Quinn to pick new veterans chief soon
Chicago Sun-Times Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:12 AM PST
Gov. Quinn said Friday that he could name a replacement for Tammy Duckworth as Illinois veterans affairs secretary as soon as this weekend. President Obama nominated Duckworth on Tuesday to be an assistant secretary in the federal Veterans Affairs Department. |
US vice president sets out "new tone" in foreign policy
Deutsche Welle Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:11 AM PST
US Vice President Joe Biden has addressed a meeting of international leaders and security experts in Germany, in what was effectively the Obama administration's first major foreign policy speech. |
Obama: Economic bill necessary to save jobs
AP via Yahoo! News Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:10 AM PST
With the Senate moving toward a tenuous compromise on the White House's economic stimulus plan, President Barack Obama hammered at the urgent need to pass a bill that will jump-start the struggling economy and put people back to work. |
Obama Recovery Plan On Track In Senate
WJXT Jacksonville Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:08 AM PST
The Senate will continue work on the economic stimulus package hammered out Friday between Democratic leaders and a handful of Republican and Democratic moderates. |
Obama's economic recovery plan on track in Senate
AP via Yahoo! News Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:06 AM PST
President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan is on track to pass the Senate after a handful of moderate Republicans and Democrats forced more than $100 billion in cuts in programs that wouldn't create many jobs right away. |
Helping from the ground up
Daily Pilot Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:05 AM PST
A group of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa women who say they were inspired by President Barack Obama’s recent inauguration have started a grass-roots campaign to collect food, clothing and blankets for the needy. |
In the age of Obama, is it time to end Black History Month?
The Pantagraph Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:03 AM PST
Should Black History Month itself fade into history? Many have long argued that African-American history should be incorporated into year-round education. Now, claims that Black History Month is outdated are gaining a new potency, as schools diversify their curricula and President Barack Obama’s election opens a new chapter in the nation’s racial journey. |
Daily Herald
Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:02 AM PST
WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill extending health coverage to 4 million uninsured children, giving President Barack Obama a much-needed win on health care and taking a first step toward his promise of universal coverage. |
Tentative deal claimed on Senate stimulus Bill
Business Standard India Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:00 AM PST
Amid stunning new job losses and the latest bank failure, key senators and the White House have reached tentative agreement on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack Obama's recovery plan. |
Netanyahu: The leader who struts like a superpower
The Malaysian Insider Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:00 AM PST
TEL AVIV, Feb 7 â€" It was Bill Clinton who drily observed after meeting the newly elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that "he thinks he is the superpower and we are here to do whatever he requires." If Netanyahu emerges as victor in next Tuesday's election and in the process of government formation that will follow, he is unlikely to treat President Barack Obama to a repeat of what ... |
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