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Obama "Confident" Economic Stimulus Bill Will Pass
The president tells reporters ahead of his meeting with CEOs at the White House Wednesday he thinks Congress will vote for his economic recovery bill. Adds he's looking forward to chatting with the business leaders, says they're "on the front lines in seeing the enormous problems in our economy right now." Obama will make remarks on the [...]
The Goreman on the Hill
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing featuring the former VP is underway NOW at the Capitol. Watch live here. Calls the climate crisis an "urgent and unprecedented threat," says the U.S. has a "dangerous over-reliance on carbon-based fuels." Lays out elements for successful Copenhagen agreement, urges Americans to stop viewing climate crisis as a choice "between moral [...]
Ahmadinejad to U.S.: Say You're Sorry
The Iranian president says in a speech Wednesday he wants an apology from the U.S. for its treatment of his country over the past 60 years. âChange means that they should apologize to the Iranian nation and try to make up for their dark background and the crimes they have committed against the Iranian nation.â Comes after [...]
HOLDER VOTE COMING SHORTLY
Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to decide Wednesday morning whether to recommend Obama's pick for attorney general. Could go to full Senate for a vote by the end of the week.
Mitchell to Hamas: Stop Smuggling Weapons
Obama's Mideast envoy says Wednesday a long-term Gaza truce must be based on an end to weapons smuggling, re-opening of the territory's blockaded borders. Says consolidating the Gaza cease-fire is "of critical importance." Remarks come during his stop in Jerusalem after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and security officials.
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Obama: Paring Back the Christmas Tree
After prevailing on House Democratic leaders to drop the family-planning provision from the House version of the economic stimulus bill, President Obama has convinced them to drop another provision that was proving to be an easy target for Republican criticism, ridicule and demagoguery: $200 million to spiff up the National Mall. But as Dan Gerstein [...]
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