Archive for January 8th, 2009
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No campaign reform? No money, activists say (AP)
AP – Alan Kovacs has contributed to political campaigns since he was a senior in college almost four decades ago.
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Executive Order: Amending the Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture
Executive Order: Amending the Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture
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Executive Order: Strengthening Laboratory Biosecurity in the United States
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States that facilities that possess biological select agents and toxins have appropriate security and personnel assurance practices to protect against theft, misuse, or diversion to unlawful activity of such agents and toxins.
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Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Transportation
Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Transportation
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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Maine
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Maine and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm and flooding during the period December 11-29, 2008.
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Democrats criticize Obama’s proposed tax cuts (AP)
AP – President-elect Barack Obama’s proposed tax cuts ran into opposition Thursday from senators in his own party who said they wouldn’t do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs. Senators from both parties agreed that Congress should do something to stimulate the economy. But Democratic senators emerging from a private meeting of the Senate Finance Committee criticized business and individual tax cuts in Obama’s stimulus plan. -
Official: US strike kills 2 al-Qaida operatives (AP)
AP – Two Kenyans said to be among al-Qaida’s top operatives on the FBI’s most wanted terrorist list were killed New Year’s Eve in a U.S. strike in Pakistan, a U.S. counterterrorism official said Thursday.
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Doubts arise over Obama stimulus plan (Politico)
Politico – After calling on Congress to “act boldly and act now,” Barack Obama got a lesson Thursday from his old Senate Democratic colleagues: a little more time for takeoff could avoid a crash landing of his economic recovery plan.
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Illinois panel recommends governor’s impeachment (Reuters)
Reuters – A legislative committee on Thursday recommended the impeachment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, citing widespread abuse of power including allegations he tried to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. -
Obama to meet Mexico’s Calderon on Monday (Reuters)
Reuters – Barack Obama will meet on Monday with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, marking the incoming U.S. president’s first meeting with a foreign leader since he was elected in November.
