Pete Seeger makes long journey back to Newport
Boston Herald Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:14 PM PDT
Now 90, Pete Seeger has outlived his political enemies. When the famed folk singer performed with Bruce Springsteen at President Obama's inauguration ceremony in... |
Water: The Vineyard an upgrade from Lake Michigan?
The Washington DC Examiner Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:13 PM PDT
It’s a good thing President Barack Obama got away from Lake Michigan when he did. The Natural Resources Defense Council released its 2008 study on beach cleanliness Tuesday, naming Lake Michigan â€" which provides Chicago with its only beaches â€" as one of the country’s most polluted bodies of water. |
Obama meeting draws protests
The Martinsburg Journal Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:11 PM PDT
BRISTOL, Va. (AP) - More than 200 protesters from a conservative corner of Appalachia showed up Wednesday in opposition to President Barack Obama's health care reform effort. Some held signs reading, ''Obamacare is political malpractice'' and ''Keep your hands off my health care. |
School officials eye competitive grants
The Pasco Tribune Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:10 PM PDT
LAND O' LAKES - School officials in Pasco and Hillsborough counties are poised to go after a share of the Race to the Top education stimulus money that President Barack Obama discussed in a news conference last week. |
Obama hears from USEC
Knoxville News Sentinel Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:09 PM PDT
USEC Inc. CEO John Welch sent a letter Wednesday to President Obama, reminding the President of a September campaign “commitment†and asking him to reconsider the $2 billion loan guarantee that was shelved earlier this week by the Department of Energy. |
New Federal Housing Administration loan assistance
The Daily Reflector Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:06 PM PDT
WASHINGTON â€" Loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration will be eligible for payment reductions similar to the Obama administration's loan modification program, the government will announce Thursday. |
Obama spells out healthcare 'consumer protections'
Chicago Tribune Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:06 PM PDT
In a town-hall meeting in North Carolina, the president focuses on reform measures and tries to dispel fears. Meanwhile, Senate leaders are hopeful about a bipartisan deal. President Obama, carrying his appeal for public support for healthcare reform today to two long-Republican-voting states that supported his election, spelled out a series of measures to protect consumers against abuses by ... |
Obama returns to Bristol to talk about health care
Richmond Times-Dispatch Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:04 PM PDT
President Barack Obama made his case for health-care reform to a small audience at a Kroger supermarket yesterday, continuing a “conversation about change†he started in Bristol just over a year ago. “This is the first town that I visited in the general election,“ Obama told the audience, mostly Kroger employees and executives. “In my mind, at least, this is where change began, and that’s why ... |
Time for Obama to squelch offshore drilling
Bradenton Herald Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:03 PM PDT
Once again, we’re engulfed in a battle over drilling off Florida’s Gulf coast. Must the Sunshine State fend off drilling proposals on a monthly basis? |
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