President's next task: overhauling regulations Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:13 AM PST ON THE eve of his first budget, President Barack Obama has turned to overhauling regulation of the financial system, which has been blamed for the excessive risk taking that led to the collapse of several large banks and paralysis in the credit markets. | Obama: U.S. can survive the crisis North Platte Telegraph Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:13 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama promised a nation shuddering in economic crisis Tuesday night that he would lead it from a dire "day of reckoning" to a brighter future, summoning politicians and public alike to shoulder responsibility for hard choices and shared sacrifice. | Madigan: OK for lawmakers to move up Sen. election WREX-TV Rockford Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:12 AM PST Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the General Assembly can constitutionally pass a law that moves up the date of the next election for President Barack Obama's former Senate seat. | Unemployed Texans granted additional $25 per week in UI benefits Cleveland Advocate Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:12 AM PST The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has announced a $25 increase to weekly unemployment benefits for individuals currently receiving payments. The increase was part of the economic stimulus package passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama. | Obama seeks new 250 billion bank bailout: report AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:12 AM PST WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama is seeking a safeguard option to spend 250 billion dollars more to rescue the US financial industry in the budget outline to be unveiled Thursday, US media reported. | Obama set to present budget to Congress AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:12 AM PST WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama will Thursday ask Congress for 634 billion dollars to fund healthcare reform in his 2010 budget, which must reconcile a costly agenda with a vow to slash a gaping deficit. | Five Easy Steps to Re-Invent Bobby Jindal NBC 5 Chicago Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:11 AM PST After a universally panned GOP response to Obama's address to Congress, Bobby Jindal needs a political reboot. Here's a modest proposal the governor might want to follow. | Obama plan stifles competition Belleville News-Democrat Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:11 AM PST ALEXANDRIA, Va. - President Obama's speech to Congress on Tuesday made it clear that he sees a much larger role for government in our $2.2 trillion health sector. It reaffirms his campaign and legislative proposals that pushed initiatives that expand existing government programs and create new taxpayer-funded health plans. | | |
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