Keystone oil pipeline bill fails in Senate
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada Finance Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:11 PM PST
Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican proposal to give a permit to the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline in a vote that will give Republicans more ammunition to criticize President Barack Obama's ... |
Oregon St. tips top-seeded Washington
Sports Illustrated Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:08 PM PST
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- After four years spent patiently rebuilding Oregon State's program from its foundations, coach Craig Robinson is two wins away from forcing President Barack Obama to predict his brother-in-law's fortunes in his NCAA tournament bracket. |
Obama Praises Ghana as Model of Democracy
ABC News Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:06 PM PST
President Obama praised “good news†Ghana today as a democratic model for Africa, after welcoming Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills to the White House. “This is a country that has established a strong tradition of democracy, and President Mills and I were comparing notes,â€... |
Senate Blocks Effort To Speed Pipeline Approval
NPR Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:06 PM PST
The 56-42 vote came after President Obama called Democratic senators to lobby them to oppose the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry tar sands oil from western Canada. Republicans wanted to sidestep Obama's rejection of the pipeline and allow the project to go forward. |
Agriculture official defends vigilance on food stamps
The Washington Times Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:59 PM PST
Obama administration officials at a House hearing Thursday tried to push back against recent investigative reports detailing problems and fraud in the nation's food-stamp program. Fraud is down to 1 percent - or a penny on the dollar - in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the ... |
Obama to take Cameron to NCAA tournament game
Times Leader Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:58 PM PST
(AP) President Barack Obama, an avid basketball fan, is bringing British Prime Minister David Cameron to an NCAA Tournament game in Ohio. |
Primary rival : Latest Jackson ad again distorts Obama loyalty issue
Chicago Sun-Times Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:57 PM PST
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has released a new radio commercial against rival former Rep. Debbie Halvorson that may prove just as controversial and hard-to-defend as his last one.Congressional Quarterly said Jackson voted against President Barack Obama more than twice as often as Halvorson did during her two years in Congress.But that didn’t stop Jackson from releasing a commercial saying Halvorson ... |
Deal not sealed, Romney hits Santorum with big ad buys
Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:53 PM PST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign would like to be focusing its attacks on Democratic President Barack Obama around now. But after failing to seize control of the Republican nomination race on "Super Tuesday," Romney cannot shake off rival Rick Santorum, whom he criticized on Thursday as a political insider. Opening up a new front against Santorum, the Romney campaign ... |
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