Hamas is hopeful President Obama will open dialogue with the Islamist group in spite of congressional restrictions on such talks, Ahmed Yousef, Hamas’ chief political adviser in Gaza, said in an exclusive interview today.

Yousef, speaking from Gaza one day after Obama met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, made the recorded comments to Mideast journalist and author Aaron Klein

Yousef said he believes Obama intends to “change” American policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He called Obama a “smart and decent man.”

To read the full story and HEAR the audio click here: http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=98580.

Klein is available for comment on this issue, as well the major differences in policy between Obama and Netanyahu – especially regarding Iran – that could ultimately lead to a crisis in U.S.- Israel relations.

Klein’s just-released blockbuster book is The Late Great State of Israel. In the urgent work, Klein documents the unprecedented, mortal danger that Israel faces.

Aaron Klein is a columnist and the Jerusalem bureau chief for WorldNetDaily.com. He is known for his regular segments and commentary on top American radio programs. Klein is also the author of the 2007 critically- acclaimed book, Schmoozing with Terrorists. His articles have been republished in Ynetnews.

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Tamils for Obama Tuesday extended their congratulations to David Cameron and Nick Clegg and their parties after forming their government following the United Kingdom’s parliamentary election.

“We have great hopes for David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s performance in office,” a Tamils for Obama spokesman said. “As reported by TamilNet, UK policy has been a key issue for many British Tamil voters, and we are certain that Mr. Cameron and Mr. Clegg are aware of that. We are sure that they know of the human rights implications of the UK’s policies toward Sri Lanka, and know of Tamils’ aspirations for a safe national homeland. We believe they will take appropriate actions.”

To read the entire letter go to: http://www.Tamilsforobama.com/letters/Cameron_Clegg_letter.html

To read the press release in Tamil go to: http://www.Tamilsforobama.com/letters/Cameron_Clegg_letter_Tamil.html

Tamils are an ethnic group living mainly in the northeast of Sri Lanka and southern India. During the final weeks of the recent civil war, the Sri Lankan government killed about 1,000 Tamil civilians per day, according to the United Nations, and about 40,000 in 2009. The Tamil are a population in Sri Lanka has borne the brunt of a civil war they regard as genocide. One-third of the Tamil population has fled the island and formed a substantial diaspora overseas. Tamils for Obama is comprised of Tamils who have settled in the U.S. or who were born in the U.S.

To contact the group, call at (617) 765- 4394 and speak to, or leave a message for, the Communication Director, Tamils for Obama.

http://www.TamilsForObama.com

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The Obama administration has shown its support for the expected division of Sudan into two countries. Tamils for Obama points out parallels between Sudan and Sri Lanka: a long-running ethnic and religious civil war that probably will last forever if the warring parties are not separated. They also note that the countries who will profit from a renewed Sri Lankan civil war (China, Pakistan, Iran) are not friends of either India or the US. TfO urges Obama to raise the subject of partitioning Sri Lanka with the Indian government while he visits New Delhi this weekend.

?We praise Obama for his support of the imminent partition of Sudan into two countries. It is probably the only way to end the bloody civil war that has been going on there for decades. And we wonder whether he is ready to support partition of Sri Lanka for the same reason,? said a spokesman for the Tamil American group Tamils for Obama.

?We think that the behavior of Sri Lanka?s government makes it almost inevitable that the Sri Lankan civil war will burst into flame again,? said the spokesman, ?and we cannot guess how long the civil war will last or how many more times it will be smothered and then break into flames again. This is a recurring, almost permanent condition that is probably best dealt with in the way that the Sudanese civil war is at last being dealt with.

?We told President Obama in our letter,? the spokesman continued, ?that this is probably going to become an ongoing problem for both the US and the regional power, India, and we urged him to bring it up with the Indians while he is in New Delhi.

?We also mentioned that the powers that support the Singhalese side in this ethnic civil war?China, Pakistan, and Iran?are no friends of either India or the US,? the Tamils for Obama spokesman explained. ?These countries are probably going to regard any trouble they can make in the Indian Ocean as profit for them because it will cost the US and India.

?We also noted that the Sudanese war against its southern population was frequently genocidal, and the government of Sri Lanka?s war against the Tamils is often genocidal also. This makes it a conflict which neither India nor the US will want to put up with for very long. We urged the president to bring the topic?of partition in Sri Lanka?up when he talks to the Indians.?

To read the entire letter, go to: http://www.tamilsforobama.com/Letters/Obama_trip_india.html

Tamils for Obama is a politically active association of Tamil Americans. The group believes that the ultimate solution to ethnic strife in Sri Lanka will necessarily include some form of political separation of Sri Lankan Tamils from the government dominated by the majority Singhalese. Tamils for Obama supports peaceful measures that if believes advance this goal of a political solution to Sri Lanka’s ethnic problems.

Tamils are an ethnic group living mainly in the northeast of Sri Lanka and southern India. During the final weeks of the recent civil war, the Sri Lankan government killed about 1,000 Tamil civilians per day, according to the United Nations, and about 40,000 in 2009. The Tamil are a population in Sri Lanka has borne the brunt of a civil war they regard as genocide. One-third of the Tamil population has fled the island and formed a substantial diaspora overseas. Tamils for Obama is comprised of Tamils who have settled in the U.S. or who were born in the U.S.

To contact the group, call at (617) 765-4394 and speak to, or leave a message for, the Communication Director, Tamils for Obama.

http://www.TamilsForObama.com

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79% believe Congress should vote TODAY on the use of military force in Libya, in accordance with the War Powers Act

????60% want their Congressional representatives to vote AGAINST continuing American military involvement in Libya

74% are concerned that Al Qaeda or Islamist elements are part of the anti-government forces

73% say the US should not promote democracy in other countries through the use of military force

????60% doubt that military action in Libya will result in establishment of a stable, democratic government

64% believe that military involvement in Libya will become a long term commitment

????78% are opposed to the use of ground troops

This poll comes just days before the G-8 meeting in France, where Obama is likely to hear requests for help in escalating the military campaign against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi. The rebellion has largely stalled on the ground, and some European diplomats say more American help is needed.

Other findings from the poll include:

????Of the 1 in 3 Americans (31%) who saw or heard something about President Obama?s speech, 49% had a negative reaction

????54% do not think the U.S. and its allies have a clear goal in taking military action in Libya

????60% oppose the U.S. and its allies sending arms and military supplies to anti-government groups in Libya

????67% say the country is off on the wrong track

This telephone survey of 800 adult Americans was taken on May 19, 2011, by Whitman Insight Strategies, an independent polling firm based in New York City http://www.whitmanstrategies.com. The margin of error for the survey is +/- 3.93%.

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Austan Goolsbee, chairman of President Obama?s Council of Economic Advisers and a member of the Cabinet, will accept the Communicator of the Year Award on June 18, 2011 in conjunction with the 2011 LFG/NFL National Speech and Debate Tournament. Goolsbee is an alumnus of the National Forensic League, earning the 1987 National Championship in International Extemporaneous Speaking as a student

at Milton Academy (MA). In addition to accepting the Communicator of the Year Award, he is slated to judge the championship rounds of both International Extemporaneous Speaking and Arthur N. Rupe Foundation Public Forum Debate.

Goolsbee is a former Fulbright Scholar and Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. In 2005, he was selected as one of The Financial Times? six ?Gurus of the Future? / Best Under 40 and named a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum. An economics columnist for Slate and The New York Times, Goolsbee was awarded the 2006 Peter Lisagor Award for Exemplary Journalism. He was an economic adviser to Obama?s 2004 Senate campaign before serving as a senior economic adviser to Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.

The National Forensic League?s Communicator of the Year Award showcases individuals who utilize their speech and debate talents in ways that profoundly impact the lives of others. The award is presented annually at the NFL National Tournament Awards Assembly in front of more than 5,000 students, educators, and community members. Past recipients of the Communicator of the Year Award include ABA President H. Thomas ?Tommy? Wells, Jr.; the creator of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Anthony Zuiker; media mogul Ted Turner; prominent attorney and philanthropist William A. Brewer III; and Senator David Boren.

About the National Forensic League

The National Forensic League (NFL) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit honorary society whose mission is to promote high school and middle school speech and debate activities as a means to develop a student?s essential life skills and values. More than 112,000 high school and middle school students, representing more than 2,900 schools nationwide, are currently building their communication, leadership, cognitive, and presentational skills as members. Since 1925, more than 1.3 million students have found their voice in the NFL. For more information, visit http://www.nflonline.org.

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US-Präsident Barack Obama hat am Samstagabend beim alljährlichen Galadinner des Pressekorps des Weißen Hauses Immobilienmogul Donald Trump auf die Schippe genommen. Trump erwägt eine Präsidentschaftskandidatur bei den Republikanern und Obama demonstrierte schoneinmal, wie Trump das Weiße Haus verändern würde. … de.euronews.net
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The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center says, “We have been working on the toxic Chinese drywall disaster, full blast for two years, always thinking President Obama, and his US Federal Government would ultimately show up in a meaningful way to help the tens, and tens of thousands of completely innocent homeowners, and children, stuck in toxic Chinese drywall hell throughout the extreme US Southeast. We were wrong-President Obama, and the US Congress are no-shows.” The group says, “If any one wants to talk about bureaucratic incompetence, we really need to mention the Obama Administration’s US Consumer Products Safety Commission. Toxic Chinese drywall is going to prematurely kill thousands of innocent US homeowners in the US Southeast, and not one sheet of toxic Chinese drywall has been recalled, and the comments from this so called Products Safety Commission include the notion that blackened copper electrical wires can be saved, in homes in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Southeast Texas, and Virginia that contain toxic Chinese drywall? Ever seen what copper wires, or copper air conditioning coils look like in a toxic Chinese drywall home-they turn black, they get pitted, and in the case of copper air conditioning coils they also leak. Now that’s got to be good for someone’s health!” http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter.Com

The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center says, “On the topic of remembering President Obama’s disastrously inadequate response from his federal government, and his pledge, that never again will we let bureaucratic incompetence leave disaster victims stranded and alone, we are saying where’s the change? It took James Carville blasting President Obama’s failure to lead on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill to finally get a federal response in 2010. Unfortunately, there is no one of James Carville’s stature to step up for the thousands, upon thousands of homeowners in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Southeast Texas, and Virginia living in toxic Chinese drywall hell. How long will President Obama continue to ignore the imported toxic Chinese drywall disaster?” http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter.Com

So what is needed now? The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center says, “Existing homeowners stuck in a toxic Chinese drywall home in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Southeast Texas, and Virginia all need to get meaningful loan modification for their homes, from their bank, or loan servicing company. We also believe the US EPA has to come up with a standardized remediation protocol, so that the repairs, or remediations of toxic Chinese drywall homes are done properly, and we believe the Obama Administration needs to submit to the Chinese government the bill for this mess.” The group says, “The national press has not exactly jumped all over this imported toxic Chinese drywall story. However, at some point this story will get told, and we believe when the nation gets a good sense of the scope, and size of this disaster, its going to get ugly. How long does the Obama Administration get a free pass on their failure to do anything meaningful to help the tens, and tens of thousands of US victims of imported toxic Chinese drywall disater?” http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter.Com

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President Barack Obama’s .5 trillion-plus budget plan will likely be ignored by resurgent Republicans intent on cutting tens of billions of dollars from the president’s old budget. (Feb. 13)
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