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Thomas Shannon

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Name: Thomas Shannon

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Boeing Company

Diplomat: Senate hold on ambassador threatens Boeing deal

Boeing may lose a $7.5 billion jet fighter sale to Brazil unless the U.S. senator lifts a four- month delay in confirming President Barack Obama's nominee for ambassador to the country, Bloomberg reported Thursday."This will cost thousands of U.S. jobs," ... [Seattle Post Intelligencer - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Boeing Company, Brazil, Dassault Aviation S.A., Thomas Shannon, George LeMieux

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Florida Sen. George LeMieux Holds Obama’s Nominee For Brazil Ambassador Hostage Over Cuba Policy

Shortly after Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) agreed to drop his opposition to President Barack Obama’s nominee for Ambassador to Brazil, interim Sen. George LeMieux (R-FL) decided to pick up where DeMint left off. DeMint had been blocking Thomas Shannon’s nomination ... [Think Progress - 11/20/2009]

Entities: George LeMieux, Cuba, Brazil, Cuban-Americans, Hostage

First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 2 Documents

Barack Obama

Zelaya tells Obama he'll have no part of US-brokered deal

TEGUCIGALPA - Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has written to US President Barack Obama saying he wants no part of US efforts to broker a deal to restore his presidency and end his country's political crisis.In the five-page letter, Zelaya, who has ... [ABS-CBN News - 11/15/2009]

Entities: Manuel Zelaya, Barack Obama, Roberto Micheletti, Honduras, Thomas Shannon

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents

Republican Party (US)

End the GOP's filibuster folly

Tags:Text Size-+resetDigg/Buzz It UpPOLITICO 44The Politico 44 / Click Story Widget Requires Adobe Flash Player.A year ago, Barack Obama was elected to bring change to America. But his efforts to transform Washington are being stymied by one of the capital’s ... [Politico - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Barack Obama, Health Care, Thomas Shannon

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 1 Documents

Zelaya accuses US of changing stance on Honduras

Ousted Honduran president Mel Zelaya has said the US is not serious about his reinstatement but focusing more on the upcoming presidential elections in November. 'They have left us in the middle of the river, saying now that their priority is the elections ... [Sify - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Honduras, Accusations, Costa Rica, Thomas Shannon, PJ Crowley

First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Jan Schakowsky

US Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s Three-Day Fact-Finding Mission in Honduras

Confirms Widespread Human Rights AbusesAn Inventory of Reports from Major National and International Human Rights Organizations from Honduras Under Coup d’EtatBy Tamar SharabiSpecial to The Narco News BulletinNovember 13, 2009TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS, NOVEMBER ... [NYC Independent Media Center - 11/15/2009]

Entities: Honduras, Jan Schakowsky, Decree, DE FACTO

First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 19 Documents

Honduran Congress to decide on Zelaya return

TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) Ousted President Manuel Zelaya looked set to be reinstated, pending approval from Congress, as rival sides in Honduras finalized a deal Friday to end months of political paralysis.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton led international ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 10/30/2009]

Entities: Manuel Zelaya, Honduras, Thomas Shannon

First Reported 10/27/2009 - Updated 10/28/2009 - 9 Documents

U.S. sending top diplomats to Honduras

A team of senior U.S. officials will travel tomorrow to Honduras to foster an agreement between ousted President Mel Zelaya and the de facto regime headed by Roberto Micheletti, the State Department said Tuesday.Leading the delegation will be the assistant ... [Individual.com - 10/28/2009]

Entities: Honduras, Dan Restrepo, Thomas Shannon, United States

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 7 Documents

Senator critical of Honduras handling won't keep nominees in limbo

WASHINGTON --Angry over President Barack Obama's Honduras policy, South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint had objected to the nomination of Arturo Valenzuela to be assistant secretary of Western Hemisphere affairs and Thomas Shannon to be U.S. ambassador ... [Miami Herald - 11/06/2009]

Entities: Honduras, Arturo Valenzuela, Thomas Shannon

First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/31/2009 - 15 Documents

U.S. Urges Quick Settlement in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA - The United States' top diplomat for Latin America warned on Thursday of the need for a rapid resolution of the crisis that began with the June 28 ouster of Honduran President Mel Zelaya. "In terms of the national dialogue, time is already ... [Inside Costa Rica - 10/31/2009]

Entities: Honduras, Organization of American States, Tegucigalpa

First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 12 Documents

U.S. seeks end to Honduran leadership standoff

A senior U.S. diplomatic delegation spent its second day in Honduras on Thursday, trying to get the two sides in the Central American country's political crisis to reach an agreement.Thomas Shannon, assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs, ... [CNN - 10/29/2009]

Entities: United States, Thomas Shannon, Craig Kelly

First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 3 Documents

US envoy pushes for Honduras deal before elections

Toppled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya (L) holds a meeting with members of his negociating commission at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa. Rivals in the four-month crisis in Honduras must reach an accord to ensure international support for presidential ... [France24 - 10/30/2009]

Entities: Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Thomas Shannon

Quotes

"both leaders took a risk and put their trust in congress, but at the end of the day the accord requires that both leaders accept its decision" Shannon said

Honduras: Zelaya Asks for U.S. Stand on Coup [Time - 11/05/2009]

In a letter sent to the U S State Department on Wednesday, Zelaya asked Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton "to clarify to the honduran people if the position condemning the coupcoup d etat has been changed or modified." His request came after Washington's top envoy to Latin America, Thomas Shannon, told CNN en Espanol that Washington will recognize the Nov...

Ousted Honduran leader Zelaya questions U.S. stance [CBC - 11/05/2009]

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So Now What, Ambassador Llorens? [International Action Center - 2 hours ago]
Diplomat: Senate hold on ambassador threatens B... [Seattle Post Intelligencer - 11/19/2009]
End the GOP's filibuster folly [Politico - 11/17/2009]
US Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s Three-Day Fact-Finding... [NYC Independent Media Center - 11/15/2009]
Zelaya tells Obama he'll have no part of US-bro... [ABS-CBN News - 11/15/2009]
Zelaya wants no part of US-brokered deal for Ho... [InSing.com - 11/15/2009]
Zelaya accuses US of changing stance on Honduras [Sify - 11/14/2009]
US Rep. Jan Schakowsky's Three-Day Fact-Finding... [The NarcoSphere - 11/14/2009]
Coup, Uninterrupted [New York Times - 11/13/2009]
Totally Dumb Senate Rules [Mother Jones - 11/12/2009]
Honduras Revisited [IRC Americas Program - 11/11/2009]
Reforming the Senate [Mother Jones - 11/11/2009]
Conscience issue separates Catholic moral camps [National Catholic Reporter - 11/10/2009]
Manuel Zelaya's backers: Boycott Honduran election [Miami Herald - 11/10/2009]
WORLD: Iran charges 3 American hikers with espi... [Chicago Tribune - 11/10/2009]
Honduras: Republicans praise Obama for “reversi... [World Socialist Web Site - 11/09/2009]
Dissident Voice : Honduran Accord Solidifies Co... [Dissident Voice - 11/07/2009]
Winners and losers in Honduras [Al Jazeera - 11/07/2009]
Lobo Sosa Leads Before Honduran Ballot [Angus Reid Global Monitor - 11/07/2009]
Coup, Uninterrupted [New York Times - 11/07/2009]
Honduras crisis deal confirms Valenzuela nomina... [Merco Press - 11/07/2009]
Agreement Falls Apart! Call the White House and... [NicaNet - 11/07/2009]
Honduras unity govt. denounced [CNN - 11/07/2009]
Zelaya: US-brokered Honduras deal 'dead' [Christian Science Monitor - 11/06/2009]
Senator critical of Honduras handling won't kee... [Miami Herald - 11/06/2009]
Interim leader announces unity government for H... [CNN - 11/06/2009]
Zelaya-Micheletti Honduras Deal Risks Trouble f... [Time - 11/06/2009]
US will recognize Honduras election with or wit... [Merco Press - 11/06/2009]
Zelaya asks Clinton about coup stance [China Post - 11/06/2009]
DeMint drops hold on two State nominees [Politico - 11/06/2009]

Blogs

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Florida Sen. George LeMieux Holds Obama’s Nomin... [Think Progress - 11/20/2009] Shortly after Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) agreed to drop his opposition to President Barack Obama’s nominee for Ambassador to Brazil, interim Sen. George LeMieux (R-FL) ...
Daniel Altschuler: Stakes Rise for the United S... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/11/2009] The stakes for the United States in the Honduran political crisis are higher than ever. At the end of October, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, celebrated ...
Steve Clemons: Finally. . .Arturo Valenzuela Co... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/06/2009] After a long, messy battle between Senator Jim DeMint and the Obama administration, Senator DeMint removed his holds on two key administration appointees ...
Finally. . .Arturo Valenzuela Confirmed as Asst... [The Washington Note - 11/06/2009] After a long, messy battle between Senator Jim DeMint and the Obama administration, Senator DeMint removed his holds on two key administration appointees whose nominations ...
Senator LeMieux On Wrong Track with anti-Cuba P... [The Washington Note - 11/06/2009] Kind of sad when you see a Freshman US Senator get appointed and immediately hijacked by lobbying groups who have deeply parochial interests that run against the ...

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