Obama plan clears first hurdle, Asian markets cheer Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 0:00 AM PST U.S. President Barack Obama's $825 billion stimulus plan cleared its first Congressional hurdle as the Federal Reserve eyed more extreme measures to ease credit market strains, boosting Asian stocks despite deep skepticism that a global slowdown can be reversed quickly. | Arkansas: Obama Resolution Fails New York Times Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:52 PM PST A resolution congratulating Barack Obama on his election as president was rejected by a committee of the Arkansas House of Representatives after lawmakers objected to language in the measure that referred to the United States as ?a nation founded by slave owners.? Eight of the 11 members of the panel, the State Agencies Committee, who opposed the resolution were Republicans, and one Republican ... | Obama pulling for Steelers; Cards unfazed USA Today Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:56 PM PST President Obama saw the state of Arizona home to his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain, in the race for the Oval Office turn red on election night last November. Now it's the Arizona Cardinals who are seeing red amid the revelation that Obama is rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII. | Obama savors stimulus win but fights loom AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:12 PM PST Handing US President Barack Obama his first big win, the divided US House of Representatives approved a huge stimulus bill he touted as vital to saving the US economy from collapse. | Obama gives G-20 hint to South African leader AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 28 Jan 2009 9:24 PM PST US President Barack Obama spoke to South Africa's President Kgalema Motlanthe, and gave a clear indication he plans to attend the G-20 summit in London in April. | Obama girls' snow day puzzles president USA Today Wed, 28 Jan 2009 8:44 PM PST President Obama thinks Washington, D.C., should toughen up."My children's school was canceled today, because of what?" an incredulous Obama asked Wednesday before a meeting. "Some ice?" He laughed. | Obama invites lawmakers for cocktail party AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 28 Jan 2009 9:02 PM PST President Barack Obama was welcoming House and Senate leaders from both parties to the White House for drinks Wednesday night as he continues to lobby lawmakers to pass his economic recovery bill despite stiff GOP opposition. | Advisers Deciding Obama Trip Plans Washington Post Wed, 28 Jan 2009 9:00 PM PST Now that President Obama has spent a full week settling into the White House, his advisers have a new task: deciding when to send him back out into the wider world. | 'Difficult decisions' on Iraq, Afghanistan ahead: Obama AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 28 Jan 2009 9:03 PM PST President Barack Obama said he had "difficult decisions" to make on Iraq and Afghanistan after his first meeting as commander-in-chief at the Pentagon with military brass. | | |
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