Why Barack Obama Needs to Get Tougher on Domestic Agenda
Time Magazine - Thu Jul 9, 6:28 am ETWhy President Barack Obama needs to get tougher on his domestic agenda -- and come clean on taxes
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Why Barack Obama Needs to Get Tougher on Domestic Agenda
Time Magazine - Thu Jul 9, 6:28 am ETWhy President Barack Obama needs to get tougher on his domestic agenda -- and come clean on taxes
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Welcome to OBamako: Africa Awaits Barack Obama's Return
Time Magazine - Thu Jul 9, 1:27 am ETIn the days before Barack Obama's first trip to Africa as U.S. President, the excitement on the streets of Mali's capital, Bamako, is echoed throughout the continent. But how much good can his visit actually do?
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Analysis: Obama's global reach only goes so far
AP via Yahoo! News - 3 minutes agoBarack Obama is finding that even the reach of a globally popular president goes only so far, leaving him to snatch partial victories as he can. For all his effort, his strategy also banks heavily on the commodity that helped get him elected: hope.
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AP sources: Burris won't run for full Senate term
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GOP to call on firefighter Sotomayor ruled against
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Obama's healthcare, climate goals hit speed bumps
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 36 minutes agoU.S. President Barack Obama suffered a double-barreled setback in Congress on Thursday when members of his own party moved to apply the brakes on his top legislative priorities, healthcare and climate change.
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Supermax prison: Obama's books objectionable
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Obama's Senate replacement won't seek another term
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 28 minutes agoRoland Burris, appointed by Illinois' since-ousted governor to fill President Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat, has decided not to run for a full six-year term in 2010, a Democratic Party aide said on Thursday.
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Poll: World has little confidence in leaders' economic measures
McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 34 minutes agoWASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama and other world leaders meet in Italy, a global survey released Thursday reflects wide concern that governments won't meet their budgets in this economic climate — and a universal preference to respond by cutting services rather than raising taxes.
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Obama's Senate replacement Burris won't seek another term
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 37 minutes agoRoland Burris, appointed by Illinois' since-ousted governor to fill President Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat, has decided not to run for a full six-year term in 2010, a Democratic Party aide said on Wednesday.
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House Democrats, White House at odds over CIA briefings
McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 43 minutes agoWASHINGTON — House Democrats were working Thursday to avert a showdown with President Barack Obama and the CIA over whom in Congress should receive sensitive information on the agency's covert activities.
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Obama and Kadhafi shake hands
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Jul 9, 5:50 pm ETUS President Barack Obama shook hands warmly on Thursday with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, long reviled in Washington.
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Obama's vow of public debate on health care fading?
McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - Thu Jul 9, 5:50 pm ETWASHINGTON — Campaigning for president, Barack Obama said repeatedly that any overhaul of the health care system should be negotiated publicly and televised for all to see. Throughout this year's negotiations, however, the big deals have been struck in secret.
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Conservative House Dems rebel on health care bill
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Jul 9, 5:40 pm ETConservative Democrats in the House rebelled against their party leaders Thursday, raising concerns about the cost of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and seeking to put the brakes on legislation. The fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition planned to present a letter to House Democratic leaders asking for more time, members of the group told The Associated Press.
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Obama's drive for climate change bill hits delay
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Jul 9, 5:38 pm ETAs President Barack Obama encouraged world leaders meeting in Italy to intensify the fight against global warming, legislation to cut U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases suffered a delay in the Senate on Thursday.
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