Archive for February 25th, 2009
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Republicans, Democrats criticize Jindal’s speech (AP)
AP – Insane. Childish. Disaster. And those were some of the kinder comments from political pundits about Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and his response to President Barack Obama’s speech to Congress on Tuesday night. Jindal, 37, a Rhodes scholar and son of Indian immigrants, is considered a rising star in Republican ranks and a likely 2012 presidential candidate. -
Obama’s agenda: One of the ‘greatest political dramas’?
President Obama’s address to Congress was full of lofty promises to make unprecedented investments in government programs, even as he aims to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term.
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Some US forces will face combat after Iraq pullout (AP)
AP – Some of the U.S. forces likely to remain in Iraq after President Barack Obama fulfills his pledge to withdraw combat troops would still have a combat role fighting suspected terrorists, the Pentagon said Wednesday. -
Obama: Financial sector needs stronger regulations (AP)
AP – After devoting money and time in search of a rescue for the ailing banking sector, President Barack Obama on Wednesday demanded tough new regulations to keep financial institutions in check and avoid future Wall Street meltdowns. -
Sources: Obama cuts funds for Nevada nuclear dump (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama is taking the first step toward blocking a nuclear waste dump at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain by slashing money for the program in his first budget, according to congressional sources. -
House OKs $410B spending, reverses Bush policies (AP)
AP – The Democratic-controlled House pushed through a $410 billion measure Wednesday that boosted domestic programs, bristled with earmarks and chipped away at policies left behind by the Bush administration. -
US Interior secretary scraps oil-shale leasing (AP)
AP – In a second reversal of the Bush administration, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday he is scrapping leases for oil-shale development on federal land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Banks shift bankruptcy tactics (AP)
AP – Big banks, scrambling to prevent the government from forcing them to rewrite mortgages for struggling homeowners, are using their lobbying clout to press the Obama administration and Congress to scale back a key measure to rescue borrowers from foreclosures. -
U.S. losing war in Afghanistan, McCain says
Former GOP presidential nominee John McCain warned Wednesday that the United States is losing the war in Afghanistan.
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Allies Lieberman and McCain At Odds on D.C. Voting Bill (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com – New year, new Lieberman? Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, the independent from Connecticut and notorious party turncoat, is more likely to be seen defending Democratic priorities and singing President Obama’s praises these days than siding with Sen. John McCain, the GOP presidential candidate he campaigned for last year.
