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June 6, 2010
House of Representatives Rejects Afghan Pullout

In late March, the House of Representatives soundly rejected a call to withdraw American troops by the end of the year, in a strong bipartisan endorsement by President Obama’s administration policy in Afghanistan.
According to NY times, after spending over three hours to debate allowing antiwar Democrats to air their dissent, the House voted 356 to 65 to reject the withdrawal proposal.

In late March, the House of Representatives soundly rejected a call to withdraw American troops by the end of the year, in a strong bipartisan endorsement by President Obama’s administration policy in Afghanistan.
According to NY times, after spending over three hours to debate allowing antiwar Democrats to air their dissent, the House voted 356 to 65 to reject the withdrawal proposal.

March 19, 2010
Religious Task Force Advocates for New Foreign Policy

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Task Force on Religion and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy released its 99-page report on February 23rd, titled, Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Task Force on Religion and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy released its 99-page report on February 23rd, titled, Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy. The task force for the report included input from 32 experts including former government officials, religious leaders, heads of international organizations and scholars; the year-long consultation identifies global religious patterns and strategic challenges for the United States and recommends strategies for foreign policy.

March 19, 2010
Shifting the Balance of Power Back to the Consumer

Effective last month, the Credit Card Bill Reform which President Obama signed last year went into effect. To mark the occasion, a live chat was held through CreditCards.com with Austan Goolsbee of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Effective last month, the Credit Card Bill Reform which President Obama signed last year went into effect. To mark the occasion, a live chat was held through CreditCards.com with Austan Goolsbee of the Council of Economic Advisers. The law that President Obama signed last May shields card users from sudden interest rate hikes, excessive fees and other gimmicks that card companies have used to drive up profits. According to the Pew Charitable Trust, a company that tracks credit card issues, consumers will save at least $10 billion a year from curbs on interest rate increases alone.