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  • Obama economic push: Too little, late?
    Sep 6, 2010 — CNN
    But the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll suggests the American people are still just not feeling any sort of recovery. The peace initiative may ultimately fail, but he at least has to try. The poll shows that more Americans hold the Republicans responsible for the economic mess than the Democrats, with 44 percent blaming the GOP and 35 percent picking the Democrats.
  • Obama to unveil $50 billion road, rail plan
    Sep 6, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    The bank, according to the White House statement, "would leverage private and state and local capital to invest in projects that are most critical to our economic progress. The president, Priebus said, wants to spend money on a system in Wisconsin that people don't want. The new plan would require congressional approval. Also unclear is whether members of Congress would endorse such a plan in advance of elections in November. Laborfest's parade begins at 11 a.m. Downtown.
  • Obama uses Milwaukee speech to call for road, rail, runway spending
    Sep 6, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    President Barack Obama came to Milwaukee's Laborfest Monday to talk jobs, the economy and infrastructure. Standing in Maier Festival Grounds on a stage set beneath the deteriorating Hoan Bridge, Obama outlined a $50 billion plan he'll present to Congress to invest in roads, railways and runways. "Over the next six years, we are going to rebuild 150,000 miles of our roads -- enough to circle the world six times," Obama told audience of rank-and-file labor union members. ...
  • Poll
    Sep 6, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
    So where is the money for these programs coming from?" Retired electrician Joseph Salerno, of Niles, considered himself a lifelong Democrat, but no more. Most of those surveyed favored at least some of the changes going into effect. Only 27 percent of Illinois voters polled said they thought the changes should be repealed outright. Another 43 percent favored carrying out the plans in their entirety or with minor changes.
  • President mulls new measures to spark economy
    Sep 6, 2010 — CNN
    Obama will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Monday, speaking at a Labor Day event in a state that has extremely competitive gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races. The administration hopes that both parties can work together on the transportation initiative, the White House said. Redoubling our investment in clean energy and R&D. Rebuilding more of our infrastructure for the future.
  • GOP gov hopefuls run against Obama
    Sep 5, 2010 — Politico
    But Perry  has run against Washington in more targeted ways, first tarring his primary opponent, Sen. Brewer, in Arizona, hasn’t just attacked national spending and health care reform.
  • Legal logjam leaving judges' seats empty in federal courts
    Sep 5, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
    The minority leader said he was retaliating for Democratic rebuffs of Bush appointments to the same circuit.The delay, however, was temporary. Obama has taken an average of 325 days between vacancy to nomination, compared with 277 days for Bush.
  • Poll: Obama's appeal slides in Illinois
    Sep 5, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
    So where is the money for these programs coming from?"Retired electrician Joseph Salerno, of Niles, considered himself a lifelong Democrat, but no more. Most of those surveyed favored at least some of the changes going into effect. Only 27 percent of Illinois voters polled said they thought the changes should be repealed outright.Another 43 percent favored carrying out the plans in their entirety or with minor changes.
  • Tribune/WGN-TV poll
    Sep 5, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
    So where is the money for these programs coming from?" Retired electrician Joseph Salerno, of Niles, considered himself a lifelong Democrat, but no more. Most of those surveyed favored at least some of the changes going into effect. Only 27 percent of Illinois voters polled said they thought the changes should be repealed outright. Another 43 percent favored carrying out the plans in their entirety or with minor changes.
  • After a summer of travel and leisure, first daughters prepare to head back to class
    Sep 4, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
    Both study piano; Malia also plays the flute. The older girl favors soccer and the younger, basketball.One summer high point occurred when a favorite of theirs, the Jonas Brothers, performed at the White House in June. Next he, his wife and Sasha made an overnight visit to Florida's Gulf Coast.
  • Anti-war groups battle for survival
    Sep 4, 2010 — Politico
    Petraeus at the helm. Cindy Sheehan, perhaps the most famous anti-war protester, believes the peace movement is over.  And United for Peace and Justice – once the largest of three major anti-war coalitions – has practically dissolved.  Leslie Cagan, UPJ’s founder, resigned last year after nearly seven years leading the group. “I was totally exhausted,” said Cagan, 63.  “I have a long history of anti-war activism...
  • How they spent their summer vacation
    Sep 4, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
    But the Quaker day school commands that kind of money with a reputation for academic excellence. When Sidwell sends its students away for the summer, it provides them with reading lists. Both study piano; Malia also plays the flute. Next he, his wife and Sasha made an overnight visit to Florida's Gulf Coast.
  • President to bolster Sestak's campaign
    Sep 4, 2010 — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Sestak's back. The Sestak campaign announced Friday that Mr. Obama will headline a fundraising event for Mr. Sestak went on the air for the first time this week.
  • Feingold to miss Obama Labor Day visit
    Sep 3, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    Laborfest is open to the public, but a ticket will be needed to enter the area where the president is scheduled to speak.
  • Obama versus the world on jobs
    Sep 3, 2010 — Politico
    They are trying to out-compete us.” “The United States of America does not play for second place. We play for first place.” His repeated calls to beat the world in jobs, clean energy and education might be considered just normal presidential cheerleading. Personally, I don’t think so.” He said that by contrast, German Chancellor Angela Merkel favors a less competitive tack.
  • The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Eric Heyl column
    Sep 3, 2010 — The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
    Thinking about sending out the Secret Service to rent a Redbox movie. Besides, I'm more partial to the Coen brothers. (9:26 p.m.) George W. Bush: You oughta rent something by Stallone. Now those (expletives) are funny! (10:03 p.m.) George W. Bush: Premature in my endeavorness?
  • Judge removes 'birther' elements from Army doc's court martial
    Sep 2, 2010 — CNN
    After failing to deploy with his unit in April, Lakin was charged with missing a movement, disobeying a lawful order and dereliction of duty. Lakin's lawyers argued that all military orders stem from the commander-in-chief. They compose the birther movement, which demands that Obama present a birth certificate signed by the doctor who delivered him in 1961.
  • President to aides: Find economic spark
    Sep 2, 2010 — CNN
    Obama himself hinted at the options on the table on Monday in the Rose Garden, when he accused Republicans of blocking a separate $55 billion legislation package that would cut small business taxes. Redoubling our investment in clean energy and R&D. Rebuilding more of our infrastructure for the future. On Monday, Obama will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, speaking at a Labor Day event in a state that has extremely competitive gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races.
  • Hundreds of civilians killed in Iraqi violence last month
    Sep 1, 2010 — CNN
    The month's toll included 295 civilians killed and 508 wounded, the Ministry of Interior said. Fifty-four Iraqi soldiers were killed and 150 more wounded in the same month. Nearly 400 civilians were killed in that month.
  • Hundreds of Iraqis killed in August
    Sep 1, 2010 — CNN
    The month's toll included 295 civilians killed and 508 wounded, the Ministry of Interior said. Fifty-four Iraqi soldiers were killed and 150 more wounded in the same month. And one more officer was wounded when a roadside bomb exploded outside his house in Falluja, authorities said.
  • Obama Slips; U.S. on Wrong Track
    Sep 1, 2010 — Albuquerque Journal
    The interviews were conducted Aug. 23-27 by Research and Polling Inc. of Albuquerque. The margin of error for the full, statewide sample of 403 voters is plus or minus 5 percentage points.
  • Obama: 'It is time to turn the page' on Iraq war
    Sep 1, 2010 — Washington Post
    ...war since Vietnam.As for Iraq, for all the finality of Obama's remarks, the war is not over. More Americans are likely to die. The country is plagued by violence and political instability, and Iraqis struggle with constant shortages of electricity and water.Obama is keeping up to 50,000 troops in Iraq for support and counterterrorism training, and the last forces are not due to leave until the end of 2011 at the latest.As the commander in chief over a war he opposed, Obama...
  • Oklahoma members of Congress comment on Iraq, Obama
    Sep 1, 2010 — The Daily Oklahoman
    With Iraqi Security Forces being increasingly targeted and with a still-to-be-formed Iraqi government, it is premature for President Obama to make this speech from the Oval Office. At the same time, we need to realize that -- even though combat operations are ending -- we will still have a significant presence in Iraq. There still is a real risk that this fragile government will not hold and violence ensues.
  • U.S. completes power transfer in Iraq
    Sep 1, 2010 — CNN
    The ceremony, held at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, marked the conclusion of the U.S. combat mission dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom and the transfer to the assistant mission, named Operation New Dawn. Biden said Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, but promised that "American engagement with Iraq will continue" with the new stability mission. We have closed or transferred hundreds of bases to the Iraqis.
  • Will Obama be a Clinton or a Carter?
    Sep 1, 2010 — CNN
    That's where Bill Clinton comes in. About 90 days after the midterm election, we will really know who Barack Obama is, and what he's willing to do. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Gloria Borger.
  • Bombastic Beck busts out
    Aug 31, 2010 — Washington Post
    Not in politics; Beck wisely said he had "zero interest" in running for president, because there is zero chance he could get elected. Beck says his choice of date and venue was initially a coincidence, then an act of God; either way, he meant no disrespect to Martin Luther King. But like Malcolm X, Beck terrifies mainstream liberals, who see something sinister in his inexplicable ways.
  • McConnell: Bush needs credit on Iraq
    Aug 31, 2010 — Politico
    And this president could very well find himself negotiating a new security agreement next year." Members of the Democratic Caucus, such as independent Sen. The question now is whether we together have the strategic patience and fortitude to secure the peace in Iraq.
  • Obama on Iraq: 'It is time to turn the page'
    Aug 31, 2010 — Politico
    Last February, I announced a plan that would bring our combat brigades out of Iraq, while redoubling our efforts to strengthen Iraq’s security forces and support its government and people. We have removed nearly 100,000 U.S. troops from Iraq. We have closed or transferred hundreds of bases to the Iraqis.
  • Obama says it's '''time to turn the page' on Iraq war
    Aug 31, 2010 — Newsday
    And he did not give credit to Bush's troop surge that many Republicans _ including Rep.
  • Obama thanks troops, looks to Afghanistan
    Aug 31, 2010 — Politico
    It is going to be a tough slog.
  • Obama to hold Dem fundraiser in NYC
    Aug 31, 2010 — Politico
    Biden, in particular, has done dozens of fundraising events on behalf of House Democrats. The vice president will headline a Sept. 15 event at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington for Rep.
  • Obama to return for Labor Day event
    Aug 31, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    Obama asked the crowd to remember the victims of Hurricane Gustav. The festival, held annually, is organized by the Milwaukee Area Labor Council. Sheila Cochran, secretary-treasurer and chief operating officer of the council, said 8,000 people attended the event last year. And not as happy. "Meanwhile, the president's list of friendly audiences is getting smaller and smaller.
  • Wonkbook: More jobs bills; Wall Street turns on Obama; the calorie information cometh
    Aug 31, 2010 — Washington Post
    Andrew Ross Sorkin tells you why finance turned on Obama. And did you know that health-care reform included a little-noticed provision that will force every eatery with more than 20 locations to post calorie information on their menus? Individuals who work under the table are unlikely to report their jobs, especially if they are undocumented immigrants.
  • 'Young Guns' offer GOP blueprint
    Aug 30, 2010 — Politico
    Don Young (R-Alaska) to connect two lightly inhabited areas in his state. Cantor is particularly biting in talking about Obama. He accuses the president of saying “elections have consequences…and Eric, I won” when discussing tax policy. President Obama and Democratic  leaders in Washington are just seeing that it comes much sooner.
  • In 2010, Obama's poll numbers less of an asset for congressional Democrats
    Aug 30, 2010 — Washington Post
    In 2006, for example, three Democrats - Claire McCaskill (Mo.), James Webb (Va.) and Jon Tester (Mont.) - won by less than 50,000 votes.
  • Obama hits GOP for stalling bill
    Aug 30, 2010 — Politico
    ...businesses. “Unfortunately, this bill has been languishing in the Senate for months, held up by a partisan minority that won’t even allow it to go to a vote,” he said, speaking to reporters in the Rose Garden. “That makes no sense.” Pounding the lectern, Obama continued: “Holding this bill hostage is directly detrimental to our economic growth. So I ask Senate Republicans to drop the blockade.” The last thing Obama...
  • Obama keeps Iraq promise & #8212; will anyone notice?
    Aug 30, 2010 — Politico
    The dilemma Obama faces in the speech is that Iraq is dwarfed as a public concern by Afghanistan, a war a majority of Americans believe the U.S. is losing, and the staggering economy. Aside from those by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a five-star general, speeches like Obama’s “almost never have much impact.
  • Obama, GOP at odds on business aid bill
    Aug 30, 2010 — CNN
    The bill currently stuck in the Senate authorizes the creation of a $30 billion lending fund. The bill also increases Small Business Administration loan limits and extends loan sweeteners through the end of the year. It offers several tax cuts for small businesses, to both encourage investment and entrepreneurship.
  • Outreach precedes Mideast talks
    Aug 30, 2010 — Politico
    How is the administration going to engage with Israelis? How is it going to engage with the American Jewish community to explain what’s going on? In fact, I will fight with the Israelis if it’s worth something.
  • St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bill McClellan column
    Aug 30, 2010 — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    La Russa and Pujols had the right to appear at a rally organized by Glenn Beck and headlined by Sarah Palin. That's because Beck has been one of the most vitriolic critics of Barack Obama, the country's first black president. Some veterans believe that people like Beck use servicemen as props.
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