Educators Support Year-Round School Despite Obstacles
The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:14 PM PDT
WHEELING - President Barack Obama believes year-round schooling could help close the education gap between the United States and other nations. So do several local school officials - although they acknowledge there are obstacles to overcome before such a plan could become a reality. |
Climate bill shaped by compromise
Chicago Tribune Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:10 PM PDT
Facing a mood unfriendly to sweeping changes in energy policy, House Democratic leaders and Obama had one thing that made interest groups more receptive: They were willing to negotiate. In mid-spring, when the prospect of a global warming bill passing Congress seemed like an Al Gore pipe dream, President Obama invited Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) down to the Oval Office. "He realized ... |
Government-run health insurance a bad idea
The News Virginian Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:09 PM PDT
I’m afraid that Gene Lyons lost me in his June 22 column (“Sickly talk about fixing health careâ€) supporting President Barack Obama’s plan to establish a government-run health insurance plan, the purpose of which, to quote Obama, is to “keep the insurance industry honest.†|
Woodbridge students stash memories for the future
MyCentralJersey.com Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:07 PM PDT
Imagine reading the notes you passed around in class four years later? Or figuring out if the "Vote for Obama" T-shirt you purchased is still relevant? |
Pakistan urges US to end drone attacks
Hindustan Times Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:07 PM PDT
President Barack Obama's national security adviser reiterated the United States' strong support for Pakistan in its battle with Taliban militants during talks with senior Pakistani leaders on Thursday. |
Planting media trouble
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:04 PM PDT
President Barack Obama made news at a press conference last week -- by planting a question with a blogger, not by offering anything new despite taking his sharpest questions to date. |
Iran's green revolt, and ours
The Charlotte Observer Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:02 PM PDT
There has been a lot of worthless chatter about what President Barack Obama should say about Iran's incipient “Green Revolution.†Sorry, but Iranian reformers don't need our praise. They need the one thing we could do, without firing a shot, that would truly weaken the Iranian theocrats and force them to unshackle their people. |
Obama pressures Senate on climate change measure
Marshalltown Times-Republican Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:00 PM PDT
WASHINGTON - Hailing the House, President Barack Obama put pressure on senators Saturday to follow its lead and pass legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions, helping usher the U.S. into a new age of energy efficiency. "Now my call to every senator, as well as to every American, is this: We cannot be afraid of the future. |
Winners and losers emerge in climate bill
The Washington Times Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:58 PM PDT
NEW YORK -- In addition to raising energy prices, the climate legislation that's winding through Congress would create a parallel financial system with a carbon-based currency. The House on Friday narrowly passed landmark legislation meant to curb greenhouse gas emissions and create an energy-efficient economy, voting 219-212. President Barack Obama on Saturday urged senators to follow suit. ... |
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