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Obama first press conference
President Barack Obama continued to promote his economic stimulus plan, Monday night, as he faced a room of reporters for his first prime-time news conference.
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What Was Cut From Senate Stimulus Bill!
Here’s a list of what got cut from the Senate stimulus plan.
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Senate and house stimulus bill
A massive economic stimulus bill is winding its way through Congress, pushed by Democratic leaders who want to present President Barack Obama with legislation he can sign by February 16.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Cancer Surgery
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery for pancreatic cancer at a New York City hospital on Thursday.
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Loss of Daschle clouds health reform prospects
Tom Daschle’s decision to withdraw his nomination as HHS secretary clouds hopes that President Obama will make significant progress on health reform in his first 100 days. The AP’s Julie Pace reports. (Feb. 4)
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SCHIP bill
President Barack Obama signed SCHIP bill Wednesday to expand publicly funded health care for children ending two years of efforts from members of the Democratic Party and making and historical move in the nation’s political landscape.
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Judd Gregg nominated as Secretary of Commerce
Senator Judd Gregg, Republican of New Hampshire, on Tuesday, was nominated to be Secretary of Commerce by President Obama to help “shore up our financial system and revitalize our economy”.
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Protest throws shoe at Wen Jiabao (video)
Following in the footsteps of the guy who threw the shoe at Bush, a protestor yesterday threw a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao interrupting his speech at the Cambridge University.
The shoe thrown by a “young Western-looking man” missed by a few feet the Chinese leader, whose visit to London has been marred by pro-Tibetan protests, the Times online reported.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Hangs up on Barack Obama
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) hangs up on Barack Obama, then hangs up on Rahm Emaunel, thinking they’re prank callers from a Florida radio station, reports the Washington Post.
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Obama Infomercial
Tonight, Senator Obama takes to the airwaves with an infomercial about his campaign. This is where he will make his closing argument directly to the American people. The late deciders, particularly women and independent voters.
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