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Beverage industry douses tax on soft drinks
Houston Chronicle But the White House staff reviewing funding options never embraced the idea even after President Barack Obama expressed interest last summer. … and more » |
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama invited Republican and Democratic lawmakers from the House and Senate to a Feb. 25 meeting to discuss ways to get an overhaul of the U.S. health-care system through Congress.
WASHINGTON — In the first major step to revive his health care agenda after his party’s loss of its super-majority in the Senate, President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss possible compromises later this month.
Greetings D.C.! What you thought was a snowstorm this weekend was in fact a political event, perhaps even a campaign event. The prospect of 20-plus inches of snow lit a spark in Mayor Adrian M. Fenty , offering him the opportunity to show city residents, suburban jurisdictions, and even Barack Obama that D.C., with 750 employees and 270 pieces of equipment working 12-hour shifts, could handle it …
The Central Intelligence Agency is becoming a paramilitary institution and neglecting its primary mission to provide strategic intelligence to policymakers. It is essential to protect the integrity of objective and balanced intelligence, notes Melvin A. Goodman .
Greetings D.C.! What you thought was a snowstorm this weekend was in fact a political event, perhaps even a campaign event. The prospect of 20-plus inches of snow lit a spark in Mayor Adrian M. Fenty , offering him the opportunity to show city residents, suburban jurisdictions, and even Barack Obama that D.C., with 750 employees and 270 pieces of equipment working 12-hour shifts, could handle it …
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Obama and EU: Shedding Rose-Colored Glasses
Council on Foreign Relations President Barack Obama’s decision not to attend a planned summit between the United States and the EU in May–and the testy European reaction to that … and more » |
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SBA loan expansion ‘can only be helpful’ to small businesses
NJBIZ New Jersey business experts welcome President Barack Obama’s plan to ask Congress to extend Small Business Administration loans to … and more » |
During his trip to Asia in November, Barack Obama seemed strangely mute. Unlike Bill Clinton, who criticized China’s human rights record in front of then-president Jiang Zemin, Obama largely avoided the topic of rights.
During his trip to Asia in November, Barack Obama seemed strangely mute. Unlike Bill Clinton, who criticized China’s human rights record in front of then-president Jiang Zemin, Obama largely avoided the topic of rights.
