Thursday, February 28, 2013

Keyword: [obama]: White House tells Woodward he'll 'regret' criticism

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Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 08:15 AM EST
White House tells Woodward he'll 'regret' criticism
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 05:13 AM PST
Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward says a senior official from the White House told him he will “regret” a claim he made in an op-ed piece. Last week, Woodward wrote that President Obama is “moving the goal posts” by demanding a package of tax revenues and spending cuts to replace the sequester starting Friday.  He said it was “wrong” to blame the cuts on Republicans. In an interview ...
First lady announces effort to help kids exercise
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 05:13 AM PST
CHICAGO (AP) - Imagine students learning their ABCs while dancing, or memorizing multiplication tables while doing jumping jacks? Some schools are using both methods of instruction and Michelle Obama would like to see more of them use other creative ways to help students get the recommended hour of daily exercise. In Chicago ...
Senate Confirms Lew as Treasury Secretary
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 05:09 AM PST
WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jacob Lew to be Treasury secretary, affirming President Barack Obama’s choice of a budget expert at a time when Congress and the White House are at odds over sharp government spending cuts. The vote was 71 to 26 to support the nomination. A total of 25 Republicans and independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont voted against Lew’s confirmation. Lew ...
Morning Must Reads: February 28
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 05:08 AM PST
Sequester negotiations could last until May. Bob Woodward threatened by White House. Budget cuts may hit red states harder. Can Boehner and Obama get along? Pictures of the White House gutted in 1949. Justice Sonia Sotomayor‘s role in the Voting Rights Act trial. It’s the Federal Reserve’s 100th birthday; George Will blows out the candles. Karl Rove: Call Obama’s bluff. “Giving Obama flexibility ...
Web Series, Finding My Obama, Wraps Season 1
prweb.com Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 05:06 AM PST
Popular web series, "Finding My Obama" wraps its first season leaving viewers hooked!LOS ANGELES, CA (PRWEB) February 27, 2013 Web series Finding My Obama, brain child of Bernie Mac Show writers Antonia March and Jacqueline McKinley, has wrapped its first season. Timely, interesting, and relevant, the seven episode season followed Nef (Nefetari Spencer), a single African American woman eager to ...
US: $60 million in new aid to Syria opposition
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 05:04 AM PST
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Obama administration will provide the Syrian opposition with an additional $60 million in assistance and will for the first time provide non-lethal aid.
Obama Agrees Food and Medicines for Syrian Rebels for First Time [VIDEO]
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 05:04 AM PST
US Secretary of State John Kerry says Washington will also grant extra $60m aid to Assad opponents.
GOP Attacks Obama Credibility Over Sequester
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 05:03 AM PST
Is Obama exaggerating the effects of budget cuts to pressure lawmakers?
US to give $60M in new aid to Syria opposition
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 05:03 AM PST
The Obama administration said Thursday it will provide the Syrian opposition with an additional $60 million in assistance.
Republicans want to lock in 'sequester' cuts for rest of year
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 05:03 AM PST
WASHINGTON â€" With the "sequester" cuts all but certain, congressional Republicans are turning to the next battle with President Obama: locking in the cuts for the rest of the year in a strategy that is likely to face opposition in the Senate, and which could lead to a government shutdown.

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