not played a competitive game for three weeks following LA Galaxy's failure to reach the Major League Soccer end-of-season play-offs.Darren Bent has earned his first call-up under Capello while the Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne, on loan at Wolves, was a surprise inclusion but is not expected to play against the Germans with his involvement seen largely as an opportunity to gain valuable experience.EnglandJohn Terryguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > News and Media {ISSUES > BIAS AND BALANCE} - Media react to sec. of state rumors with suggestions of a rogue Clinton agenda, Clinton as Obama's "enem[y]" http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/media-react-to-sec-of-state-rumors-with-suggestions-20081136128.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/media-react-to-sec-of-state-rumors-with-suggestions-20081136128.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:20:56 GMT Discussing reports that President-elect Barack Obama is considering naming Sen. Hillary Clinton secretary of state, several media figures have responded with smears, including 1) speculation that Clinton would pursue her own agenda as secretary of state and not Obama's, with at least one pundit speculating that she would attempt to set up a "parallel government" and another suggesting she might use the job to position herself to deny Obama the Democratic nomination in 2012; 2) references to Clinton as Obama's "enem[y]" with invocations of the adage from The Godfather: Part II that Obama is considering the nomination out of a desire to "keep[] his friends close and his enemies closer"; and 3) speculation that Obama is considering the nomination because if Clinton remains in the Senate, she poses a threat of challenging him for the nomination in 2012 and can "mak[e] trouble" for him in the Senate. Examples of media figures suggesting that Clinton would pursue her own agenda as secretary of state and not Obama's During the November 14 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, MSNBC contributor Michelle Bernard asserted that Clinton "will run a parallel government" as secretary of state and "could give him [Obama] some cover, and she could also walk -- go around the world acting as if she is not the secretary of state but the United States -- the president of the United States. That's a huge danger for him. It's a very, very high-level job." Host Chris Matthews then asked Jennifer Donahue, political director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, "[W]ould you trust her to be a loyal subordinate, or believe she would be a bit too aggressive as a colleague?" Donahue responded: DONAHUE: Well, let's take past as prologue. I mean, how did she handle herself during the nominating fight? How did she handle it when Obama was coming up upon her and then lapped her? She didn't handle it very kindly. She didn't allow him to have his piece. She went negative. She tried to bury him. And I think that he should take a lesson from that. I mean, I understand this idea of hug your friends tight, hug your enemies tighter. I think that's often true. If you look at it, you and I were talking about [Nicolò] Machiavelli and The Prince. Absolutely true stuff in there. And I think it's smart to do it. But what will she do overseas? Will she be laying out the groundwork should Obama have only one term? Will she be, in fact, trying to create only one term for Barack Obama? Fox News host Greta Van Susteren suggested that if Clinton is named secretary of state, both she and Bill Clinton pose a threat of "freelancing." During the November 14 edition of her show On the Record, Congressional Quarterly reporter Jonathan Allen asserted that the appointment "would also give Barack Obama complete control over Hillary Clinton's political future because she would be serving at his pleasure." Van Susteren responded: "Except for the fact that you've got her potentially -- any Cabinet candidate member freelancing, and you've got her husband out there freelancing." James Taranto, editor of The Wall Street Journal's OpinionJournal.com, suggested during the November 14 edition of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight that Clinton was interested in the secretary of state position because "[i]t would also put her in the line of succession." Examples of media figures referring to Clinton as Obama's "enem[y]" Media figures and political analysts also asserted that Obama might be following the strategy of Michael Corleone from The Godfather: Part II -- that Obama might name Clinton secretary of state to "keep[] his friends close and his enemies closer." Such figures include Donahue, Fox News chief White House correspondent Bret Baier, Fox News political contributor and managing editor of The Washington Times' digital media operations Jeff Birnbaum, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, and CBS sports commentator Boomer Esiason (during an appearance on the November 14 edition of Fox & Friends Weekend). Examples of media figures suggesting that Clinton might cause trouble for Obama if he does not include her in the administration Media figures also asserted that Obama might name Clinton secretary of state because she might otherwise challenge him for the presidency in 2012 or cause "heartache" for him in the Senate. Such figures include the following: On the November 14 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume, chief Washington correspondent Jim Angle said, "President-elect Obama, of course, would have every reason to consider her for secretary of state, because having her serve in his administration would neutralize his chief Democratic rival." Also on the November 14 edition of Special Report, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer stated, "I would agree with Fred [Barnes, fellow panelist] -- she's a reasonably good choice. But what's so sort of cynically brilliant and impressive about this is that with her out of the way, Obama is not going to have to show up in Iowa or New Hampshire in 2012. He has now cinched the renomination." NBC News political director Chuck Todd said on the November 15 edition of MSNBC Live that if Obama names Clinton secretary of state, "there is a lot of upside politically for Senator Obama. You bring -- you get one of your chief rivals, somebody who could cause you a lot of heartache in the Senate, Senator Clinton, and you get her inside your administration. You take somebody that could be a potential rival to you in 2012 out of the picture as well." During the November 14 edition of CNN Newsroom, Sanchez asked Patricia Murphy of CitizenJanePolitics.com, "Is there something to do with wanting to have Hillary Clinton as your secretary of state if you're Barack Obama here?" Murphy responded: MURPHY: Well, there could be. Certainly, the question is, do you want the Clintons inside your tent or outside your tent? Do you want your rival outside making trouble for you or do you want to bring them in? You must have 100 percent trust with your secretary of state. You cannot have somebody out there advocating for themselves and not for you. From the November 14 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews: MATTHEWS: Well, here's the question. Because of the very reason that Jennifer mentioned -- she is a notch or two to the right of this guy Barack Obama. She did vote for the war resolution. She did oppose -- or support naming the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization. She has spoken positively of keeping permanent bases in Iraq. She's a bit of a hawk on the Middle East. She could give him some cover on any Middle East deal that is struck with Israel and Middle Eastern countries. BERNARD: She could give him some cover, and she could also walk -- go around the world acting as if she is not the secretary of state but the United States -- the president of the United States. That's a huge danger for him. It's a very, very high-level job. MATTHEWS: Jennifer, would you trust her to be a loyal subordinate, or believe she would be a bit too aggressive as a colleague? DONAHUE: Well, let's take past as prologue. I mean, how did she handle herself during the nominating fight? How did she handle it when Obama was coming up upon her and then lapped her? She didn't handle it very kindly. She didn't allow him to have his piece. She went negative. She tried to bury him. And I think that he should take a lesson from that. I mean, I understand this idea of hug your friends tight, hug your enemies tighter. I think that's often true. If you look at it, you and I were talking about Machiavelli and The Prince. Absolutely true stuff in there. And I think it's smart to do it. But what will she do overseas? Will she be laying out the groundwork should Obama have only one term? Will she be, in fact, trying to create only one term for Barack Obama? MATTHEWS: [unintelligible] You guys are so suspicious. Look, I think that since she lost the fight for the nomination, Michelle and Jennifer, she has been not just a good soldier, she has sang the tune of this guy. She's been illustrious, she's been admirable. She -- her spirit seems to be with him. Bill's a little more troubled, obviously, by what happened. But she's been totally with him, and that's why he's obviously thrown her name out. Why would he even be thinking of her if he thought she might be insubordinate? BERNARD: Well -- well -- MATTHEWS: Why would he think of it? BERNARD: -- because there are a lot of people out there, particularly women, who are saying, "We've had Madeleine Albright, we've had Condoleezza Rice, let's have another woman in the -- you know, in the top post at the State Department." There will be people also, I will tell you, who will be saying, "Why not Susan Rice?" She was one of his chief foreign policy people -- MATTHEWS: OK -- OK -- this is so hot -- BERNARD: -- throughout the campaign. [...] MATTHEWS: We're back with Michelle Bernard and Jennifer Donahue for more of the "Politics Fix." Jennifer, you're up there in New Hampshire, we're down here. I have to tell you, it's amazing to watch how these things develop. First of all, the word comes out tonight -- here we are on Friday night -- that Hillary Clinton has been offered the job if she wants it. That's the word that's floating around. And then she's coming back, the senator from New York, and saying, "Well, I want to look at a couple things like, is Joe Biden gonna get in my way as vice president?" I would assume that among her other concerns are, which are stressed here in the news reporting, is who's gonna get Defense, who's gonna get CIA, who's gonna get NSC, the national security adviser. In other words, she's sort of dictating terms here in what looks to be a proffer of a job. Jennifer, it's an extraordinary position of power she's in, in what normally would be considered one of the great prizes in the world she's being given. DONAHUE: Yes, and I think this reflects how she behaved in the idea of who was gonna be the vice-presidential candidate that Barack Obama picked, so she's got a competition going on with Biden. Biden's the vice president. Her strength: HHS, Supreme Court -- there's plenty of places -- education, children. These are things that are near and dear to her. I just don't see where she's a foreign policy expert to the extent of Chuck Hagel. Team of rivals? Chuck Hagel. Colin Powell. Both sides of the aisle. Sam Nunn. MATTHEWS: Right. Well, Jennifer, do you think -- do you think there's an ingenious Machiavellian streak in Barack Obama, who wanted her to hang herself with these public demands, the fact that they're being leaked -- DONAHUE: Ah -- I think -- MATTHEWS: -- and therefore he tried to bring her aboard, but she set too many standards, too many conditions. He just couldn't do it. He couldn't give away his presidency. DONAHUE: Yeah, I think that's a really good point. I mean, this man can think two steps ahead of any opponent, and that's what we've seen. We see it with him meeting with McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Rahm Emanuel, sort of brokering this big meeting. This guy thinks way ahead of anybody else. That's how he got here; he'll continue to do that. He picked Rahm Emanuel not to be someone who could bring people in every party together but to keep his own party in line. That's what Rahm Emanuel knows how to do. Are they going to keep Hillary Clinton in line? Yes. Are they going to keep watch on her? Yes. BERNARD: No, they're not going to keep her in line if she's secretary of state. If she's secretary of state -- DONAHUE: Well, that's why she's not gonna get it. BERNARD: -- she will run a parallel government. It will be a huge problem. DONAHUE: I don't believe she'll get it. MATTHEWS: If he hires her, he cannot fire her. DONAHUE: She's not gonna get it. [crosstalk] BERNARD: Well, he could fire her, but it would look horrible. He can't do it. DONAHUE: He can't do it. MATTHEWS: That's the prob -- well, we'll decide -- DONAHUE: Michelle, you're right. MATTHEWS: -- I think you two are probably the toughest people in the world who are on it. From the November 14 edition of Fox News' On the Record with Greta Van Susteren: ALLEN: Well, I think, obviously, there's only one person that makes this decision, and it's President-elect Obama. And he'll choose who he thinks is best for that job regardless of who he thinks owes him or who he believes he may owe. VAN SUSTEREN: Do you believe that? I mean, is that how these decisions are always made? ALLEN: I certainly hope so. VAN SUSTEREN: I mean -- anyway, I mean -- ALLEN: It's not how these decisions -- VAN SUSTEREN: That's how the decision -- we all say that's how the decision should be made -- ALLEN: It's not -- VAN SUSTEREN: -- but sometimes you make political decisions. ALLEN: Well, but the political decision may, in fact, be Hillary Clinton for a number of reasons. One is that, obviously, the Clintons are well-known around the world and well-respected around the world. It would send a message about how Barack Obama wants to do business in a sort of team of rivals kind of way. And it would also give Barack Obama complete control over Hillary Clinton's political future because she would be serving at his pleasure. VAN SUSTEREN: Except for the fact that you've got her potentially -- any Cabinet candidate member freelancing, and you've got her husband out there freelancing, as well, so you could -- From the 3 p.m. ET hour of the November 14 edition of CNN Newsroom: SANCHEZ: Is there a little Machiavellianism going on with this, because look, think about it. MURPHY: Who would accuse somebody of that? SANCHEZ: Well, you know the expression, keep your friends close, but you want to keep your enemies closer? MURPHY: Yes. SANCHEZ: Is there something to do with wanting to have Hillary Clinton as your secretary of state if you're Barack Obama here? MURPHY: Well, there could be. Certainly, the question is, do you want the Clintons inside your tent or outside your tent? Do you want your rival outside making trouble for you or do you want to bring them in? You must have 100 percent trust with your secretary of state. You cannot have somebody out there advocating for themselves and not for you. SANCHEZ: And then there's the Bill Clinton effect, which we don't get a chance to talk about. MURPHY: The effect, yeah. SANCHEZ: Boy, that would have been good. It's great having you on. MURPHY: Thank you. SANCHEZ: You're fabulous. It's fabulous. Thank you so much. From the November 14 edition of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight: TARANTO: Well, Mrs. Clinton pretty much can't run for president till 2016 anyway, because it's unlikely she will take on President Obama in 2012, and it's unlikely that he'll -- that he will not seek re-election. So this may actually be the most sensible course for her, assuming that he's interested in giving her the job, and if she wants a high-profile position. I would also note -- Michael mentioned that it would get her out of the country. It would also put her in the line of succession. From the November 14 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume: BAIER: Coming up next, is President-elect Obama operating under the idea of keeping his friends close and his enemies closer? What's behind the meetings with Hillary Clinton and John McCain? Some breaking news about that after the break. [...] BAIER: Jeff, politically smart move? BIRNBAUM: I think it's a very smart move. As you pointed out, as the old adage goes, you want to keep your friends close and your enemies closer, and by bringing in Hillary Clinton, he keeps an eye on Hillary Clinton. In fact, she has to work with him. This is very much like another president from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, who filled his cabinet with rivals. [...] KRAUTHAMMER: If she is secretary of state, he [Vice President-elect Joe Biden] won't be. That's how the Clintons operate, and I'm sure if she accepts the job, it's going to be under those terms. She is not going to split the job with the Sage of Wilmington. What's really ironic here is that, if you remember, for about half a year, she was touting her credentials in foreign affairs and Obama was ridiculing them. And you remember, there was this little episode about her being shot at in Tuzla? But I guess change has come to America, and now all of that is behind us. I would agree with Fred -- she's a reasonably good choice. But what's so sort of cynically brilliant and impressive about this is that with her out of the way, Obama is not going to have to show up in Iowa or New Hampshire in 2012. He has now cinched the renomination. In the Carter administration, [Sen. Ted] Kennedy [D-MA] challenged him as his presidency weakened. The Clintons have owned the party for 16 years; it's now Obama's. He knows that if he weakens and if he ever has a challenge, it would be her. And now, if she accepts, it won't be her. From the November 15 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends Weekend: ALISYN CAMEROTA (co-host): Let's look at another top story that we're covering and that is, what's going to happen with Hillary Clinton? Has President-elect Barack Obama offered her the secretary of state job, and if so -- ESIASON: Yes. CAMEROTA: -- would she take it? ESIASON: Is my neighbor Bill O'Reilly around here somewhere now that we're getting down into this? I like it. CAMEROTA: No, you were telling us that you have some thoughts on this. ESIASON: You know what? I think she should take it. You know what? She's 61 years old. And just think: Bill and Hillary traveling the world. And now, all of a sudden -- CLAYTON MORRIS (co-host): Wait, you think Bill's going to go? He has the house all to himself. ESIASON: Well, he can go one way, she can go the other. That'd be fine. But, you know, I think that she's -- DAVE BRIGGS (co-host): When the cat's away. ESIASON: -- intimately qualified to become secretary of state, and I guess it goes back to the old adage, if you're Barack Obama, you know, keep your friends closer, but your enemies even closer than your friends. So I think this is going to be an interesting thing, and it would be -- I think it would be good for her. You know, they'll name a bridge after her around here for some of the stuff she's done in the Senate, as a state senator of New York. MORRIS: And now, you're known as a tough guy, obviously, NFL legend. Now, she's a tough woman, OK? ESIASON: She is. MORRIS: And former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton saying, "Look" -- I don't know, he predicted this -- but saying, "Bringing her into the White House" -- ESIASON: Right. MORRIS: -- "don't ever hire someone you can't fire." Is she too un-fireable? Is she too tough? ESIASON: That's a good point. You know, and I think you've got to be really careful. But I think, also -- I would imagine that Barack Obama is extending an olive branch and showing people that he's trying to be a uniter, especially within their Democratic Party. And listen, I'm a McCain guy. I'm an independent. I voted for John McCain. But you know what? Barack Obama is our president right now, and I think he deserves our respect, of the office, and we have to see what he does before we can start really criticizing all the decisions he's making. From the 8 a.m. ET hour of MSNBC Live on November 15: ALEX WITT (anchor): And for a bit more on today's top political stories, we're joined by NBC's political director, Chuck Todd. Yay hey. Nice. On a Saturday, some OT for Chuck. Hello. TODD: Good morning, Alex. WITT: How likely is it, Chuck, that we're going to see Hillary Clinton as secretary of state? What do you think are the potential pluses and the pitfalls to it? TODD: Well, I think the likelihood is fairly high. I mean, the -- this wouldn't get floated out there this seriously if she weren't going to be seriously considered, because the last thing Obama wants to do is alienate the Clintons and somehow embarrass her, have her considered and then say, "Oh, we're not going to appoint you. We're going to appoint Bill Richardson." So, I think it is very serious at this point. And there is a lot of upside politically for Senator Obama. You bring -- you get one of your chief rivals, somebody who could cause you a lot of heartache in the Senate, Senator Clinton, and you get her inside your administration. You take somebody that could be a potential rival to you in 2012 out of the picture as well. Senator Clinton wouldn't be able to get involved in Democratic politics very actively at all from secretary of state. It's just not kosher these days to practice politics when you're at a position like State, attorney general, or the Pentagon. So, there are a lot of political upsides for him. The question is, what are the upsides for her? And I think there are more there than people realize. The biggest: She really doesn't have a big portfolio in the Senate. She would like one, but I think she is struggling to get it. There's a lot of people in her way, seniority-wise, and going over to the State Department would, I think, give her -- would raise her profile in a way that maybe she won't be able to do in the Senate. From the November 14 edition of Special Report with Brit Hume: ANGLE: President-elect Obama, of course, would have every reason to consider her for secretary of state, because having her serve in his administration would neutralize his chief Democratic rival. DOUG SCHOEN (Democratic strategist): He would ensure the loyalty of somebody who got close to 18 million votes against him in the Democratic primary and has made it clear that she was going to speak up for her constituency and the issues that she cares about, were she to stay in the Senate. [...] ANGLE: But why would Senator Clinton want to serve in the administration of the man she ran against and may want to succeed? For one thing, she is still the junior senator from New York with no prospect of even chairing a committee, while the alternative is pretty attractive. [...] ANGLE: So, if the job is officially offered and she takes it, many Democrats think both would benefit. He removes his chief rival from Congress while gaining an experienced hand at his side. And she gets a great and challenging job and yet another credential, if she decides to run again. Mediamatters.Org Media react to sec. of state rumors with suggestions of a rogue Clinton agenda, Clinton as Obama's "enem[y]" {new window}   Mediamatters.Org - Discussing reports that President-elect Barack Obama is considering naming Sen. Hillary Clinton secretary of state, several media figures have responded with smears, including 1) speculation that Clinton would pursue her own agenda as secretary of state and not Obama's, with at least one pundit speculating that she would attempt to set up a "parallel government" and another suggesting she might use the job to position herself to deny Obama the Democratic nomination in 2012; 2) references to Clinton as Obama's "enem[y]" with invocations of the adage from The Godfather: Part II that Obama is considering the nomination out of a desire to "keep[] his friends close and his enemies closer"; and 3) speculation that Obama is considering the nomination because if Clinton remains in the Senate, she poses a threat of challenging him for the nomination in 2012 and can "mak[e] trouble" for him in the Senate. Examples of media figures suggesting that Clinton would pursue her own agenda as secretary of state and not Obama's During the November 14 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, MSNBC contributor Michelle Bernard asserted that Clinton "will run a parallel government" as secretary of state and "could give him [Obama] some cover, and she could also walk -- go around the world acting as if she is not the secretary of state but the United States -- the president of the United States. That's a huge danger for him. It's a very, very high-level job." Host Chris Matthews then asked Jennifer Donahue, political director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, "[W]ould you trust her to be a loyal subordinate, or believe she would be a bit too aggressive as a colleague?" Donahue responded: DONAHUE: Well, let's take past as prologue. I mean, how did she handle herself during the nominating fight? How did she handle it when Obama was coming up upon her and then lapped her? She didn't handle it very kindly. She didn't allow him to have his piece. She went negative. She tried to bury him. And I think that he should take a lesson from that. I mean, I understand this idea of hug your friends tight, hug your enemies tighter. I think that's often true. If you look at it, you and I were talking about [Nicolò] Machiavelli and The Prince. Absolutely true stuff in there. And I think it's smart to do it. But what will she do overseas? Will she be laying out the groundwork should Obama have only one term? Will she be, in fact, trying to create only one term for Barack Obama? Fox News host Greta Van Susteren suggested that if Clinton is named secretary of state, both she and Bill Clinton pose a threat of "freelancing." During the November 14 edition of her show On the Record, Congressional Quarterly reporter Jonathan Allen asserted that the appointment "would also give Barack Obama complete control over Hillary Clinton's political future because she would be serving at his pleasure." Van Susteren responded: "Except for the fact that you've got her potentially -- any Cabinet candidate member freelancing, and you've got her husband out there freelancing." James Taranto, editor of The Wall Street Journal's OpinionJournal.com, suggested during the November 14 edition of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight that Clinton was interested in the secretary of state position because "[i]t would also put her in the line of succession." Examples of media figures referring to Clinton as Obama's "enem[y]" Media figures and political analysts also asserted that Obama might be following the strategy of Michael Corleone from The Godfather: Part II -- that Obama might name Clinton secretary of state to "keep[] his friends close and his enemies closer." Such figures include Donahue, Fox News chief White House correspondent Bret Baier, Fox News political contributor and managing editor of The Washington Times' digital media operations Jeff Birnbaum, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, and CBS sports commentator Boomer Esiason (during an appearance on the November 14 edition of Fox & Friends Weekend). Examples of media figures suggesting that Clinton might cause trouble for Obama if he does not include her in the administration Media figures also asserted that Obama might name Clinton secretary of state because she might otherwise challenge him for the presidency in 2012 or cause "heartache" for him in the Senate. Such figures include the following: On the November 14 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume, chief Washington correspondent Jim Angle said, "President-elect Obama, of course, would have every reason to consider her for secretary of state, because having her serve in his administration would neutralize his chief Democratic rival." Also on the November 14 edition of Special Report, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer stated, "I would agree with Fred [Barnes, fellow panelist] -- she's a reasonably good choice. But what's so sort of cynically brilliant and impressive about this is that with her out of the way, Obama is not going to have to show up in Iowa or New Hampshire in 2012. He has now cinched the renomination." NBC News political director Chuck Todd said on the November 15 edition of MSNBC Live that if Obama names Clinton secretary of state, "there is a lot of upside politically for Senator Obama. You bring -- you get one of your chief rivals, somebody who could cause you a lot of heartache in the Senate, Senator Clinton, and you get her inside your administration. You take somebody that could be a potential rival to you in 2012 out of the picture as well." During the November 14 edition of CNN Newsroom, Sanchez asked Patricia Murphy of CitizenJanePolitics.com, "Is there something to do with wanting to have Hillary Clinton as your secretary of state if you're Barack Obama here?" Murphy responded: MURPHY: Well, there could be. Certainly, the question is, do you want the Clintons inside your tent or outside your tent? Do you want your rival outside making trouble for you or do you want to bring them in? You must have 100 percent trust with your secretary of state. You cannot have somebody out there advocating for themselves and not for you. From the November 14 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews: MATTHEWS: Well, here's the question. Because of the very reason that Jennifer mentioned -- she is a notch or two to the right of this guy Barack Obama. She did vote for the war resolution. She did oppose -- or support naming the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization. She has spoken positively of keeping permanent bases in Iraq. She's a bit of a hawk on the Middle East. She could give him some cover on any Middle East deal that is struck with Israel and Middle Eastern countries. BERNARD: She could give him some cover, and she could also walk -- go around the world acting as if she is not the secretary of state but the United States -- the president of the United States. That's a huge danger for him. It's a very, very high-level job. MATTHEWS: Jennifer, would you trust her to be a loyal subordinate, or believe she would be a bit too aggressive as a colleague? DONAHUE: Well, let's take past as prologue. I mean, how did she handle herself during the nominating fight? How did she handle it when Obama was coming up upon her and then lapped her? She didn't handle it very kindly. She didn't allow him to have his piece. She went negative. She tried to bury him. And I think that he should take a lesson from that. I mean, I understand this idea of hug your friends tight, hug your enemies tighter. I think that's often true. If you look at it, you and I were talking about Machiavelli and The Prince. Absolutely true stuff in there. And I think it's smart to do it. But what will she do overseas? Will she be laying out the groundwork should Obama have only one term? Will she be, in fact, trying to create only one term for Barack Obama? MATTHEWS: [unintelligible] You guys are so suspicious. Look, I think that since she lost the fight for the nomination, Michelle and Jennifer, she has been not just a good soldier, she has sang the tune of this guy. She's been illustrious, she's been admirable. She -- her spirit seems to be with him. Bill's a little more troubled, obviously, by what happened. But she's been totally with him, and that's why he's obviously thrown her name out. Why would he even be thinking of her if he thought she might be insubordinate? BERNARD: Well -- well -- MATTHEWS: Why would he think of it? BERNARD: -- because there are a lot of people out there, particularly women, who are saying, "We've had Madeleine Albright, we've had Condoleezza Rice, let's have another woman in the -- you know, in the top post at the State Department." There will be people also, I will tell you, who will be saying, "Why not Susan Rice?" She was one of his chief foreign policy people -- MATTHEWS: OK -- OK -- this is so hot -- BERNARD: -- throughout the campaign. [...] MATTHEWS: We're back with Michelle Bernard and Jennifer Donahue for more of the "Politics Fix." Jennifer, you're up there in New Hampshire, we're down here. I have to tell you, it's amazing to watch how these things develop. First of all, the word comes out tonight -- here we are on Friday night -- that Hillary Clinton has been offered the job if she wants it. That's the word that's floating around. And then she's coming back, the senator from New York, and saying, "Well, I want to look at a couple things like, is Joe Biden gonna get in my way as vice president?" I would assume that among her other concerns are, which are stressed here in the news reporting, is who's gonna get Defense, who's gonna get CIA, who's gonna get NSC, the national security adviser. In other words, she's sort of dictating terms here in what looks to be a proffer of a job. Jennifer, it's an extraordinary position of power she's in, in what normally would be considered one of the great prizes in the world she's being given. DONAHUE: Yes, and I think this reflects how she behaved in the idea of who was gonna be the vice-presidential candidate that Barack Obama picked, so she's got a competition going on with Biden. Biden's the vice president. Her strength: HHS, Supreme Court -- there's plenty of places -- education, children. These are things that are near and dear to her. I just don't see where she's a foreign policy expert to the extent of Chuck Hagel. Team of rivals? Chuck Hagel. Colin Powell. Both sides of the aisle. Sam Nunn. MATTHEWS: Right. Well, Jennifer, do you think -- do you think there's an ingenious Machiavellian streak in Barack Obama, who wanted her to hang herself with these public demands, the fact that they're being leaked -- DONAHUE: Ah -- I think -- MATTHEWS: -- and therefore he tried to bring her aboard, but she set too many standards, too many conditions. He just couldn't do it. He couldn't give away his presidency. DONAHUE: Yeah, I think that's a really good point. I mean, this man can think two steps ahead of any opponent, and that's what we've seen. We see it with him meeting with McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Rahm Emanuel, sort of brokering this big meeting. This guy thinks way ahead of anybody else. That's how he got here; he'll continue to do that. He picked Rahm Emanuel not to be someone who could bring people in every party together but to keep his own party in line. That's what Rahm Emanuel knows how to do. Are they going to keep Hillary Clinton in line? Yes. Are they going to keep watch on her? Yes. BERNARD: No, they're not going to keep her in line if she's secretary of state. If she's secretary of state -- DONAHUE: Well, that's why she's not gonna get it. BERNARD: -- she will run a parallel government. It will be a huge problem. DONAHUE: I don't believe she'll get it. MATTHEWS: If he hires her, he cannot fire her. DONAHUE: She's not gonna get it. [crosstalk] BERNARD: Well, he could fire her, but it would look horrible. He can't do it. DONAHUE: He can't do it. MATTHEWS: That's the prob -- well, we'll decide -- DONAHUE: Michelle, you're right. MATTHEWS: -- I think you two are probably the toughest people in the world who are on it. From the November 14 edition of Fox News' On the Record with Greta Van Susteren: ALLEN: Well, I think, obviously, there's only one person that makes this decision, and it's President-elect Obama. And he'll choose who he thinks is best for that job regardless of who he thinks owes him or who he believes he may owe. VAN SUSTEREN: Do you believe that? I mean, is that how these decisions are always made? ALLEN: I certainly hope so. VAN SUSTEREN: I mean -- anyway, I mean -- ALLEN: It's not how these decisions -- VAN SUSTEREN: That's how the decision -- we all say that's how the decision should be made -- ALLEN: It's not -- VAN SUSTEREN: -- but sometimes you make political decisions. ALLEN: Well, but the political decision may, in fact, be Hillary Clinton for a number of reasons. One is that, obviously, the Clintons are well-known around the world and well-respected around the world. It would send a message about how Barack Obama wants to do business in a sort of team of rivals kind of way. And it would also give Barack Obama complete control over Hillary Clinton's political future because she would be serving at his pleasure. VAN SUSTEREN: Except for the fact that you've got her potentially -- any Cabinet candidate member freelancing, and you've got her husband out there freelancing, as well, so you could -- From the 3 p.m. ET hour of the November 14 edition of CNN Newsroom: SANCHEZ: Is there a little Machiavellianism going on with this, because look, think about it. MURPHY: Who would accuse somebody of that? SANCHEZ: Well, you know the expression, keep your friends close, but you want to keep your enemies closer? MURPHY: Yes. SANCHEZ: Is there something to do with wanting to have Hillary Clinton as your secretary of state if you're Barack Obama here? MURPHY: Well, there could be. Certainly, the question is, do you want the Clintons inside your tent or outside your tent? Do you want your rival outside making trouble for you or do you want to bring them in? You must have 100 percent trust with your secretary of state. You cannot have somebody out there advocating for themselves and not for you. SANCHEZ: And then there's the Bill Clinton effect, which we don't get a chance to talk about. MURPHY: The effect, yeah. SANCHEZ: Boy, that would have been good. It's great having you on. MURPHY: Thank you. SANCHEZ: You're fabulous. It's fabulous. Thank you so much. From the November 14 edition of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight: TARANTO: Well, Mrs. Clinton pretty much can't run for president till 2016 anyway, because it's unlikely she will take on President Obama in 2012, and it's unlikely that he'll -- that he will not seek re-election. So this may actually be the most sensible course for her, assuming that he's interested in giving her the job, and if she wants a high-profile position. I would also note -- Michael mentioned that it would get her out of the country. It would also put her in the line of succession. From the November 14 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume: BAIER: Coming up next, is President-elect Obama operating under the idea of keeping his friends close and his enemies closer? What's behind the meetings with Hillary Clinton and John McCain? Some breaking news about that after the break. [...] BAIER: Jeff, politically smart move? BIRNBAUM: I think it's a very smart move. As you pointed out, as the old adage goes, you want to keep your friends close and your enemies closer, and by bringing in Hillary Clinton, he keeps an eye on Hillary Clinton. In fact, she has to work with him. This is very much like another president from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, who filled his cabinet with rivals. [...] KRAUTHAMMER: If she is secretary of state, he [Vice President-elect Joe Biden] won't be. That's how the Clintons operate, and I'm sure if she accepts the job, it's going to be under those terms. She is not going to split the job with the Sage of Wilmington. What's really ironic here is that, if you remember, for about half a year, she was touting her credentials in foreign affairs and Obama was ridiculing them. And you remember, there was this little episode about her being shot at in Tuzla? But I guess change has come to America, and now all of that is behind us. I would agree with Fred -- she's a reasonably good choice. But what's so sort of cynically brilliant and impressive about this is that with her out of the way, Obama is not going to have to show up in Iowa or New Hampshire in 2012. He has now cinched the renomination. In the Carter administration, [Sen. Ted] Kennedy [D-MA] challenged him as his presidency weakened. The Clintons have owned the party for 16 years; it's now Obama's. He knows that if he weakens and if he ever has a challenge, it would be her. And now, if she accepts, it won't be her. From the November 15 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends Weekend: ALISYN CAMEROTA (co-host): Let's look at another top story that we're covering and that is, what's going to happen with Hillary Clinton? Has President-elect Barack Obama offered her the secretary of state job, and if so -- ESIASON: Yes. CAMEROTA: -- would she take it? ESIASON: Is my neighbor Bill O'Reilly around here somewhere now that we're getting down into this? I like it. CAMEROTA: No, you were telling us that you have some thoughts on this. ESIASON: You know what? I think she should take it. You know what? She's 61 years old. And just think: Bill and Hillary traveling the world. And now, all of a sudden -- CLAYTON MORRIS (co-host): Wait, you think Bill's going to go? He has the house all to himself. ESIASON: Well, he can go one way, she can go the other. That'd be fine. But, you know, I think that she's -- DAVE BRIGGS (co-host): When the cat's away. ESIASON: -- intimately qualified to become secretary of state, and I guess it goes back to the old adage, if you're Barack Obama, you know, keep your friends closer, but your enemies even closer than your friends. So I think this is going to be an interesting thing, and it would be -- I think it would be good for her. You know, they'll name a bridge after her around here for some of the stuff she's done in the Senate, as a state senator of New York. MORRIS: And now, you're known as a tough guy, obviously, NFL legend. Now, she's a tough woman, OK? ESIASON: She is. MORRIS: And former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton saying, "Look" -- I don't know, he predicted this -- but saying, "Bringing her into the White House" -- ESIASON: Right. MORRIS: -- "don't ever hire someone you can't fire." Is she too un-fireable? Is she too tough? ESIASON: That's a good point. You know, and I think you've got to be really careful. But I think, also -- I would imagine that Barack Obama is extending an olive branch and showing people that he's trying to be a uniter, especially within their Democratic Party. And listen, I'm a McCain guy. I'm an independent. I voted for John McCain. But you know what? Barack Obama is our president right now, and I think he deserves our respect, of the office, and we have to see what he does before we can start really criticizing all the decisions he's making. From the 8 a.m. ET hour of MSNBC Live on November 15: ALEX WITT (anchor): And for a bit more on today's top political stories, we're joined by NBC's political director, Chuck Todd. Yay hey. Nice. On a Saturday, some OT for Chuck. Hello. TODD: Good morning, Alex. WITT: How likely is it, Chuck, that we're going to see Hillary Clinton as secretary of state? What do you think are the potential pluses and the pitfalls to it? TODD: Well, I think the likelihood is fairly high. I mean, the -- this wouldn't get floated out there this seriously if she weren't going to be seriously considered, because the last thing Obama wants to do is alienate the Clintons and somehow embarrass her, have her considered and then say, "Oh, we're not going to appoint you. We're going to appoint Bill Richardson." So, I think it is very serious at this point. And there is a lot of upside politically for Senator Obama. You bring -- you get one of your chief rivals, somebody who could cause you a lot of heartache in the Senate, Senator Clinton, and you get her inside your administration. You take somebody that could be a potential rival to you in 2012 out of the picture as well. Senator Clinton wouldn't be able to get involved in Democratic politics very actively at all from secretary of state. It's just not kosher these days to practice politics when you're at a position like State, attorney general, or the Pentagon. So, there are a lot of political upsides for him. The question is, what are the upsides for her? And I think there are more there than people realize. The biggest: She really doesn't have a big portfolio in the Senate. She would like one, but I think she is struggling to get it. There's a lot of people in her way, seniority-wise, and going over to the State Department would, I think, give her -- would raise her profile in a way that maybe she won't be able to do in the Senate. From the November 14 edition of Special Report with Brit Hume: ANGLE: President-elect Obama, of course, would have every reason to consider her for secretary of state, because having her serve in his administration would neutralize his chief Democratic rival. DOUG SCHOEN (Democratic strategist): He would ensure the loyalty of somebody who got close to 18 million votes against him in the Democratic primary and has made it clear that she was going to speak up for her constituency and the issues that she cares about, were she to stay in the Senate. [...] ANGLE: But why would Senator Clinton want to serve in the administration of the man she ran against and may want to succeed? For one thing, she is still the junior senator from New York with no prospect of even chairing a committee, while the alternative is pretty attractive. [...] ANGLE: So, if the job is officially offered and she takes it, many Democrats think both would benefit. He removes his chief rival from Congress while gaining an experienced hand at his side. And she gets a great and challenging job and yet another credential, if she decides to run again.
Media Matters - Media react to sec. of state rumors with suggestions of a rogue Clinton agenda, Clinton as Obama's "enem[y]" {...} Discussing reports that President-elect Barack Obama is considering naming Sen. Hillary Clinton secretary of state, several media figures have responded with smears, including speculation that Clinton would pursue her own agenda as secretary of state and not Obama's, references to Clinton as Obama's "enem[y]," and speculation that Obama is considering the nomination because if Clinton remains in the Senate, she poses a threat of challenging him for the Democratic nomination in 2012 and can "mak[e] trouble" for him in the Senate. {...}
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]]> Society > Issues > Business > Media > Bias and Balance {EUROPE > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Arsenal lose points, Capello loses players http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/arsenal-lose-points-capello-loses-players-20081127720.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/arsenal-lose-points-capello-loses-players-20081127720.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:10:18 GMT It was a bad day for Fabio Capello, and a much worse one for Arsenal. England lost key players Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand for their midweek friendly in Germany, and Arsenal lost ground in the title race with a 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa while Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United all won easily.Sir Alex Ferguson left out Rooney and Ferdinand with calf and back injuries, respectively, but United did not falter as Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice from free-kicks in a 5-0 home win against Stoke. Ferguson then withdrew both men from the England squad who meet today before travelling to Berlin. United midfielder Darren Fletcher, who did start at Old Trafford, was another casualty and will miss Scotland's game against Argentina because of a knee injury.The top two also won comfortably. Liverpool were value for more than their 2-0 success at Bolton, while Nicolas Anelka took his league tally to 12 with two goals in Chelsea's 3-0 win at West Brom. The best performance, though, came from Aston Villa, who missed a penalty but still won 2-0 at Arsenal.'Where was Fabio today?' asked Villa manager Martin O'Neill after outstanding performances by Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor. 'I hope he passes my players over because we have a big game against Manchester United next week. But I'm sure he won't.' He didn't. Both are in the squad - along with team-mates Curtis Davies and Gareth Barry, and two surprise selections, Tottenham's Darren Bent and Chelsea's young defender Michael Mancienne, who is on loan at Wolves. Mancienne is unlikely to play.Where was Fabio today?' asked Martin O'Neill after outstanding performances by Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor. 'I hope he passes my players over,' the Villa manager said, 'because we have a big game against Manchester United next week. But I'm sure he won't.' He didn't. Both are in the squad - along with team-mates Curtis Davies and Gareth Barry, and two surprise selections, Tottenham's Darren Bent and Chelsea's young defender Michael Mancienne, who is on loan at Wolves. Mancienne is unlikely to play.Capello was at Upton Park, to check on the form of David James, Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch for Portsmouth against West Ham. James was outshone by the busier Robert Green and both strikers were goalless, as was the game. The in-form Glen Johnson was named and Portsmouth, like Villa, have four in the squad.With Emile Heskey injured and Rooney absent, Bent may start on Wednesday. His scoring run came to end, along with manager Harry Redknapp's unbeaten sequence, as Tottenham lost 2-1 at Fulham, but Capello is impressed with the striker.'I knew about him from last season but his confidence has improved. I think he might be the player we need to do Heskey's job. There is also Peter Crouch. Bent is not completely the same as Heskey, but he is fast with very good movement.'The biggest name missing is David Beckham, who has not played since LA Galaxy's season ended three weeks ago. 'I can't pick players who are not playing,' Capello said. 'He might be in the next squad. I don't know.'Michael Owen, overlooked again, scored as a substitute in Newcastle's 2-2 draw with Wigan. 'I saw Owen play for 20 minutes [last week] at Fulham,' Capello said. 'After a month out, that is not enough to establish his fitness.'ENGLAND (v Germany, Berlin, Wed): Carson (WBA), Hart (Man City), James (Portsmouth); Bridge (Chelsea), Davies (Villa), Johnson (Portsmouth), Terry (Chelsea), Lescott (Everton), Mancienne (Chelsea), Richards (Man City), Upson (West Ham); Barry (Villa), Carrick (Man Utd), Downing (Middlesbrough), Lampard (Chelsea), Gerrard (Liverpool), Wright-Phillips (Man City), A Young (Villa); Agbonlahor (Villa), Bent (Tottenham), Crouch (Portsmouth), Defoe (Portsmouth), Walcott (Arsenal).Rick Parry, the Liverpool chief executive, is set to be the surprise choice to head England's 2018 World Cup bid, according to InsideTheGames.com. The former Premier League chief executive played a role in Manchester's unsuccessful bid to host the 1996 Olympics and has been caught in the rows between Liverpool's American co-owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett.EnglandFabio Capelloguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds Guardian.Co.Uk Arsenal lose points, Capello loses players {new window}   Www.Guardian.Co.Uk - It was a bad day for Fabio Capello, and a much worse one for Arsenal. England lost key players Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand for their midweek friendly in Germany, and Arsenal lost ground in the title race with a 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa while Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United all won easily.Sir Alex Ferguson left out Rooney and Ferdinand with calf and back injuries, respectively, but United did not falter as Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice from free-kicks in a 5-0 home win against Stoke. Ferguson then withdrew both men from the England squad who meet today before travelling to Berlin. United midfielder Darren Fletcher, who did start at Old Trafford, was another casualty and will miss Scotland's game against Argentina because of a knee injury.The top two also won comfortably. Liverpool were value for more than their 2-0 success at Bolton, while Nicolas Anelka took his league tally to 12 with two goals in Chelsea's 3-0 win at West Brom. The best performance, though, came from Aston Villa, who missed a penalty but still won 2-0 at Arsenal.'Where was Fabio today?' asked Villa manager Martin O'Neill after outstanding performances by Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor. 'I hope he passes my players over because we have a big game against Manchester United next week. But I'm sure he won't.' He didn't. Both are in the squad - along with team-mates Curtis Davies and Gareth Barry, and two surprise selections, Tottenham's Darren Bent and Chelsea's young defender Michael Mancienne, who is on loan at Wolves. Mancienne is unlikely to play.Where was Fabio today?' asked Martin O'Neill after outstanding performances by Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor. 'I hope he passes my players over,' the Villa manager said, 'because we have a big game against Manchester United next week. But I'm sure he won't.' He didn't. Both are in the squad - along with team-mates Curtis Davies and Gareth Barry, and two surprise selections, Tottenham's Darren Bent and Chelsea's young defender Michael Mancienne, who is on loan at Wolves. Mancienne is unlikely to play.Capello was at Upton Park, to check on the form of David James, Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch for Portsmouth against West Ham. James was outshone by the busier Robert Green and both strikers were goalless, as was the game. The in-form Glen Johnson was named and Portsmouth, like Villa, have four in the squad.With Emile Heskey injured and Rooney absent, Bent may start on Wednesday. His scoring run came to end, along with manager Harry Redknapp's unbeaten sequence, as Tottenham lost 2-1 at Fulham, but Capello is impressed with the striker.'I knew about him from last season but his confidence has improved. I think he might be the player we need to do Heskey's job. There is also Peter Crouch. Bent is not completely the same as Heskey, but he is fast with very good movement.'The biggest name missing is David Beckham, who has not played since LA Galaxy's season ended three weeks ago. 'I can't pick players who are not playing,' Capello said. 'He might be in the next squad. I don't know.'Michael Owen, overlooked again, scored as a substitute in Newcastle's 2-2 draw with Wigan. 'I saw Owen play for 20 minutes [last week] at Fulham,' Capello said. 'After a month out, that is not enough to establish his fitness.'ENGLAND (v Germany, Berlin, Wed): Carson (WBA), Hart (Man City), James (Portsmouth); Bridge (Chelsea), Davies (Villa), Johnson (Portsmouth), Terry (Chelsea), Lescott (Everton), Mancienne (Chelsea), Richards (Man City), Upson (West Ham); Barry (Villa), Carrick (Man Utd), Downing (Middlesbrough), Lampard (Chelsea), Gerrard (Liverpool), Wright-Phillips (Man City), A Young (Villa); Agbonlahor (Villa), Bent (Tottenham), Crouch (Portsmouth), Defoe (Portsmouth), Walcott (Arsenal).Rick Parry, the Liverpool chief executive, is set to be the surprise choice to head England's 2018 World Cup bid, according to InsideTheGames.com. The former Premier League chief executive played a role in Manchester's unsuccessful bid to host the 1996 Olympics and has been caught in the rows between Liverpool's American co-owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett.EnglandFabio Capelloguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > News and Media {ARTS} - Music: Michael Bolton http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/music-michael-bolton-20081025222.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/music-michael-bolton-20081025222.htm Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:00:00 GMT MICHAEL BOLTON SECC, GLASGOW News.Scotsman.Com Music: Michael Bolton {new window}   News.Scotsman.Com - MICHAEL BOLTON SECC, GLASGOW
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]]> Arts {FOOD > BEER} - The Final Word on Belgian Beer from Michael Jackson http://articles.world-of-newave.info/recreation/food/drink/beer/the-final-word-on-belgian-beer-from-michael-jackson-2008122011.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/recreation/food/drink/beer/the-final-word-on-belgian-beer-from-michael-jackson-2008122011.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:52:34 GMT November 20, 2008 - Great Beers of Belgium - Sixth Edition Brew-monkey.Com The Final Word on Belgian Beer from Michael Jackson {new window}   Www.Brew-monkey.Com - November 20, 2008 - Great Beers of Belgium - Sixth Edition
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]]> Recreation > Food > Drink > Beer {EUROPE > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Acting Met chief could step aside in Damian Green leak row http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/acting-met-chief-could-step-aside-in-damian-green-2008124751.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/acting-met-chief-could-step-aside-in-damian-green-2008124751.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:02:28 GMT The man tipped to become the new Metropolitan police commissioner was last night understood to be considering whether he should apply for the job, after a barrage of criticism from politicians on all sides over the arrest of the shadow Home Office minister Damian Green. Sir Paul Stephenson, as acting head of the Met, ultimately sanctioned the arrest of Green over his role in publishing documents allegedly leaked to him by a mole in the Home Office. His decision, described by one senior officer as "totally catastrophic", has led to a furious reaction from the Conservative party leader, David Cameron, the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and members of the cabinet, who are understood to be divided over the issue. The deadline for applications for the top job at the Met is noon today and Stephenson is understood to be wondering whether the post is worth the flak. "He is a man who does angst over things quite a lot and he will be thinking very hard about this," said one source. Senior members of the cabinet have expressed deep disquiet over the treatment of Green, who was detained by police for nine hours last Thursday and forced to give a fingerprint and DNA sample. Some ministers voiced unease on the margins of a cabinet meeting in Leeds on Friday. They believe the police's behaviour was heavy-handed and gave the impression that the state was attempting to block the opposition from holding the government to account. Other ministers said that the police had good grounds to question Green. Harriet Harman, the leader of the Commons, admitted yesterday that she was "very concerned indeed" about what had happened, although the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, refused to apologise and insisted the police were independent. Today Jack Straw, the justice secretary, said that Smith was right not to apologise for what had happened to Green. "If any home secretary had offered an apology, there would have then been a huge furore about the fact that the home secretary was prejudging the actions and activities of the police without an investigation," Straw said in an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Straw said that if the Tories were unhappy about what had happened, they could complain to the independent police complaints authority. He also said that he was "pretty certain" that, once the affair was over, parliament would review the procedures that led to Green's office at the House of Commons being searched by police. The Tories intensified pressure last night by revealing further details of the police questioning of Green, who was arrested on suspicion that he had procured leaked documents from Chris Galley, a 26-year-old junior civil servant. Police allegedly accused the MP of "grooming" the young civil servant, in what was seen as an attempt to prove that Green had broken the law by offering inducements to procure leaked documents. A Tory source said that Green was furious at the use of a word with such horrendous connotations. "This was clearly designed to provoke Damian. This is typical of the cack-handed way the police have handled this." Such revelations will add to the pressure on the Met, and specifically Stephenson, who was seen as the favourite to succeed Sir Ian Blair as the new commissioner. He is understood to have had a furious row with Johnson on Thursday after telling him of the impending arrest. A Scotland Yard source yesterday denied that anyone had been bugged as part of the inquiry, after speculation that the police had listened in to calls between Green and the civil servant accused of leaking documents to him. Police sources stressed that they were investigating whether Green had aided, abetted and encouraged the civil servant to procure the information. Senior officers were split over whether the MP should have been investigated or arrested at all, it emerged yesterday. Some within Scotland Yard viewed the issue as a disciplinary one for the civil service, and not a criminal matter at all. Publicly the Met is defending its actions, saying there was nothing unusual about the use of 20 officers to carry out searches and the arrest of Green. "There were four addresses, five officers for each address," the source said. "The investigation is ongoing. That is all we are saying." There was also a row brewing between the Crown Prosecution Service and the police. The Guardian has been told that the CPS was involved in the decision by Bob Quick, the Met's assistant commissioner of specialist operations, to arrest Green. But the CPS angrily denied it was party to the decision to arrest, saying: "We were involved only in the preliminary stages of the investigation." It emerged that the arrest had not been sanctioned by the new director of prosecutions, Keir Starmer. A spokesman for the CPS said that Starmer had only been informed shortly before detectives swooped. This is crucial to another growing row ? the decision by the Commons serjeant at arms, Jill Pay, and the Speaker, Michael Martin, to allow police to search Green's office. Pay reportedly gave the go-ahead after police told her that the DPP had given his approval to the arrest. Martin is due to make a statement on Wednesday. Dominic Grieve, the shadow home secretary, said the police might have misled Pay. "One way of reading the contradictory explanations between the sergeant at arms and what the DPP has said is that the police misled her. That's a very serious issue which needs to be looked into," he told Sky News. A spokesman for Martin said: "The Speaker will be speaking to the house when the house returns."Damian GreenConservativesPoliceLondon politicsLondonguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds Guardian.Co.Uk Acting Met chief could step aside in Damian Green leak row {new window}   Www.Guardian.Co.Uk - The man tipped to become the new Metropolitan police commissioner was last night understood to be considering whether he should apply for the job, after a barrage of criticism from politicians on all sides over the arrest of the shadow Home Office minister Damian Green. Sir Paul Stephenson, as acting head of the Met, ultimately sanctioned the arrest of Green over his role in publishing documents allegedly leaked to him by a mole in the Home Office. His decision, described by one senior officer as "totally catastrophic", has led to a furious reaction from the Conservative party leader, David Cameron, the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and members of the cabinet, who are understood to be divided over the issue. The deadline for applications for the top job at the Met is noon today and Stephenson is understood to be wondering whether the post is worth the flak. "He is a man who does angst over things quite a lot and he will be thinking very hard about this," said one source. Senior members of the cabinet have expressed deep disquiet over the treatment of Green, who was detained by police for nine hours last Thursday and forced to give a fingerprint and DNA sample. Some ministers voiced unease on the margins of a cabinet meeting in Leeds on Friday. They believe the police's behaviour was heavy-handed and gave the impression that the state was attempting to block the opposition from holding the government to account. Other ministers said that the police had good grounds to question Green. Harriet Harman, the leader of the Commons, admitted yesterday that she was "very concerned indeed" about what had happened, although the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, refused to apologise and insisted the police were independent. Today Jack Straw, the justice secretary, said that Smith was right not to apologise for what had happened to Green. "If any home secretary had offered an apology, there would have then been a huge furore about the fact that the home secretary was prejudging the actions and activities of the police without an investigation," Straw said in an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Straw said that if the Tories were unhappy about what had happened, they could complain to the independent police complaints authority. He also said that he was "pretty certain" that, once the affair was over, parliament would review the procedures that led to Green's office at the House of Commons being searched by police. The Tories intensified pressure last night by revealing further details of the police questioning of Green, who was arrested on suspicion that he had procured leaked documents from Chris Galley, a 26-year-old junior civil servant. Police allegedly accused the MP of "grooming" the young civil servant, in what was seen as an attempt to prove that Green had broken the law by offering inducements to procure leaked documents. A Tory source said that Green was furious at the use of a word with such horrendous connotations. "This was clearly designed to provoke Damian. This is typical of the cack-handed way the police have handled this." Such revelations will add to the pressure on the Met, and specifically Stephenson, who was seen as the favourite to succeed Sir Ian Blair as the new commissioner. He is understood to have had a furious row with Johnson on Thursday after telling him of the impending arrest. A Scotland Yard source yesterday denied that anyone had been bugged as part of the inquiry, after speculation that the police had listened in to calls between Green and the civil servant accused of leaking documents to him. Police sources stressed that they were investigating whether Green had aided, abetted and encouraged the civil servant to procure the information. Senior officers were split over whether the MP should have been investigated or arrested at all, it emerged yesterday. Some within Scotland Yard viewed the issue as a disciplinary one for the civil service, and not a criminal matter at all. Publicly the Met is defending its actions, saying there was nothing unusual about the use of 20 officers to carry out searches and the arrest of Green. "There were four addresses, five officers for each address," the source said. "The investigation is ongoing. That is all we are saying." There was also a row brewing between the Crown Prosecution Service and the police. The Guardian has been told that the CPS was involved in the decision by Bob Quick, the Met's assistant commissioner of specialist operations, to arrest Green. But the CPS angrily denied it was party to the decision to arrest, saying: "We were involved only in the preliminary stages of the investigation." It emerged that the arrest had not been sanctioned by the new director of prosecutions, Keir Starmer. A spokesman for the CPS said that Starmer had only been informed shortly before detectives swooped. This is crucial to another growing row ? the decision by the Commons serjeant at arms, Jill Pay, and the Speaker, Michael Martin, to allow police to search Green's office. Pay reportedly gave the go-ahead after police told her that the DPP had given his approval to the arrest. Martin is due to make a statement on Wednesday. Dominic Grieve, the shadow home secretary, said the police might have misled Pay. "One way of reading the contradictory explanations between the sergeant at arms and what the DPP has said is that the police misled her. That's a very serious issue which needs to be looked into," he told Sky News. A spokesman for Martin said: "The Speaker will be speaking to the house when the house returns."Damian GreenConservativesPoliceLondon politicsLondonguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > News and Media {NORTH AMERICA > RENTALS} - 1 suite and 1 room in Fremont for rent (in single house) (fremont / union city / newark) $500 http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/1-suite-and-1-room-in-fremont-for-rent-in-single-house-2008126512.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/1-suite-and-1-room-in-fremont-for-rent-in-single-house-2008126512.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:24:36 GMT It's on the intersection of Blacow Rd. and Fremont Blvd. Please call me for Detailed Address. I have two kinds of rooms in a single house for rent. One is an "indenpendent" suite which was just re-modeled with a bathroom. Only you use it. Another is a room. You have to share a bathroom with other roomates. The house is closed to Home Depot, Walmart, Fry's, Fremont hub, Costco, I-680 Durham exit, I-880 Auto mall pkwy exit It is highly convenient to live here. Here are some pictures for the suite. http://www.wretch.cc/album/album.php?id=michael132&book=15 We can share the kitchen and refrigerator. Rental: the suite $600 / month the room $500 / month Rental "includes" all the monthly fees. ( Wather usage, PG&E, Wireless, garbage management) Deposit: 1 Month. Desired: 1. Chinese , single , female student will be considered first. (Cause there're all chinese students in the house, 1 male, 3 female) 2. No pets allowed. We can make an appointment at almost any time. If you are interested E-mail takes too much time to wait for reply. Feel free to call me at (510) 456-8118 , Michael, for detailed information. Sfbay.Craigslist.Org 1 suite and 1 room in Fremont for rent (in single house) (fremont / union city / newark) $500 {new window}   Sfbay.Craigslist.Org - It's on the intersection of Blacow Rd. and Fremont Blvd. Please call me for Detailed Address. I have two kinds of rooms in a single house for rent. One is an "indenpendent" suite which was just re-modeled with a bathroom. Only you use it. Another is a room. You have to share a bathroom with other roomates. The house is closed to Home Depot, Walmart, Fry's, Fremont hub, Costco, I-680 Durham exit, I-880 Auto mall pkwy exit It is highly convenient to live here. Here are some pictures for the suite. http://www.wretch.cc/album/album.php?id=michael132&book=15 We can share the kitchen and refrigerator. Rental: the suite $600 / month the room $500 / month Rental "includes" all the monthly fees. ( Wather usage, PG&E, Wireless, garbage management) Deposit: 1 Month. Desired: 1. Chinese , single , female student will be considered first. (Cause there're all chinese students in the house, 1 male, 3 female) 2. No pets allowed. We can make an appointment at almost any time. If you are interested E-mail takes too much time to wait for reply. Feel free to call me at (510) 456-8118 , Michael, for detailed information.
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]]> Regional > North America > United States > California > Metro Areas > San Francisco Bay Area > Business and Economy > Real Estate > Rentals {NORTH AMERICA > LODGING} - Holiday Castro Cottage -$95 per night - Avail Nov - Jan (pics) $95 http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/travel-and-tourism/lodging/holiday-castro-cottage-95-per-night-avail-nov-jan-2008125071.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/travel-and-tourism/lodging/holiday-castro-cottage-95-per-night-avail-nov-jan-2008125071.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:44:29 GMT Holiday Castro Cottage -$95 per night - Avail Nov - Jan (pics) $95 per night Located in the upper market and minutes from downtown and the Castro this cottage is perfect for a holiday escape or lovers' getaway. Easy on-street parking, Wi-Fi, DVR, Cable T.V. and fireplace make it a perfect place for a winter escape! All utilities and housekeeping included. The cottage is fully furnished, a great alternative to a hotel and perfect for someone just coming into town for a few weeks. The price is: $95 per night - 7 night minimum http://www.myke.net/cottage/cottage.html Contact Michael at myke415@mac.com or call 415-431-1856 no pets I will be here in person to hand over the key all payment upfront to book. I have a paypal credit card invoicing system if you prefer. Sfbay.Craigslist.Org Holiday Castro Cottage -$95 per night - Avail Nov - Jan (pics) $95 {new window}   Sfbay.Craigslist.Org - Holiday Castro Cottage -$95 per night - Avail Nov - Jan (pics) $95 per night Located in the upper market and minutes from downtown and the Castro this cottage is perfect for a holiday escape or lovers' getaway. Easy on-street parking, Wi-Fi, DVR, Cable T.V. and fireplace make it a perfect place for a winter escape! All utilities and housekeeping included. The cottage is fully furnished, a great alternative to a hotel and perfect for someone just coming into town for a few weeks. The price is: $95 per night - 7 night minimum http://www.myke.net/cottage/cottage.html Contact Michael at myke415@mac.com or call 415-431-1856 no pets I will be here in person to hand over the key all payment upfront to book. I have a paypal credit card invoicing system if you prefer.
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]]> Regional > North America > United States > California > Metro Areas > San Francisco Bay Area > Travel and Tourism > Lodging {EUROPE > NEWSPAPERS} - After Trainspotting and zombies, a teaboy millionaire is tipped to win Boyle an Oscar http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/newspapers/after-trainspotting-and-zombies-a-teaboy-millionaire-2008121821.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/newspapers/after-trainspotting-and-zombies-a-teaboy-millionaire-2008121821.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:07:10 GMT An uplifting yet grimly realistic tale of a young chai-wallah scraping a life out of poverty was last night being talked of as an Oscar contender after it took three awards at the British independent film awards (Bifas).Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, the story of a Mumbai teenage boy who astounds all around him by doing well on the Indian Who Wants To Be a Millionaire quiz show, won best film, best director and best newcomer for its British lead.In a night when honours were spread about, there were also three wins for Hunger, Steve McQueen's unflinching portrait of Bobby Sands and the hunger strikes; two for Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky; and one for In Bruges, Martin McDonagh's comedy about two Irish assassins sent to Belgium.But Boyle was the talk of the night. The former artistic director of the Royal Court theatre is already on many pundits' Oscar prediction lists after a film career which has seen him happily flip genres: from Edinburgh heroin addicts in Trainspotting to Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach to zombies in 28 Days Later.Last night he was named best director at the Bifas and Slumdog Millionaire was best film. The film's young lead, Harrow-born Dev Patel - best known to British audiences as Anwar in E4's Skins - won best newcomer.Slumdog Millionaire, written by The Full Monty's Simon Beaufoy, tells the story of a Mumbai street child. As he does well on the quiz show, flashbacks chronicle his life, the realities of which Boyle does not flinch from showing.Boyle's film, a third of which is spoken in Hindi, opens in the UK on January 9 but has already gone down well on the festival circuit and opened to fantastic reviews in the US.A Rolling Stone critic said: "What I feel for this movie isn't just admiration, it's mad love."USA Today was similarly won over: "The beautifully rendered and energetic tale celebrates resilience, the power of knowledge and the vitality of human experience. Horrifying, humorous and life-affirming, it is, above all, unforgettable." The Los Angeles Times declared it "the best old-fashioned audience picture of the year".The Turner prize-winning artist Steve McQueen, who represents the UK at next year's Venice Biennale, won the best debut director award for Hunger and the film's cinematographer Sean Bobbit, won best technical achievement. Leading man Michael Fassbender won best actor for his astonishing - not least in the 33lbs of weight he had to lose - performance as Sands.Hunger is not a film for a cheery romantic night out. It shows the reality of the dirty protests in the Maze prison in stomach-churning detail. Nothing from the Sands story is stepped away from: the brutality, the torture and the alarming effects starvation has on a man's body.At the other end of the movie spectrum, Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky, which follows a relentlessly cheerful London teacher called Poppy, won two acting awards. Eddie Marsan won best supporting actor for his role as the crazed racist driving instructor, and Alexis Zegerman won best supporting actress as Poppy's best mate, Zoe.The well-fancied In Bruges, featuring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as a pair of chalk-and-cheese killers sent by their psychotic boss (Ralph Fiennes) to Bruges, came away with the best screenplay award for its writer and director Martin McDonagh. It was the playwright's film debut.Vera Farmiga won best actress for her role in concentration camp drama The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas, while the Israeli animation Waltz With Bashir won best foreign film.At the ceremony in Old Billingsgate Market, London, special awards were also given out. The actor David Thewlis was rewarded for his outstanding contribution to British film, while Michael Sheen - best known for being able to pass himself off as Kenneth Williams, Tony Blair and David Frost - was given the Variety award.It was the 11th Bifa ceremony, with the awards seeming to grow in stature each year. Co-directors Johanna von Fischer and Tessa Collinson, said: "It's been another stellar year for independent film in Britain, as represented by the diverse spread of nominations across the board.The winnersBest film Slumdog MillionaireBest director Danny Boyle, Slumdog MillionaireBest debut director Steve McQueen, HungerBest screenplay Martin McDonagh, In BrugesBest actress Vera Farmiga, The Boy in the Striped PyjamasBest actor Michael Fassbender, HungerBest supporting actress Alexis Zegerman, Happy-Go-LuckyBest supporting actor Eddie Marsan, Happy Go LuckyMost promising newcomer Dev Patel, Slumdog MillionaireBest achievement in production The EscapistRaindance award Zebra CrossingsBest technical achievement Sean Bobbitt, cinematography for HungerBest documentary Man on WireBest short Soft Best foreign Waltz With Bashir Outstanding contribution to British cinema David ThewlisVariety award Michael SheenSpecial Jury prize Joe DuntonDanny Boyleguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds Guardian.Co.Uk After Trainspotting and zombies, a teaboy millionaire is tipped to win Boyle an Oscar {new window}   Www.Guardian.Co.Uk - An uplifting yet grimly realistic tale of a young chai-wallah scraping a life out of poverty was last night being talked of as an Oscar contender after it took three awards at the British independent film awards (Bifas).Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, the story of a Mumbai teenage boy who astounds all around him by doing well on the Indian Who Wants To Be a Millionaire quiz show, won best film, best director and best newcomer for its British lead.In a night when honours were spread about, there were also three wins for Hunger, Steve McQueen's unflinching portrait of Bobby Sands and the hunger strikes; two for Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky; and one for In Bruges, Martin McDonagh's comedy about two Irish assassins sent to Belgium.But Boyle was the talk of the night. The former artistic director of the Royal Court theatre is already on many pundits' Oscar prediction lists after a film career which has seen him happily flip genres: from Edinburgh heroin addicts in Trainspotting to Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach to zombies in 28 Days Later.Last night he was named best director at the Bifas and Slumdog Millionaire was best film. The film's young lead, Harrow-born Dev Patel - best known to British audiences as Anwar in E4's Skins - won best newcomer.Slumdog Millionaire, written by The Full Monty's Simon Beaufoy, tells the story of a Mumbai street child. As he does well on the quiz show, flashbacks chronicle his life, the realities of which Boyle does not flinch from showing.Boyle's film, a third of which is spoken in Hindi, opens in the UK on January 9 but has already gone down well on the festival circuit and opened to fantastic reviews in the US.A Rolling Stone critic said: "What I feel for this movie isn't just admiration, it's mad love."USA Today was similarly won over: "The beautifully rendered and energetic tale celebrates resilience, the power of knowledge and the vitality of human experience. Horrifying, humorous and life-affirming, it is, above all, unforgettable." The Los Angeles Times declared it "the best old-fashioned audience picture of the year".The Turner prize-winning artist Steve McQueen, who represents the UK at next year's Venice Biennale, won the best debut director award for Hunger and the film's cinematographer Sean Bobbit, won best technical achievement. Leading man Michael Fassbender won best actor for his astonishing - not least in the 33lbs of weight he had to lose - performance as Sands.Hunger is not a film for a cheery romantic night out. It shows the reality of the dirty protests in the Maze prison in stomach-churning detail. Nothing from the Sands story is stepped away from: the brutality, the torture and the alarming effects starvation has on a man's body.At the other end of the movie spectrum, Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky, which follows a relentlessly cheerful London teacher called Poppy, won two acting awards. Eddie Marsan won best supporting actor for his role as the crazed racist driving instructor, and Alexis Zegerman won best supporting actress as Poppy's best mate, Zoe.The well-fancied In Bruges, featuring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as a pair of chalk-and-cheese killers sent by their psychotic boss (Ralph Fiennes) to Bruges, came away with the best screenplay award for its writer and director Martin McDonagh. It was the playwright's film debut.Vera Farmiga won best actress for her role in concentration camp drama The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas, while the Israeli animation Waltz With Bashir won best foreign film.At the ceremony in Old Billingsgate Market, London, special awards were also given out. The actor David Thewlis was rewarded for his outstanding contribution to British film, while Michael Sheen - best known for being able to pass himself off as Kenneth Williams, Tony Blair and David Frost - was given the Variety award.It was the 11th Bifa ceremony, with the awards seeming to grow in stature each year. Co-directors Johanna von Fischer and Tessa Collinson, said: "It's been another stellar year for independent film in Britain, as represented by the diverse spread of nominations across the board.The winnersBest film Slumdog MillionaireBest director Danny Boyle, Slumdog MillionaireBest debut director Steve McQueen, HungerBest screenplay Martin McDonagh, In BrugesBest actress Vera Farmiga, The Boy in the Striped PyjamasBest actor Michael Fassbender, HungerBest supporting actress Alexis Zegerman, Happy-Go-LuckyBest supporting actor Eddie Marsan, Happy Go LuckyMost promising newcomer Dev Patel, Slumdog MillionaireBest achievement in production The EscapistRaindance award Zebra CrossingsBest technical achievement Sean Bobbitt, cinematography for HungerBest documentary Man on WireBest short Soft Best foreign Waltz With Bashir Outstanding contribution to British cinema David ThewlisVariety award Michael SheenSpecial Jury prize Joe DuntonDanny Boyleguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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