Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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Politico: House GOP leaders Boehner, Cantor tell rank-and-file members Tuesday morning to oppose Obama's stimulus bill when it comes to the floor.      

Gates Aims to Send More Troops to Afghanistan by Summer

The secretary of defense testifies NOW before House and Senate armed services committee. Watch live here. Calls Afghanistan a “long and difficult” fight that has only just begun, says U.S. faces “hard choices” on spending for guns or butter. Read prepared remarks here. Also discusses Iraq, is expected to be grilled on Obama's plans to close Gitmo.       [...]

President Treks to the Hill Tuesday

Obama plans to address GOP lawmakers' stimulus plan concerns with visits to the House and Senate Republican Conferences Tuesday. He'll meet with GOP House members at 12:15 pm ET, Senate at 1:25 pm ET. Expected to make remarks at 2 pm ET. More details here. AP: Question is whether he'll "actually listen to GOP concerns about the [...]

Biden, Clinton Do Breakfast

The two will sit down at the Naval Observatory in D.C. Tuesday morning. More details here.      

Geithner to Lay Down the Law on Lobbyists

The newly confirmed Treasury secretary is expected to unveil new rules Tuesday to limit special-interest influence on the remaining bailout money.      

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Rookie Mistake?

Yesterday, in her first appearance as United Nations Ambassador SusanRice said that the Iranians would have to stop the enrichment of uranium before we began talks with them. She was repeating the Bush Administration precondition that Obama famously disputed during the campaign--his position was there should be no preconditions on talks with the Iranians. Later, [...]

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