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Obama, Dictators and democrats - Wall Street Journal

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Washington Post
Obama, Dictators and democrats
Wall Street Journal
Instead, the baddest actors in the world get face time with Barack Obama, but their struggling opposition get invisibility. Iran's extraordinary and brave
Politics Today: A New Stimulus JoltCBS News


Obama: Grants push biomed research, jobsUnited Press International
Obama to announce $5 billion for new healthcare jobsU.S. Daily
Foreign Policy -Capital Times -Washington Post
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ANCA Calls On Hillary Clinton To Lift US Pressure On Armenia - Asbarez News

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Novinite.com
ANCA Calls On Hillary Clinton To Lift US Pressure On Armenia
Asbarez News
WASHINGTON, DC — Ken Hachikian, Chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America, Wednesday called upon Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to
Clinton Exhorts Turkey, Armenia on NormalizationNew York Times


Hillary Clinton urges Armenia and Turkey to keep promises to APA
Secretary Clinton: Armenian-Turkish relations are comprehensiveAysor
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am -Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am -Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
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Obama oversteps on schools - Dallas Morning News

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


New York Daily News
Obama oversteps on schools
Dallas Morning News
So President Barack Obama "wants schools to add time to classes, stay open late and let kids in on weekends so they have a safe place to go.
School daysSalt Lake Tribune


Local schools are cool to longer school year proposalKGET 17
President pushes for longer school dayWWLP 22News
KRNV -Harrisonburg Daily News Record -Examiner.com
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Thug Politics in America - Huffington Post (blog)

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Thug Politics in America
Huffington Post (blog)
Our politics and national discourse have entered a new era of thug-life. Like bullies on the playground who get out of control, undermining a child's

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Congress Approves $4.7B Boost to its Own Budget - CBS News

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Washington Post
Congress Approves $4.7B Boost to its Own Budget
CBS News
John McCain (R-Ariz.) took to the Senate floor to protest the new funding included in the measure, which is detailed in Politico. It includes, among other
Republicans call for more nuclear energy in Senate climate billSmartBrief


EPA, Senate Take Aim at Greenhouse GasesWashington Post
Senate Climate Bill Would Cut Emissions 20 Percent by 2020NewsHour
Straits Times -Reuters India -NPR
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Barack Obama joins Michelle and Oprah Winfrey for Chicago Games bid - Times Online

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


BBC Sport
Barack Obama joins Michelle and Oprah Winfrey for Chicago Games bid
Times Online
chief of staff for the Mayor of Chicago, she hired a lawyer, Michelle Robinson, who was engaged to an up-and-coming politician named Barack Obama.
John Boehner blasts Barack Obama's Olympic movePolitico


Five reasons Barack Obama may NOT win 2016 Olympics for ChicagoTelegraph.co.uk
Michelle Obama arrives in Copenhagen for IOC voteThe Associated Press
Dallas Morning News -Telegraph.co.uk -The Associated Press
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Who Can Head Off Climate Change Before the Tipping Point? - Forward

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Los Angeles Times
Who Can Head Off Climate Change Before the Tipping Point?
Forward
Let's imagine that John mccain had been elected president last fall. Imagine, too, that Republicans had held their own in the Senate and confidently
Thursday's SpeakoutLong Beach Press-Telegram


Senate Votes To Approve Funding For 10 Add'l C17s, Repels LBReport.com
In bipartisan vote, Senate protects funding for Boeing C-17 cargo Los Angeles Times
The Associated Press -Reuters -The Associated Press
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Something terrible is happening… Overpaid celebrities don’t have a big enough voice when it comes to Healthcare Reform

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


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Latest Round-Up of Obama Approval Ratings by State - Politics Daily (blog)

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Latest Round-Up of Obama Approval Ratings by State
Politics Daily (blog)
Most national polls have President Obama's job approval rating settling into the low- to mid-50s, but just as in a presidential election, the national

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Obama hears opinions on new strategy in Afghanistan - Reuters

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Voice of America
Obama hears opinions on new strategy in Afghanistan
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama heard opinions from top advisers on how to reverse the deteriorating Afghanistan war on
Top officials and Obama advisers study Afghan warThe Associated Press


Obama: Don't give up on AfghanistanChristian Science Monitor
Obama eyes more NATO responsibilities in AfghanistanXinhua
FOXNews -NPR -Los Angeles Times
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January Jones & John McCain Talk Sharks - Just Jared (blog)

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Ecorazzi
January Jones & John McCain Talk Sharks
Just Jared (blog)
John McCain to pass the Shark Conservation Act at his office on Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon (September 30) in Washington, DC “We should be scared
McCain pokes fun at ABC's TapperThe Hill


Mad Men star January Jones advocates for sharksGreen Right Now (blog)

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McCain ups the ante on Afghanistan - Politico

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Telegraph.co.uk
McCain ups the ante on Afghanistan
Politico
John McCain (R-Ariz.), has upped the ante on Afghanistan, introducing an amendment to compel Gens. Stanley McChrystal and David Petraeus to testify before
McCain to Introduce Amendment Calling for McChrystal TestimonyFOXNews


McCain urges Obama to stay in AfghanistanCBC.ca
Obama convenes high-stakes Afghanistan meetingBoston Globe
The Associated Press -FOXNews -The Associated Press
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A Diplomatic Showdown Over Iran’s Nuclear Program - WBUR

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Telegraph.co.uk
A Diplomatic Showdown Over Iran's Nuclear Program
WBUR
there is a risk to US engagement with the current Iranian rulers, who cracked down hard on opponents after the disputed presidential election in June.
How to Press the Advantage With IranNew America Foundation


Heavy Lifting Ahead For Obama on Diplomatic AgendaNew York Times

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Hillary Clinton likes being president — at the UN - Reuters

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


New York Daily News
Hillary Clinton likes being president — at the UN
Reuters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton liked being president on Wednesday — at the UN Security Council.
Hillary Clinton likes being president for a dayThe Associated Press


I kind of like being a President (of UN Security Council New York Daily News
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton hails Indian women Times of India
AllAfrica.com -Patriotic Vanguard
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Hillary Clinton leads UN fight against rape in war - Reuters

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Voice of America
Hillary Clinton leads UN fight against rape in war
Reuters
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - More than 60 countries, led by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asked the United Nations on
Hillary Clinton likes being president for a dayThe Associated Press


Clinton to chair Security Council session on sexual violenceChristian Science Monitor
UN demands end of sexual violence as tactic of warAFP
CBS 11 -Xinhua -Reuters
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Gore Vidal: Essayist Worried About Obama, Regrets Leaving Hillary … - National Ledger

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Times Online
Gore Vidal: Essayist Worried About Obama, Regrets Leaving Hillary
National Ledger
He now says he regrets switching his allegiance from Hillary Clinton to now President Obama during the 2008 campaign to secure the Democratic presidential
Gore Vidal: Obama 'Dreadful' as PresidentPolitics Daily (blog)


Gore Vidal in WinterAssociated Content
Gore Vidal talks Obama, dictatorship, Bush and 2010 electionsDigitalJournal.com
Times Online -Zimbio -The Swamp - Tribune’s Washington Bureau (blog)
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McCain to Introduce Amendment Calling for McChrystal Testimony - FOXNews

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments

McCain to Introduce Amendment Calling for McChrystal Testimony
FOXNews
John McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, at odds with Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., who has said it would be "premature" to

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Iraq Political Groups Find Pull in National Unity - New York Times

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Iraq Political Groups Find Pull in National Unity
New York Times
by Iraqis and by American officials, who fear that identity politics in Iraq will only worsen tensions and risk a return to sectarian bloodshed.

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Idaho man says he posted doctored Obama images - The Associated Press

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Idaho man says he posted doctored Obama images
The Associated Press
SANDPOINT, Idaho — A former sheriff's deputy is claiming responsibility for posting manipulated images of President Barack Obama wearing a Nazi uniform on

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Clinton: Iran must choose between cooperation and isolation - Jerusalem Post

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments


AFP
Clinton: Iran must choose between cooperation and isolation
Jerusalem Post
of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday warned the Islamic Republic it will face "greater isolation" if it fails to meet international obligations.
Iran must meet UN demands or face greater isolation: ClintonAFP


Clinton: Iran must choose between filling int'l obligations and Ynetnews
Clinton says Iran must meet demands or face more isolationWashingtonTV

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