Archive for February, 2009
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Obama challenges lobbyists to legislative duel (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama challenged the nation’s vested interests to a legislative duel Saturday, saying he will fight to change health care, energy and education in dramatic ways that will upset the status quo. -
White House: Obama asks Sebelius to be HHS secretary
President Obama on Saturday asked Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be his nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, according to two White House officials.
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Romney picked as 2012 GOP front-runner
Conservative activists on Saturday named former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney the winner of a poll for best 2012 GOP presidential candidate.
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Obama taps Sebelius for health secretary
A White House source says Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is President Barack Obama’s choice for secretary of health and human services. -
Combative Obama vows to fight for his budget
A combative President Barack Obama warned on Saturday he was bracing for a fight against powerful lobbyists and special interests who sought to pick apart his $3.55 trillion budget. -
College for all: Is Obama’s goal attainable?
In his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, President Barack Obama called for every American to pursue some form of education beyond high school. -
Rush: Obama bastardizing Constitution (Politico)
Politico – Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh reiterated his hope Saturday that the new Democratic administration will fail, rousing conservative activists to fight the “bastardization of the Constitution that the Obama plans are.”
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Buffett sees a gloomy 2009 (Politico)
Politico – Warren Buffett, the world’s richest man, has been quietly advising President Barack Obama for years.
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Sebelius to fill HHS (Politico)
Politico – President Barack Obama asked Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Saturday to serve as his secretary of Health and Human Services and she accepted, a senior administration official said.
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Obama picks Sebelius as health secretary (Reuters)
Reuters – President Barack Obama will nominate Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to head the Department of Health and Human Services, a U.S. official said on Saturday.
