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Promises, promises: Obama's wish list
Obama lays out an agenda Tuesday that would do just about everything but cure cancer.
Keeping Promises
Keeping Promises
whitehouse.gov — President Obama explains how the budget he sent to Congress will fulfill the promises he made as... a candidate, and assures special interests that he is ready for the fight. (more) Keeping Promises
FT.com / US / Politics & Foreign policy - Obama promises bipartisan action on deficits
ft.com — Barack Obama on Monday launched what he promised would be an enduring bipartisan process to bring down... the fiscal deficits that have started to explode under his watch. Mr Obama, who called 130 lawmakers and members of think-tanks to the White House ... (more) FT.com / US / Politics & Foreign policy - Obama ...
 Clooney gets W.H. promises on Darfur
Clooney gets W.H. promises on Darfur
washingtontimes.com — Christina Bellantoni ( Contact ) Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Academy Award winning actor and activist George Clooney... met privately Monday night with President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to urge the new administration's action on the ... (more) Clooney gets W.H. promises on Darfur
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Fast paced governing
The Reaction — ... Gee The Obama administration is setting a very rapid pace of governance. At times it is almost too big and too fast to take it all in or to oversee, though a highly regarded Inspector General will give it a good try. Some of the stimulus money is already going to work as states get in line for project money. In the President's address to Congress this week was a "big wish list" of promises to expand government. And, given the seriousness of the world's financial ...

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So much for your promises...
thirdbasepolitics.blogspot.com 3/28/2009 — This week America was finally clued into yet another of Obama's broken promises -- and this one was a doozie. Middle class tax cuts were one of the centerpieces of Obama's Presidential campaign. Well, it turns out even centerpieces have expiration ...
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hotair.com 7/6/2009 — Kevin McCullough puts together a collection of clips that have been played in several formats over the last week or so since the White House press corps started laughing at Robert Gibbs on taxes and President Obama’s pledge to cut them for ...
The Associated Press: Promises, Promises: Obama's health plan claims
google.com 6/21/2009 — 1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama seems to leave little room for doubt when he promises that his health care plan will let people keep the coverage they have. His vow sounds reassuring and gets applause, but no president could ...
The Associated Press: PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama tax pledge up in smoke
google.com 4/1/2009 — 3 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) One of President Barack Obama's campaign pledges on taxes went up in puffs of smoke Wednesday. The largest increase in tobacco taxes took effect despite Obama's promise not to raise taxes of any kind on families earning ...
PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama tax pledge up in smoke
breitbart.com 4/1/2009 — WASHINGTON (AP) - One of President Barack Obama's campaign pledges on taxes went up in puffs of smoke Wednesday. The largest increase in tobacco taxes took effect despite Obama's promise not to raise taxes of any kind on families earning under ...
PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama tax pledge up in smoke
breitbart.com 4/1/2009 — WASHINGTON (AP) - One of President Barack Obama's campaign pledges on taxes went up in puffs of smoke Wednesday. The largest increase in tobacco taxes took effect despite Obama's promise not to raise taxes of any kind on families earning under ...
PROMISES, PROMISES: No lobbyists at WH, except ... - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 2/3/2009 — WASHINGTON Barack Obama promised a "clean break from business as usual" in Washington. It hasn't quite worked out that way. From the start, he made exceptions to his no-lobbyist rule. And now, embarrassing details about Cabinet-nominee Tom Daschle's ...
The Associated Press: Promises, Promises: Obama's health plan guarantee
google.com 6/19/2009 — 4 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama seems to leave little room for doubt when he promises that his health care plan will let people keep the coverage they have. His vow sounds reassuring and gets applause, but no president could ...
PROMISES, PROMISES: Is Obama dog a rescue or not? (AP)
news.yahoo.com 4/14/2009 — AP - Is Bo a rescued dog or not? Did President Obama keep or break a campaign promise in picking the purebred as the family's new pet?
PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama tax pledge up in smoke
news.yahoo.com 4/1/2009 — WASHINGTON One of President Barack Obama 's campaign pledges on taxes went up in puffs of smoke Wednesday. The largest increase in tobacco taxes took effect despite Obama's promise not to raise taxes of any kind on families earning under $250,000 or ...
AP Source: Obama to rescind Bush abortion rule (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 2/27/2009
AP - President Barack Obama plans to repeal a Bush administration rule that has become a flash point in the debate over a doctor's right not to participate in abortions. The regulation, instituted in the last days of the Bush administration, ...
Debate-o-Matic: Is Obama's budget dishonest? Plus, is Twitter useful?(Obsolete Feed) 2/27/2009
For President Obama, this week was all about the budget. He convened a fiscal responsibility summit on Monday, spoke to Congress on Tuesday about his ambitious plans for transforming government while reining in costs, and then on Thursday gave us an ...
Obama takes in Bulls-Wizards gamemsnbc.com: Politics 2/28/2009
President Barack Obama sat courtside at a basketball game Friday between his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls, and the Washington Wizards.
Leibowitz Tapped as FTC ChairmanWSJ.com: Politics And Policy 2/28/2009
Obama nominated Jon Leibowitz, the FTC's only Democratic commissioner and who tends to favor strong enforcement, to head the board.
Obama budget gives Dems a roadmap, GOP a target (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 2/28/2009
AP - With ambitious plans to change health care, energy, farm payments, taxes and more, President Barack Obama's budget gives congressional Democrats goals to reach for. And highlights political targets for Republicans to aim at. "Our work is well ...