Submit a Story!

Obama, governors to talk economic crisis

 
President-elect Barack Obama is meeting with the country's governors on Tuesday to talk about how the economic crisis is affecting their states. (link)

Tags:

Related Content
UN Pick Rice: Another Wrong-on-Iraq Nominee
thenation.com 12/2/2008 — On the outside chance that anyone thought that Dr. Susan Rice might be the exception to the rule of wrong-thinking that characterizes Barack Obama's foreign-policy team, well, think again. Obama's nominee to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the ...
Tone of card-check support shifts
lasvegassun.com 12/2/2008 — Michael Mishak Sun, Nov 30, 2008 (2 a.m.) When Barack Obama stumped in Las Vegas union halls throughout the presidential campaign, he mentioned, almost without fail, his support for an obscure piece of legislation that would make it easier for workers ...
Obama, the billion-dollar man
politico.com 12/2/2008 — He'll come close to, or capture, the title of the first $1B candidate. See also: Picking up the tab
Lieberman now praising Obama
thehill.com 12/2/2008 — Sen. Joe Lieberman, the maverick lawmaker from Connecticut, has praised President-elect Barack Obama’s national security team after criticizing Obama’s ability to lead during wartime earlier this year. Lieberman, the Democrat-turned-independent, ...
Obama Won Without Voter-Turnout Surge Experts Had Predicted
bloomberg.com 12/2/2008 — Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama bet on an unprecedented surge of new voters to carry him to victory last month. He won without the record turnout. About 130 million Americans voted, up from 122 million four years ago. Still, ...
States look for Obama to help in economic downturnReuters: Politics 12/2/2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - State governors preparing to meet President-elect Barack Obama will ask for $136 billion in infrastructure funds to stimulate the economy immediately, Pennsylvania's governor said on Monday.
Commentary: U.S. must lead on human rightsCNN.com - Politics 12/2/2008
It has been heartening to witness the outpouring of worldwide enthusiasm over the election of Barack Obama as the next president of the United States, a transformational moment for our country.
Transition: Obama's security teamFirst Read 12/2/2008
The New York Times on yesterday’s national security rollout: "In deference to Mrs. Clinton’s stature (and later the others), Mr. Obama gave her an opportunity to make a statement from the lectern, something he did not do with any of his economic ...
Agenda: Meeting of Brotherly Love?First Read 12/2/2008
”When President-elect Barack Obama arrives at Philadelphia's Independence Hall today to meet with the nation's governors, the main question will be not whether he will deliver fast fiscal relief to the states, but how much?” the Washington Post  ...
GOP governors to press ObamaCNN Political Ticker 12/2/2008
Republicans will present Obama with economic policy principles. (CNN) –- Republican governors are set to present President-elect Barack Obama with a list of key policy areas that they feel are vital to helping their states recover from the recent ...