Obama Starts Rural Tour WHSV Harrisonburg Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:12 PM PDT President Barack Obama is dispatching top administration officials and Cabinet members on a "rural tour" this summer to explore ways to strengthen rural America. | Wal-Mart backs employer health insurance mandate The Huntington Herald-Dispatch Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Wal-Mart is the latest in a line of traditionally Republican-leaning businesses to embrace key portions of President Barack Obama's bid to overhaul health care, a trend that could complicate opponents' efforts to build a united front when Congress ramps up its work on the issue this summer. | IITians to participate in global conference in October Business Standard India Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:08 PM PDT Over 3000 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) alumni from across the world will gather near here to participate in a global conference on technology and innovation that would be attended by President Barack Obama's Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra. | U.S. works to speed solar energy development in the West San Fernando Valley Business Journal Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:02 PM PDT The Obama administration on Monday announced that it would put solar energy development in the West on a fast track, with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signing an order that sets aside more than 1,000 square miles of public land for two years of study and environmental reviews. | Professor off-base Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:02 PM PDT While his letter rebutting Ralph Peters' column "Obama vs. freedom" was less than useful, Paul S. Adams, assistant professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, inadvertently provided readers with a teaching moment. | Our appreciation stretches from Hawaii to Massachusetts The Biloxi Sun Herald Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:01 PM PDT Even though the total amounts to less than 2/3 of 1 percent of the Fiscal Year 2009 Supplemental Appropriations bill signed into law by President Obama last week, the $668 million allocated to continue the recovery from Hurricane Katrina will make a world of difference in Mississippi. | Records Indicate Tension Between Agency's Fired IG and Officials Washington Post Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:00 PM PDT Documents delivered to lawmakers this week expose a frequently confrontational and petty relationship over the past several years between Gerald Walpin and officials at the Corporation for National and Community Service. President Obama fired the Bush appointee last month, citing a lack of... | US cuts Bolivian tariff exemptions INO News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:59 PM PDT (AP:WASHINGTON) The Obama administration has refused to renew key tariff exemptions for Bolivia, saying the world's No. 3 cocaine-producing country is not adequately prosecuting the war on drugs. | Obamaâs Stance Deflects Chávezâs Finger-Pointing International Herald Tribune Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:59 PM PDT President Hugo Chávezâs insinuations of American involvement in the Honduras coup are being deflected by a more complex view of President Obamaâs policies. | | |
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