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Harry Reid’s Apology
President Obama accepts Senate majority leader Harry Reid’s apology for his racial remarks. Video courtesy of Fox News.
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Obama’s tough first year
As President Barack Obama enters the second year of his presidency, his popularity has fallen from his first day in office as he has grappled with the ailing economy and two wars.
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Senate upset in Massachusetts
Republican Scott Brown pulled off an upset in Massachusetts- becoming the state’s next U.S. senator and potentially derailing President Obama’s legislative agenda.
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Obama to announce plan to respond to bioterrorism (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address to unveil a new plan for a better and quicker response to bioterrorism threats and attacks, the White House said Tuesday.
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Clinton: Nigeria failing to curb extremism (AP)
AP – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is criticizing Nigeria for corruption and poor living standards that she says encourage the sort of extremism typified by the attempted bombing of an American airliner.
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Dem leaders in uphill push for health overhaul (AP)
AP – There are no quick fixes for President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, the No. 2 House Democrat said Tuesday, as supporters agonized over whether to move the bill forward or hit the pause button until political resistance subsides.
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Palin: Obama not listening (Politico)
Politico – Palin attacks Obama for having “over-promised” as a candidate and not listening to the American people.
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DSCC urges quick offensive for 2010 (Politico)
Politico – Democrats are looking for someone to blame for their electoral woes — and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Robert Menendez is working hard to make sure it’s not him. Showing that they’ve learned the lesson of Massachusetts, Menendez and his staff will distribute a memo Tuesday advising Democratic campaign managers to frame their [...]
Major makeover of Wall Street regs passes House (AP)
AP – The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year’s Wall Street failures that plunged the nation deep into recession.
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