Archive for February 7th, 2009
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GOP senators ‘caved in’ on stimulus, Paul says
Former presidential candidate Ron Paul criticized President Obama’s economic recovery proposal but said Saturday that blame for the financial crisis is deep-seated and includes Republicans who failed to hold the line on spending during the Bush administration.
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New York’s GOP urges Giuliani to help them rebound (AP)
AP – New York Republicans are completely out of power for the first time in four decades. Democrats rule the executive and legislative branches and hold 26 of the state’s 29 congressional seats.
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DNC takes control of Obama’s ‘Web.org’
Some 3,000 gatherings are taking place this weekend across the country as the DNC seeks to harness the Internet organization that President Barack Obama created, msnbc.com’s Tom Curry reports. -
Obama: Stimulus bill far from perfect
Republicans and Democrats offered starkly different assessments of President Barack Obama’s newly renegotiated economic recovery plan Saturday, as the Senate held a rare weekend debate in advance of a key vote on Monday. -
Obama to revamp National Security Council: report (Reuters)
Reuters – President Barack Obama plans to expand the membership of the National Security Council and increase its authority to set strategy on a wide range of domestic and international issues, The Washington Post reported on Saturday, quoting his national security adviser. -
Back to the future for Obama with campaign-style trips (AFP)
AFP – Barack Obama might have thought he left the campaign trail behind, but just three weeks into his presidency, he will be on the stump again this week, selling not himself, but his economic rescue plan. -
Lawmakers reach tentative stimulus agreement
U.S. senators spent part of Saturday debating the massive economic recovery package, after a group of lawmakers reached a compromise agreement that trimmed billions in spending from an earlier version.
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Artist of famed Obama poster arrested in Boston (AP)
AP – A street artist famous for his red, white and blue “Hope” posters of President Obama has been arrested on warrants accusing him of tagging property with graffiti, police said Saturday.
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Official: Sebelius near top for health post
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was very near the top of President Barack Obama’s list of candidates to head the Health and Human Services Department, a senior administration official said Saturday.
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Biden promises ‘new tone’ in U.S. foreign affairs
Vice President Joe Biden emphasized a “new tone” in Washington and around the world as he delivered his first major speech Saturday in Munich, Germany.
