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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 ...
Former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder Calls for White House Staff Shake-Up
By Christopher WeberFormer Democratic Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder says if Barack Obama is to fulfill his promise of positive change in America, the president must "make some hard changes of his own" by replacing inexperienced members of his team with "others more capable of helping him govern." In an editorial for ...
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 ...
Pennsylvania Must Hold Special Election to Replace John Murtha
By David SessionsAccording to state law, Pennsylvania must hold a special election to replace the late Rep. John Murtha, Politico reports. After Murtha's vacancy has been officially declared, Gov. Ed Rendell has 10 days to call a special election, which can take place no more than 60 days later. The likely date is ...
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 ...
Obama Invites GOP to the Table on Health Care Reform Bill
By Bruce Drake
President Obama said Sunday he wants to include Republicans as well as Democrats in meetings aimed at trying to salvage the health care reform package stalled in Congress. Obama told CBS News' anchor Katie Couric in an interview taped before the Super Bowl that "I want to ask them [the Republicans] ...
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