Archive for February, 2009

Obamas Nominate First Pup: a Portuguese Water Dog

February 26th, 2009

Seemingly more than picking his Commerce Secretary, the Obamas have struggled with a choice for first dog, but it appears they have settled on a Portuguese water dog.

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Ill. voters have primary to winnow field to replace Emanuel ahead of April 7 special election

February 26th, 2009

Whoever ends up winning former Rep. Rahm Emanuel’s congressional seat in a special election has some catching up to do.

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Nominee to head CFTC promises to be independent regulator, senators eye stance as Clinton aide

February 26th, 2009

President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission promised Wednesday to act forcefully as a regulator, even as senators raised concerns over his actions as a Clinton …

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Vice President Coming to Arkansas Next Month

February 26th, 2009

Vice President Joe Biden is coming to Arkansas in March to help kick-off Senator Blanche Lincoln’s 2010 re-election campaign.

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Middle class task force to meet in Philadelphia

February 26th, 2009

The panel, chaired by Vice President Joe Biden, will hear from experts on the potential to create and fill these jobs.

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Immunity lifted for embattled Iraqi lawmaker

February 26th, 2009

Iraqi lawmakers voted Wednesday to lift the parliamentary immunity of a Sunni legislator accused of directing a private terror cell — just hours after a plane carrying the embattled politician from Baghdad was …

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Obama tells nation: ‘We are not quitters’

February 26th, 2009

To a nation reeling from recession and facing long-festering problems, President Barack Obama has a simple reminder: ‘We are not quitters.’

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The 21st-century fireside chat: Did Obama connect?

February 26th, 2009

Bill Bibbes, seated in the kitchen of his south Jackson, Miss., home, Tuesday, Feb.

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No terror talk: Homeland Security head’s new tone

February 26th, 2009

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano avoids the terms “terrorism” or “9/11″ in remarks prepared for her first congressional testimony since taking office, signaling a sharp change in tone from her ..Full story

Wonder at the White House

February 26th, 2009

Music legend Stevie Wonder is set to receive a White House honour. The multi-Grammy winning soul star will be presented with the Library of Congress’s Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

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