Archive for February 19th, 2009
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Schneider: Obama begins repairing America’s image abroad
Has the new president turned around America’s image in other countries? You could call it step one, with many more to go.
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Lobbyist drops suit against New York Times over McCain story
Washington lobbyist Vicki Iseman has dropped her libel suit against The New York Times, the paper announced Thursday.
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Remarks by the President and Vice President at Meeting with Nation’s Mayors
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Remarks by the President and Vice President at Meeting with Nation’s Mayors
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Remarks by the President and Vice President at Meeting with Nation’s Mayors
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New York Times, lobbyist settle libel suit (Reuters)
Reuters – A Washington lobbyist who sued The New York Times for an article she said suggested she once had a romantic relationship with 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain has settled with the newspaper, the two sides said on Thursday. -
SC Rep: Opposition to stimulus is slap in face (AP)
AP – The highest-ranking black congressman said Thursday that opposition to the federal stimulus package by southern GOP governors is “a slap in the face of African-Americans.” -
Obama tackles thorny economic, military issues in Canada trip
President Obama visited Canada on Thursday in his first foreign trip as head of state, meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to discuss a range of complicated economic and military issues.
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Paper apologizes, to some, over Obama cartoon
The New York Post is apologizing for a cartoon that critics say links President Barack Obama to a raging chimpanzee shot dead by police in Connecticut. But the newspaper also says the image was exploited by its longtime antagonists. -
Burris’ support in black community begins to waver (AP)
AP – A group of black ministers who supported U.S. Sen. Roland Burris as he fought to get his job now plan to ask for his resignation following revelations that he tried to raise money for the disgraced governor who appointed him, one of the ministers told The Associated Press on Thursday.
