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Three Strikes for Obama — at the Bowling Alley Diplomats Pressing Internet News Record 03/08/09 - 04/08/09 LibertyNewsprint.com U.S. Edition Three strikes for Obama Diplomats pressing Iran for word on — at the bowling alley 3 Americans (AP) By Patricia Zengerle (Front Row (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) Monday, Secretary of State Hillary publications, including Brave New Washington) Submitted at 8/4/2009 3:40:46 AM Rodham Clinton appealed to Iran for Traveler. She has also has taught information. English. Submitted at 8/3/2009 1:53:22 PM SAN FRANCISCO – Family Pacific News Service Executive Ross Borden, founder of an online President Barack Obama may be members of the three Americans Director Sandy Close, who hired travel magazine that includes Brave struggling to boost a weak economy being held in Iran after they Bauer to cover the elections in New Traveler, described Shourd as and push through healthcare reform, apparently illegally crossed the northern Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish "very professional. She wrote a great but he is making undisputed progress border from Iraq said they are region, said she does not believe the story for us." in one area — he’s raised his concerned for the safety of the group. freelance journalist ever intended to "She's obviously a professional bowling score from an embarrassing Friends and family say freelance go to neighboring Iran. traveler, as you can see by her latest 37 — out of a possible 300 — to a journalist Shane Bauer, his girlfriend, In an e-mail, Bauer told Close he adventure, going hiking in Iraq," he 144. Sarah Shourd, and a third wanted to "feel out the situation (in said. "Not many people go hiking in The athletic U.S. 47-year- companion, Joshua Fattal, were Kurdistan) and get some ideas for Iraq." old, known as an enthusiastic adventuresome travelers who deeper stories." Fattal spent three years recently basketball player , scored one of his accidentally stumbled into the wrong "Kurdistan is the big story in Iraq living with a group dedicated to presidential race’s few missteps last place at the wrong time on Friday. now," Bauer wrote in the e-mail sustainable farming near Cottage year during a campaign stop in "All we care about is the well-being provided to The Associated Press. Grove, Ore. He lived with about nine Pennsylvania when he tried bowling of Josh and his two hiker friends," "I'm off to Kurdistan ... " others and worked as the group's and posted the 37, a result far below Fattal's father, Jacob, told reporters Close said Bauer sent her e-mails intern coordinator before leaving the respectable range. Pennsylvania, my life would have on Monday. on Monday and Wednesday, then about eight months ago, according to So it seemed surprising when his been a little easier last spring.’” The status of three had been went backpacking with Shourd in a Jason Brown, who now holds Fattal's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, said That awkward performance at a unknown early Tuesday, despite popular tourist area renowned for its job. Obama, who turns 48 on Tuesday, sport strongly identified with the efforts by Swiss diplomats to obtain scenery. It was unclear how the two From January to June, Fattal had included some bowling in his U.S. working class was mocked by details from the Iranian Foreign met up with Fattal. Close said Bauer traveled overseas as a teaching birthday celebrations with friends Obama’s critics as a sign that the Minister. wouldn't have deliberately tried to assistant with the International during the weekend at the Camp candidate, a former law professor and The Arabic language Al-Alam, enter Iran. Honors Program, visiting David presidential retreat. graduate of two of the country’s most however, quoted the deputy governor A Kurdish official in Iraq has said Switzerland, India, South Africa and It was even more surprising when elite universities, could not relate to of Iran's Kurdistan province later the three contacted a colleague to say China on a global ecology program. Gibbs insisted that Obama had rolled regular Americans. Tuesday as saying the American they had entered Iran by mistake on Fattal had been a student in the an eminently respectable 144, almost Obama has said since that he has hikers were being held on the Friday and were surrounded by program during college, president quadrupling his score during the ill- been practicing his bowling. And outskirts of Marivan district while an troops. Iran's state television later Joan Tiffany said. fated campaign stop. “I watched the Gibbs insisted the higher score was investigation was conducted. Iraj said the Americans were arrested ___ last four throws: three strikes and a accurate. “The bowling happened Hassanzadeh said the hikers were not after they did not heed warnings from Also contributing to this story were nine. I’m just saying,” Gibbs told an right in front of me,” he said. being interrogated. Iranian border guards. Patrick Condon in Minneapolis and incredulous White House press Photo credit: Reuters/Jim Young Bauer's mother, Cindy Hickey of Bauer and Shourd, both graduates Maryclaire Dale in Philadelphia. corps. “I told the president, ‘Look if Pine City, Minn., and Shourd's of the University of California, Michelle Locke reported from you’d have done this in mother, Nora Shourd, on Monday Berkeley, had been living in the San Berkeley, Calif. said they hoped the three would be Francisco Bay area. Shourd has allowed to safely leave Iran. Also written for a number of online 2 Politics/ Top News/ Internet News Record McCain opposes former rival’s first Supreme Court nominee By Thomas Ferraro (Front Row “She is an immensely qualified gave Sotomayor its top rating, she this statement, it does not reflect her forsworn judicial activism in her Washington) candidate,” McCain conceded. has been supported by a number of record as an appellate court judge.” confirmation hearings, but who has a But he added: “I do not believe that law enforcement groups, and the U.S. “As an appellate court judge, Judge long record of it,” McCain said. Submitted at 8/3/2009 1:52:22 PM she shares my belief in judicial Chamber of Commerce, which often Sotomayor has been overturned by “If she uses her lifetime Nine months after losing the U.S. restraint.” sides with Republicans, urged the the Supreme Court six times,” appointment on the bench as a perch presidential election to Democrat Echoing the concerns of a number Senate to confirm her, saying her McCain said. to remake law in her own image of Barack Obama, Republican John of Senate Republican leaders, record shows that she would be fair McCain lost to Obama after issuing justice, I expect that Americans will McCain is still taking center stage to McCain complained she has ruled to business. countless warnings about the now hold us senators accountable,” voice disagreement with his former based not strictly by the law but also McCain said he monitored popular president. He put out another McCain said. U.S. Senate colleague. personal beliefs. Sotomayor’s testimony at her Senate warning on Monday — this one to Photo credit: REUTERS/Kevin On Monday, McCain announced in Despite a wall of Republican confirmation hearing last month. He fellow lawmakers. Lamarque (Obama and McCain talk a Senate speech that he would vote opposition, Sotomayor seems said liked what he heard, but didn’t “The American people will be at a recent meeting) against Obama’s first U.S. Supreme virtually certain to be confirmed this necessarily believe it. watching this week when the Senate Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, a week by the Democratic-led Senate. “She clearly stated that ‘as a judge, votes on Judge Sotomayor’s federal judge for the past 17 years. The American Bar Association I don’t make law.’ While I applaud nomination. She is a judge who has 7 North Carolina terror suspects due in court (AP) (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) mr.darcy1 buzzed up: With milk close 07:00 prices low, more Vermont dairies 4 hours ago 2009-08-04T02:57:43- Internet News Record Top News/ Business/ 3 Bill Clinton meets N Korea leader (BBC News | Americas | World country illegally. Edition) But the women's families have always claimed that Lee, 36, and Submitted at 8/4/2009 7:26:02 AM Ling, 32, had no intention of crossing Please turn on JavaScript. Media into North Korea. requires JavaScript to play. They fear the two reporters may Bill Clinton was given flowers on become political pawns in his arrival in Pyongyang negotiations between Washington Former US President Bill Clinton and Pyongyang. has met North Korean leader Kim Last month US Secretary of State Jong-il during an unannounced visit Hillary Clinton requested an amnesty to the country, state media have for the women asking that they be announced. allowed to return home. Mr Clinton is in Pyongyang to Former releases discuss the fate of jailed US This is not the first time a senior journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. US statesman has gone to North He is the highest-profile American Korea to negotiate for the release of to visit since his secretary of state, American citizens. Madeleine Albright, in 2000. In 1994, then-congressman Bill Analysts say Mr Clinton may also Richardson - now governor of New try to ease the deadlock over the Mexico - helped negotiate the release North's nuclear ambitions. of Bobby Hall, one of two pilots of a The Korean Central News Agency US army helicopter shot down after (KCNA) said that Mr Clinton had straying into North Korea. "courteously" conveyed a verbal Two years later he negotiated the message from US President Barack release of Evan Hunziker, who was Obama, although the White House detained on suspicion of spying after said that Mr Clinton had not carried a announcement of Mr Clinton's trip be hoping his trip could have the has been announced.
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