Archive for February 6th, 2009
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Senators reach deal on stimulus bill (Reuters)
Reuters – Democratic senators agreed on Friday to cut their hopes for a larger economic stimulus package and support a $800 billion compromise that would give President Barack Obama an important but narrow victory. -
Remarks by Vice President Biden at 45th Munich Conference on Security Policy
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Remarks by Vice President Biden at 45th Munich Conference on Security Policy
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Senate Democrats Announce Deal on Stimulus Proposal (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com – The Senate cleared the way for a vote next week on a massive — but pared-back — economic stimulus plan, after reaching a compromise Friday that will win the support of enough Republicans to get the bill through the chamber.
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Comment: Death, taxes, mistakes
They say that nothing is certain in life except death and taxes. The White House ought to send out a memo as a reminder.
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Agreement Reached on Economic Stimulus, Senators Say (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) — Senators agreed on an economic
stimulus plan of at least $780 billion to rescue the U.S. economy
from sinking into what President Barack Obama warns would be an
even deeper recession if Congress doesnât act. -
Obama considering at least 2 Iraq withdrawal plans (AP)
AP – The White House is considering at least two troop withdrawal options as it weighs a new Iraq strategy one that would preserve President Barack Obama’s campaign pledge to get all combat brigades out within 16 months and a second that would stretch it to 23 months, two officials said Friday. -
Obama meets with families of victims (Politico)
Politico – President Obama’s powers of persuasion seem to have won over some terrorism victims’ family members who had been upset over his decision to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp and suspend military trials for detainees there.
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Controversy surrounds Obama’s faith office
President Obama’s newly revamped Office of Faith Based Initiatives is reigniting a contentious debate across the ideological spectrum over whether religious organizations that accept funds from the government should be allowed to discriminate when hiring.
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Obama meets families of USS Cole, Sept. 11 victims (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama held an emotional meeting Friday with relatives of victims of the bombing of the USS Cole and the Sept. 11 attacks who are still waiting for justice to be served years after the deadly acts of terrorism.
