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Obama Promises Entitlement Reform, Action On Health Care In an interview wit the Washington Post editorial board, Barack Obama promised that his administration will make tough choices on entitlement spending. "Social Security, we can solve," said Obama. "The big problem is Medicare, which is ...
Obama, Blago flip sides of Bizarro plotline
Obama, Blago flip sides of Bizarro plotline
suntimes.com — Barack Obama jogged only slightly ahead of Rod Blagojevich across the news landscape of the past month,... the glistening horizon of a new Camelot ahead, perhaps, but the jagged outline of the clouted city not far behind. Obama and Blago are more than ... (more) Obama, Blago flip sides of Bizarro plotline
Senate takes oath as Blagojevich impeachment jurors | Clout Street - local political coverage
Senate takes oath as Blagojevich impeachment jurors | Clout Street - local political coverage
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com — Posted by Tribune staff at 11:45 a.m.; last updated at 3:35 p.m. Rodblagojevich5 SPRINGFIELD---The Illinois Senate took... an oath today to be sworn in as jurors in the historic impeachment trial of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, hours after he made his first ... (more) Senate takes oath as Blagojevich impeachment jurors | ...
Gov. Blagojevich Compares His Arrest to Attack on Pearl Harbor - Presidential Politics | ...
foxnews.com — CHICAGO -- Illinois' embattled but defiant governor, so fond of reciting poetry as he defends himself against... federal corruption allegations, has turned instead to the history books to describe the emotional strain his arrest put on him and his ... (more) Gov. Blagojevich Compares His Arrest to Attack on Pearl ...
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Talking Points Memo — ... Whackjob Iowa Rep. Steve King (R) complains that Obama gets to use "Hussein" while taking the oath of office, but the name is off-limits to critics. That and the day's other political news in the TPM Election Central Morning Roundup. ...

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