Archive for September 24th, 2009
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Kirk Taking Kennedy Seat Today as Democrats Press Obama Agenda (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) — Paul G. Kirk Jr. will be sworn in
today as a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, succeeding his close
friend, the late Edward M. Kennedy, and providing a crucial vote
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Report: NEA communications chief resigns (AP)
AP – The controversial communications chief for the National Endowment of the Arts resigned Thursday after drawing fire from Republican senators for recruiting artists to create works that promoted President Barack Obama’s policies, The Washington Post reported.
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Obama leads summit’s adoption of nuclear arms resolution
A rare meeting of U.N. Security Council heads of state, led for the first time by a U.S. president, adopted a resolution focused on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons Thursday.
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Schwarzenegger defends legacy from Whitman attack (AP)
AP – At a third anniversary celebration of the state’s ambitious climate change law, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday found himself fending off barbs by a member of his own party former eBay CEO and Republican candidate for governor Meg Whitman.
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GOP to block health nominees in Medicare spat (AP)
AP – The Senate’s top Republicans said Thursday they wouldn’t allow President Barack Obama to fill health posts until his administration stops barring insurers from telling the elderly how Democrats’ health overhaul could affect their benefits. -
Drug industry clout reflected in Senate vote
Senators rebuffed an attempt to squeeze more money from the drug industry Thursday after two Democrats warned it would undermine the fragile political coalition pushing a sweeping health care overhaul.
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Transcript: Obama addresses U.N. General Assembly
President Obama made a forceful call Wednesday for a new era in global relations, urging the United Nations to move past old divisions and disputes to reassert itself as a leading force in confronting the most pressing issues.
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House passes bill stopping Medicare premium hikes (AP)
AP – The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to eliminate monthly premium increases for millions of Medicare patients next year.
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Commentary: Health care debate turns nasty
Amid charges of incivility, lying and even racism, the health care debate has gotten nasty. Although many Americans voted for this president, they seem to have doubts about his health care ideas.
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Feds: Suspect hit beauty stores for bomb supplies (AP)
AP – Terrorism suspect Najibullah Zazi plotted for more than a year to detonate homemade bombs in the United States, had recently bought bomb-making supplies from beauty supply stores and was looking for “urgent” help in the past two weeks to make explosives, an indictment charged Thursday.
