Archive for May 26th, 2009
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Police officers saved by stimulus may still lose jobs
It was a success story the White House was eager to highlight: Earlier this year, President Obama attended the graduation of 25 police recruits in Columbus, Ohio, touting it as a victory for the federal stimulus package.
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Obama raises money for Democrats out West (AP)
AP – Hours after exercising a cherished presidential right Tuesday naming a Supreme Court nominee Barack Obama engaged in one of the office’s grubbier traditions: raising money for an embattled lawmaker.
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Historic nomination: Hispanic Sotomayor as justice (AP)
AP – Reaching for history, President Barack Obama on Tuesday chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court, championing her as a compassionate, seasoned jurist whose against-the-odds life journey affirms the American dream. Republicans who will decide whether to make a fight of her confirmation said they want thorough hearings. -
Obama calls Supreme Court nominee ‘brilliant’ (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama is singing the praises of his Supreme Court nominee.
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Obama High Court Choice Poses Political âPerilâ for Republicans (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – May 27 (Bloomberg) — By nominating Circuit Judge Sonia
Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice on the U.S. Supreme
Court, President Barack Obama all but dared Senate Republicans
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FBI tape: Burris pleads for Senate job
Transcripts from a call taped by the FBI show Sen. Roland Burris pleaded to be appointed to the U.S. Senate and promised to “do something” on behalf of then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. -
Analysis: US looking for Russians, Chinese to lead (AP)
AP – The Obama administration has tough words for North Korea, but it’s looking to China and Russia to do the heavy lifting to punish Pyongyang for its latest nuclear test. -
Govt announces money for green jobs and training (AP)
AP – Vice President Joe Biden and two Cabinet secretaries unveiled a national program Tuesday to train workers for “green jobs” that will make public housing more energy-efficient. -
Obama to visit Saudi Arabia to discuss peace, Iran (Reuters)
Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah in Riyadh next week to seek his support over the nuclear standoff with Iran and reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. -
New Calif. budget cuts hit poor families, kids
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing $5.5 billion more cuts to close a $21.3 billion deficit in California.
