During an Oval Office interview with Politico, President Obama compared the Gulf oil spill catastrophe to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, saying, "In the same way that our view of our vulnerabilities and our foreign policy was shaped profoundly by 9/11, I think this disaster is going to shape how we think about the environment and energy for many years to come." OH, he said 9/11! So of course the Daily News had to ask relatives of 9/11 victims what they thought of the comparison. more ›

Mayor Bloomberg may deny any desire to run for president in 2008, but his non-NYC homework seems to suggest otherwise. According to the Huffington Post, he has regular foreign policy briefing session "on a wide variety of topics...from non-proliferation to the defense budget, with a specific focus on the war in Iraq." Who has been briefing him? Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and an adviser during the Clinton administration Nancy Soderberg: "One source... more ›

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