Browning sidesteps Obama admin, goes to federal court for approval of Florida election law
The Palm Beach Post Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:13 PM PDT
Secretary of State Kurt Browning has asked a federal court to approve Florida’s new election law, sidestepping the U.S. Justice Department on the most controversial portions of the voting overhaul approved by the GOP-dominated legislature in May and signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott. Critics of the new law say it is designed to [...] |
Obama Announces New Standards To Double Vehicle MPG By 2025
The Car Connection Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:12 PM PDT
Will your next vehicle get much better gas mileage than your current one? Ask most car shoppers and it's a priority. A new mandate formally announced this morning arguably makes it even more likely you'll find one with significantly higher mpg. The Obama administration and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have come to an agreement with 13... |
What Kind Of A Deal Would The President Sign?
NPR Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:11 PM PDT
President Obama said Friday he would sign a bill based on the plan devised by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that raised the debt ceiling and set the stage for deep deficit reductions in the months ahead. |
No Resolution To Debt Ceiling Crisis In Sight
NPR Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:11 PM PDT
House Republicans huddle behind closed doors seeking votes for Speaker John Boehner's debt ceiling bill, while Senate Democrats move ahead on their own plan, which faces lumbering procedural hurdles. The irony, says President Obama, is that "the two parties are not miles apart." He adds that "the time for putting party first is over." |
The Time for #Compromise is Now
The White House Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:10 PM PDT
"The time for compromise on behalf of the American people is now," said President Obama during a statement on debt negotiations this morning. On Twitter, people are using the hashtag # compromise in response to his speech. Here @ whitehouse , we've been using Twitter all week for our new White House Office Hours series, where senior staff have been answering your questions on the debt debate ... |
House nears vote on GOP debt bill; Dems oppose
The Tampa Tribune Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:09 PM PDT
Partisan to the core, Congress groped uncertainly today for a way to avoid a government default threatened for early next week. “We are almost out of time,†warned President Barack Obama as U.S. financial markets trembled. |
Pro-Democratic outside groups raised $10M
Seattle Times Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:09 PM PDT
Outside fundraising groups supporting President Barack Obama and Democratic candidates have raised a combined $10 million during the first six months of 2011. |
Breaking Brad: Friday, July 29
Omaha World-Herald Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:08 PM PDT
President Obama turns 50 next week. House Speaker John Boehner sent him a birthday card, and through force of habit Obama is threatening to veto it. |
Obama says time running out to avoid US default
Philly.com Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:08 PM PDT
Partisan to the core, Congress groped uncertainly Friday for a way to avoid a government default threatened for early next week. "We are almost out of time," warned President Barack Obama as U.S. financial markets trembled. |
AP Top News at 4:05 p.m. EDT
AP via Yahoo! News Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:07 PM PDT
Partisan to the core, Congress groped uncertainly Friday for a way to avoid a government default threatened for early next week. "We are almost out of time," warned President Barack Obama as U.S. financial markets trembled. At one end of the Capitol, Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans pushed toward a vote on veto-threatened legislation rewritten overnight to win the support of ... |
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