Friday, February 27, 2009

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Obama Heads South

The president is on Air Force One, headed to Camp Lejeune to announce his plans to withdraw most U.S. troops from Iraq by August '10. He's scheduled to speak at 11:45 am. An estimated 35,000 to 50,000 troops will remain in Iraq under the plan.

The Incredible Shrinking Economy

Revised GDP figures show the economy shrank much faster late last year than experts believed. The annualized 6.2% fourth-quarter decline is the largest since 1982. The Dow opens sharply lower Friday.

A Train Ride Away

The VP will convene the Middle Class Task Force's inaugural meeting on the University of Pennsylvania campus midday Friday. Task Force will hear presentations on creating green jobs as part of the economic recovery and move. Biden will be joined by several Cabinet members. Plus: Biden writes Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed arguing that green jobs will help build a strong [...]

Laura Bush: Post-Presidential Life Is a "Slow Adjustment"

The former first lady talks to ABC News about the dramatic changes she and her husband have experienced since leaving D.C., how she's settling into her new Dallas home. Also says she's had to borrow furniture for housewarming guests, hasn't been able to get her paper delivered and is "struggling" to get familiar with e-mail again. Click [...]

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Meet the Press: Secretary Gates This Week: Obama aide Orszag

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Bad Bad Bank

The good people at public radio's This American Life, who authored one of the best journalistic explanations of the financial collapse, have another installment coming this weekend, an hour long program called "Bad Bank." As a tease today, NPR posted a story about a memo written by an economist at Deutsche Bank explaining why taxpayers are [...]

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