Category Archives: Barack Obama Today

Bush Makes White House Return For Big Honor

George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, are expected to return to the White House later this month to be honored by President Barack Obama with the unveil.. Continue reading

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Europe’s Economic Woes Overshadow G8 Summit

* G8 seeking ways to soothe financial markets * Pressure on German Chancellor Merkel By Jeff Mason and L… Read more: Mario Monti , G-8 Summit , Eurozone , Greece , G8 Summit , G8 Summit 2012 , Group of Eight , Reuters , Europe Financial Austerity , Francois Hollande , Angela Merkel , Barack Obama , Austerity , Euro , Video , World News Continue reading

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Obama: Banks That ‘Aren’t Cheating Customers’ Have Nothing To Fear From Reforms

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the big trading loss at JPMorgan Chase shows the need to finally put in place banking rules he signed i… Read more: Elections 2012 , Wall Street Reform , JPMorgan Chase , Obama Wall Street Reform , Barack Obama , President Barack Obama , Jpmorgan , Video , Politics News Continue reading

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An Idea To Fix Killer Costs Of Lifesaving Drugs

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is promoting a new plan to encourage the development of better, cheaper prescription drugs: an innovation fu… Read more: Tpp , Sen. Continue reading

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Romney Embraces Growth, Leaving Austerity To Europe

WASHINGTON -– Austerity is out. Continue reading

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Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points — Good Enough for My Money

It was a somewhat eclectic week in politics. The House — in one of their rare moments when they actually meet and attempt to get something done — passed a bunch of bills which have exactly zero chance of becoming law Continue reading

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Mark Goulston, M.D.: Election 2012 — ‘Candidates Obama and Romney, Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are’

Most of us are not evolved enough to realize that we can’t have our candidate and eat it too. We are not able to distinguish between what feels good (i.e., getting our way) and what feels right (i.e., having a commander in chief we can trust). Read more: Mitt Romney , Obama , 2012 Election , Barack Obama , Republicans , Romney Campaign , Obama Campaign , Politics News Continue reading

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Edward Wyckoff Williams: The Romney Hypocrisy: Bain, Job Creation Fallacies and the Working-Class White Vote

Perhaps Mitt Romney insists on making the 2012 campaign a referendum on President Obama’s record, in an effort to ignore his own. The stark contrast between Barack’s legacy and Mitt’s lies could not be more apparent. Continue reading

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The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For May 18, 2012

What began in Indiana continued in Nebraska this week, as long-shot state Sen. Deb Fischer scored an underdog victory in Nebraska’s GOP primary for th.. Continue reading

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Akilah Bolden-Monifa: The First Gay President?

President Obama helped move marriage equality forward, and his courageous statement will go down in history. “It is important for me to go ahead and a… Continue reading

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