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By Joseph Schuman - AOL News(Aug. 25) -- A complete cure for the economic malaise gripping the country is still eluding officials in the Obama administration and the Federal Reserve, but that doesn't mean the policies they've taken haven't helped. Today's report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office finds that the stimulus program pushed through last year by President Barack Obama has put millions back to work -- a point fiercely contested by Republicans in the pre-election debate over stubborn unemployment and slowing growth. Lynne Sladky, AP Joseph Oeler Jr., 35, of Hollywood, Fla., waits in line Aug. 2 ...
Gaffe-o-Rama: Boehner, Biden, Obama and Palin
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(July 2) -- Talk about making a mountain out of an anthill. House Minority Leader John Boehner's poor choice of words to criticize financial reform legislation ignited a public spat that drew as much attention this week as the bill itself. In a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review interview published Tuesday, the Ohio Republican likened the bill to "killing an ant with a nuclear weapon." Democrats couldn't believe their luck. The White House and top Democrats on Capitol Hill scrambled to charge that Boehner was trivializing the financial crisis. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's communication chief told ...
Biden Slams World Cup Ref, But Not McChrystal
By Joseph Schuman - Politics DailyVice President Joe Biden this afternoon passed up a chance to comment on the potshots Gen. Stanley McChrystal took at his expense in the Rolling Stone article that has Washington in a lather, but the veep had no such qualms when it came to the World Cup ref whose call last week kept the U.S. from beating Slovenia. Biden was chatting about the soccer tournament with Attorney General Eric Holder as reporters entered a room at the Eisenhower Old Executive Office Building for a news conference on enforcement of intellectual property laws. Though he expressed a fondness for Slovenia, Biden said ...
Vice President Joseph Biden on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyNBC'S "MEET THE PRESS" FEBRUARY 14, 2010 SPEAKERS: DAVID GREGORY, HOST VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR. [*] GREGORY: First, the vice president of the United States. We spoke to him late last night from Vancouver. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) GREGORY: Mr. Vice President, welcome back to MEET THE PRESS. BIDEN: It's good to be back with you, David. GREGORY: You are there of course at the winter games and it has been mixed emotions as the games have begun, incredible pride and excitement after the opening ceremonies but also the tragic death of that luger from Georgia. Give me your impressions of ...
Palin's Favorability Numbers Improve
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyMaybe it's her book tour, or the fact that recent polls have shown majorities saying the press has treated her unfairly, but Sarah Palin's favorability numbers improved in the latest poll by CNN/Opinion Research, with those that see her in a positive or negative light matched evenly at 46 percent each, according to a CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted Dec. 2-3. Ten percent had no opinion and 6 percent say they never heard of her (!!!!!!). ...
The Story Behind Obama's Decision on His New Afghan Strategy
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDuring the 25 hours over three months he spent reviewing Afghanistan Strategy with top aides, President Obama came to forcefully embrace the same strategy that he had opposed as a senator in Iraq -- a "surge" that could set back the Taliban enough to buy time for the Afghans to take over," according to behind-the-scenes accounts today in the New York Times and Washington Post. ...
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