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Transcript of News Conference by President Obama
By Bruce DrakeNEWS CONFERENCEBY THE PRESIDENTJames S. Brady Press Briefing RoomFebruary 9, 2010; 1:38 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. I am glad to see that all of you braved the weather to be here. A little while ago I had a meeting with the Democratic and Republican congressional leaders, and it went ...
Americans Say There's Enough Blame to Go Around for Partisanship
By Bruce DrakeFifty-eight percent of Americans say the Republicans are not doing enough to comprise with President Obama on important issues and 44 percent put the burden on Obama for not finding ways to work with the GOP, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll conducted Feb. 4-8.But more Americans say ...
Michelle Obama Kicks Off Anti-Obesity Drive With White House Events
By Lynn Sweet
First Lady Michelle Obama launched the Obama administration's anti-childhood obesity drive Tuesday with a goal, she said, of "solving childhood obesity in a generation." Mrs. Obama for the first time entered the Oval Office on "official business" Tuesday morning when she sat with President Obama as ...
Scott Brown and the Palin Path: Will He Choose Brassy or Boring?
By Jill Lawrence
Scott Brown is at a crossroads. Does the new Massachusetts senator follow the celebrity path blazed by Sarah Palin, or adopt the lower-key political model favored by Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Al Franken when they were Senate newbies? As he starts his first week of senatorial votes and other ...
Murtha Turned Against War, but Not Grab-While-You-Can Politics
By Walter Shapiro
House Democratic titan John Murtha, who died Monday at 77 following complications from gallbladder surgery, was not a congressman cut out for an era of $1.3 trillion budget deficits. As a grab-while-you-can champion of earmarks, Murtha risked becoming a national symbol for old-fashioned ...
Republicans May Skip White House Health Summit
By Patricia MurphyHouse Minority Leader John Boehner and the Republican whip, Rep. Eric Cantor, have notified the White House that Republicans may not participate in the president's bipartisan health care summit unless the ground rules of the meeting are changed. In a lengthy letter to White House Chief of Staff ...
Spending Hawks Not So Hawkish About Cuts in Home Districts
By Christopher WeberLawmakers who take a hard stand against federal spending are having a hard time reconciling that position when cuts are aimed at their home districts, The New York Times reported. It's a bipartisan problem, and a good example of how tough it is to control government spending and deficits. Many ...
White House Pushes to Rid Schools of Junk Food
By Christopher WeberBake sales and class parties are exempted, but unhealthy junk foods would be removed from school cafeterias and vending machines under a White House push beginning this week. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack wants legislation aimed at reducing obesity among young people by ridding the nation's ...
Rep. John Murtha, Advocate for Pa. District, Pentagon, Dies at 77
By Patricia Murphy
U.S. Rep. John Murtha died Monday after a lengthy and sometimes tumultuous career in Congress. The Pennsylvania Democrat was first elected to represent his Johnstown Congressional district in 1974 after returning home from fighting as a Marine in Vietnam. Once elected, he rose through the ranks of ...
Latino Vote Could Be Key in Midterm Contests for Congress and Governorships
By Jill LawrencePresidential candidates of both parties have long vied for Latino voters, but this is a midterm year and a new report from America's Voice, a group working for comprehensive immigration reform, suggests Latino voters will be a potentially decisive force in 37 House and Senate races, plus contests ...
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