Administration Plans to Replace Controversial Real ID Initiative
Washington Post Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:10 PM PDT
Yielding to a rebellion by states that refused to pay for it, the Obama administration is moving to scale back a federal law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that was designed to tighten security requirements for driver's licenses, Homeland Security Department and congressional officia... |
The Take: GOP Comeback Limited by Demographics, Political Forces
Washington Post Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:55 PM PDT
There has been much chatter about who now speaks for the Republican Party, and whether the GOP has a message or an agenda to combat President Obama's popularity. Those questions are important to the party's future, but the most serious problem remains the deeper demographic and political forces at... |
Obama Outlines New Potential Health-Cost Savings
Fox News Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:52 PM PDT
President Obama said on Saturday that he’s committed to making his health-care reform plan deficit-neutral over the next decade, though many observers think that will be a difficult goal to achieve. |
Long shadow of Obama stretches to graduation
Westminster Community Times Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:49 PM PDT
As she stood at the podium and gazed out over her classmates, New Town High’s Class of 2009 salutatorian reminded them to cries and shouts that “graduation day is here.†|
SC pol: Sorry for comparing first lady to gorilla
Live 5 News Charleston Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:49 PM PDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A former chairman of the South Carolina Election Commission has apologized after his posting on Facebook suggested a gorilla that escaped form a Columbia zoo was an ancestor of first lady Michelle Obama. |
Concern Over Obama's Spending Plans May Cloud 2010 Election Prospects
Washington Post Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:49 PM PDT
After enjoying months of towering poll numbers, legislative victories and well-received foreign policy initiatives, the White House has become increasingly concerned that President Obama's spending plans, which would require $9 trillion in government borrowing over the next decade, could become a... |
Cardin’s meeting with Judge Sonia Sotomayor
Westminster Community Times Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:48 PM PDT
This is an exciting time to be a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee as we move forward in vetting President Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to become a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. |
Iranian election puts pressure on Obama
Chicago Tribune Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:44 PM PDT
With hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reelected, critics in the U.S. will want Obama to quickly try to engage Iran in talks and then move on to economic sanctions and military action if necessary. The reelection of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a stinging setback to the Obama administration's hopes of cultivating a better relationship with the Islamic Republic. |
Ahmadinejad Re-Election Doesn’t Deter Obama From Engaging Iran
Bloomberg Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:43 PM PDT
June 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration will proceed with its plan to engage Iran and deal with re-elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, even as it monitors complaints from his opponents that the election results were fraudulent. |
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