On Thursday night, the most powerful man on earth spent 55 minutes of his priceless time simply sharing a beer with a police officer from Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a Harvard professor. This minutely orchestrated media event was designed to rescue …

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UPDATE: “Cash for Clunkers” Gets Economic Boost

On July 31, 2009, in Barack Obama, by Federal Voting

Update on Friday, July 31st WASHINGTON (AP) – With the $1 billion “cash for clunkers” rebate program running on “E,” the House has rushed in $2 billion in additional funding. The bill passed easily on a vote of 316-109. Lawmakers acted within hours …

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Ousted federal prosecutor renominated by Obama

On July 31, 2009, in Washington, by Federal Voting

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘” A former U.S. attorney for Nevada who was forced to resign during the Bush administration could soon be getting his old job back. President Barack Obama nominated Daniel G. Bogden on Friday to serve as the United States attorney …

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Elkhart prepares for Obama visit

On July 31, 2009, in Barack Obama, by Federal Voting

Plans continue to unfold for a presidential visit to Elkhart County next week. As NewsCenter Sixteen reported on Wednesday President Obama will be in the area on Wednesday. The White House advance is searching for a place to President Obama to speak …

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Obama Hosts White Cop, Black Scholar

On July 31, 2009, in Barack Obama, by Federal Voting

WASHINGTON (July 30) – With mugs of beer and calming words, President Barack Obama and the professor and policeman engulfed in a national uproar over race pledged Thursday to move on and try to pull country with them. There was no acrimony ‘” nor …

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Obama’s Approval Hits New Low

On July 31, 2009, in Barack Obama, by Federal Voting

(July 30) — As President Obama struggles to get a health care reform plan through Congress, his poll numbers are looking more sickly. The only silver lining for Obama in the gloomy polls is that he’s not getting the blame for everything. While the …

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Obama surprised by depth of recession

On July 31, 2009, in Barack Obama, by Federal Voting

President Barack Obama said Friday morning’s report on the country’s Gross Domestic Product ‘” a measure of the U.S.’s overall economic growth ‘” showed the recession was worse than he knew upon taking office in January but most economists think …

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First lady Michelle Obama is calling military families “quiet heroes” and urging the public to support them.

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WASHINGTON ‘” Watch President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talk about China. Read about it in Chinese. Catch a Web chat with a filmmaker on democracy. Bone up on Mideast peace negotiations and U.S.-Indonesian forest conservation efforts.

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Obama Vacation Plans Under the Microscope

On July 31, 2009, in Barack Obama, by Federal Voting

WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama, consumed by the rigors of managing two wars and the worst economic slump in decades, soon heads for a respite on an upscale Atlantic island – a trip that has raised eyebrows. During the last week of August …

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