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| Obama’s Jobs Council Disbands Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 09:13 AM PST President Barack Obama’s jobs council is disbanding, two years after it was started. The Agenda: Grooms gets controversial endorsement, Boeing 'keeps charging', Mid-day strike? Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 09:09 AM PST Berkeley County Republican Grooms getting support from controversial anti-gay PAC A political action committee accusing President Barack Obama of "queering" and "feminizing" the military threw its support behind Republican state Sen. Larry Grooms this week. Grooms, who's one of a score of candidates hoping to become the next congressman from the Lowcountry, wouldn't comment on the endorsement ... Live Chat: The Science of Gun Violence Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 09:08 AM PST Each year, roughly 30,000 people in the United States die of firearm-related homicides and suicides. When President Barack Obama recently unveiled his ambitious gun control agenda, he called the death toll “a public health crisis†and ended a 17-year freeze ... Defense nominee Hagel defends his record in Senate ap.org Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 09:07 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary on Thursday defended his views of the military and global threats, pushing back against criticism that has focused on his past statements on Israel, Iran and nuclear weapons. Chuck Hagel told senators that America "must engage â€" not retreat â€" in the world," and insisted that his record is consistent on that point. Tick, tock: Administration misses some health law deadlines Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 09:07 AM PST The Obama administration is late in implementing several provisions of the federal health overhaul intended to improve access to care and lower costs. The programs, slated to take effect Jan. 1, were supposed to increase fees to primary care doctors wh... Senate to clear debt limit increase for Obama ap.org Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 09:07 AM PST The Senate Thursday took up must-do legislation to permit the government to borrow hundreds of billions of dollars more to meet its obligations, putting off one Washington showdown even as others loom ... Republicans press Hagel on Iraq, Iran and nuclear arsenal Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 09:06 AM PST Former senator Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s choice to be secretary of defense faced testy and skeptical questions from Republicans during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday. At one point the Iraq war and President George W … Obama lets Wall Street shysters off the hook Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 09:06 AM PST Ever since Election Night 2008, millions of Americans including thousands here in Central New York, swell with pride at the fact that a black man now resides in the White House. Given our nation’s abysmal history of slavery, lynching, Jim Crow and countless other inequalities, it is rather amazing that a black man with a white mother and a Muslim name now leads our land. But those dazzled by the ... Hagel strikes back at critics as hearing begins Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 09:06 AM PST (Staff writer) U.S. President Barack Obama’s pick to be defense secretary struck back at critics Jan. 31, telling senators he is “proud†of his record while also pledging to confront Iran and defend Israel. Obama's jobs council shutting down today Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 09:05 AM PST Washington — President Barack Obama will let his jobs council expire this week without renewing its charter, winding down one source of input from the business community even as unemployment remains stubbornly high. | |
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