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Pushback grows against insurance industry report
Wednesday, 10.14.2009, 08:21am
They're angry and fighting back with full force.Sen. John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, is a member of the Senate Finance Committee.
The White House, Democrats and health care experts are blasting a new
insurance industry trade report that finds that health insurance
premiums for the typical American family would increase by $4,000 by
2019 under a key Senate overhaul plan.
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How many troops are enough for Afghanistan strategy?
Tuesday, 10.13.2009, 08:43am
Determining the amount of troops necessary to win a war is never an
easy decision for a commander in chief and his military commanders if
history is any guide. The Obama administration is working on a strategic review of improving conditions in Afghanistan. And it's a dilemma President Obama faces as pressure mounts on him to decide what strategy will improve conditions in Afghanistan. |
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When Nobel Prize rewarded failure
Monday, 10.12.2009, 11:40am
Did President Obama deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
That debate will
likely continue for weeks to come.
But the more interesting question
may be about what impact the prize will have on President Obama himself
and the key decisions he must make about national security.
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Obama addresses gay rights group on eve of march
Sunday, 10.11.2009, 11:20am
President Obama delivered a rousing speech Saturday night to the
nation's largest gay rights group, praising the gay community for
making strides in equal rights and pledging to deliver on major
campaign promises that some say he's left on the back burner. President Obama speaks Saturday night at the Human Rights Campaign dinner in Washington. |
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Clinton trip comes amid debate on Afghanistan
Friday, 10.09.2009, 08:44am
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks Friday on a six-day trip
to Europe and Russia that comes at a crucial time in the Obama
administration's decision-making on a strategy for Afghanistan.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks Friday on a six-day trip to Europe and Russia.
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Republicans don't really want to work with Obama
Thursday, 10.08.2009, 10:24am
In my next life, I'd like to be an opposition party leader. What fun
to go to work every day knowing you will always be right, largely
because your ideas will remain untested.
So you propose theories
to your heart's content, with vague plans and proposals guaranteed to
make any voter smile. If we were in charge, you sing, the people would
have tax cuts! More money in their pockets! And no deficits! But more
jobs!
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Sharp division inside White House on Afghanistan
Tuesday, 10.06.2009, 08:14am
Deliberations over what to do in Afghanistan are taking place behind
closed doors, but the divisions among some of President Obama's trusted
advisers are starting to emerge. President Obama says the question of resources will come after his team nails down the best Afghan strategy. |
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Obama's mistakes are a warning sign
Monday, 10.05.2009, 08:02am
During the past few months, two events have revealed a side of
President Obama that we knew little about. First came his remark in
July when he said at a press conference that the police who arrested
Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates had acted "stupidly."
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Obama adviser: Afghanistan in no immediate danger of falling
Sunday, 10.04.2009, 08:00pm
There is no immediate danger of Afghanistan falling to the Taliban, one
of President Obama's top advisers said Sunday. "I don't foresee the
return of the Taliban," National Security Adviser James Jones said on
CNN's "State of the Union."
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Obama, Chicago come up short in Olympics bid
Saturday, 10.03.2009, 10:44am
Michelle Obama gave an impassioned speech before the International
Olympics Committee. President Obama traveled overseas -- in the middle
of debates over health care and Afghanistan -- to make his personal
pitch to bring the 2016 Olympics to his hometown.
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President Obama at a town hall meeting earlier this week pushing his health care reform plan
"The fact of the matter is there are not the votes in the United States Senate for a public option. There never have been," Conrad said on "Fox News Sunday."
His comment signaled a shift in the health care debate, with Obama and senior advisers softening their support for a public option by saying final form of the legislation is less important than the principle of affordable coverage available to all.
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