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States See Flaw in Obama Plan for Health Insurance Premiums
Experts said state officials might be left to worry about the solvency of insurers, the ultimate consumer protection.
Posted in World | Also tagged Consumer Protection, English, Fees and Rates), Obama, Prices (Fares, Reform and Reorganization, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, States (US), US | Leave a comment
Obama Plans Florida Forum to Discuss NASA’s Future
The president planned to spell out his vision for the future of American astronauts in space at a conference next month.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, Federal Budget (US), Florida, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Obama, Space, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
The Obama administration will offer homeowners $1,500 to sell for less than the mortgage balance.
Posted in World | Also tagged Banks and Banking, English, Foreclosures, Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan, Housing and Real Estate, Mortgages, Obama, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, US | Leave a comment
Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
The Obama administration will offer homeowners $1,500 to sell for less than the mortgage balance.
Posted in Business | Also tagged Banks and Banking, English, Foreclosures, Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan, Housing and Real Estate, Mortgages, Obama, Subprime Mortgage Crisis | Leave a comment
Juggling Act for Obama in Filling Fed Board Openings
As they vet potential candidates, Lawrence H. Summers, director of the National Economic Council, and Timothy F. Geithner, the Treasury secretary, are balancing their own desires with political pressures from within and outside the White House.
Posted in Business | Also tagged Banks and Banking, Benjamin M, Christina D, English, Federal Reserve System, Friedman, Geithner, Janet L, Lawrence H, Obama, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Romer, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Summers, Timothy F, Yellen | Leave a comment
Message Maven Finds Fingers Pointing at Him
David Axelrod has felt the brunt of criticism over what many view as the administration’s failure to clearly define and disseminate President Obama’s agenda.
Posted in World | Also tagged Axelrod, David, English, Obama, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
School’s Shake-Up Is Embraced by the President
A Rhode Island school board’s decision to fire the entire faculty of a failing school may have lasting ripples on the nation’s education debate.
Posted in World | Also tagged American Federation of Teachers, Arne, Duncan, Education and Schools, English, Labor and Jobs, National Education Assn, Obama, Randi, Shutdowns (Institutional), Teachers and School Employees, US, Weingarten | Leave a comment
Obama Urges Action on Health Care
In his weekly radio address, President Obama promoted his health plan and dismissed Republican criticism of it.
Obama Wields Analysis of Insurers in Health Battle
Seeking support for an overhaul, the administration is pointing to a Goldman Sachs study suggesting investors buy insurance shares because rates are up and competition is down.
Posted in World | Also tagged Cigna Corp, English, Goldman Sachs Group, Kathleen, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Sebelius, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Obama Wields Analysis of Insurers in Health Battle
Seeking support for an overhaul, the administration is pointing to a Goldman Sachs study suggesting investors buy insurance shares because rates are up and competition is down.
Posted in Business | Also tagged Cigna Corp, English, Goldman Sachs Group, Kathleen, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Sebelius, United States Politics and Government | Leave a comment
For Auto Towns, an Obama Emissary Is Ambassador of Hope
Edward B. Montgomery can’t bring auto jobs back, but he’s helping depressed former car-assembly towns tap federal money to build new futures.
Posted in World | Also tagged American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009), Dayton (Ohio), English, General Motors, Labor and Jobs, Obama, Shutdowns (Institutional), Unemployment, US | Leave a comment
For Auto Towns, an Obama Emissary Is Ambassador of Hope
Edward B. Montgomery can’t bring auto jobs back, but he’s helping depressed former car-assembly towns tap federal money to build new futures.
Posted in Business | Also tagged American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009), Dayton (Ohio), English, General Motors, Labor and Jobs, Obama, Shutdowns (Institutional), Unemployment | Leave a comment
Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to Democrats
President Obama met with insurance executives and selected House Democrats, as party leaders struggled to figure out whether they can meet his timetable.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, House of Representatives, Law and Legislation, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Senate, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to Democrats
President Obama met with insurance executives and selected House Democrats, as party leaders struggled to figure out whether they can meet his timetable.
Posted in Business | Also tagged English, House of Representatives, Law and Legislation, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Senate, United States Politics and Government | Leave a comment
Lawsuits Renew Questions on Immigrant Detention
The Obama administration has promised to improve treatment of detainees, but critics say that two lawsuits may have disturbing implications.
Posted in World | Also tagged Deaths (Fatalities), Detention Center, Donald W, English, Hiu Lui, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US), Immigration and Emigration, Immigration Detention, Ng, Obama, Suits and Litigation, US, Wyatt | Leave a comment
Obama Calls for ‘Up or Down Vote’ on Health Care Bill
President Obama sketched out an ambitious — and, some Democrats said, unrealistic — timetable for his party to pass the bill.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Obama Offers to Use Some G.O.P. Health Proposals
The president said that he was open to some Republican concerns, but he would press ahead with the overhaul.
Posted in World | Also tagged Democratic Party, English, Law and Legislation, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Republican Party, US | Leave a comment
Still With Obama, but Worried
At the A.F.L.-C.I.O.’s winter meeting, leaders spoke of mobilizing the base to help minimize Republican gains this fall and about how President Obama could do more to help their cause.
Posted in Business | Also tagged American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations, English, Labor and Jobs, Obama, Organized Labor | Leave a comment
White House Memo: A Plan to Talk About Jobs, Elbowed Aside by Health Care
The president and many other Democrats, especially those facing re-election, had hoped the conversation would be back on the economy by now.
Posted in World | Also tagged Democratic Party, English, Labor and Jobs, Obama, Unemployment, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Obama Backs Rewarding Districts That Police Failing Schools
The president said he favored giving federal money to districts that fired underperforming teachers and closed failing schools.
Obama to Highlight Cost in New Health Bill Push
The president planned to focus on the argument that the costs of failing to pass legislation would be higher insurance premiums and lost coverage for individuals and businesses.
Posted in World | Also tagged Democratic Party, English, Nancy, Obama, Pelosi, Reform and Reorganization, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Vice Chairman of Fed to Retire, Letting Obama Reshape Board
President Obama will have three seats to fill at a time when the central bank is weighing how aggressively to reverse its easy-money policy.
Posted in World | Also tagged Donald L, English, Federal Reserve System, Kohn, Obama, Retirement, US | Leave a comment
Vice Chairman of Fed to Retire, Letting Obama Reshape Board
President Obama will have three seats to fill at a time when the central bank is weighing how aggressively to reverse its easy-money policy.
Posted in Business | Also tagged Donald L, English, Federal Reserve System, Kohn, Obama, Retirement | Leave a comment
White House Is Rethinking Nuclear Policy
Aides to President Obama say he will permanently reduce America’s arsenal by thousands of weapons.
Soured Over Policy, Latin American Leaders Await Sessions With Clinton
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to face growing disappointment from leaders with what they see as the Obama administration’s lack of resolve and initiative on a variety of issues.
Posted in World | Also tagged Americas, Clinton, English, Hillary Rodham, Latin America, Obama | Leave a comment
Wary Centrists Posing Challenge in Health Care Vote
The future of President Obama’s overhaul rests largely with two blocs of swing Democrats: abortion opponents and fiscal conservatives.
Posted in World | Also tagged Abortion, Cardoza, Dennis, English, Frank M Jr, Harry, Kratovil, Nancy, Obama, Pelosi, Reform and Reorganization, Reid, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Washington Insider Named Obama’s Social Secretary
The new social secretary, Julianna Smoot, was finance director of President Obama’s presidential campaign and has worked for four senators.
Posted in World | Also tagged Desiree, English, Julianna, Obama, Rogers, Smoot, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
President Urges Focus on Common Ground
President Obama and Congressional Republicans sparred over health care during an all-day televised forum, with Republicans repeatedly urging the president to scrap his bill and start over.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, Obama, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
News Analysis: Uniting Democrats Is Challenge at Health Forum
The president did not seem to win over any Republicans, and seemed to end the day largely where he started, with little choice but to rally his Democrats to act on their own.
Posted in World | Also tagged Debating, Democratic Party, English, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Republican Party, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Preparing for Health Debate, and Its TV Audience
From the seating to the camera positions to the buffet lunch, Thursday’s session has been carefully orchestrated.
Posted in World | Also tagged Debating, Democratic Party, English, Law and Legislation, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Republican Party, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Obama Defends His Policies to C.E.O.’s
Speaking to corporate leaders, President Obama defended his initiatives as the natural response to a historic economic crisis.
Posted in Business | Also tagged Corporations, English, Obama, Subprime Mortgage Crisis | Leave a comment
Obama Defends His Policies to C.E.O.’s
Speaking to corporate leaders, President Obama defended his initiatives as the natural response to a historic economic crisis.
Posted in World | Also tagged Corporations, English, Obama, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, US | Leave a comment
Finance Bill Compromise Appears Likely
The Obama administration is prepared to agree that an existing agency, rather than a new agency, could take responsibility for consumer protections
Posted in World | Also tagged Banks and Banking, English, Obama, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, US | Leave a comment
Finance Bill Compromise Appears Likely
The Obama administration is prepared to agree that an existing agency, rather than a new agency, could take responsibility for consumer protections
Posted in Business | Also tagged Banks and Banking, English, Obama, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry | Leave a comment
Missing Element in Obama’s Ties With G.O.P. Leaders: Good Chemistry
President Obama and Republican leaders on Capitol Hill appear to have few private connections to temper their roles as public adversaries.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, Obama, Presidents and Presidency (US), Reform and Reorganization, Republican Party, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Gentle White House Nudges Test the Power of Persuasion
President Obama’s consensus-building style might not win the votes he needs to pass his health care measure.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, House of Representatives, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Senate, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Hiring Freezes Hamper Weatherization Plan
The lack of progress on President Obama’s plan to create jobs and lower energy costs is “alarming,” a report said.
Posted in World | Also tagged Energy Department, Energy Efficiency, English, Labor and Jobs, Obama, Recession and Depression, US | Leave a comment
G.O.P. Expects Little From Health Forum
Republican leaders rejected President Obama’s challenge to come up with a single comprehensive proposal to achieve his goal of guaranteeing health insurance for nearly all Americans.
Posted in World | Also tagged Debating, English, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Republican Party, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Fearing Obama Agenda, States Push to Loosen Gun Laws
President Obama has been mostly silent on the issue of guns, but states are engaging in a largely successful push for expanded gun rights.
White House in New Push for Changes on Wall St.
The Obama administration reiterated its desire for stricter trading rules and a consumer agency as it worked to refine regulations in the wake of the financial crisis.
Posted in World | Also tagged Banks and Banking, Consumer Protection, English, Obama, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, US | Leave a comment
White House in New Push for Changes on Wall St.
The Obama administration reiterated its desire for stricter trading rules and a consumer agency as it worked to refine regulations in the wake of the financial crisis.
Posted in Business | Also tagged Banks and Banking, Consumer Protection, English, Obama, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry | Leave a comment
Obama’s Health Bill Plan Largely Follows Senate Version
President Obama’s legislative blueprint does address some of the concerns of House leaders who are demanding more help for the middle class.
Posted in Business | Also tagged English, House of Representatives, Law and Legislation, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Senate | Leave a comment
Obama’s Health Bill Plan Largely Follows Senate Version
President Obama’s legislative blueprint does address some of the concerns of House leaders who are demanding more help for the middle class.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, House of Representatives, Law and Legislation, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Senate, US | Leave a comment
Obama Pitches Education Proposal to Governors
President Obama kicked off a drive Monday to upgrade American education, unveiling a plan requiring states to adopt new reading and mathematics standards.
Posted in World | Also tagged Education and Schools, English, No Child Left Behind Act, Obama, US | Leave a comment
Obama to Urge Oversight of Insurers’ Rate Increases
President Obama will propose giving the federal government new power to block excessive rate increases by insurers as part of his health care bill.
Posted in World | Also tagged Anthem Incorporated|ATH, ATV|NYSE, Democratic Party, English, National Governors Assn, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Republican Party, US | Leave a comment
Obama to Urge Oversight of Insurers’ Rate Increases
President Obama will propose giving the federal government new power to block excessive rate increases by insurers as part of his health care bill.
Obama to Propose New Reading and Math Standards
States would have to adopt “college- and career-ready standards” to qualify for some federal funds.
Posted in World | Also tagged Colleges and Universities, Education and Schools, English, Federal Aid (US), House of Representatives, Mathematics, No Child Left Behind Act, Obama, Reading and Writing Skills, Standards and Standardization, States (US), United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Paterson, Before Meeting Obama, Hones Message
The governor seemed determined, in his Washington appearance, to show that he would not be forced from the race for his office.
Posted in World | Also tagged David A, Elections, English, Governors (US), Obama, Paterson, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Up Next! On Live TV! A Battle Over … Health Care?
President Obama and Republican leaders are going over strategies for a televised “summit” on health care policy.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Republican Party, US | Leave a comment
Obama Invites G.O.P. Lawmakers’ Health Care Ideas
As the president prepares for his bipartisan summit meeting on health care next week, he challenged Republicans to come forward with their ideas.
Posted in World | Also tagged Cantor, English, Eric, Harry, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Reid, Republican Party, US | Leave a comment
Agency Proposes U.S.-Paid Research on Stem Cells
The National Institutes of Health proposal would expand its definition of human embryonic stem cells to include cells generated after the fertilized egg’s first few divisions.
Posted in World | Also tagged Clinical Trials, English, Food and Drug Administration, Incorporated|ACTC|OTCBB, Lanza, Macular Degeneration, Obama, Robert, Stem Cells, US | Leave a comment
Obama to Offer Health Bill to Ease Impasse as Bipartisan Meeting Approaches
The White House plans to use a procedure, known as budget reconciliation, that would let Democrats advance a health care bill with a simple majority rather than a 60-vote supermajority.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, House of Representatives, Law and Legislation, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Senate, US | Leave a comment
Bipartisan Commission Is Established to Cut Debt
A panel established by President Obama to tackle a politically charged issue faces opposition from right and left.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, House of Representatives, National Debt (US), Obama, Senate, US | Leave a comment
Health Care Experts Must Face What Politicians Won’t
With Republicans nervous, some real health experts are asked what wisdom they would share if invited to the Obama health summit.
Obama Heads Out West to Stump for Two Senators
President Obama rallied the Democratic troops and raised money for two struggling lawmakers: Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado and Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.
Obama and Republicans Clash Over Stimulus Bill, One Year Later
President Obama defended his stimulus package, as Republicans and Democrats waged a furious partisan battle over whether it was a waste of money.
Posted in World | Also tagged American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009), English, Labor and Jobs, Obama, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Plan Pushed on Lending to Students
The Obama administration sought to bolster support for its plan to overhaul student loans, accusing banks that oppose it of enjoying “a free ride from taxpayers for too long.”
Posted in World | Also tagged Arne, Colleges and Universities, Duncan, Education Department (US), English, Lobbying and Lobbyists, Obama, Student Loans, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Plan Pushed on Lending to Students
The Obama administration sought to bolster support for its plan to overhaul student loans, accusing banks that oppose it of enjoying “a free ride from taxpayers for too long.”
Posted in Business | Also tagged Arne, Colleges and Universities, Duncan, Education Department (US), English, Lobbying and Lobbyists, Obama, Student Loans, United States Politics and Government | Leave a comment
Obama and Republicans Clash Over Stimulus Bill, One Year Later
President Obama defended his stimulus package, as Republicans and Democrats waged a furious partisan battle over whether it was a waste of money.
Posted in Business | Also tagged American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009), English, Labor and Jobs, Obama, United States Politics and Government | Leave a comment
Environmental Advocates Are Cooling on Obama
For some environmentalists, optimism for President Obama is giving way to resignation, or even anger.
Posted in World | Also tagged Center for American Progress, English, Environment, Global Warming, Nuclear Energy, Obama, US | Leave a comment
Report Cited by Obama on Hospitals Is Criticized
A critique of the widely used Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care suggests flaws in methodology and says that it should not be used to compare the efficiency of hospitals.
Obama Nominates Envoy, Robert Ford, for Syria
Filling the post, vacant since 2005, is seen as a step toward improving relations with Damascus.
News Analysis: U.S. Encounters Limits of Iran Engagement Policy
White House officials say they have not abandoned President Obama’s pledge of engagement, but they are beginning to acknowledge some of the policy’s limits.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, Irán, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, James L, Jones, Manouchehr, Mottaki, Nuclear Weapons, Obama, US | Leave a comment
Excise Tax Loses Support Amid White House Push
Labor leaders now say a proposed tax on employer-sponsored plans is not worth the limited health care package they expect to emerge from Congress.
Posted in World | Also tagged Communications Workers of America, English, Excise Taxes, Labor Role In Politics, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, Senate, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
In California, Exhibit A in Debate on Insurance
With the health care debate stalled, the White House has seized on fury about an insurer’s planned rate increases.
Posted in Business | Also tagged Anthem Incorporated|ATH, ATV|NYSE, California, English, Fees and Rates), Kathleen, Obama, Poizner, Prices (Fares, Reform and Reorganization, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Sebelius, Steve, United States Politics and Government, Wellpoint Inc|WLP|NYSE | Leave a comment
In California, Exhibit A in Debate on Insurance
With the health care debate stalled, the White House has seized on fury about an insurer’s planned rate increases.
Posted in World | Also tagged Anthem Incorporated|ATH, ATV|NYSE, California, English, Fees and Rates), Kathleen, Obama, Poizner, Prices (Fares, Reform and Reorganization, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Sebelius, Steve, United States Politics and Government, US, Wellpoint Inc|WLP|NYSE | Leave a comment
The Caucus: Obama Stays Course, but the Winds Change
At times, President Obama’s rhetoric has shifted, but the record indicates there is an underlying constancy in his stated goals amid profound events.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, Obama, Presidential Election of 2008, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
U.S. Envoy Is to Be Link to Muslims
President Obama has appointed Rashad Hussain, a deputy White House counsel, to be his representative to the Muslim world and the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, Hussain, Islam, Islamic Conference, Muslim-Americans, Obama, Rashad, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Obama Making Plans to Use Executive Power
President Obama and his team are preparing an array of actions using his executive power to advance energy, environmental, fiscal and other domestic policy priorities.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, Executive Orders, Federal Budget (US), Law and Legislation, Obama, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Obama Didn’t Endorse This Billboard, Either
A marketing company removed President Obama’s picture from its online advertisements asserting that a $70 billion financial aid windfall is available to potential college students.
Posted in World | Also tagged Advertising and Marketing, Colleges and Universities, Computers and the Internet, English, Grants (Corporate and Foundation), Obama, US | Leave a comment
Poll Finds Edge for Obama Over G.O.P. Among the Public
Both parties face a toxic environment, but Americans say President Obama better understands their problems than Congressional Republicans.
Posted in World | Also tagged Bush, English, George W, House of Representatives, Obama, Polls and Public Opinion, Reform and Reorganization, Republican Party, Senate, Tea Party Movement, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Senate Confirms 2 Dozen Obama Nominees
The Senate on Thursday night confirmed more than two dozen of President Obama’s nominees to federal positions after the threat of using the holiday week to make recess appointments.
Posted in World | Also tagged Appointments and Executive Changes, English, Obama, Senate, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Obama Advisers Predict Unemployment of 8.2% by 2012
The Economic Report of the President said the rate would fall to 9.2 percent next year and remain well over 6 percent until 2015.
Posted in World | Also tagged American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009), Christina D, English, Obama, Romer, Unemployment, US | Leave a comment
Obama Advisers Predict Unemployment of 8.2% by 2012
The Economic Report of the President said the rate would fall to 9.2 percent next year and remain well over 6 percent until 2015.
Posted in Business | Also tagged American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009), Christina D, English, Obama, Romer, Unemployment | Leave a comment
Black Leaders Push Obama for Jobs Bill
A talk with the president about unemployment, particularly among the urban and rural poor, also focused on how to get Republican support for employment legislation.
Posted in World | Also tagged Blacks, English, Labor and Jobs, Law and Legislation, Obama, Unemployment, US | Leave a comment
Black Leaders Push Obama for Jobs Bill
A talk with the president about unemployment, particularly among the urban and rural poor, also focused on how to get Republican support for employment legislation.
Posted in Business | Also tagged Blacks, English, Labor and Jobs, Law and Legislation, Obama, Unemployment | Leave a comment
News Analysis: Obama Takes Several Gambles in Bid to Defuse Nuclear Standoff With Iran
The president is pursuing a global agreement on sanctions against Iran, while trying to win China’s backing for such a move and dissuading Israel from attacking.
Posted in World | Also tagged China, English, Irán, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Israel, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Obama, US | Leave a comment
National Briefing | West: Oregon: Judge Finds Salmon Plan Flawed
A federal judge urged the Obama administration to revise a plan to help endangered salmon in the Pacific Northwest before he rules on its broader merits.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, Environment, Fish and Other Marine Life, Obama, Oregon, Salmon, US | Leave a comment
News Analysis: For Human Spaceflight, Can Measured Beat Bold?
The Obama administration is trying to keep humans flying in space, but will its measured proposals succeed?
Posted in World | Also tagged Apollo Project, English, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Obama, Space, Space Shuttle, US | Leave a comment
Bills Stalled, Hospitals Fear Rising Unpaid Care
While the debate continues in Washington, health care systems nationwide struggle to offset money spent to treat patients who cannot afford to pay their bills.
Posted in Business | Also tagged English, Hospitals, House of Representatives, Medicare, Nancy, Obama, Pelosi, Reform and Reorganization, Senate | Leave a comment
Bills Stalled, Hospitals Fear Rising Unpaid Care
While the debate continues in Washington, health care systems nationwide struggle to offset money spent to treat patients who cannot afford to pay their bills.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, Hospitals, House of Representatives, Medicare, Nancy, Obama, Pelosi, Reform and Reorganization, Senate, US | Leave a comment
Senator Lifts Holds on Most Nominees
Senator Richard C. Shelby, Republican of Alabama, on Monday night lifted most of the nearly 70 holds he had placed on President Obama’s nominations to posts that require Senate confirmation.
Posted in World | Also tagged Appointments and Executive Changes, English, Obama, Richard C, Senate, Shelby, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
For Obama, Nuance on Race Invites Questions
President Obama’s nuanced approach on race is frustrating some black leaders and scholars.
Posted in World | Also tagged Al, Congressional Black Caucus, English, Jeremiah A Jr, King, Martin Luther Jr, Obama, Race, Sharpton, US, Wright | Leave a comment
Obama Plans Bipartisan Summit on Health Care
The meeting would mark the first time in the long health care debate that leaders from both sides would be allowed to air their ideas publicly.
Posted in World | Also tagged Debating, English, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
The Caucus: Obama’s Balancing Act on U.S. Trade Policies
Facing pressure from Democrats and Republicans, not to mention labor unions, the administration’s message is one of ambivalence.
Posted in World | Also tagged Customs (Tariff), English, Labor and Jobs, Labor Role In Politics, North American Free Trade Agreement, Obama, United States, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
The Caucus: Obama’s Balancing Act on U.S. Trade Policies
Facing pressure from Democrats and Republicans, not to mention labor unions, the administration’s message is one of ambivalence.
Obama Challenges Terrorism Critics
Responding to Republicans’ charge that he is a Miranda-reading, soft-on-terror president, President Obama said he has been handling suspects much like his predecessor did.
Posted in World | Also tagged Brennan, Bush, English, George W, John O, Obama, Palin, Republican Party, Sarah, Terrorism, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Palin Assails Obama at Tea Party Meeting
Sarah Palin gave the Tea Party crowd exactly what they wanted to hear, complaining about bailouts and deficits and taking several swipes at President Obama.
Posted in World | Also tagged English, Nashville (Tenn), Obama, Palin, Sarah, Tea Party Movement, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Obama Pledges to Press Ahead on Goals
The president said the party should not simply “regroup, lick our wounds and try to hang on” during a challenging political season.
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California Makes Plea for U.S. Aid
Seeking to close a $20 billion state budget gap, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers asked Congress and the Obama administration for nearly $1 billion.
Posted in World | Also tagged Arnold, Budgets and Budgeting, California, English, Obama, Schwarzenegger, States (US), US | Leave a comment
News Analysis: Democrats Ask, Can Health Care Bill Be Saved?
President Obama is pushing for a final bill, but he didn’t say how he would resolve the questions of policy, procedure and politics facing Congress.
Posted in World | Also tagged Debating, English, Law and Legislation, Obama, Reform and Reorganization, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
Stalled Health Care Bill Leaves Drug Makers in Regulatory Limbo
Without the regulatory certainty stemming from the health care bill, drug companies face unpleasant surprises like a heavier tax on foreign income.
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Stalled Health Care Bill Leaves Drug Makers in Regulatory Limbo
Without the regulatory certainty stemming from the health care bill, drug companies face unpleasant surprises like a heavier tax on foreign income.
Posted in Business | Also tagged & Co|LLY|NYSE, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co|BMY|NYSE, Brown, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Eli, English, House of Representatives, Jeffrey B, Johnson & Johnson Inc|JNJ|NYSE, Kindler, Lilly, Martin A, Obama, Pfizer Inc|PFE|NYSE, Reform and Reorganization, Scott P, Senate, Sullivan, Taxation, United States Politics and Government | Leave a comment
President Touts His Alternative Fuels Plan
President Obama ordered the rapid development of technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of coal.
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President Touts His Alternative Fuels Plan
President Obama ordered the rapid development of technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of coal.
Posted in World | Also tagged Biofuels, English, Ethanol, Obama, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, US | Leave a comment
Currency Dispute Likely to Further Fray U.S.-China Ties
The Obama administration wants China to stop artificially depressing its currency, a policy that fuels its persistent trade gap with the United States.
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Currency Dispute Likely to Further Fray U.S.-China Ties
The Obama administration wants China to stop artificially depressing its currency, a policy that fuels its persistent trade gap with the United States.
Posted in World | Also tagged China, English, Obama, United States, US, US Dollar (Currency), Yuan (Currency) | Leave a comment
U.S. Keeps North Korea Off Terror List
Obama administration officials said there was no evidence that the North had aided terrorists or conducted terrorist acts for many years.
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Obama Offers Pep Talk to Democrats
President Obama urged Senate Democrats to move beyond their demoralizing defeat in Massachusetts and to draw a lesson for their own campaigns this fall.
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National Briefing | New England: Massachusetts: Asylum Request Redux
President Barack Obama’s aunt Zeituni Onyango will make a second bid for political asylum.
Posted in World | Also tagged Asylum (Political), English, Immigration and Emigration, Obama, Onyango, US, Zeituni | Leave a comment
National Prayer Breakfast Draws Controversy
An ethics group is asking President Obama to stay away from the National Prayer Breakfast, whose sponsor, the group says, has ties to anti-gay legislation in Uganda.
Posted in World | Also tagged Demonstrations and Riots, English, Homosexuality, Obama, Prayers and Prayer Books, Uganda, United States Politics and Government, US | Leave a comment
A Small-Business Owner Takes His Case to the Top
A Florida-based entrepreneur had the opportunity to ask President Obama a question that many others have wanted to ask.
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A Small-Business Owner Takes His Case to the Top
A Florida-based entrepreneur had the opportunity to ask President Obama a question that many others have wanted to ask.
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Stumping for Jobs Plan, Obama Pushes Health Bill
Focusing on job creation in New Hampshire on Tuesday, President Obama promoted his $30 billion lending plan.
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Obama Continues Policy Outreach to Republicans
The White House wants to force Republicans to make compromises or be portrayed as obstructionist.
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Stumping for Jobs Plan, Obama Pushes Health Bill
Focusing on job creation in New Hampshire on Tuesday, President Obama promoted his $30 billion lending plan.
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Dodd Calls Obama Plan Too Grand
Paul A. Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman, was told that the Obama administration’s new proposals to rein in Wall Street firms could derail negotiations over financial regulations.
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Dodd Calls Obama Plan Too Grand
Paul A. Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman, was told that the Obama administration’s new proposals to rein in Wall Street firms could derail negotiations over financial regulations.
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In Texas, Resistance Over Stricter U.S. Smog Limits
Where the oil industry is king, the Obama administration’s proposed new air quality rules face opposition.
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In Texas, Resistance Over Stricter U.S. Smog Limits
Where the oil industry is king, the Obama administration’s proposed new air quality rules face opposition.
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Europe Feels Snubbed by Obama
European Union officials found out about the decision, which the White House said was a scheduling matter, through news reports on Monday.
Dealbook Column: Bankers in Davos Seek a United Message on Volcker Rule
At the World Economic Forum, contentious discussions centered on President Obama’s plan to restrict proprietary trading.
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Curveball Alters Talks on Wall St. Reform
President Obama’s calls to tax and curb the activities of Wall Street have thrown an unpredictable element into the debate over financial regulatory reform.
Curveball Alters Talks on Wall St. Reform
President Obama’s calls to tax and curb the activities of Wall Street have thrown an unpredictable element into the debate over financial regulatory reform.
In $3.8 Trillion Budget, Obama Pivots to Trim Future Deficits
President Obama’s proposed budget would bring this year’s deficit to nearly $1.6 trillion before seeking to lower annual deficits over the next decade.
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Extra Money for Science in Obama’s Budget
The president’s proposed spending plan would increase money for the Health and Human Services Department and the National Institutes of Health.
News Analysis: Huge Deficits May Alter U.S. Politics and Global Power
Projections suggest there is virtually no room over the next decade for new domestic initiatives for President Obama or his successors.
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News Analysis: Huge Deficits May Alter U.S. Politics and Global Power
Projections suggest there is virtually no room over the next decade for new domestic initiatives for President Obama or his successors.
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In $3.8 Trillion Budget, Obama Pivots to Trim Future Deficits
President Obama’s proposed budget would bring this year’s deficit to nearly $1.6 trillion before seeking to lower annual deficits over the next decade.
TV Sports: Smooth Transition as Obama Joins the Crew
The president shows his knowledge for basketball with a seven-minute stint alongside CBS announcers at Saturday’s Georgetown-Duke men’s game.
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Obama to Seek Sweeping Change in ‘No Child’ Law
The changes would affect how schools are judged, and would eliminate a deadline for academic proficiency.
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Obama to Field Questions Posted by YouTube Users
A White House official called the live Webcast “a way to give people access to the president that feels more participatory.”
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Obama to Field Questions Posted by YouTube Users
A White House official called the live Webcast “a way to give people access to the president that feels more participatory.”
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Forces Pushing Obama on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Pushed by a critical interest group and finding a new tone in the Pentagon, the administration is ready to act.
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$100 Billion Increase in Deficit Is Forecast
The tax cuts and public works spending proposed by President Obama would bring this year’s deficit to nearly $1.6 trillion.
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$100 Billion Increase in Deficit Is Forecast
The tax cuts and public works spending proposed by President Obama would bring this year’s deficit to nearly $1.6 trillion.
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The Caucus: Obama Notwithstanding, Democrats Defend ‘Messy’ Lawmaking
By highlighting legislative maneuvering in Congress, the president created new tensions between the White House and Democratic leaders.
Obama Turns Up the Volume in Health Care Bid