Archive for February 21st, 2009
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Clinton to China: Don’t stop investing in us
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging China to continue investing in the U.S. Treasury bonds and says that continued investment is a recognition that the two countries depend on each other.
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Governors debate whether to accept stimulus funds (AP)
AP – The nation’s governors Saturday welcomed money heading their way from President Obama’s economic stimulus plan, but said it was only a down payment on improving dire fiscal conditions in their states. -
Obama aims to halve deficit by 2013
President Barack Obama wants to slash America’s ballooning deficit in half by 2013 by cutting spending on the Iraq war, eliminating wasteful public programs and raising taxes on the wealthy, an administration official said Saturday.
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Source: Feds interview Burris on Blagojevich
Federal authorities interviewed U.S. Sen. Roland Burris on Saturday as they continued their corruption investigation of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with the matter. -
Obama’s Tuesday speech a broad look at economy (AP)
AP – For President Barack Obama, it’s a chance to take a deep breath and paint a big picture after a first month of gargantuan economic proposals, legislative accomplishments and Cabinet missteps. -
NYT: Hold the euologies, Ted Kennedy says
NYT: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who turns 77 on Sunday, has been intent on racing time rather than looking back on it. And, he says in an interview, “I don’t really plan to go away soon.”
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Clinton presides over State Department 2.0 (AFP)
AFP – Barack Obama outdueled Hillary Clinton on the Web during their battle for the Democratic presidential nomination. -
Obama now focusing on health care, cutting deficit (AP)
AP – After focusing his first month on the economic mess he inherited, President Barack Obama now starts rolling out his own far-reaching agenda with a summit on fiscal policy, his first speech to Congress and the unveiling of his budget for 2010.
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Clinton pushes environment on China visit
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chinese officials agreed Saturday to focus their governments’ efforts on stabilizing the battered global economy and combating climate change. -
Obama: Tax cuts will be felt by April 1
Just how soon will Americans start reaping the benefits of the tax cuts in the economic stimulus package? By April 1, according to the president.
