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Obama Offers Tribute To 'A Defender Of A Dream' Free Internet Press Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:14 PM PDT President Obama on Wednesday praised the life and legacy of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, calling him “one of the most accomplished Americans ever to serve our democracy.” Obama wantsstates to overhaul failing schools WFMJ Youngstown Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is making good on a promise to use federal dollars to prod local officials to turn around failing schools. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday told states how he wants them to spend $3.5 billion in money from the federal School Improvement Fund. Choosing the Right Investments: Fast, Fair, & Future Value World Resources Institute Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:14 PM PDT 16 members of the US Climate Action Partnership (US-CAP), including WRI, sent this letter to Congress and the incoming Obama Administration last week. Rumors and Misinformation Dominate Discussion Over Health Care New America Media Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:13 PM PDT Determined to push their agenda, stubborn and vocal crowds continue to haunt congressional representatives as they pitch President Obama's health care reform proposal. 3,900 stimulus checks went to prison inmates Newsday Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The federal government sent about 3,900 economic stimulus payments of $250 each this spring to people who were in no position to use the money to help stimulate the economy: prison inmates. The checks were part of the massive economic recovery package approved by Congress and President Barack Obama in February. About 52 million Social Security recipients, railroad retirees and ... Obama, Biden Mourn 'Extraordinary Leader' WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:10 PM PDT President Barack Obama called Sen. Edward M. Kennedy a "singular figure" in American history who made the country a "more equal and more just" place for all Americans, including the president himself. Gov. Dave Heineman today, in response to a proclamation signed by the President, reminded Nebraskans to fly state and ... WOWT-TV Omaha Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:10 PM PDT President Barack Obama signed the proclamation calling for flags to be flown at half-staff for the remainder of today, until sunset on the day of the Senator’s interment. Treasury's Stein Discusses Consumer Agency, Draws Big Audience Nasdaq Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A key U.S. Treasury official Wednesday shed more light on the Obama administration's financial-overhaul proposal, arguing that a new consumer-focused federal agency - the Consumer Financial Protection Agency ( CFPA) - is necessary to help prevent future crises. Hospitals See $16 Billion Windfall Under Health-Care Reform Bloomberg Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:09 PM PDT Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Hospitals may gain as much as $16 billion over a decade from the Obama administration’s proposals to overhaul the health-care system. In Cuba, Richardson says US travel ban should end KWQC-TV 6 Davenport Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:09 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA, Cuba (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Wednesday that he's just a governor on a trade mission and carries no message from the U.S. government as he visits Cuba this week. But he does plan to report his impressions to President Barack Obama.

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