Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
U.S., Russia agree to reduce nukes
President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday signed a framework for reducing nuclear weapons but put off the thornier issue of U.S. missile defense plans, as both leaders said they have re-established a partnership that Mr. Obama said had seen a "sense of drift" recently. Published July 7, 2009
Obama, Medvedev commit to nuclear reduction
President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday signed a framework committing to reducing nuclear weapons but put off the thornier issue of U.S. missile defense plans. Published July 6, 2009
Obama, Medvedev: A lot to talk about
Gingerly stepping into Russian politics, President Obama said new charges against two Russian businessmen are "odd," though he hastened to say he supports Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's efforts to boost the rule of law. Published July 6, 2009
A chill in air for Obama in Russia
Despite calling for an end to the Cold War mentality, when President Obama sits down with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday it may seem like the Cold War is still raging. Published July 6, 2009
Challenges abound for Obama abroad
Over the next week, President Obama will be trying to put to bed the Cold War in Russia, rewrite the rules for international finance in Italy and reassure developing countries they retain his attention in Ghana. Published July 5, 2009
Ruling reverses Sotomayor in firefighter case
Casting a wary eye on affirmative action, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters faced unlawful discrimination when their city threw out a promotion test after not enough minorities did well on it. Published June 30, 2009
Obama wants Honduran leader reinstated
President Obama on Monday called the coup that ousted Manuel Zelaya as president of Honduras "not legal" and joined with the voices of leaders across the Americas in demanding that democracy be respected. Published June 30, 2009
High court rules for Conn. white firefighters
In a major reverse-discrimination case, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that white New Haven, Conn., firefighters were discriminated against when the city threw out a promotion test because not enough minorities did well on it. Published June 29, 2009
Obama: Iran dialogue to suffer
President Obama on Friday called the postelection crackdown in Iran "outrageous" and flatly refused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's request for an apology. One leading Iranian cleric, meanwhile, called for protest leaders to be executed. Published June 27, 2009
Obama dismisses Ahmadinejad apology request
President Obama, in response to Iranian President Ahmadinejad's demand he apologize for meddling, said the regime should "think carefully" about obligations to those beaten, shot and killed in the post-election marches. Published June 26, 2009
Obama says climate bill just the beginning
President Obama on Friday said the global warming bill the House is debating today is only a start, not the end of efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions. Published June 26, 2009
Obama pushes immigration bill
President Obama told lawmakers Thursday he wants to sign an immigration bill this year or early next year even though they don't have the votes yet to pass it -- and just in case they fail, the administration is ramping up talk of other actions it's taken to help immigrant rights. Published June 26, 2009
Democrats trade Gore for Obama
With House Democrats rushing to a vote on their global warming bill this week, President Obama ratcheted up the pressure, calling the vote of paramount importance and demanding support from wavering Republicans and Democrats. Published June 25, 2009
Emanuel: Republican votes not needed
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said Thursday that bipartisanship doesn't mean actually winning Republican votes, it means the president has to try. Published June 25, 2009
ABC, GOP spar over Obama coverage
President Obama took his health care argument directly to television viewers Wednesday - or at least to one network's viewers. Published June 25, 2009
WH rescinds July 4 invites to Iranians
The White House has rescinded the invitations to Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 celebrations at U.S. embassies around the world. Published June 24, 2009
Obama seeks to lift sagging agenda
Acknowledging that his $787 billion economic stimulus package has not worked as well as he'd expected, President Obama on Tuesday said Americans should not be satisfied with the pace of the recovery, even as he found himself on the defensive over Democratic health care reforms. Published June 24, 2009
Obama signs tobacco bill, raps ‘special interests’
Add Big Tobacco to the list of the vanquished. Published June 23, 2009
Obama signs anti-smoking bill
Citing his own smoking addiction he picked up as a youth, President Obama signed legislation Monday to give the Food and Drug Administration broad powers in stopping the way tobacco companies sell their products. Published June 22, 2009
Obama finds no stimulus waste
It's been four months, and still President Obama has yet to criticize publicly a single project from the $787 billion economic stimulus spending package, despite his Feb. 20 pledge that if federal or state agencies tried to slip any bad spending through, he would "call them out." Published June 22, 2009
