Obama ready to make tough choices on budget - aide
AsiaOne Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:04 PM PST
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama is willing to make difficult choices on spending cuts when he unveils his budget next month, a senior aide said on Sunday. |
Manny Pacquiao's US Press Tour May Include Meeting with President Barack Obama
Bleacher Report Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:03 PM PST
Manny Pacquiao's scheduled trip to the U.S. next month to promote his next fight with Shane Mosley may include an audience with President Barack Obama at the White House. Before the year ended, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum announced the Pacquiao-Mosley fight has been set for May 7 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arum said a short promotional tour will take place in four key U.S ... |
Obama aide: Don't 'play chicken' with debt ceiling
Minnesota Public Radio Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:02 PM PST
he top White House economic adviser is warning against what he calls "playing chicken" with the need to raise the nation's debt ceiling, but Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota is asking people to sign an online petition to urge their representatives not to increase the debt limit. |
Robert J. Samuelson: Jury still out on Obama's economic record
Memphis Commercial Appeal Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:01 PM PST
President Barack Obama must take some comfort that the latest economic forecasts are becoming more optimistic about 2011 and beyond. The more upbeat of these (from, say, Richard Berner of Morgan Stanley) have the economy's growth accelerating next year to about 4 percent from less than 3 percent and the unemployment rate dropping from the present 9.8 percent to 8.6 percent by year-end. |
Politics Scene
The Washington Times Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:00 PM PST
WHITE HOUSE President signs 9/11 survivor-aid bill HONOLULU | President Obama has signed into law a bill to provide aid to survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks and first responders who became ill working in the ruins at the World Trade Center. The bill was one of the last measures ... |
GOP to scrutinize Obama's feats
The Washington Times Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:00 PM PST
With Congress split this year between Republicans and Democrats, the GOP may not be able to pass much of its repeal agenda, but it still expects to play a major role in shaping government through hearings and investigations into much of what the Obama administration has done. Republican committee chairmen ... |
Democrats aim to create jobs, Kaine says
The Washington Times Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:00 PM PST
Democratic leaders outlined their plans Sunday for the upcoming Congress, with President Obama needing to fix the economy and score legislative wins to help his likely 2012 re-election effort amid a Republican-controlled House and a disillusioned liberal base. Tim Kaine, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said the president's top ... |
Obama signs $4bn compo for 9/11 ill
Herald Sun Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:58 PM PST
BARACK Obama has signed into law a bill to compensate emergency responders sickened in the rubble of the September 11 attacks, the White House has said. |
Obama Signs Sept. 11 First Responders Bill
Local 6 Orlando Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:53 PM PST
President Barack Obama said Sunday he was honored to sign a bill to provide aid to survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks and first responders who became ill working in the ruins at the World Trade Center. |
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