Archive for June 22nd, 2009
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Obama set to push healthcare and energy reform (Reuters)
Reuters – President Barack Obama will throw his weight behind legislative bids to reform healthcare and cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Tuesday in his fourth White House press conference since taking office. -
Pelosi to bring climate change to floor (Politico)
Politico – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will roll the dice on a top priority this week, bringing a contentious climate-change bill to the floor despite strong misgivings from her rank-and-file and an outspoken chairman who remains a major impediment.
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Obama, citing his smoking woes, signs tobacco law (AP)
AP – Lamenting his first teenage cigarette, President Barack Obama ruefully admitted on Monday that he’s spent his adult life fighting the habit. Then he signed the nation’s toughest anti-smoking law, aiming to keep thousands of other teens from getting hooked. -
Poll: Optimism wanes over stimulus
Expectations for the federal stimulus package have waned, with barely half of Americans now confident the measure will boost the economy, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. -
Confidence slipping in Obama economy rescue: poll (Reuters)
Reuters – Fewer Americans believe that President Barack Obama’s stimulus package will restore the nation to economic health compared to two months ago but most still approve of the job the president is doing, according to a new poll published on Monday.
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Obama offers prayers for victims of commuter crash (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama says the thoughts and prayers of the first family go out to the victims of the commuter train crash in Washington, D.C., that killed six people and injured scores of others.
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Michelle Obama calls on Americans to serve
The first lady kicked off a summer of community service Monday by helping fix up a school playground. -
Michelle Obama kicks off volunteer campaign in SF (AP)
AP – First lady Michelle Obama kicked off a summer of community service Monday by helping fix up a school playground, part of a national effort that saw administration officials traveling all over the country to promote the value of volunteering.
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AP source: DHS to kill domestic satellite spying (AP)
AP – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano plans to kill a program begun by the Bush administration that would use U.S. spy satellites for domestic security and law enforcement, a government official said Monday. -
Obama spokesman: President ‘moved’ by Iran protest images
Images of Iran’s crackdown on street protests have “moved” President Obama, his spokesman said Monday.
