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The DESTRUCTION of Health Care. By Pres. Barak Obama - Nancy Pelosi -Harry Reid the Democrat Party
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Tierney lauds signing of Wall Street reform bill
www.thedailyitemoflynn.com via @Leo_Pusateri &bull 44 Minutes AgoBy David Liscio / The Daily ItemPEABODY - U.S. Rep. John F. Tierney on Wednesday lauded President Barack Obama for signing the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Tierney, D-Salem, has long supported the measure and voted in favor when it passed the House. The law was designed to protect consumers and small businesses while holding big banks accountable for their role in the current economic crisis. The congressman… Full Story »
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Obama warns Abbas against refusing direct talks (AFP)
Yahoo! News - Politics &bull 48 Minutes Ago
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - US President Barack Obama has warned Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas that failure to resume direct peace talks with Israel could undermine US-Palestinian ties, Palestinian officials said on Saturday. Obama made the warning in a letter to Abbas but also pledged to rally Arab, European and Russian support for the Palestinians if direct negotiations resume, a Palestinian official told AFP speaking on condition of anonymity. In the letter, President Barack Obama warned president Mahmud Abbas that his refusal to enter into direct negotiations with Israel next month will have consequences for American-Palestinian relations," the official said.… Full Story »
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Obamas take in D.C. spy museum
CNN - Political Ticker &bull 48 Minutes Ago
The presidential motorcade filled a D.C. street Friday night as the president and his family visited the International Spy Museum. President Obama, the first lady, daughter Sasha, and an unidentified friend of Sashaas made an impromptu visit Friday night to… Full Story »
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Don't blame Boehner; he just works there
Washington Monthly &bull 58 Minutes Ago
DON'T BLAME BOEHNER; HE JUST WORKS THERE.... President Obama hosted a meeting at the White House with the leadership of both parties, from both chambers, and the discussion reportedly turned to Bush's tax cuts. GOP leaders want all the cuts to remain in place, no matter how many billions of dollars it… Full Story »
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Debating Debs
The Corner &bull 59 Minutes Ago
Prompted by the press release for my new book , Radical-in-Chief: Barack Obama and the Untold Story of American Socialism , as well as my Corner post , "What's So Strange About Socialism?" a Democratic activist who writes at FrumForum… Full Story »
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QA: Romer Reacts to GDP Data
Wall Street Journal: Politics and Policy &bull 1 Hour Ago
Obama adviser Romer said that there is room for the government to do more to promote economic growth and jobs, and noted a higher savings rate that indicates much of the necessary consumer retrenchment may be past. Full Story »
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Obama demands up-or-down vote on small business aid bill - Story Analysis by BuzzBox
www.buzzbox.com via @MarceBuzzbox &bull 1 Hour AgoDaily Kos - Of course, if some folks had their way, none of this would be happening at all. This plant might not exist. There were leaders of the "just say no" crowd in Washington who argued that standing by the auto industry would guarantee failure. One called it "the worst investment you could possibly make." They said… Full Story »
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Nebraska's Nelson first Democratic senator to oppose Kagan
Reuters - Politics &bull 1 Hour Ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson has announced he will oppose the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court, making him the first Democrat to declare against her. I have heard concerns from Nebraskans regarding Ms. Kagan,… Full Story »
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A victory lap
Washington Monthly &bull 1 Hour Ago
A VICTORY LAP.... When President Obama intervened last year to rescue American auto manufacturers, Republicans were apoplectic, and felt they had all the proof they needed that the White House was bent on a radical, socialistic agenda to destroy capitalism. The GOP screamed that the industry rescue… Full Story »
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Obama's 'View' Visit Most-Watched Episode Ever
TVNewser &bull 1 Hour Ago
Thursday's broadcast of "The View," featuring President Barack Obama , was the series' most-watched broadcast ever in Total Viewers (6.59 million). That puts Thursday's show about 2 million viewers ahead of the nation's #1 morning show "Today" which last week… Full Story »
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US Foreign Policy and sub-Saharan Africa: The More Things Change the More they Stay the Same?
www.pascorisk.com via @pascorisk &bull 1 Hour AgoFor centuries foreigners have, if not somewhat tragically, played a central role on the African continent. In light of a anew scramble for Africaa this trend looks set to continue. Importantly, this has profound implications for the measurement and understanding of political risk on the continent. The geopolitics of Africa cannot be understood without examining the influence and interests of foreigners. In this regard it is vital that analysts fully appreciate the role that traditional powers such as the United States, Great Britain and France and emerging powers such as China, India and Brazil have and are playing. Pasco Risk… Full Story »
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Watch Racist Rush Limbaugh Loses his Team
www.sportsnox.com via @SportsNox &bull 1 Hour AgoSharpton around as a valid presidential candidate but rush is to evil to be a part owner of a team. What about the rap artists who are part owners of NBA teams who's music is pure hate and violence. Why… Full Story »
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Republican takes on Obama over support for small businesses
CNN - Political Ticker &bull 1 Hour Ago
Washington (CNN) - Delivering this week's Republican internet and radio address, Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Nebraska, discusses a number of new policies and laws which the GOP says hurt - rather than help - small businesses. Those are the jobs that put food on the table, pay the mortgage, and send our children to college. The… Full Story »
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Obama Weekly Address: President Rips Republicans For Blocking Small Business Lending Bill (VIDEO)
Huffington Post &bull 1 Hour Ago
Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is going after Senate Republicans who have stymied his proposal to create a $30 billion fund to help unfreeze lending for credit-starved small businesses. His election-year push for additional job measures suffered a… Full Story »
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RNC Pulls Out Of Breitbart Event?
Oliver Willis &bull 2 Hours Ago
Latest EntriesRNC Pulls Out Of Breitbart Event?The Tea Party Is Not Racist Except When They Make Racist VideosThe Camp Is HereTime To Replace Ben NelsonJon Stewart To Fox News: Nothing Obama Does Will Ever Make You HappyGlenn Beck: Homer Simpson… Full Story »
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Obama demands up-or-down vote on small business aid bill
Daily Kos &bull 2 Hours Ago
Of course, if some folks had their way, none of this would be happening at all. This plant might not exist. There were leaders of the "just say no" crowd in Washington who argued that standing by the auto industry would guarantee failure. One called it "the worst investment you could possibly make." They said we should just walk away and let these jobs go. Today, the men and women in this plant are proving these cynics wrong. Since GM and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy, our auto industry has added 55,000 jobs - the strongest period of job growth in… Full Story »
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Obama touts auto industry turn around, pushes for small biz help
CNN - Political Ticker &bull 2 Hours Ago
Washington (CNN) - President Obama used his weekly internet and radio address to discuss the auto industry's future and to press for passage of the Small Business Jobs Act, a measure which Obama says Senate Republicans are blocking. Hello everyone. Iam speaking to you from the GM auto plant here in Detroit, Michigan, where a hopeful story is unfolding in a place thatas been one of the hardest hit in America. In the twelve months before I took office, American auto companies lost hundreds of thousands of jobs. Sales plunged 40 percent. Liquidation was a very real possibility. Years of… Full Story »
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Might there be a "second revolution" and if so, what would it look like?
QandO &bull 2 Hours Ago
Good question. I don't see it in the offing at the moment, but if the course continues - i.e. Sure theyare asking that. And sure theyare wondering if they should change it. But thatas really all theyare doing at the moment. Thereas no impetus a other than talk a to make the fundamental change that… Full Story »
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Obama: 2.4% Growth Is Super Duper!
Right Wing News &bull 2 Hours Ago
So, Friday we found out that the economy grew at 2.4%, well below forecast "as a scarcity of jobs eroded consumer spending", with "aThe economy just muddling through." Stocks fell off on this news. The recovery is fading, and a troubling new pattern is setting in: economic growth that is too slow to… Full Story »
