whitehouse.gov - 1/31/2009
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In the weekly address, President Barack Obama addressed the latest economic news and urged the passing of an America Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. He also announced that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is preparing a new strategy for reviving our financial system -- which will not only ...
sfgate.com - 1/30/2009
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sfgate.com —
As former House Republican leader Tom DeLay said,
he and his colleagues deliberately started "every policy initiative...
from as far to the political right" as possible, so as to shift "the center farther to the right." The formula emulated Franklin D. ...
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Obama Speaks of Economic Struggles, Recovery Plan, Middle Class Task Force
Firedoglake —
... In this week's Weekly Address, President Obama again speaks about the failing economy and what measures he intends to enact to steer us towards economic recovery. ...
The Saturday Word: Moving On, Sort Of
The Caucus —
... homebuyers. Republicans said they would put forward numerous amendments, especially broader and deeper tax cuts, and efforts to strip out some major spending provisions that support long-term policy goals of Mr. Obama and Congressional Democrats but may not provide a quick jolt to the economy. The Republicans also said they intended to remove several provisions that they say smack of special-interest pet projects, including disaster insurance for honey producers. Mr. Obama used his weekly address this morning to put pressure on the Senate to pass the measure, and he said ...
"A victory for all the Iraqis"
small dead animals —
... Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has hailed a largely peaceful vote for new provincial councils across the country as a victory for all Iraqis. Voting was extended by one hour due to a strong turnout, including among Sunni Muslims who boycotted the last polls. The first nationwide vote in four years is being seen as a test of Iraq's stability ahead of a general election due later this year. At the new and improved muslim-reachy-outy-dialoguey White House website... crickets .... Posted by Kate at January 31, 2009 1:41 PM
Wall Street Hasn't Cornered The Market On Idiocy
Daily Kos —
... This is completely at odds with the message in Obama's weekly address, so the administration needs to either shoot this story down fast, or explain why they're worried that Wall Street won't take billions of our dollars if we don't beg them to nicely enough. ...
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