Category Archives: Presidential

Obama administration rejects Keystone pipeline permit

By doris | Published: January 18, 2012

Full Story at FoxNews.com President Obama announced Wednesday that he will deny a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, blaming Republicans for imposing a “rushed and arbitrary deadline” which he said did not give officials enough time. GOP lawmakers immediately excoriated the president for the decision. House Speaker John Boehner said Obama is “selling out [...]

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South Carolina immigration law challenged by Justice Dept.

By doris | Published: October 31, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s administration sought on Monday to block parts of South Carolina’s new immigration law, arguing that the federal government had preeminent authority over immigration matters. The Justice Department is asking a federal court to intervene, bringing to three the number of states the Obama administration is suing [...]

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Loretta Lynn out of hospital, recovering at home

By doris | Published: October 24, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — In the government’s latest attempt to address the ailing housing market, President Obama will announce changes to a federal program Monday that will make it easier for struggling homeowners to refinance to today’s near-record low rates. Under the new program, homeowners who owe more on their homes [...]

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Obama: All US troops out of Iraq by end of year

By doris | Published: October 21, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and most divisive conflicts in U.S. history, announcing that all U.S. troops would be withdrawn from the country by year’s end. “As promised the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home [...]

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Americans urged to live MLK’s ideals at memorial dedication

By doris | Published: October 16, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — As the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial was officially dedicated Sunday, speakers called for carrying on King’s ideals and values and confronting issues including bullying and social and economic justice for all Americans. “Nearly 50 years after the March on Washington, our work — Dr. King’s work [...]

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Obama recruits more big money ‘bundlers’

By doris | Published: October 15, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON/CHICAGO — The number of donors who raise big money for President Barack Obama jumped in the last three months as he builds a war chest for what will likely be the costliest presidential election ever. At least forty-one people have raised at least half a million dollars for the president, [...]

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Obama orders U.S. troops to help chase down African ‘army’ leader

By doris | Published: October 14, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama is sending about 100 U.S. troops to Africa to help hunt down the leaders of the notoriously violent Lord’s Resistance Army in and around Uganda. “I have authorized a small number of combat-equipped U.S. forces to deploy to central Africa to provide assistance to regional [...]

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Obama: Iran ‘Will Pay a Price’ for Assassination Plot

By doris | Published: October 13, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com President Barack Obama said today that Iran will “pay a price” through sanctions and international pressure for its recent hostile behavior including the alleged Iran-directed plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S. in Washington, D.C. Echoing previous statements by top U.S. officials, Obama said that when dealing with [...]

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Why our government is broken

By doris | Published: September 26, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — When Tip O’Neill retired in 1987, he was asked how the quality of people elected to Congress had changed in his 30-plus years of service. The former Speaker of the House answered: “The quality is clearly better, much better.” But, he added, “The results are definitely worse.” He [...]

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Obama hits new low in key poll

By doris | Published: July 31, 2011

Full Story a tnews.Yahoo.com US President Barack Obama’s job approval rating slumped to a personal low of 40 percent in a public opinion survey out Friday, a possible reflection of the political war over US debt. The respected Gallup polling organization said Obama had previously slipped to 41 percent several times since taking office in [...]

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U.S. official says pre-infected computer tech entering country

By doris | Published: July 8, 2011

Full Story at Technolog.msnbc.msn.com Confirming years of warnings from government and private security experts, a top Homeland Security official has acknowledged that computer hardware and software is already being imported to the United States preloaded with spyware and security-sabotaging components. The remarks by Greg Schaffer, the Department of Homeland Security’s acting deputy undersecretary for national [...]

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Appeals court upholds Obama health care law

By doris | Published: June 29, 2011

Full Story at First Read.msnbc.msn.com Today’s ruling by a federal appeals court in Ohio, upholding the Obama health care law, marks the first time a Republican-appointed judge has found the most controversial part of the law constitutional. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals was 2-1 on the “individual [...]

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White House: No bin Laden photo release

By doris | Published: May 4, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Not wanting to inflame passions or appear to gloat, President Barack Obama decided Wednesday against releasing a gruesome photo of Osama bin Laden’s corpse. “There’s a long history of images like that being used to rally opinion against people, to turn people into heroes,” White House press secretary [...]

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Bin Laden hideout location challenges Pakistan credibility

By doris | Published: May 2, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com Osama bin Laden’s presence in an elaborately fortified million-dollar compound “raises questions” about what some Pakistani officials might have known about the al-Qaida leader’s presence prior to Sunday’s raid that killed him, the top White House counterterrorism adviser said Monday. The pointed comments by White House advisor John Brennan come amid [...]

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Tax the rich! OK, but then what, Mr. President?

By doris | Published: April 12, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — For years, President Obama has been clear about his preferred tax policy: Tax the rich more and protect households that make less than $250,000 from higher taxes. It’s not clear what he’ll say about taxes on Wednesday when he lays out his ideas for how to tackle [...]

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Shutdown would take away $32 million a day from national parks

By doris | Published: April 10, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com New York (CNN) — An average of $32 million a day in national parks revenue could be shut off if the Beltway showdown results in a government shutdown, officials say. The measure would be the first shutdown in more than 15 years, shuttering national parks, seashores and historic sites, and barring [...]

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18 days of protest culminate in Mubarak’s ouster

By doris | Published: February 11, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down Friday and handed over power to the military, his nearly three decades of iron rule ended by a groundswell of popular protests that began January 25. In a somber one-minute announcement on state television, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced Mubarak’s resignation [...]

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Obama takes plunge, swims in Gulf

By doris | Published: August 15, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The one really big question hanging over President Obama’s weekend vacation to Panama City, Florida, now has an answer. Will he or won’t he dive into the water to send a message that the Gulf Coast is back? The answer: He will, and sooner than expected. “I think we’re [...]

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Man arrested after wife writes to Obama asking for help

By doris | Published: June 22, 2010

Full Story atCNN.com New York (CNN) — Not everyone expects a response when they write a letter to the president of the United States. But Caroline Jamieson got much more than she expected when her husband ended up in jail and afraid he would be deported. Jamieson, vice president of marketing at a new-media advertising [...]

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Boeing Plans Bid on Presidential Helicopter Fleet

By doris | Published: June 7, 2010

Full Story at NYTimes.c Boeing will buy the rights to build a midsize helicopter from AgustaWestland, a European company, according to Philip J. Dunford, vice president and general manager of Boeing Rotorcraft Systems. AgustaWestland had previously teamed with Lockheed Martin for the project, which the Pentagon canceled in June 2009, citing cost overruns.

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