Archive for June 25th, 2009
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Senators claim $1 trillion health bill in reach (AP)
AP – Senators working to give President Barack Obama a comprehensive health care overhaul said Thursday they had figured out how to pare back the complex legislation to keep costs from crashing through a $1 trillion, 10-year ceiling. -
Obama Pushes for âHistoricâ Energy Bill as House Readies Vote (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – June 26 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama prodded
lawmakers to approve a âhistoricâ bill to limit greenhouse-gas
emissions as part of intensifying lobbying efforts for a vote in
the U.S. House that could come today. -
Obama Should Avoid Iran âTit-for-Tat,â Albright, Berger Say (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – June 26 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama should avoid
a âtit-for-tatâ with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over Iranâs election
dispute, and maintain focus on the longer-term U.S. interest in
curbing the regimeâs nuclear program, two former top Clinton
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Ethics committee investigating lawmakers’ travel (AP)
AP – The House ethics committee is investigating whether five Democratic lawmakers, including two committee chairmen, received improper gifts in travel to Caribbean conferences 2007 and 2008.
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G8 ministers hammering out Iran statement (AFP)
AFP – Group of Eight foreign ministers meeting in Italy were expected to condemn post-election violence in Iran while keeping the door open to dialogue with the Islamic republic. -
Obama says he’s committed to immigration reform (AP)
AP – Launching a fresh effort toward a comprehensive immigration overhaul, President Barack Obama said Thursday that a bipartisan bill on the “sensitive and volatile political issue” will be difficult but must get under way this year. -
House panel probes lawmakers’ travel
The House of Representatives’ ethics committee is investigating whether five Democratic lawmakers, including two committee chairmen, received improper gifts in travel to Caribbean conferences in 2007 and 2008.
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Saudi, Libyan leaders top gift-givers
When U.S. presidents and diplomats meet some Arab leaders, they come away with more than an earful about foreign policy. They also get baubles, robes, art — even a papier mache Santa Claus.
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Obama brings ‘aloha’ spirit to the White House
Straw huts, hula dancers and kids playing with hula hoops were all on display Thursday evening in the White House’s backyard — not the typical congressional picnic.
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Politicians say Gov. Sanford should quit
A day after his stunning confession that he cheated on his wife , Gov. Mark Sanford sought to do damage control Thursday with his family while many politicians urged the South Carolina leader to resign.
