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 President Barack Obama needs to get tougher on his domestic agenda -- and come clean on taxes
Why President Barack Obama needs to get tougher on his domestic agenda -- and come clean on taxes
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Roland 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.
WASHINGTON — 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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Conservative 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.
As 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.