Archive for September 25th, 2009
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Obama warns Iran: ‘come clean’ on nukes (AP)
AP – Backed by other world powers, President Barack Obama declared Friday that Iran is speeding down a path to confrontation and demanded that Tehran quickly “come clean” on all nuclear efforts and open a newly revealed secret site for close international inspection. He said he would not rule out military action if the Iranians refuse. -
Progress with the G-20 in Pittsburgh
Recorded literally on his way back from the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, the President uses his Weekly Address to recap the progress made during the intensive discussions with world leaders. From an historic agreement to reform the global financial system, to groundbreaking commitments on reducing subsidies to fossil fuels worldwide, to unity in standing against threats to world peace, engagement produced tangible results in several areas. September 26, 2009. (Public Domain)
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Post-G20 meeting fact sheets
THE WHITE HOUSE
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Calif. GOP convention to focus on gov. candidates (AP)
AP – California Republicans gathering this weekend for their state convention do so against a familiar backdrop: the picture of a party in decline and struggling to find its way in an increasingly diverse state.
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US Senate Republicans bail from interrogation probe (AFP)
AFP – US Senate Republicans on Friday pulled out of a bipartisan investigation into controversial “war on terror” detentions and interrogations, including tactics widely condemned as torture. -
Obama welcomes help on Iran
The image of President Barack Obama standing alongside the leaders of France and Britain to denounce Iran left no doubt that he confronts dilemmas in a far more collaborative way than did his predecessor.
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House Democrats considering insurance tax (AP)
AP – House Democrats are considering an insurance tax to help pay for their health care overhaul plan, even though such a funding scheme is bitterly opposed by labor unions that are among the party’s most loyal constituencies. -
Prosecutors want 30-to-life for ex-Dem fundraiser (AP)
AP – Prosecutors have urged a judge to sentence former Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu to 30 years to life in prison for violating campaign finance laws.
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Kirk Taking Kennedy Seat as Democrats Press 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
for Democrats as they push health-care legislation. -
Obama: Iran building covert nuclear fuel plant
President Barack Obama demanded Friday that Iran open up a previously covert nuclear fuel facility to international inspectors, saying “Iran is breaking rules that all nations must follow.”
