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Sep 1, 2010
September 1, 2010
From the desk of Bob Keefe Washington, D.C. September 1, 2010 Political Update Before we got up this morning, Vice President Joe Biden presided over a change-of-command ceremony in Baghdad. Operation Iraqi Freedom ended and Operation New Dawn began. It was the end of the formal combat stage for U. S. troops and the beginning of a military assistance mission. United... read moreAug 15, 2010
August 15, 2010
From the desk of Bob Keefe Washington, D.C. August 15, 2010 Political Update This has happened to me before. And I hated it. I feel so foolish, so out of it. Being in Washington during August is terrible. No one else is here. I have parked directly across from the Four Seasons hotel two days in a row – no cars were on the streets. The bars look like prohibition is back… bare walls is all... read moreAug 1, 2010
August 1, 2010
From the desk of Bob Keefe Washington, D.C. August 1, 2010 Political Update The Congress is getting ready to take a few days off – their normal summer month to go home and get in the face of their constituents.  Since it is an election year, the heat will be on in ways other than the weather.            They will be facing an angry group of voters, but not groups with the intensity that... read moreJul 15, 2010
July 15, 2010
From the desk of Bob Keefe Washington, D.C. July 15, 2010 Political Update What a political season we are having… and the election is still months away. You can discard all those concerns about the lack of interest and enthusiasm about politics… Americans of all stripes – particularly from those on the right – are exciting the political scene. Issues of great magnitude are being considered... read moreJun 1, 2010
June 1, 2010
From the desk of Bob Keefe Washington, D.C. June 1, 2010 Political Update As the sun sets over the Pacific and the cocktails are being passed on the lawns off East Valley Road in Montecito, California, it is delightful to look out and enjoy the beauty of the seascape enhanced by the thousands of twinkle lights on the horizon where the sea meets the sky. Tranquility abounds. But those little lights that... read more
