U.S. jobless rate up to 26-yr. high
The Cincinnati Enquirer Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:13 PM PDT
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Friday's report of U.S. job losses is a "sobering reminder that progress comes in fits and starts" and that he is considering additional steps to spur economic growth. |
Stay Classy Conservatives
Old Gold & Black Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:12 PM PDT
Everyone on the right is absolutely ecstatic that we lost our bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games here in Chicago. It’s the friggin Olympics! It doesn’t have any direct implications for policy decisions (other than potentially give a boost to our economy) so it doesn’t really matter, which is exactly what’s wrong. Since Obama [...] |
IOC swayed by Rio’s samba style as Windy City is blown away
The Malaysian Insider Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:11 PM PDT
COPENHAGEN, Oct 3 â€" The passion and drama of Rio de Janeiro triumphed over the rhetorical power of Barack Obama last night as the city secured the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games ahead of Chicago. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) found itself unable to resist the samba and sunshine-soaked prospect of staging the 31st Olympiad in Brazil, rejecting a plea from US President Obama, who ... |
Day Around the Bay
SFist Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:11 PM PDT
In defense of NOMA. [ Bubo , Curbed ] Alex Barkett kicks Whip It between the legs. [ Appeal ] Food service workers and their all too common addiction to cigarettes. [ Bauer ] Free Roman Polanski? [ SFBG ] Making employers liable for their distracted drivers. [ Streetsblog ] Maerz interviews DJ White Mike. [ SF Weekly ] The agony of Obama's Olympic defeat. [ NBC Bay Area ] Steve Jobs backlash ... |
Reid wants Obama's view on military's gay ban
AP via Yahoo! News Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:10 PM PDT
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants to hear from the Obama administration on how to overturn the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving openly in the military. |
Coderre chaos subsides
The Globe and Mail Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:08 PM PDT
The former Quebec lieutenant makes amends, Obama's man arrives in Ottawa, a staffer passes, women candidates struggle and more |
Windy City blown away in 2016 Olympic voting
NBC26 Green Bay Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:08 PM PDT
COPENHAGEN (AP) - Chicago can't blame it all on Rio. More like a backlash against any number of things American - from hassling visitors at the borders to money squabbles to a quickie visit by President Barack Obama. Even a disrupted walk across the hall apparently played a part. |
An Olympic-sized whipping for Chicago
KIFI Idaho Falls Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:03 PM PDT
President Barack Obama was in the comfort of his private quarters on Air Force One somewhere over the Atlantic when he got the news. The vote was in, his adopted hometown had been trounced, and the embarrassment of the U.S.... |
US targets banks in effort to restart NKorea talks
INO News Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:01 PM PDT
(AP:WASHINGTON) The Obama administration's push to settle a tense nuclear standoff with North Korea is being spearheaded not by soldiers on a battlefield or big-name diplomats but by government officials knocking on the doors of banks throughout Asia. |
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