Archive for September 7th, 2009
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Obama thanks labor for hard-won rights at work (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama declared Monday that modern benefits like paid leave, minimum wage and Social Security “all bear the union label,” as he appealed to organized labor to help him win the health care fight in Congress. -
Senator’s health care plan skips public option, source says
A proposed health care bill by the powerful chairman of the Senate Finance Committee does not include a government-run insurance plan, a source close to the discussions said Monday.
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Tax on expensive health plans proposed
A proposed health care compromise by the powerful chairman of the Senate Finance Committee lacks a government-run insurance option and would tax the most expensive health insurance plans, a source close to the discussions told CNN Monday.
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Jones’ resignation puts focus on criticism of Obama’s ‘czars’
As one so-called White House czar resigned over the weekend, President Obama announced the appointment of another one Monday, much to the frustration of Republican critics.
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Campaign cash case could boost GOP (Politico)
Politico – Imagine power companies spending millions of dollars on ads in the run-up to the 2010 midterm elections accusing congressmen who supported climate change legislation of trying to increase electric rates and urging votes against them, or unions buying airtime to support primary challenges to conservative Democratic senators who opposed the labor-backed Employee Free Choice Act.
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Obama’s message to kids – Stay in school
The White House on Monday released the text of a controversial back-to-school speech to students from President Barack Obama.
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Obama: Public option should be part of reform
President Barack Obama said Monday that the public option of a federally-run health care program should be part of U.S. health care reform. -
Obama exhorts kids to pay attention in school (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama plans to tell the nation’s school children that they ultimately are most responsible for their own education. -
‘He’s the only 1 we’ve got’; Obama at 8 months (AP)
AP – They’ve heard it all before the tanking economy, the bleeding of jobs, the creeping hardship that never seems to ebb. And the desperate hope that hangs over everything and whispers that maybe, just maybe, tomorrow might be a tiny bit better.
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Analysis: Furor over speech typifies polarization (AP)
AP – The furor over President Barack Obama’s start-of-school speech to the nation’s students challenging them to work hard, earn good grades and stay in school typifies the country’s widening rift over politics and social issues.
