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Obama: Road-Building Program Will Help Jobs
Tells workers at the Department of Transportation Tuesday that the initiative within the stimulus will create or save 150,000 jobs by the end of 2010. "Hardworking families can worry a little less about this month's bills." Says some 200 highway construction jobs will start within the next few weeks. Later: Obama will visit the Department of Interior to [...]
Clinton: U.S. to Begin Talks with Syria
In another sign of improving relations with Syria, the Secretary of State says Obama will send two senior officials to there for “preliminary†talks. Announcement in Jerusalem comes before Clinton's meeting with Netanyahu.
Markets All Ears
Treasury boss Geithner and OMB head Orszag testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday, as nervous investors watch. Will be lawmakers' first chance to question the aides on Obama's budget. The Dow is up slightly after Tuesday's open.
Brown Is Up
The British Prime Minister heads to D.C. Tuesday to meet with Obama at the White House. They'll have a meeting to discuss the global economic crisis in advance of the London Economic Summit in April, then have lunch. WashPost: "Brown ... to press a 'global new deal' that he hopes will shore up his sagging poll numbers [...]
Obama Writes Russian Leader on Missiles
The president pens a missive to President Medvedev, suggesting a U.S. missile defense system might be unnecessary if Moscow helps block Iran from building long-range missiles. But: Russia says letter is a response to a note from Medvedev and includes "no concrete proposals."
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The Iran Approach
For the past few weeks, I've been arguing that the best way to approach Iran is obliquely: set the table for negotiations by improving our relations with Russia and Syria, among others. And it appears that is exactly what the Obama Administration is doing. Starting with Joe Biden's stated willingness to "push the reset button" [...]
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