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Obama readies road map for new bailout spending
The Associated Press - 6 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday promised to lower mortgage costs, offer job-creating loans for small businesses, get credit flowing and …
Obama: Execs' Spending Needs Controls Tampa Tribune
Obama Tackles Details Of Bailout's Second Half NY1
Obama Says Bailout Urgent Prensa Latina
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Obama's First Test: Stimulus Today, Change Tomorrow
TIME - 2 hours ago

31, 2009 US President Barack Obama speaks to reporters during his visit to the Capitol in Washington January 27, 2009. A favorite bumper sticker among …
Video: Obama Discusses Economic Plans in Weekly Address AssociatedPress
Obama Urges Quick Senate Passage of Economic Stimulus Voice of America
GOP governors press Congress to pass stimulus bill The Associated Press
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Obama nod to mortgage relief targets root of woes
Reuters - 1 hour ago

By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pledge to help housing with a new financial plan spotlights the root cause of the deep US …
Video: Obama On Shrinking Economy CBS
Obama readies road map for new bailout spending The Associated Press
Obama declares the state a disaster zone, opening aid Seattle Post Intelligencer
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TOPWRAP 9-More jobs, wealth lost; Obama rips Wall St bonuses
Reuters - 51 minutes ago

… policymakers prepared more drastic action to inject life into the global economy and US President Barack Obama made a tough attack on Wall Street greed. …
Video: Obama Blasts Banks Bonuses CBS
Obama Promises New Strategy to Revive Credit Markets Bloomberg
Obama to unveil measures to free up credit AFP
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The National Pastime(s)
New York Times, United States - 33 minutes ago

… watched an NFL game on TV this season — “nearly 100 million more than the record number of Americans who voted in the 2008 presidential election. …
Video: Obama Says He's Rooting for the Steelers AssociatedPress
POLITICS: Not a Cardinal Sin — Obama Backs Supporter-Owned Steelers Public Integrity
5 Minutes for Blogging @ the Super Bowl, 1-28 Granite City Press Record
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Obama readies road map for new bailout spending
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday promised to lower mortgage costs, offer job-creating loans for small businesses, get credit flowing and …
Video: Obama Discusses Economic Plans in Weekly Address AssociatedPress
Obama Tackles Details Of Bailout's Second Half NY1
Obama Says Bailout Urgent Prensa Latina
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US republicans elect first African-American chairman
Wikinews - 2 hours ago

Steele has an agenda for reform of his party, following its defeat against the Democrats in the [w:United States presidential election, 2008|presidential …
Video: Raw Video: Steele Becomes RNC Chairman AssociatedPress
RNC Chair Race: The Fix's Final Handicapping Washington Post
Steele becomes first African-American RNC chairman CNN
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Are Politics The New Black?
Culture11, VA - 18 hours ago

Ron Brown was in the same position Steele was when he was the first African American to run the DNC ? the Democrats were in disarray, and the Reagan …
Video: Raw Video: Steele Becomes RNC Chairman AssociatedPress
Praise for Steele in Virginia Washington Post
The GOP Embraces Identity Politics The Plank on TNR.com
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Matt Damon likes to mix his art with politics
Boston Herald, United States - 1 hour ago

Public policy and Santa Claus are not necessarily intertwined in most American households. But for Damon, a fiercely liberal activist who was one of Barack …

Nato figures show surge in Afghanistan violence
guardian.co.uk, UK - 5 hours ago

Last week critical presidential elections, scheduled for May, were postponed to August due to the threat of violence. The new Nato statistics reveal that in …
Video: US air raid fuels Afghan anger - 27 Jan 09 AlJazeeraEnglish
Party for Socialism and Liberation: Afghanistan is not a ‘good war’ Independent Political Report
Presidential elections in Afghanistan postponed until August RIA Novosti
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Obama facing dilemma over protectionism
The Associated Press - 50 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protection language in the stimulus bill presents President Barack Obama with a dilemma: Backing the provisions could set off a trade war, …
Obama declares the state a disaster zone, opening aid Seattle Post Intelligencer
Obama declares storm disaster for Wash. state Seattle Times
Obama calls for prompt action on stimulus International Herald Tribune
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Analysis: Team Obama preoccupied with Bush
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago

It's not that you hear Barack Obama uttering Bush's name, and aides are loathe to bring up Bush directly, except in private. But there are plenty of signs …
Video: Obama Sets Cool, Casual White House Tone AssociatedPress
Obama’s Oval Office Hypocrisy FOXNews
FACTBOC-Obama White House tightly manages message Reuters
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President Barack Obama's half-brother, George Obama, held on …
New York Daily News, NY - 14 hours ago

By DAVID SALTONSTALL President Barack Obama speaking at the White House on Friday. He called his meeting with his half-brother George (below), …
President Obama's Half-Brother George Arrested ABC News
Obama's Kenyan relative arrested on drug charge The Associated Press
Barack Obama's Half-Brother Arrested Examiner.com
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RAW DATA: Text of Obama's Weekly Presidential Address
FOXNews - 6 hours ago

But they will have little patience if we allow politics to get in the way of action, and our economy continues to slide. That's why I am calling on the …
Put Our Economy Back on Track Huffington Post
Perriello votes for economic package Chatham Star Tribune
The Power of Transparency The Nation.
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“African Americans in American Politics”
Time Out New York, NY - 58 minutes ago

This exhibit provides a timeline of African American involvement in politics, from Crispus Attucks (who was one of the few—and first—people killed in the …

Judd Gregg Could Be Picked for Commerce as Soon as Monday
ABC News - 8 minutes ago

John McCain, R-Ariz., and appeared at a McCain campaign event.) Gregg's announcement, while making the Obama administration more bipartisan, would likely …

Preston on politics: Rebuilding the GOP with Steele
CNN - 3 hours ago

Michael Steele said Friday Republicans must take "a brand new message to the American people." Michael Steele was elected chairman of the Republican …
Video: Raw Video: Steele Becomes RNC Chairman AssociatedPress
Are Politics The New Black? Culture11
Dawson contends for RNC chairman; voting starts today Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription)
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Under Obama, `war on terror' catchphrase fading
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago

Since taking office less than two weeks ago, President Barack Obama has talked broadly of the "enduring struggle against terrorism and extremism. …
Video: Obama's First Formal Interview on Al-Arabiya TV AssociatedPress
The real reason Obama picked Al Arabiya for first TV interview Kansas City Star
Obama renews diplomacy Buffalo News
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Stick with the nice grandmother
Jamestown Sun, ND - 2 hours ago

As Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared, “This Congress has heard the message of change in the election,” this month both houses passed the anti-discrimination …
Video: Obama Signs First Bill CBS
Michelle Obama and the Covert Influence of First Ladies Huffington Post
Obama Signs Bill Making Worker Pay-Bias Lawsuits Easier to Win Bloomberg
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Democrats glowing, but now come the Republicans
IdahoStatesman.com, ID - Jan 31, 2009

Now America pivots to John McCain and the Republicans as McCain chooses Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a GOP maverick but a relative unknown in national politics, …
McCain challenges Obama to 'rematch' The Spoof (satire)
History echoes all around as Obama steps up to big speech IdahoStatesman.com
Biden helps heal, rouse Democrats IdahoStatesman.com
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