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President Obama's choice to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy - otherwise known as the country's "Drug Czar" - is Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske. Having served in law enforcement for more than 30 years, Kerlikowske is known as an innovator and fierce defender of community policing principles that emphasize relationships with citizens over force. He's clashed with city councils over his leadership style, but he's also built a national reputation while working as a police chief all over the country. The nomination is subject to Senate confirmation. (See the Top 10 Crime Stories...
...worth going," Collins recalls. "I figured they were just going to put pressure on us to accept their previous offer," which didn't shrink the spending in the package as much as she had demanded. When she got there, however, she was surprised to discover White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who had come to make a deal. "It was as if all of a sudden they had decided to get serious with the negotiations," she says. "They agreed on the bottom line of our proposal, which was $780 billion...
...Obama, whose chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, and legislative liaison Phil Schiliro personally oversaw the negotiations on the Hill, hailed the agreement, saying it will help companies like Caterpillar, which announced 20,000 layoffs last month. "Just today, the CEO of Caterpillar said that if this American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan is passed, his company would be able to rehire some of the employees they've been forced to lay off," Obama said. "It's also a plan that will provide immediate tax relief to families and businesses, while investing in priorities like health care, education, energy and infrastructure that...
...Obama wins, big," said Greg Valliere, chief political strategist for Stanford Washington Research Group. "He needed a victory. The GOP got some sound bites for 2010 if this doesn't boost the economy, but they looked obstructionist and negative." Still, if the $789 billion stimulus was a tidal wave, the next item on Obama's to-do list is a tsunami - a $2.5 trillion bank bailout. Fortunately for the President, little of that plan requires congressional action. Unless - or until - the Administration ends up needing more money for it, at which point no one will expect Congress to move...
...Some part of the conspiracy has taken place in Pakistan," Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik told reporters in Islamabad on Thursday, marking a significant climbdown for the government. Less than two weeks ago, one of Pakistan's most senior diplomats had claimed the opposite. Pakistani officials attribute the change to information turned up by the Federal Investigation Agency, Pakistan's equivalent of the FBI. Drawing on leads furnished last month by New Delhi, Malik laid out a narrative of events that largely concurs with the Indian version. (See pictures of Mumbai in recovery...