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By Dave Clarke WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Prospects are dimming that a new U.S. consumer agency head will be in place this year, prompting fears that what was envisioned by supporters as a powerful watchdog could get off to a rocky start. A dwindling legislative calendar and Republican momentum going into the November elections [...]
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President Barack Obama’s economic offensive may not charm business or Republicans. The president’s plans to spend $50 billion on roads and railways and grant businesses $300 billion of investment tax credits have merit. But they don’t look enough to sway a disillusioned corporate America already wondering about the fate of $4 trillion in soon-to-expire tax [...]
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On Wednesday, President Barack Obama plans to announce his latest package of plans to stimulate the sagging U.S. economy, most of which are already known. It was hardly a surprise to see Republicans quickly positioning themselves to block the plans, but more disappointing to the White House must have been the cautious response even from [...]
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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs confirmed what had been suspected. There was a reason for choosing Cleveland as the venue for President Barack Obama’s economy speech on Wednesday and his name is John Boehner — the man who would likely be House Speaker if Republicans oust the Democrats from control on Nov. 2. Cleveland was where House Republican leader Boehner [...]
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There have been lots of angry words over plans by an obscure Florida pastor to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. But State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley pulled out the biggest gun of all on Tuesday in his effort to distance the government from the pastor’s incendiary proposal — [...]
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By Stanley Kutler “It is time to turn the page,” President Barack Obama said as he announced the “end” of combat operations in Iraq. Meanwhile, those who brought us that unnecessary war remain committed to such policies and, if returned to power, are likely to carry them out. Sadly, the president neither confronted nor repudiated [...]
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by Frank James John Smierciak/AP Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, October 2009. Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley dropped something of a political bombshell Tuesday announcing he won’t run for re-election next year for personal reasons. Daley has been mayor since 1989 and could probably have been mayor for life like his father, the legendary Richard J. [...]
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Blog Guy, did you read about the problem with that brand-new rug in the Oval Office, with the great American quotes woven along the edge? Yes, you’re talking about the embarrassing error over one of the quotes: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,” is attributed to Martin Luther [...]
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The “relaunch” of the Middle East peace process is, at best, an Arab-Israeli peace process. And, to be even more accurate, the process is really the highly conditioned Israeli-Palestinian “track” of old. Read More… More on Barack Obama
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The European Union talks frequently about wanting to be a bigger player in the world, about making its political influence match its economic weight and the need to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the United States. And at least in one respect it can now say it’s America’s equal – both have a State of the Union address. Jose Manuel [...]
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (l.) shakes hands with President Barack Obama in London on April 1, 2009. After a period of heightened tensions, they agreed to reduce nuclear weapons stockpiles. Rodionov/Getty/Pool
about 6 months ago
It's a really great development that happened between the US and Russia. I was going to say I'm surprised not to hear more about it on Y!A today, but then I remembered who actually populates this section these days.
about 4 months ago
go to youtube.com and search Obama snubs Hiillary. Also Obama disrespecting the National Anthem