Obama pushes for aid to states (source: Reuters)

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday made a last-minute pitch for $26 billion in aid to financially struggling states as his fellow Democrats were poised to approve a package they hope will boost their slumping election-year fortunes. (source: Reuters) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Former Sen. Ted Stevens in Alaska Plane Crash (source: ABC News)

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Former Senator Ted Stevens aboard plane that crashed in Alaska.

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Targeting seniors, Obama touts Medicare report (source: Reuters)

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama reached out on Saturday to retired Americans, an important group of voters, touting a report that showed healthcare reform had brightened prospects for the Medicare hospital trust fund. (source: Reuters) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Goolsbee, Tyson considered for White House economy job (source: Reuters)

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is considering economic adviser Austan Goolsbee and Laura Tyson, a senior economist in Bill Clinton’s White House, to take over as one of his top policymakers, an administration official said on Friday.

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Key Obama economic adviser Romer stepping down (source: Reuters)

Friday, August 6th, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Christina Romer, one of President Barack Obama’s top economic advisers, said on Thursday she was stepping down, an exit that comes as the White House struggles to keep the recovery on track with congressional elections looming in Nov…

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Pricey Projects: How’s Your City Spending Taxpayer Money? (source: ABC News)

Friday, August 6th, 2010

From Trash Cans to Museum Exhibits, Some Cities are Spending Millions on Questionable Projects Las Vegas Nevada - United States - Nevada - Counties - Clark (source: ABC News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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David Cameron and Pakistan’s Asif Ali Zardari show united front on terrorism (source: Guardian)

Friday, August 6th, 2010

British and Pakistani leaders make joint statement about counterterrorism after two weeks of diplomatic tensionDavid Cameron and the Pakistani president, Asif Ali Zardari, agreed today to regular top-level meetings between intelligence officials as the two…

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Republican senator sets conditions for backing START (source: Reuters)

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama must show greater commitment to modernizing the U.S.

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Debate Iran? No, but talks are possible (source: CNN)

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

President Barack Obama has a chance to make good on the campaign pledge he made during the CNN/YouTube debate back in 2008: to sit down with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (source: CNN) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Immigration Debate: Are Police Checks Dividing Families? (source: ABC News)

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Santos Reyes Says Feds’ Partnership With Local Cops in Virginia Similar to Arizona Law Law - Arizona - Police - Immigration - United States (source: ABC News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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