Default or Compromise?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:12 AM PDT
"Demoralized House Republicans are trying for a third straight day to pass a debt-ceiling bill that has almost no chance of surviving the Senate, even as the clock ticks closer to next week's deadline for avoiding a potentially calamitous government default," the AP reports. "Republicans will try again Friday. If they continue to fail, then President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats will have ... |
Obama set to announce new fuel economy standards today
Digital Trends via Yahoo! News Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:12 AM PDT
It seems that the Obama administration has brought months of negotiations with automakers on new fleet-wide MPG targets to an amicable close. The new CAFE, or corporate average fuel economy, standard to be announced today requires automakers’ entire fleet average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. |
President Should Invoke 14th Amendment on Debt : Minority Whip
CNBC Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:11 AM PDT
U.S. House of Representatives minority whip Steny Hoyer (D.-Md.) has called on President Barack Obama to invoke the 14th amendment to hike the debt ceiling unilaterally as a last resort to prevent a government default. |
Obama to speak about vehicle fuel economy
AP via Yahoo! Singapore News Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:10 AM PDT
President Barack Obama will speak Friday about the government's fuel efficiency goals for model years 2017-2025 cars and light-duty trucks. The president will appear at the Convention Center in downtown Washington. |
New Republic: Silly GOP, Obama Won't Sign That
NPR Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:06 AM PDT
John Boehner has been pushing his debt ceiling bill and pushing it hard. But why are Republicans so confident that Democrats, specifically Barack Obama, would agree to it? Jonathan Chait of The New Republic scratches his head and argues that the Boehner Bill offers Democrats nothing. |
Black Politics: Jack & Jill Politics Blogger Talks Obama’s Outlook for 2012
The Atlanta Post Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:02 AM PDT
By Alexis Garrett Stodghill President Obama took the time to greet a group of black bloggers in late 2010 as part of the push to gain African-American support for the midterm elections. This shows yet again how key new media is to his overall campaigning strategy, but more importantly demonstrates the power of black new [...] |
The too-quiet American
Al Jazeera Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:55 AM PDT
Obama's strict stance on US exports may be hurting the economy more than helping. |
Penalties: Indian Americans seeks Obama's help
rediff.com Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:52 AM PDT
The Internal Revenue Service announced on February 8 a special voluntary disclosure initiative designed to bring offshore money back into the US tax system and help people with undisclosed income from hidden offshore accounts. |
Weprin Wins Lieberman Backing in Vote for Weiner's Seat
The Forward Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:45 AM PDT
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) endorsed Democrat David Weprin in a New York special congressional election that has been characterized in the press as a Jewish referendum on President Obama’s Israel policies. |
Mona Charen: Take real look back at Clinton presidency
The Lafayette Daily Advertiser Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:45 AM PDT
As the fight continues over whether to raise taxes to ratify the additional $3.6 trillion President Obama and the Democrats have spent in just 27 months, you hear the same refrain from Democrats: We must raise taxes to the levels of the Clinton administration. |
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