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In Thanksgiving message, Obama spotlights economic response

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:12:15 +0000

Washington (CNN) - In his weekly Internet and radio address released on Thanksgiving Day, President Obama is mixing politics and policy with typical holiday sentiments. Less than a week before Obama is set to announce his decision on troop levels in Afghanistan, the president paid tribute to the U.S. military and the families of service members. "We keep in our thoughts and prayers the many families marking this Thanksgiving with an empty seat – saved for a son or daughter, or husband or wife, stationed in harm's way. And we say a special thanks for the sacrifices those men and women in uniform are making for our safety and freedom, and for all those Americans who enrich the lives of our communities through acts of kindness, generosity and service." In the message, Obama also pointed to domestic challenges. "But as much as we all have to be thankful for, we also know that this year millions of Americans are facing very difficult economic times. Many have lost jobs in this ...

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Pence slams Obama, Dems in GOP's holiday message

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:10:10 +0000

Washington (CNN) - In the GOP's Thanksgiving Day message, Indiana Republican Rep. Mike Pence laid out the party's prescription for economic growth, and slammed the Obama administration's approach. "[W]hile empty chairs for America's defenders were placed at Thanksgiving dinner tables in many homes, many other seats were filled with anxious Americans who are facing their own personal battles and struggles," Pence says in the latest weekly GOP radio and Web address. "Millions of families have seen jobs and careers vanish in the midst of this recession. "Many are asking, 'when will things get better?' Many more are asking, 'where are the jobs?' Pence slammed the administration's $787 billion stimulus package for failing to keep the nation' unemployment rate out of the double-digit range, as the White House had predicted. "And what is the White House's answer to our struggles? Another meeting next week," Pence says referring to Obama's upcoming jobs summit. "The Obama administration ...

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Biden to make history on 'The Daily Show'

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:42:46 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNN) – It could be an historic day for Vice President Joe Biden. Biden heads to New York City late Tuesday afternoon and will appear on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." That's nothing new for Biden, who's appeared on the program as a guest five times over the past few years. But this will be Biden's first time on the show since his inauguration as vice president in January. And apparently it will be the first time any sitting vice president will appear as a live guest on the program. – CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report

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