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Post by MacBeth on Feb 10, 2009 12:21:24 GMT -5
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Post by MacBeth on Feb 10, 2009 12:45:33 GMT -5
Matt Renner | Obama Meets Press, Nation Head Onwww.truthout.org/021009JMatt Renner, Truthout: "In his first press conference, President Barack Obama focused on the disintegrating economy and defended his plan for prompt and expansive spending by the federal government to stem rising unemployment. Obama walked to the podium in the plush East Room of the White House and spoke for ten minutes before taking 50 minutes of questions from the press. He faced the American public in prime time and he faced the global economy. But his message targeted the 535 members of the US Congress who control the government checkbook." Patrick Leahy | Restoring Trust in the Justice Systemwww.truthout.org/021009KUS Sen. Patrick Leahy: "The President is right that we need to focus on fixing the problems that exist and improving the future for hardworking Americans. I wholeheartedly agree and expect the Judiciary Committee and the Senate to act accordingly. But that does not mean that we should abandon seeking ways to provide accountability for what has been a dangerous and disastrous diversion from American law and values. Many Americans feel we need to get to the bottom of what went wrong. We need to be able to read the page before we turn it. We will work with the Obama administration to fix those parts of our government that went off course." Four US Troops, Interpreter Killed in Blast in Iraqwww.truthout.org/021009LErnesto Londono and Qais Mizher, The Washington Post: "Four American soldiers and an interpreter were killed Monday in a suicide bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the deadliest attack on US troops in Iraq since May. The military said three of the service members were killed shortly after a person in a vehicle set off explosives. The fourth soldier and the interpreter working with the unit died later from wounds suffered in the blast, according to the military." Robert Reich | Why Republicans Won't Support the Stimuluswww.truthout.org/021009MRobert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: "Why are Senate Republicans (all, that is, except the lonely moderates Collins, Snowe, and Specter) nixing the stimulus package, as House Republicans did? Not because Obama failed to compromise - he gave them the tax breaks they wanted, included a whopper for business. Not because Senate Democrats failed to bend - they agreed to trim more than $100 billion out of a previous version of the bill. Not because Senate Republicans are doctrinally opposed to deficit spending - many of them happily voted for Bush spending and tax cuts that doubled the federal debt. The reason has to do with the timing of the economic recovery." Recovery Package Clears Key Senate Hurdlewww.truthout.org/021009NJeremy Pelofsky and Richard Cowan, Reuters: "The US Senate on Monday moved a step closer toward approving President Barack Obama's plan to jolt the US economy out of recession with government spending and tax breaks, setting up a vote to pass the $838 billion emergency package on Tuesday. After a week of contentious debate, senators reached a deal to pare down the stimulus bill by about $100 billion and voted 61-36, with minimal Republican support, that it was time to hold a final ballot at 12:00 p.m. EST Tuesday. If the measure passes as expected, the Senate and House of Representatives will enter final negotiations on a compromise bill, with Obama arbitrating disputes. The cost of the House bill was priced at $819 billion." As Israelis Vote, It's All About War and Peacewww.truthout.org/021009OIlene R. Prusher, The Christian Science Monitor: "When Israelis go to polls Tuesday, the impact of the country's two wars in less than three years will be a deciding factor for many. Gaza still smolders after the 22-day assault on Hamas that killed 1,300 Palestinians but didn't stop rockets from falling on Israel. That operation rekindled many of the painful memories from Israel's 2006 failed war in Lebanon against Hezbollah. The ruling Kadima party, a centrist coalition, oversaw both operations and will probably take the brunt of voter frustration over its performance. The wars have pushed Israelis, many of whom wanted to take a harder line against militants on their borders, further to the right, giving conservative parliamentary candidates the edge."
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Post by MacBeth on Feb 10, 2009 15:35:53 GMT -5
Source: Petraeus Leaked Misleading Story on Pullout Planswww.truthout.org/021009AGareth Porter, Inter Press Service: "The political maneuvering between President Barack Obama and his top field commanders over withdrawal from Iraq has taken a sudden new turn with the leak by CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus - and a firm denial by a White House official - of an account of the Jan. 21 White House meeting suggesting that Obama had requested three different combat troop withdrawal plans with their respective associated risks, including one of 23 months." Iranian President Says Talks With US Possiblewww.truthout.org/021009BAli Akbar Dareini, The Associated Press: "Iran's president said Tuesday the world was 'entering an era of dialogue' and that his country would welcome talks with its longtime adversary, the United States, if they are based on mutual respect. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's announcement during a rally celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution comes a day after President Barack Obama said his administration was looking for opportunities to engage Iran and pledged to rethink United States' relationship with Tehran." Livni, Netanyahu Neck and Neckwww.truthout.org/021009CSteve Weizman, The Associated Press: "The two front-runners in the race to rule Israel made last-minute appeals to voters as polls opened Tuesday in a close general election whose outcome could determine the course of Mideast peace negotiations. Opinion polls for months have predicted a decisive victory for the hard-line Likud Party, headed by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But new polls released over the weekend showed the Kadima Party, led by moderate Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, closing the gap." Judges Tell State to Free Thousands of Inmateswww.truthout.org/021009DBob Egelko and Wyatt Buchanan, The San Francisco Chronicle: "California needs to release tens of thousands of California inmates over the next two to three years to relieve overcrowding that has ravaged prison medical and mental health care, a panel of federal judges said Monday. In what it labeled a tentative ruling, the three-judge panel said prison populations must be reduced so health care for inmates can be brought up to constitutional standards." Jean-Pascal Beaupre | The Late Lamented Obama Planwww.truthout.org/021009EJean-Pascal Beaupre, Quebec's La Presse: "At the rate the economic recovery plan is being diluted in Congress, one may wonder whether President Barack Obama will recognize any of its measures when it's adopted in its final form. The mountain is on the way to giving birth to a mouse."
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Post by MacBeth on Feb 10, 2009 18:34:35 GMT -5
Senate Passes Obama's Economic Recovery Planwww.truthout.org/021009RThe Associated Press: "President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan has passed the Senate and is on its way to difficult House-Senate negotiations." Geithner: Administration to Wage "Aggressive Two-Front Battle" for Economywww.truthout.org/021009SThe Associated Press: "Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said today the new administration will wage an aggressive two-front battle against the worst financial crisis in seven decades with commitments that could total up to $2 trillion." Steve Fraser | How Popular Anger Grew, 1929 and 2009www.truthout.org/021009TSteve Fraser, TomDispatch.com: "Ever since the bail-out state went into hyper-drive, popular anger has been simmering." Why America Loves Rachel Maddowwww.truthout.org/021009ULouise France: The Observer: "From the beginning of her show, she made a policy decision to avoid the kind of bar-room slugging match which political programming in the United States is famous for. 'I did that Punch and Judy stuff for so long on other people's shows. It may be kinetically entertaining but I don't think you learn very much in that environment.' She's opted instead for arch analysis and informed banter. It's set a rigorous tone that has been surprisingly popular, somehow in tune with the tenor of the new administration." Melting Arctic Prompts Calls for "National Park" on Icewww.truthout.org/021009EABrandon Keim, Wired.com: "With Arctic sea ice melting like ice cubes in soda, scientists want to protect a region they say will someday be the sole remaining frozen bastion of a disappearing world." Nissan to Slash 20,000 Jobs and Sees Annual Losswww.truthout.org/021009LAYuri Kageyama, The Associated Press: "Nissan is slashing 20,000 jobs, or 8.5 percent of its global work force, to cope with what Japan's third-largest automaker expects will be its first annual loss in nine years." Working Moms Look to Michelle Obama for Changewww.truthout.org/021009WAAndrea Hopkins, Reuters: "When first lady Michelle Obama said she wanted to help working women balance career and family, American moms applauded - and immediately came up with a wish-list of policy changes." Martha Rosenberg | Big Pharma Gone Wildwww.truthout.org/021009HAMartha Rosenberg, AlterNet: "Risperdal (risperidone), an atypical anti-psychotic, may have contributed to the deaths of 31 children since its 1993 approval, according to The New York Times - including 11 treated for unapproved uses." California First 5, Meet the Terminatorwww.truthout.org/021009EDAChristina Satkowski, The New America Foundation: "One program slated for the budget axe in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed 2010 budget is First 5, a program that funds a wide range of early childhood programs, including preschools, health services, and parent collaboration programs. The governor's budget eliminates funding for the statewide First 5 commission, which has been receiving 20 percent of the money authorized for the First 5 program. Senate Recount Trial Resumes: Judges Ponder Franken Objectionwww.truthout.org/021009VAPat Doyle and Kevin Duchschere, The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune: "Franken lawyers have contended that absentee ballot materials alone often don't explain why a ballot was rejected."
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Post by MacBeth on Feb 10, 2009 18:44:28 GMT -5
Obama warns GOP he's no pushoverBy: Jonathan Martin At his first White House news conference, the president makes clear that passage of the stimulus trumps all. more: www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18650.html-------------------------------------------------------
Obama paints bleak economic pictureBy: Josh Gerstein POTUS: 'A failure to act will only deepen this crisis.' more: www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18626.html -------------------------------------------------------
Obama unveils broader bank planBy: Mike Allen Geithner will warn Tuesday that a 'dangerous dynamic' still threatens the nation's financial system. more: www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18655.html -------------------------------------------------------
Stimulus advances; Treasury nextBy: David Rogers The vote sets the stage for passage Tuesday. more: www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18628.html -------------------------------------------------------
Partisan complaints come with an echoBy: Patrick O'Connor and John Bresnahan Pelosi has waged plenty of process arguments against the GOP -- the same ones they're now making. more: www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18643.html -------------------------------------------------------
Are Bush's secrets safe with Obama?By: Josh Gerstein Obama's allies may be disappointed when he doesn't pull back the curtain as far - or as fast - as they like. more: www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18641.html
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