Monday, February 9, 2009 News Capsule

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Whitehouse: Pork grows on trees By Ed Morrissey Barack Obama and the Democrats insist that we need infrastructure spending to keep roads and bridges from falling apart, but Whitehouse wants to spend it on trees. He then goes even further by challenging Coburn for keeping the ... Hot Air » Top Picks - http://www.hotair.com/

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To Grandmother’s White House We Go - Amy Goyer's Blog ... By Amy Goyer The Obama transition team ended weeks of speculation this afternoon, confirming that 71-year-old Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s mother, will leave her Chicago home and move into the White House with the new First Family, ... Amy Goyer's Blog - http://grandparentsblogs.com/amy/

Republicans Cut 500000 Jobs Out of Stimulus Package - Susan ... During the campaign, Barack Obama promised to post all non-emergency legislation on the White House website for public comment: Sunlight Before Signing: Too often bills are rushed through Congress and to the president before the public ... BeltwayBlips - Top Political... - http://beltwayblips.dailyradar.com/

The Recliner Commentaries: White House power grab By Dennis Utah's congressional delegation is calling President Obama's decision to move the U.S. census into the White House a purely partisan move and potentially dangerous to congressional redistricting around the country. ... The Recliner Commentaries - http://www.reclinercommentaries.com/

Obama: 'Top man on the economy' - Blair House, White House Obama: 'Top man on the economy' - by Mark Silva "The president's top man on the economy is the president,'' says Larry Summers, one of the president's top men on the economy, director of the National Economic ... BeltwayBlips - Top White House... - http://beltwayblips.dailyradar.com/white_house/

Barack Obama | Change 2008 » Blog Archive » Obama set for first ... President Barack Obama Monday aims to grab back lost momentum with his first White House press conference and a trip to unemployment-blighted Indiana with his stimulus plan facing a key Senate test. This entry was posted on Monday, ... Barack Obama | Change 2008 - http://barackobama.einsteinunlock.com/

White House seeks final passage of rescue plan (Reuters) White House seeks final passage of rescue plan (Reuters) · President Barack Obama speaks at the announcement of the members of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Reuters - Top aides to President Barack Obama on Sunday urged ... BusinessRover Blog - http://businessrover.com/blog/

President campaigns for action | WIVB.com Obama was also holding a prime-time news conference back at the White House on Monday and traveling Tuesday to Florida to another region hurting badly during the economic meltdown. The blitz shows that Obama and his advisers are worried ... WIVB TV - http://www.wivb.com/

The Note: The Note, 2/9/09: The Pitch -- Obama returns to the ... By Caitlin Taylor The Note, authored by ABC News' Rick Klein, covers politics, the White House, Congress, Democrats, Republicans, and all latest political campaigning for the 2012 presidential race. Washington's first and most influential tipsheet, ... The Note - http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/

Caption This Photo By The Huffington Post News Editors Ben Stein of "Ferris Bueller" and Nixon-White-House fame, is considering doing some commercials for the company "Instant Oxygen" which offers portable containers of just that. He was testing out the product for cameras the other night ... Latest News - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thenewswire/

The World Newser By Lauren Sher It is true that President Bush demanded "proper" attire in the office, many former staffers said he thought of the White House as a kind of corporate headquarters; the Oval Office as a boardroom. The Oval Office has been around since ... The World Newser - http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/

Obama seeks passage of rescue plan | Financial 24 Senator Charles Schumer of New York, a member of the Democratic leadership, told CNN's State of the Union that the House, Senate and the White House all agree there has to be some give and take. Obama has demanded that a final bill be ... Financial 24 - News - http://www.financial24.org/

Suburb Sanity: Tax help for the common folk By Debbie My street walkers will be wearing the latest in White House apparel. Just think of how many of those offices have been filled over the years with people who have embraced my business model. Sends chills down my spine. ... Suburb Sanity - http://suburbsanity.blogspot.com/

Obama: 'Crisis' worsening without action: The Swamp By Mark Silva Behind the presidential trips is a White House calculation that the messy argument over components of the stimulus plan has proved to be a diversion, according to a presidential aide. By leaving Washington and speaking to Americans ... The Swamp - http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/

t r u t h o u t | United on Climate Change: Obama's Chinese Revolution He was speaking at the Brookings Institution launch of one of two important reports on the prospects of a US-China partnership on climate and clean energy - published on Thursday by experts with enormous influence in the new White House ... Truthout - All Articles - http://www.truthout.org/articles/feed

Ghana News | Americas | Why the Muslim World can't hear Obama That is why the image of President-elect Obama meeting with his predecessors in the White House was so touching. Here in Egypt, we don't have previous or future presidents, only the present head of state who seized power through sham ... General News - http://www.modernghana.com/

Largehearted Boy: This Week's Interesting DVD Releases (February ... By david If that's not enough Obama coverage for you, 60 Minutes Presents: Obama: All Access - Barack Obama's Road to the White House profiles the new president and examines his fight to gain the presidency. Among the week's theatrical film ... Largehearted Boy - http://blog.largeheartedboy.com/

So the CBO report says we’ll be out of a recession this year ... By Moe Lane (Profile) It’s not actually settled that this is emergency legislation, in other words - which means by the White House’s own rule (which is well on the way to having a history of being routinely broken anyway) we should legitimately expect a ... RedState - http://www.redstate.com/

Stupid Evil Bastard: Obama holds town hall for an unscreened audience. By Les White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs explained on Friday: “I’ve watched the President do town halls from 2004 through 2008, and the audience has never been hand-picked, and neither have the questions. And we’re not going to start ... Stupid Evil Bastard - http://stupidevilbastard.com/

Joe Scarborough for senate? By Adam Smith ... Pasco · Pinellas · Political ads · Polls · Presidential campaign · Ray Sansom · Republicans · Sarah Palin · State agencies · State Cabinet · Tax reform · U.S. House · U.S. Senate · Vern Buchanan · White House ... The Buzz: Florida Politics - http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/

Saturday, February 7, 2009

The White House Ramps Up Efforts to Sell the Economic Stimulus Package U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA "The president understands that he's got to go out there and make his case," says White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. Democratic strategists complain ... See all stories on this topic

Obama Talks to Sept. 11, USS Cole Families About Guantanamo Prison Washington Post - United States The White House press office said Obama wanted yesterday's meeting "to be just the beginning of a dialogue." "The President started the meeting by thanking ... See all stories on this topic

Reports: White House Weighs Iraq Withdrawal Options Voice of America - USA By VOA News Senior US defense officials say the White House is considering three different timelines for withdrawing US troops from Iraq. ... See all stories on this topic

Washington Post White House Reporter Washington Post - United States Join in each weekday morning at 11 am as a member of The Washington Post's team of White House and Congressional reporters answers questions about the ... See all stories on this topic

A 'Raccoon Update' from the White House Washington Post - United States By Michael D. Shear White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said today that there have been no masked critters caught on the White House lawn today. ... See all stories on this topic

Is Obama creating economic "team of rivals"? Reuters - USA Joined by Volcker at the White House on Friday, Obama announced the bipartisan panel would include Robert Wolf, chairman and chief executive of UBS Group ... See all stories on this topic

White House: Candid with Russia when US disagrees The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it will be candid with Russia when the US disagrees on policy and actions, but the Obama administration wants to ... See all stories on this topic

Families of Cole Victims Worry White House Meeting Is Window Dressing FOXNews - USA Lippold, who is a fellow with Military Families United, said he would be among family members of victims who are meeting with Obama at the White House on ... See all stories on this topic

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Encouraging Senator Whitehouse | AfterDowningStreet.org By davidswanson Encouraging Senator Whitehouse. Submitted by davidswanson on Sat, 2009-02-07 12:23. Congress. From Susan Harman:. That Rhode Island chapter of PDA is meeting with Senator Whitehouse on Sunday and delivering this letter. February 8, 2009 ... AfterDowningStreet.org - Convict... - http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/

Sanctum Sanctorum Comix: a ROM in the White House. By ~P~ Written by Christopher Borrelli (mild mannered Tribune Reporter - and possible comic-book geek) this "tale of the tape" side-by-side comparison of White House Chief-of-Staff and the Silver Spaceknight is a ... Sanctum Sanctorum Comix - http://sanctumsanctorumcomix.blogspot.com/

National Journal Online -- Lost in Transition -- White House, HELP ... "We reviewed her tax returns and her tax returns are in order," said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, adding, "We're not going to penalize her for her husband's business mistakes." ... Lost in Transition - http://lostintransition.nationaljournal.com/

The White House - Press Office - Remarks of President Barack Obama ... Check out this website I found at whitehouse. gov More politics of fear from the Great Pretender. Continue here: The White House - Press Office - Remarks of President Barack Obama Economic Recovery Advisory Board ... ObamaGab - http://obamagab.com/

Liberals, Ideology, and Big Government - Foreign Policy, White House Liberals, Ideology, and Big Government - Several years ago, in a piece that's long since vanished into The New Republic 's world-devouring archives, Jon Chait suggested that liberalism was, by its very nature, ... BeltwayBlips - Top Political... - http://beltwayblips.dailyradar.com/

Friday, February 6, 2009

White House Faith Office to Expand New York Times - United States By JEFF ZELENY and LAURIE GOODSTEIN WASHINGTON — President Obama signed an executive order Thursday to create a revamped White House office for ... See all stories on this topic

Dramatic tapes of Hilda Solis-White House emergency radio chatter Los Angeles Times - CA,USA Here are the exchanges between Solis and the White House: HS: We had a problem on takeoff. Flew into a flock of liens. HS: Liens. Tax liens. ... See all stories on this topic

White House Memo The Pros and Cons of Admitting a Presidential Error New York Times - United States Mr. Daschle and Mr. Obama’s nominee to be the chief White House performance officer, Nancy Killefer, had been forced to withdraw in a single day because ... See all stories on this topic

Obama Set to Name Economic Panel New York Times - United States The White House Economic Recovery Advisory Board, modeled after the foreign intelligence board created by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, will include ... See all stories on this topic

Obama says White House and Congress 'in range' The Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Barack Obama says he thinks the White House is "in range" with lawmakers trying to finalize a massive economic ... See all stories on this topic

Obama Retreats to Virginia as Senators Bicker Over Stimulus FOXNews - USA Disagreements over the economic recovery bill have created a power struggle in the Senate, leaving Senate leadership -- as well as the White House ... See all stories on this topic

On the White House Republicans Seize on Nominees’ Tax Problems New York Times - United States And then there was Nancy Killefer, chosen to be the White House chief performance officer, who once had a $900 lien placed on her house for failing to pay ... See all stories on this topic

Masked Intruders Roaming The White House Grounds Washington Post - United States "The idea of raccoons on the White House grounds gives us great pause," spokesman Bill Burton said. Others wonder whether the raccoons had been there all ... See all stories on this topic

Despite Obama's promises, rival views are scrubbed from White House San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA Of course, that lockstep uniformity pales in comparison to the White House's economic team - a squad of corporate lackeys disguised as public servants. ... See all stories on this topic

Unemployment rate hits 7.6%, 598000 jobs cut; White House says ... USA Today - USA Update at 9:03 am ET: CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reports that the White House may wait to react until after stocks begin trading in New York at 9:30 am ET. ... See all stories on this topic

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Obama Elitism, "Toasty" White House, Vets Die - CA Political News ... By admin When Jimmie Carter was president he told everybody to turn down the thermostat in the White House and wear sweaters. A 93 year old veteran of (...) CA Political News by Stephen Frank - http://capoliticalnews.com/s/

White House warms to Obama, loosens up after Bush | Sindh Today By Sindh Today Washington, Feb 6 (DPA) He has been on the job for just over two weeks, but US President Barack Obama has already had time not only to reverse some of the most controversial policies of George W. Bush but also his ... Sindh Today - http://www.sindhtoday.net/

Lora Bentley: Former White House Aide on Presidential BlackBerry By webadmin@itbusinessedge.com After Tuesday's post on the Presidential Records Act, I had the opportunity to speak with Joe Hagin, who served as a Deputy White House Chief of Staff for former President George W. Bush from 2001 until July of last year. ... Lora Bentley - http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley

Memphis Daily News - Bredesen: No Word From White House on Health Post Phil Bredesen says he has not had any contact from the White House about heading the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Bredesen told reporters Thursday that he heard speculation about being considered for the job since ... The Memphis Daily News - http://www.memphisdailynews.com/

White House Intends to Circumvent Gregg on Census -- Political Wire A senior White House official told CQ Politics that the Obama administration intends to strip Commerce Secretary nominee Judd Gregg of census responsibilities "to assuage black and Hispanic leaders who had raised concerns about Gregg's ... Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - http://politicalwire.com/

Thursday, February 5, 2009

White House panel will guide faith-based programs Los Angeles Times - CA,USA The council will work with Joshua DuBois, a 26-year-old Pentecostal pastor and Obama advisor who will head the White House's new office for faith-based ... See all stories on this topic

White House Cheat Sheet: Bypassing the Media Filter Washington Post - United States That strategy has carried over in the White House, the most striking example of which has been the use of YouTube to turn a non-news event -- the weekly ... See all stories on this topic

White House spokesman says Obama let his principles get 'trumped ... USA Today - USA White House spokesman Robert Gibbs just held his daily briefing with reporters. We added updates to this post as the briefing happened. ... See all stories on this topic

First Lady Shows She's Part of the Team FOXNews - USA Mindful of the trouble Hillary Clinton had in promoting Bill Clinton's health care plan in the '90s, the White House is probably leery of assigning a policy ... See all stories on this topic

Senate Adds Homebuyer Tax Credit to Stimulus Bill New York Times - United States Senator Olympia J. Snowe, Republican of Maine, on Wednesday after meeting with President Obama at the White House. The vote to add the tax credit, ... See all stories on this topic

Panetta, Obama Choice for CIA Chief, Discloses Finances New York Times - United States By MARK MAZZETTI WASHINGTON — Leon E. Panetta, the White House nominee to take over the Central Intelligence Agency, earned more than $1 million last year ... See all stories on this topic

DeLauro a White House Regular; This Time SCHIP Hartford Courant - United States Rosa DeLauro was at the White House today -- again. This time, she was among the throngs grinning over the signing into law of the major health-insurance ... See all stories on this topic

White House Promises Goodies To States In Stimulus Package CBS News - New York,NY,USA Twenty-two of the nation's mayors came to the White House today to express their city's need for the stimulus package to senior officials. ... See all stories on this topic

Digital TV delay bill on its way to the White House Scientific American - USA By Larry Greenemeier in 60-Second Science Blog Just two weeks before a switch to all-digital TV was set to take effect, the House today voted 264-to-158 to ... See all stories on this topic

White House deflects Gregg link to Abramoff Boston Globe - United States White House press secretary Robert Gibbs indicated this afternoon that the nomination of Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire as commerce secretary would not ... See all stories on this topic

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Kokomo Tribune; Kokomo, Indiana - NEW: White House looks for car ... The tours also included Carol Browner, director of the Office of Energy and Climate Change in the White House, who will oversee the administration's efforts to limit greenhouse gases. Browner and the other officials declined to answer ... Kokomo Tribune; Kokomo, Indiana--Loca... - http://www.kokomotribune.com/

Reporter jumps ropeline after signing - Carol E. Lee and Josh ... By media@politico.com (Carol E. Lee,Josh Gerstein) A member of the White House press corps was held by Secret Service agents Wednesday. ... Just another undocumented journalist trying to cross the White House border rope. Reply Quote Report Abuse ... Politico Top Stories - http://www.politico.com/

Ohio 15th District: Kilroy to the White House By ohio06win As one of the original co-sponsors, Kilroy had been invited to the White House (Dispatch) to witness the signing. * Since the year 2000, Ohio has lost 262383 jobs, according to a study by economist, George Zeller. ... Ohio 15th District - http://ohio15th.blogspot.com/

CIA Panetta's fees: Defense, banking - White House CIA Panetta's fees: Defense, banking - by Mark Silva Another senior-level and sensitive appointee of the Obama administration may be facing questions over his work in the private sector: Leon Panetta, the president's nominee to lead ... BeltwayBlips - Top White House... - http://beltwayblips.dailyradar.com/white_house/

Obama to address joint session Feb. 24 | DailyHeadlines.org By MSNBC.com: The White House This post was written by:. MSNBC.com: The White House - who has written 709 posts on DailyHeadlines.org. Contact the author. Leave a Reply. You must be logged in to post a comment. Popular; Comments; Featured; Tags ... DailyHeadlines.org - http://www.dailyheadlines.org/

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 News Capsule

Who Doesn't Like Barack Obama? Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA These days everyone loves Barack Obama, right? Well actually no. Even though Obama's job approval and personal popularity ratings are very high for an ... See all stories on this topic

Merkel Urges Obama to Snub Protectionism as Stimulus Is Debated Bloomberg - USA 3 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged President Barack Obama to resist protectionism as Congress considers “Buy American” provisions in the ... See all stories on this topic

White House to restrict Barack Obama merchandising Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom White House lawyers are working to restrict the enormous amounts of merchandising using the image of President Barack Obama to protect the White House brand ... See all stories on this topic

Obama budget official withdraws nomination-W.House Reuters - USA WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama's choice to oversee budget and spending reform, Nancy Killefer, has withdrawn her nomination, ... See all stories on this topic

'NYT' editorial: Daschle should withdraw his name USA Today - USA Politico -- Pentagon urging Obama to change strategy in Afghanistan: "The Pentagon's top military officers are recommending to President Barack Obama that ... See all stories on this topic

Obama seeks quick Senate action on stimulus bill Reuters - USA By Thomas Ferraro and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama predicted a "difficult next few days" as the Democratic-led US Senate on ... See all stories on this topic

Obama talks tough with Wall St., but what about his Cabinet? Boston Globe - United States By Peter S. Canellos WASHINGTON - Last Thursday brought a bracing reminder of what a breath of fresh air Barack Obama can be. After news reports tallied up ... See all stories on this topic

Obama picks Republican senator for commerce job Reuters - USA By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will name a third prominent Republican to his cabinet on Tuesday, nominating Senator Judd ... See all stories on this topic

Treasuries Decline as Japan, Australia Announce Growth Plans Bloomberg - USA 3 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries fell for the first time in three days as Japan and Australia announced plans to spur their economies and President Barack Obama ... See all stories on this topic

Barack Obama to celebrate Abraham Lincoln in Springfield Chicago Tribune - United States WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will celebrate the birthday of one of his heroes, Abraham Lincoln, by attending a banquet Feb. 12 in Springfield. ... See all stories on this topic