Obama says little at Democrat retreat
UPI - 15hrs 29mins agoCAMBRIDGE, Md., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama paid only a short visit to his Democratic Party's Maryland retreat, saying he was saving his best thoughts for next week. Some 130 House Democratic lawmakers and their partners attended…
Read more >>Corporate cash flows to Republicans
UPI - 1 day agoWASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Corporate Money has been flowing freely to U.S. Republican leaders, including millions of dollars from healthcare companies, documents show. The Washington Post said the Healthcare Industry has contributed about $5 mil…
Read more >>Barack Obama's second honeymoon: It was as inevitable as it is meaningless.
Slate - 1day 3hrs agoIn contrast, by about a 2-1 margin in the NBC News/WSJ poll, voters think Obama will "strike the right balance" with the new Congress. By a smaller margin, they think that Congress will be "too inflexible" as it deals with him. Only 45 percent of …
Read more >>Will Obama Back Changes to Social Security?
CBS News - 1day 4hrs agoWill Obama Back Social Security Changes in State of the Union? With many expecting President Obama to endorse a fiscally moderate path forward in his State of the Union address next week - and perhaps call for changes to Social Security in the pro…
Read more >>Mark Weisbrot: Aristide Should Be Allowed to Return to Haiti
The Huffington Post - 1day 6hrs agoHaiti's infamous dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier, returned to his country this week, while the country's first elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is kept out. These two facts really say everything about Washington's policy toward Haiti, and…
Read more >>Rep. Michele Bachmann Falsely Claims Americans Want Health Care Reforms Repealed
Think Progress - 1day 7hrs agoIn an interview with Newsmax TV’s Ashley Martella yesterday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) claimed that President Obama’s health reform law — which she called the “crown jewel of socialism” — is unpopular with …
Read more >>Milbank declares Palin moratorium
Politico - 1day 8hrs agoDana Milbank is quitting Sarah Palin Cold Turkey for the month of February, and has invited his colleagues in the media – including Politico – to do the same. Though it is embarrassing to admit this in public, I can no longer hide th…
Read more >>Pawlenty: Obama shouldn't raise national debt ceiling
The Hill - 1day 8hrs agoFueling the rumor that he is planning a presidential run in 2012, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) called on President Obama not to raise the National Debt limit. In an opinion piece for The Washington Post, Pawlenty, who has said he is consi…
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