Has Obama's housing policy failed?
CNN Money Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:12 AM PST
The president's efforts to revive the housing market have largely failed. But is that entirely Obama's fault? |
Syria ready to let monitors stay, Obama ups pressure
The Star Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:12 AM PST
BEIRUT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syria is ready to let Arab monitors extend their mission beyond this week, an Arab League source said, but U.S. President Barack Obama said he was looking to increase international pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step aside. |
Romney, Obama: Who Can Get You a Job?
TheStreet.com Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:07 AM PST
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The race for the White House is likely to hinge on which candidate can best sell his plan to get Americans back to work the fastest. The reality, sadly, is that both are likely to fall short on their promises. The race is shaping up to be a choice between Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and ex-businessman who spent years cutting workers for the greater ... |
Imperialism for a cash-strapped era: Storms below the surface (Part I)
Russian Information Agency Novosti Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:03 AM PST
The United States’ defence strategy unveiled by President Barack Obama in Washington on January 5 has been occasioned by the need to slash the spending of the Pentagon by nearly half a trillion dollars over the next decade. |
Obama praises business-friendly proposals
Chicago Tribune Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:02 AM PST
The president's jobs council calls for lowering corporate tax rates and overhauling federal regulations, among other measures. With a touch of acidity, Republicans agree. President Obama praised a series of business-friendly proposals from his jobs council â€" the latest example of the president's strategy of seizing Republican-leaning ideas to protect himself against attack in the coming campaign. |
Occupy Protesters Throw Smoke Bomb Over White House Fence
The Atlantic Wire via Yahoo! News Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:59 AM PST
An unknown person appeared to throw some kind of smoke bomb over the White House fence last night during a demonstration by Occupy protestors outside the main gates. The Secret Service briefly put the building on lockdown, even though the President and First Lady were not at home. (They went out to dinner to celebrate Michelle Obama's 48th birthday, but returned without incident.) About 1,000 to ... |
Race to the Top competition revamped
Washington Examiner Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:55 AM PST
KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON The Obama administration's Race to the Top education competition is getting a facelift. Congress approved allowing local school districts to compete for federal dollars in the competition, and not just states. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is scheduled Wednesday to address a committee meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, where ... |
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