Angry McCain slams Obama (Politico)
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| Politico - Long delayed but not shrunken with time, a nearly $410 billion omnibus spending bill is fast becoming a great bone in the throat for Democrats and the White House, just when each hoped to put the past behind them and move onto President Ba ... |
Obama names Sebelius to lead health reform push
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama named Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius on Monday to lead his ambitious health reform effort, kicking off a week focused on revamping an inefficient healthcare system whose cost he fears is hurting the U. ... |
UK PM to hold Obama economy talks
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| UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives in the US for his first meeting with new president Barack Obama. ... |
Congress will listen - will UK voters?
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| • PM is first European leader to meet new president • United front sought before G20 summit in London When Barack Obama visited No 10 last June there was embarrassment as it transpired that an American aide had left gifts intended for Gordon Brown o ... |
Obama trade nominee to pay $10000 in back taxes
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee to be U.S. trade representative, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, has agreed to pay nearly $10,000 in back taxes after errors were found in his past ... |
Source in Iran views Obama's chopper blueprints
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| The Navy is investigating how an unauthorized user in Iran gained online access to blueprints and other information about a helicopter in President Barack Obama's fleet. Employees at data monitoring firm Tiversa last week discovered that potentially ... |
Obama will sign spending bill despite earmarks
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| WASHINGTON---- President Barack Obama will break a campaign pledge against congressional earmarks and sign a budget bill laden with millions in lawmakers' pet projects, administration officials said. ... |
Barack Obama nominee Ron Kirk agrees to pay back unpaid taxes
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| A fourth nominee for Barack Obama's cabinet has run into tax problems after it was revealed Ron Kirk the president's choice for US trade representative owed nearly 10000 £6700 in back taxes. ... |
More on earmarks: Obama's chief of staff has some in bill (McClatchy Newspapers)
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| McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON Even though President Barack Obama has repeatedly pledged to ban congressional earmarks, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has 16 such projects, worth about $8.5 million, in the bill the Senate is scheduled t ... |
McCain launches broadside against Obama on spending (Reuters)
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| Reuters - Republican Senator John McCain on Monday launched a broadside against former rival President Barack Obama, arguing he failed to live up to his commitment to change Washington by backing a $410 billion spending bill stuffed full of lawmakers ... |
Madeleine M. Kunin: Taking On the Lending Industry: Obama's Grand Plans for Education
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| President Barack Obama wants the United States to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020. Why would he place such... ... |
McCain launches broadside against Obama on spending
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain on Monday launched a broadside against former rival President Barack Obama, arguing he failed to live up to his commitment to change Washington by ... |
Obama Picks Sebelius, DeParle To Head Health Care
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| President Barack Obama announced Monday that Nancy-Ann DeParle will lead his efforts to remake the U.S. health care system. The news comes as Obama formally announced his pick to lead the department of health and human services, Kansas Gov. Kathleen ... |
Ron Kirk: Tax Problems Surface
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| WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee says President Barack Obama's nominee for trade representative owes roughly $10,000 in back federal taxes and has agreed to pay them. The report said Ron Kirk will file amended returns covering the years 200 ... |
Obama taps Kan. Gov. Sebelius as health chief
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| President Barack Obama turned to Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius today to help him overhaul a health care system whose cost has risen four times as fast as people's wages in recent years. ... |
Obama names Sebelius to lead health reform agenda (Reuters)
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| Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday formally nominated Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to lead his ambitious health reform effort, kicking off a week focused on revamping an inefficient healthcare system whose cost he fears is undermining th ... |
Obama beats early retreat on promise to fight pork (AP)
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 | AP - Despite campaign promises to take a machete to lawmakers' pet projects, President Barack Obama is quietly caving to funding nearly 8,000 of them this year, drawing a stern rebuke Monday from his Republican challenger in last fall's election. ... |
McCain criticizes Obama over spending earmarks (AP)
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| AP - Republican Sen. John McCain has unleashed a withering attack on President Barack Obama's decision to sign a spending bill packed with thousands of pet projects sought by lawmakers. ... |
Obama taps Kathleen Sebelius as health chief
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 | President Barack Obama turned to Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Monday to help him overhaul a health care system whose cost has risen four times as fast as people's wages in recent years. ... |
Obama taps DeParle as health czar (Politico)
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| Politico - President Barack Obama is rounding out his health-care overhaul team Monday by naming Nancy-Ann DeParle, a veteran of the Clinton administration, as the White House health czar. ... |
Obama trade nominee fixes errors in tax returns
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee to be U.S. trade representative, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, has filed amended tax returns after a review found he failed to pay taxes on $37,750 ... |
Obama trade nominee fixes errors in tax returns
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| President Barack Obama's nominee to be U.S. trade representative, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, has filed amended tax returns after a review found he failed to pay taxes on $37,750 in speaking fees he donated to his college alma mater, a Senate panel ... |
Obama taps Kan. Gov. Sebelius as health chief (AP)
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 | AP - President Barack Obama says he has chosen Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (seh BEEL yuhs) for health and human services secretary and Nancy-Ann DeParle as the director of the White House Office for Health Reform. ... |
Obama will sign spending bill despite earmarks
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| President Barack Obama will break a campaign pledge against congressional earmarks and sign a budget bill laden with millions in lawmakers' pet projects, administration officials said. ... |
Gordon Brown to ask Barack Obama to renew the 'special relationship'
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| Gordon Brown has said he hopes to "renew the special friendship" with America as he flies to Washington to meet US President Barack Obama. ... |
Obama to launch healthcare push with new secretary (Reuters)
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| Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday launched a week focused on revamping the expensive and unwieldy U.S. healthcare system, tapping Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to oversee his effort to fulfill a central promise of his campaign. ... |
Ari Melber: How The Insiders Failed Obama
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| President Barack Obama is on a roll -- and Washington's pundits are struggling to keep up. Commentators spent weeks body-slamming the administration's vetting and second-guessing... ... |
Talkback king leads backlash to Obama
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| THE radio talkback host Rush Limbaugh, America's answer to Alan Jones, has said he wants to see President Barack Obama fail, warning that the core free enterprise values of the nation are under assault and its very survival is at stake. ... |
Obama: 'A cure for cancer in our time'
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| Echoing the words of former President Richard Nixon almost 40 years earlier, President Barack Obama last week expressed his commitment to launching a new effort to find "a cure for cancer in our time." ... |
Obama faces test on gay military ban (Politico)
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| Politico - It is precisely the sort of knife fight no president wants to get into, especially in his first 100 days. But it seems that President Barack Obama is about to get dragged down the same dark alley as Bill Clinton when he was forced to confr ... |
Obama Rounds Out His Health Care Team
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| President Obama has chosen two officials experienced in health policy to lead his efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system: Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be Secretary of Health and Human Services and former Clinton Administration health ... |
LI hospital officials weigh in on Obama health plan
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| Local hospital administrators applauded President Barack Obama for putting health care front and center in his budget proposal. But they said they need to see more details and worry that, given the dire state of the economy, the changes could be ha ... |
Obama’s letters in blood of HIV man
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 | PRESIDENT Barack Obama was sent letters soaked in HIV-infected BLOOD, the FBI has revealed ... |
British PM seeks joint crisis front with Obama
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| LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes to forge an alliance this week with U.S. President Barack Obama to combat the global financial crisis and reinforce what London calls its special relationship with Washington. ... |
British PM seeks joint crisis front with Obama (Reuters)
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| Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes to forge an alliance this week with U.S. President Barack Obama to combat the global financial crisis and reinforce what London calls its special relationship with Washington. ... |
Farrakhan: Don't let Obama energy die
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 | Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan says President Barack Obama has ignited an unprecedented energy among people, and he's urging followers to not let it die. ... |
49% Say Obama Should Delay Health Care Reform Until Economy Is Better (Rasmussen Reports)
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| Rasmussen Reports - President Obama told the nation last week that health care reform is one of the top three priorities of his administration, but 49% of U.S. voters say the president should wait until the economy improves before moving forward on t ... |
Farrakhan: Followers must continue `Obama energy' (AP)
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 | AP - From a three-hour keynote address by Minister Louis Farrakhan to $10 T-shirts, mentions of President Barack Obama were everywhere at the Nation of Islam's annual convention in a Chicago suburb. ... |
Obama's movement must get moving
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| He has plans to stop the war, save the planet and redistribute wealth. If he's to overcome the lobbyists he'll need a new coalition Last week was a busy one for Barack Obama. On Monday he held a bipartisan fiscal summit where he pledged to cut the d ... |
Lobbyists mine Obama stimulus bill for clients
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| President Barack Obama powered his election campaign on a vow to get lobbyists out of the driver's seat, but it turns out some of the professionals sunniest about their prospects in these grim times are those in the governmental relations business. ... |
Obama aide: deficit goals on track despite grim economy
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's targets for cutting the budget deficit remain in reach, a top aide said on Sunday, despite an alarmingly steep U.S. economic decline that could throw off ... |
Barack Obama to appoint Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as health secretary
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| US President Barack Obama has asked Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to be his health secretary to carry out his ambitious health care reform program the White House said. ... |
Commentary: Will Obama use 'Facebook politics'?
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| The battle over the federal budget is about to begin. President Obama has laid out an ambitious agenda. ... |
British PM seeks joint crisis front with Obama
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| LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes to forge an alliance this week with U.S. President Barack Obama to combat the global financial crisis and reinforce what London calls its special ... |
Obama aide: deficit goals on track despite grim economy (Reuters)
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 | Reuters - President Barack Obama's targets for cutting the budget deficit remain in reach, a top aide said on Sunday, despite an alarmingly steep U.S. economic decline that could throw off revenue collections. ... |
Obama budget cuts taxes of typical family
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| A typical American family would get a tax cut under President Barack Obama's budget proposal, and their low-income neighbor would fare even better. ... |
White House, GOP avoid direct confrontation (AP)
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 | AP - Congressional Republicans show no desire to demonize President Barack Obama, so they're condemning Democratic leaders instead. Democrats are finished with their favorite target, George W. Bush, so they're linking Republicans to a famous talk sh ... |
GOP balking at Obama's budget
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| (NECN/ABC) - President Obama's budget proposal is taking some heat. The budget battle is going to get hot in Congress. "It's a breathtaking budget," Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) told Fox News Sunday. "This is probably the biggest rewrite or transformatio ... |
White House and Fiscal Conservatives Set for Showdown
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| Top aides to President Obama yesterday defended the ambitious plans laid out in the administration's proposed $3.6 trillion budget for next year, calling the spending necessary to reignite the economy and put the country on a path to sustainable grow ... |
Aides Defend President's Budget
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| Top aides to President Obama yesterday defended the ambitious plans laid out in the administration's proposed $3.6 trillion budget for next year, calling the spending necessary to reignite the economy and put the country on a path to sustainable grow ... |
Analysis: Cuba waiting and watching Obama
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| Amid two wars and an economic crisis, Cuba policy hardly ranks at the top of President Barack Obama's long agenda. ... |
President Obama to meet EU leaders in April
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| President Barack Obama will meet with European Union leaders at a special summit in April during his first trip to Europe, an official said Sunday. ... |
Criticism rains on Obama's farm subsidy cut idea (Reuters)
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| Reuters - Wally Darneille has two words for President Barack Obama's proposal to end the so-called direct payment subsidy to large U.S. farmers: "That's insanity." ... |
Obama budget chief defends economic projections
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| President Barack Obama's top budget adviser is defending White House forecasts that predict a strong economic recovery. ... |
Obama challenges lobbyists to legislative duel
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| WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is challenging the nation's vested interests to a legislative duel. ... |
US Republicans gear up for budget battle (AFP)
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 | AFP - Republicans Sunday signaled they are ready to seize a gauntlet thrown down by US President Barack Obama over his whopping 3.55 trillion dollar budget, heralding a bruising Congress battle ahead. ... |
Obama's Budget Stirs Partisan Debate
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| Three days after President Obama sent his $3.6 trillion budget to Capitol Hill, the battle lines became clearer Sunday as both sides sparred on the TV talk shows. ... |
Obama to visit Prague on April 5: Czech PM
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| U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Prague on April 5, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said on Sunday. ... |
Obama open to health-reform board (Politico)
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| Politico - Peter Orszag, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said Sunday that President Obama would consider the idea of a health-care board or commission that would de-politicize the process by taking some power from Congres ... |
NYT: Climate pact hopes rise with Obama
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 | Since taking office, President Barack Obama has radically shifted the global equation on climate change, placing the United States at the forefront of the effort to address the issue. ... |
With budget at stake, Obama ready to fight
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| The Obama administration began a new offensive this weekend to sell its economic program, countering the Republicans who call the new budget plan "mind-boggling" in its numbers and ambition. ... |
Obama reaches outside the White House
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 | Unlike his predecessors, President Barack Obama remains a relatively new politician accustomed to his freedom and personal space. ... |
White House Poised for Budget Fight
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| President Obama’s top advisers defended his economic program, while saying they would not pick a fight over earmarks. ... |
Divided Congress Takes Up Obama's Plans
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| Now that President Obama has laid out his budget and plans for reviving the economy, it's up to Congress to put them into action. But lawmakers are deeply divided. Democrats say the federal government should take the lead in turning things around; Re ... |
Budget chief: Obama will sign spending bill (AP)
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| AP - The White House budget director says the president will sign a big spending bill despite GOP calls for a veto. ... |
NY ANGER ON TAXING TURMOIL
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 | President Obama's fiscal policy just isn't their cup of tea. About 150 angry taxpayers held a mock tea party at City Hall Park yesterday, protesting the trillions of dollars in spending Obama and Congress recently outlined in a massive stimulus... ... |
College for all: Is Obama's goal attainable?
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 | In his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, President Barack Obama called for every American to pursue some form of education beyond high school. ... |
Obama ready to put 'em up over budget
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| (NECN/ABC) - Whether it's healthcare, education or clean energy, the President's agenda, along with the massive budget needed to pay for it, is huge. And so will be the fight to get it passed in Congress. "I realize that passing this budget won't b ... |
Massive Budget Marks Largest Ideological Swing Since the Reagan Era
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| Battle lines are rapidly hardening over the broad policy shifts, massive deficits and tax increases President Obama unveiled last week in his first budget request, a 10-year spending plan thick with political friction points. ... |
Obama's budget: huge ambitions, huge obstacles
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| WASHINGTON -- Breathtaking in its scope and ambition, President Barack Obama's agenda for the economy, health care and energy now goes to a Congress unaccustomed to resolving knotty issues and buffeted by powerful interests that oppose parts of his ... |
Obama Defends Spending Plan
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| In his weekly radio address Saturday morning, President Obama said his $3.6 trillion budget proposal reflects the priorities of the voters he met on the campaign trail, but he acknowledged not everyone shares those priorities. ... |
Consensus emerges in Congress for Obama Iraq plan
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| Congress has agreed to a timetable for troop withdrawals in Iraq after years of bitterly debating whether to set one. The general consensus came Friday in the form of statements endorsing President Barack Obama's plan to bring home roughly two-thirds ... |
Obama's call of college for all; Could it be done? (AP)
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 | AP - In his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, President Barack Obama called for every American to pursue some form of education beyond high school. ... |
Obama's budget: huge ambitions, huge obstacles
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| Breathtaking in its scope and ambition, President Barack Obama's agenda for the economy, health care and energy now goes to a Congress unaccustomed to resolving knotty issues and buffeted by powerful interests that oppose parts of his plan. ... |
Will Bunch: Obama's Plan Is About Dreams, Not Dollars
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| Except for that election thing last November (oh yeah, and that primary thing earlier last year) I guess President Barack Obama just can't win. For... ... |
Iraq VP welcomes Obama plan but still needs US help (AFP)
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 | AFP - Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi on Saturday welcomed the pullout of US combat troops outlined by President Barack Obama but stressed that Washington still has a "great responsibility" to help Iraq. ... |
Obama vows to fight for his budget (AFP)
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 | AFP - US President Barack Obama vowed Saturday to fight for his budget proposals that include investments in clean energy and healthcare as he faces a tough battle moving the measures through Congress. ... |
