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Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings (AP)

05.09.2010 0:11   1 views   0 comments


AP - A claim by Arizona's governor that rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border has led to headless bodies turning up in the desert came back to haunt her during a stammering debate performance in which she failed to back it up. Read more »

Can the president boost jobs and the economy between now and Election Day? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

04.09.2010 23:30   0 views   0 comments


President Barack Obama, center, delivers a statement on monthly jobs number, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010,  in Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. From left are, outgoing Council of Economic Advisers Chair Christina Romer, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, the president, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Small Business Administrator (SBA) Karen G. Mills and National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - With the Democrats' prospects in the upcoming midterm elections sinking with the release of each new bit of bad economic news, President Obama was quick to concede that performance is "not nearly good enough."


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POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie, GOP back Castle (AP)

04.09.2010 22:07   0 views   0 comments


FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2009 file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del. answers a question during a town hall meeting in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)AP - Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who rode voter anger to office in New Jersey last year, is endorsing Mike Castle's bid to win the GOP primary in Delaware and is joining a pack of party leaders trying to block a tea party-backed candidate's bid.


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Nation's economic woes jeopardize Dems' prospects (AP)

04.09.2010 21:26   0 views   0 comments


AP - Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections. Read more »

Obama says his economic policies halted "bleeding" (Reuters)

04.09.2010 20:38   0 views   0 comments


President Barack Obama (L) delivers remarks on the latest employment statistics released on Friday, alongside Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in the Rose Garden of the White House, September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery.


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New York Times Endorses Johnson Over Rangel (CQPolitics.com)

04.09.2010 20:01   0 views   0 comments


CQPolitics.com - The New York Times on Saturday endorsed one of Rep. Charles B. Rangel's four opponents in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary over the embattled veteran incumbent who is facing a House ethics trial later this month. Read more »

Obama pledges to work for a thriving middle class (AP)

04.09.2010 19:19   0 views   0 comments


People watch as Marine One, with President Barack Obama aboard, takes off from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Obama is spending the weekend at Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - A strong economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class, not just a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said in paying tribute to the American worker.


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Prospects in Ohio Looking Better for Senate GOP (CQPolitics.com)

04.09.2010 18:26   0 views   0 comments


CQPolitics.com - Former Rep. Rob Portman (R) and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D) have been engaged in a spirited race for the open Ohio Senate seat since emerging from primaries in May. The contest has long been seen as a tossup, but with the trend lines having shifted toward Portman, CQ Politics is moving the race to the less competitive rating of Leans Republican. Read more »

Wall Street ends week with hope (AFP)

04.09.2010 17:56   0 views   0 comments


Street signs outside the New York Stock Exchange. Wall Street heads into next week with strong tailwind from recent days' rally and brighter outlook as traders keenly await President Barack Obama to unveil new plans for boosting the shaky US economy.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - Wall Street heads into next week with strong tailwind from recent days' rally and brighter outlook as traders keenly await President Barack Obama to unveil new plans for boosting the shaky US economy.


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Nation's economic woes jeopardize Dems' prospects (AP)

04.09.2010 17:01   0 views   0 comments


AP - Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections. Read more »

South Carolina's Wilson under wider probe for overseas trips (McClatchy Newspapers)

04.09.2010 17:01   0 views   0 comments


McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The congressional ethics investigation of Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., is broader than previously disclosed and goes well beyond his use of $12 in per diem expense money to buy six decorative goblets in Afghanistan last year. Read more »

Nation's economic woes jeopardize Dems' prospects (AP)

04.09.2010 16:20   0 views   0 comments


AP - Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections. Read more »

Obama unpopular ahead of midterms: Will the GOP benefit? (Time.com)

04.09.2010 15:55   0 views   0 comments


President Barack Obama (L) delivers remarks on the latest employment statistics released on Friday, alongside Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in the Rose Garden of the White House, September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedTime.com - Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go -- and is a Republican sweep next?


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Obama unpopular ahead of midterms: Will the GOP benefit? (Time.com)

04.09.2010 14:55   0 views   0 comments


President Barack Obama (L) delivers remarks on the latest employment statistics released on Friday, alongside Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in the Rose Garden of the White House, September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedTime.com - Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go -- and is a Republican sweep next?


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Obama says he's committed to helping middle class (AP)

04.09.2010 13:47   0 views   0 comments


President Barack Obama reports on the economy as the latest unemployment figures are released, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said as he reaffirmed his commitment to work hard for America's hardworking men and women.


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Obama outlines steps taken to help middle class (AP)

04.09.2010 13:06   0 views   0 comments


President Barack Obama reports on the economy as the latest unemployment figures are released, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said as he reaffirmed his commitment to work hard for America's hardworking men and women.


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Obama vows to expand 'thriving middle class' (AFP)

04.09.2010 12:26   0 views   0 comments


Shoppers carry their purchases along the Magnificent Mile shopping area of Michigan Avenue on July 14 in Chicago, Illinois. US President Barack Obama has vowed to expand a prosperous middle class and help his compatriots achieve the American Dream as the country prepared to celebrate Labor Day.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)AFP - US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed to expand a prosperous middle class and help his compatriots achieve the American Dream as the country prepared to celebrate Labor Day.


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Obama outlines steps taken to help middle class (AP)

04.09.2010 12:10   0 views   0 comments


President Barack Obama reports on the economy as the latest unemployment figures are released, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said as he reaffirmed his commitment to work hard for America's hardworking men and women.


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Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings (AP)

04.09.2010 10:11   0 views   0 comments


Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer  waits for a televised Arizona gubernatorial debate to begin Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - A claim by Arizona's governor that rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border has led to headless bodies turning up in the desert came back to haunt her during a stammering debate performance in which she failed to back it up.


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POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie backs Castle (AP)

04.09.2010 9:56   0 views   0 comments


FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2009 file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del. answers a question during a town hall meeting in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)AP - Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who rode voter anger to office in New Jersey last year, is endorsing Mike Castle's bid to win the GOP primary in Delaware and is joining a pack of party leaders trying to block a tea party-backed candidate's bid.


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Oval Office Rug Gets History Wrong

04.09.2010 15:05   0 wyświetleń   0 komentarzy


Source: whitehousemuseum.wordpress.com
Jamie Stiehm, Washington Post
A mistake has been made in the Oval Office makeover that goes beyond the beige. President Obama's new presidential rug seemed beyond reproach, with quotations from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. woven along its curved edge. "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." According media reports, this quote keeping Obama company on his wheat-colored carpet is from King. Except it's not a King quote. The words belong to a long-gone Bostonian champion of social...

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