VIDEO: Limbaugh thinks Obama will try to rig a third term Crikey Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:13 PM PDT Rush Limbaugh sees parallels between Obama and power-hungry ousted Honduran President Mel Zelaya: "Anybody who thinks [Obama] intends to just constitutionally go away in 2016 is nuts ... These are people who seek power for reasons other than to serve. They seek to rule." | New website tracks spending Straits Times Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON - PRESIDENT Barack Obama's chief information officer unveiled a new website on Tuesday which tracks the more than US$70 billion (S$101 billion) in annual information technology (IT) spending by federal agencies. The IT Dashboard, as the online project is known, demonstrates the Obama administration's commitment to 'transparency, accountability and responsibility,' said Mr Vivek ... | Walmart joins Obama in health care initiative Columbia Missourian Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON â" Walmart has embraced President Barack Obama's call for requiring all large employers to offer health insurance to its workers, adding momentum to the president's push for far-reaching changes to the nation's health care system. Walmart, the nation's largest private employer, announced its position in a letter to congressional and administration officials Tuesday. It was joined by a ... | Biden to oversee Iraq policy Straits Times Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON - PRESIDENT Barack Obama has asked Vice President Joe Biden to take on a new role overseeing the US departure from Iraq and Washington's effort to promote internal political reconciliation there. The White House said on Tuesday that Mr Biden would work closely with General Ray Odierno, the top US commander in Iraq and US ambassador to Baghdad Christopher Hill as US forces prefer to ... | N.Caucasus rights abuses stop stability-Amnesty AlertNet Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:11 PM PDT Source: Reuters * Amnesty: N.Caucasus can be stable with accountability * Report released ahead of Obama's visit to Moscow * Enforced disappearances in Chechnya are worsening -report MOSCOW, July 1 (Reuters ... | Hard choices on 4 big issues stymie health push The Washington DC Examiner Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:07 PM PDT Four divisive issues could dash President Barack Obamaâs hopes of overhauling health care: Cost, creating a government-run plan, taxing workersâ benefits and penalizing employers that donât offer coverage. | Obama will filter questions for Virginia town hall The Washington DC Examiner Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:07 PM PDT With Congress away on recess, President Barack Obama is stepping up his sales pitch for health care reform, tapping online social media in a new end run around the traditional news filter. | U.S., U.N. call for restoration of ousted Honduran leader McClatchy Washington Bureau Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON â" Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya formally began his campaign to reclaim his office Tuesday, making appeals to diplomats and Obama administration officials here and in New York. | | |
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