Political Grapevine: 10/5

" And now some fresh pickings from the political -- on from the Supreme Court. Even the liberal New York Times is questioning present Obama's promise of transparency. The times editorial says quote White House officials are now proposing deep revisions to his Senate Judiciary Committee bill. That weaken protections against forcing reporters to reveal their sources the times says -- shield law to protect journalists is necessary. But that the White House wants judges to defer to the administration's view of what constitutes a security leak. Quote the executive branch would ever gave power to decide the public's right to know by crimping the news media's ability to make a case for disclosure. The latest hedging from the White House does not deliver on his promise for a new era of openness. Although the Dali Lama made no secret of his desire to meet with the president during his visit here to Washington this week the White House says the meeting will not happen. Until after president Obama's trip to China next month. It is the first time since 1991 that a sitting US president will not meet with the Dali Lama during a US visit. The Washington Post reports quote in an attempt to gain favor with China the United States pressured Tibetan representatives to postpone. China considers the Dali Lama a separatist and has intensified its desire to isolate him. Administration official denies the Dali Lama sought a meeting with the president this month and said that assuming a meeting had been postponed was quote counter factual. And could -- run in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vitriolic attacks on Jews be an attempt to cover his own past. The London telegraph contends that a photo Obama did a job holding up his identity card last year shows his family has Jewish roots. The card suggest he was previously known by Jewish name meaning cloth Weaver. The report says Ahmadinejad Stanley changed its name -- converted to Islam after his birth. Ahmadinejad was even pressed on this issue during a presidential debate this summer. And later on a Ronnie and Internet blogger was arrested after calling for an investigation into his background. But a Middle East analysts who wrote and on the did the job biography insists he has no Jewish roots."