Obamaâs HARP plan is not music to economistâs ears Northbrook Star Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:13 PM PDT President Obamaâs revised Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) may sound as pretty as its acronym - but itâs not resonating loudly with economists. The President recently announced changes to HARP, originally implemented in March 2009. The program targets homeowners current, or almost current, on their Fannie Mae- or Freddie Mac-backed mortgages -- but who also have too little equity to ... | Retooling Obamaâs Jobs Bill La Prensa San Diego Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:09 PM PDT Commentary: By Kmele Foster Earlier this month, the Presidentâs jobs bill failed in the Senate. Now the White House intends to break up the bill and gin up sufficient Republican support to pass key pieces. âWe will now work with Senator Reid to make sure that the individual proposals in this jobs bill get [...] | Cain: Obama Wrong to Announce Iraq Withdrawal WTVY Dothan Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:09 PM PDT TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain attacked President Barack Obama for announcing the United States would pull troops out of Iraq by the end of the year. | Obama lost many donors from '08 presidential race Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON #8212; President Barack Obama has lost millions of dollars in support from former donors in Democratic strongholds and in districts that he won narrowly four years ago, according to an Associated Press analysis of the most recent federal campaign finance data. | Labor board headed for gridlock again San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:04 PM PDT (10-28) 12:19 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Frustrated with union-friendly decisions from the National Labor Relations Board, Republicans hope to cut off the agency's power by denying President Barack Obama the chance to name... | We Can't Wait to Help Businesses Grow The White House Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:01 PM PDT While Republicans in Congress continue to block the American Jobs Act , President Obama is still finding new ways to boost the economy and put people back to work. This morning, the President signed two executive memorandums: one that would shorten the time it takes for companies to commercialize federal research, and another to launch BusinessUSA -- a website that will make it easier for ... | | |
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