Obama announces help for student loan borrowers
Pioneer Press Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:14 PM PDT
DENVER - President Barack Obama recalled his struggles with student loan debt as he unveiled a plan Wednesday that could give millions of young people some relief on their payments. |
State Department defends bulk buys of Obama's books
The Washington Times Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:13 PM PDT
The State Department on Wednesday defended spending tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on books authored by President Obama, while White House spokesman Jay Carney called the book-buying an "embassy-based decision." The comments followed a report Wednesday by The Washington Times that found the State Department had spent more than ... |
Napolitano, House Republicans spar over immigration
Houston Chronicle Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:12 PM PDT
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano defended the Obama administration against Republican attacks on immigration, border security and a gun smuggling scandal during a contentious hearing Wednesday. Napolitano said apprehensions of illegal immigrants along the Southwest border dropped 36 percent in two years and violent crimes in border counties have decreased 30 percent ... |
Why Obama should call for a breakup of big banks
The Christian Science Monitor Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:11 PM PDT
What better way for the president to distinguish himself from Romney than to condemn Wall Street’s antics since the bailout and call for real reform? |
House votes to boost huge Arizona copper mine
AP via Yahoo! Singapore News Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:10 PM PDT
The House approved a federal land swap Wednesday that would clear the way for creation of North America's largest copper mine in Arizona, despite opposition from the Obama administration and complaints that the proposed mine operator had partnered with Iran and faces allegations of human rights violations. |
Obama Outlines Student Debt Relief
KNBN Rapid City Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:08 PM PDT
President Obama Thursday ordered changes in federal student loan programs that could benefit more than a million and a half Americans. Student loans are weighing down graduates in the tough economy. |
Feds not helping Alabama enforce immigration law
Rome News-Tribune Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:04 PM PDT
WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The government hasn't offered to help Alabama put in place a strict immigration law that the Obama administration is challenging in court, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napoli... |
Key senators back TRICARE fees; retiree COLAs return
Standard-Examiner Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:03 PM PDT
Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and John McCain (Ariz.), its ranking Republican, endorse President Obama’s call to establish next year a $200 enrollment fee on TRICARE for Life (TFL), the prized supplement to Medicare for 2.1 million elderly military retirees, their spouses and survivors. These influential senators made their views known on TRICARE ... |
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