Archive for June 1st, 2009
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Obama sees U.S. as “role model” to Muslim world (Reuters)
Reuters – The United States can be a “role model” to the Muslim world, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday. -
Healthcare overhaul seen boosting U.S. economy (Reuters)
Reuters – Overhauling the U.S. healthcare system to contain soaring costs and expand medical coverage to the uninsured would help boost U.S. economic output, lower budget deficits and raise workers’ incomes, a White House report said on Tuesday.
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Chinese pottery may be earliest discovered (AP)
AP – Bits of pottery discovered in a cave in southern China may be evidence of the earliest development of ceramics by ancient people.
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Obama: Nationalization of GM to be short-term (AP)
AP – In a defining moment for American capitalism, President Barack Obama ushered General Motors Corp. into bankruptcy protection Monday and put the government behind the wheel of the company that once symbolized the nation’s economic muscle. -
Gates: More missile defense spending possible (AP)
AP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates isn’t ruling out spending more on missile defense than what he’s asked for in next year’s budget if North Korea or other nations increase threats against the United States. -
Geithner seeks to reassure global investors (AP)
AP – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the Obama administration is committed to doing everything possible to maintain investor confidence in U.S. financial markets.
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EU seeks to twitter continent’s youth to vote (AFP)
AFP – For a dull old European parliament election, every vote counts and if people have to be scared into casting a ballot then so be it. -
Obama faces growing pressure on Israel (Politico)
Politico – As President Barack Obama prepares to depart for his first trip to the Arab world, the administration’s escalating pressure on Israel to freeze all growth of its settlements on Palestinian land has begun to stir concern among Israel’s numerous allies in both parties on Capitol Hill.
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Mideast trip next step in Obama’s Muslim outreach (AP)
AP – Barack Obama began on Day One of his presidency to “reboot” America’s damaged relationship with the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims. With this week’s Mideast trip and long-promised speech in Cairo, he takes a perilous leap into the effort. -
White House declines to say what NY trip cost (AP)
AP – White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is declining to say what it cost for President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, to eat dinner and take in a play in New York over the weekend.
