Archive for February 11th, 2009
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Obama nears win on stimulus plan to boost economy (Reuters)
Reuters – The U.S. Congress is poised to pass as early as Thursday a $789 billion package of tax cuts and spending programs aimed at reviving the staggering economy, a big, yet bittersweet victory for President Barack Obama. -
67 computers missing from nuclear weapons lab (AP)
AP – The Los Alamos nuclear weapons laboratory in New Mexico is missing 67 computers, including 13 that were lost or stolen in the past year. Officials say no classified information has been lost.
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Unknown powder found in federal offices in Texas (AP)
AP – The FBI headquarters in El Paso was evacuated Wednesday after two people in the mail room were exposed to a white powdery substance in a letter that was addressed to Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate.
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Searching for Republican Votes, Obama Offers Lawmakers a Lift (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com – First came invitations for cocktails at the White House and then a Super Bowl party. Visits to GOP caucuses on Capitol Hill and one-on-one chats with swing Republicans in the Oval Office followed.
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Congress, White House agree on stimulus bill
Moving with lightning speed, key members of the Senate announced agreement Wednesday on a $790 billion stimulus bill to create millions of jobs, and said President Barack Obama could sign the bill within days. -
Senate panel approves Panetta to be next CIA chief (Reuters)
Reuters – Leon Panetta, U.S. President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Central Intelligence Agency, was approved on Wednesday by the Senate intelligence committee. -
NY House members defend Citigroup deal with Mets (AP)
AP – New York House members want the Obama administration to ignore the little-town blues of a couple of out-of-state congressmen who want a $400 million stadium-naming deal between Citigroup and the New York Mets to disappear.
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US lawmakers ink 789 billion dollar stimulus deal (AFP)
AFP – US lawmakers faced final votes on a plan to pump 789 billion dollars into the sputtering US economy on Thursday, promising President Barack Obama a major victory by week’s end. -
Remarks by the President at Re-Opening of Ford’s Theatre
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Remarks by the President at Re-Opening of Ford’s Theatre
