April 4, 2015 – Delaware Liberal

Saturday Open Thread [4.4.15]

By Delaware Dem April 4, 201510 Comments

So much for the notion that President Obama has no foreign policy legacy. Ryan Grim noted some of the notable recent breakthroughs:

The deal with Iran comes two months after Obama announced a warming of relations with Cuba, another longtime U.S. foe. […] In November, Obama, during a trip to China, surprised observers with a bilateral climate change deal that puts China on a path to reduced emissions. American opponents of acting to stave off climate change have long used China as a reason not to act, arguing that whatever the U.S. does will be overshadowed by the coal-heavy nation.

Steve Benen elaborates on both the President's success and setbacks in foreign policy....

Saturday Daily Delawhere [4.4.15]

By Delaware Dem April 4, 2015

An often flooded road to Prime Hook Beach in Milton, DE. Photo by Mike Mahaffie on Flickr.

President Obama address the Iranian Nuclear Agreement between the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China and Iran that will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and will make our country, our allies, and our world safer.

Governor Markell explains the importance of global trade and the state’s Strategic Export Plan in his weekly message.

Here is this week's Legislative Update features a bipartisan group of women lawmakers from the House and Senate unveiling a package of bills this week that address issues facing women across Delaware.