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Honduras's presidential election: Voting to move onwards 3 Dec 2009 17:12 GMT
... achieved its main aim of holding a presidential election to choose Mr Zelaya’s successor. All five ... the result of the election. Like his lobbying, Mr Micheletti’s selective repression also proved effective. ...
Victory declared in Honduras election 30 Nov 2009 21:13 GMT
... November 2009 20.32 GMT Supporters of Honduran presidential candidate for the National Party, Porfirio Lobo, ... Porfirio Lobo had just won 's presidential election, heralding a "democratic fiesta". By dawn today ... their frontman, fought back. They hired Washington lobbyists to woo Republicans and Democrats. The tactic ...
President Obama names non-Portuguese ambassador to Portugal 4 Dec 2009 19:54 GMT
... a Portuguese last name after all. Significant lobbying efforts on both sides of the Atlantic ... campaign's position during the Michigan and Florida presidential primaries controversy. On Tuesday, Katz would not ... likely scenario resulting from the recent Legislative Elections in Portugal, where the Socialist Party (PS) ...
Washington endorses gunpoint election in Honduras 27 Nov 2009 13:15 GMT
... Obama administration has declared its support for elections being held this Sunday in Honduras, under ... to power. Zelaya was dragged from the presidential palace by hooded and heavily armed soldiers ... regime was a team of high-powered political lobbyists funded by Honduran business interests. This effort ...
Obamanomics Ties Obama to Big Business 1 Dec 2009 08:51 GMT
... Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama decried Big Business ... end to politics as usual in Washington. Lobbyists for Big “Fill in the Blank” would ... in the direction Obama has. The 2008 election set the template both for the media’s ...
Husband worked with founder of socialist party in which Obama participated 30 Nov 2009 14:31 GMT
... Obama's campaign last year denied the then–presidential candidate was ever an actual member of ... banking and financial system – including popular election of those charged with public stewardship of ... on the board of J Street, a lobby group that is mostly led by left-leaning ...
Analysis: 7 emerging storylines Obama would like to rewrite 30 Nov 2009 18:30 GMT
... and his team, who won the 2008 election in part because they were better storytellers ... that gave favorable terms to the pharmaceutical lobby in exchange for their backing his health ... But it highlights a continuing reality: In presidential politics the safe ground has always been ...
PROMISES, PROMISES: 'Trash day' _ Obama uses old trick of dumping bad news on Fridays 1 Dec 2009 09:44 GMT
... day to "take out the trash," as presidential aides on the TV drama "The West ... of the government's stimulus job creation figures, lobbyists and other visitors to the White House, ... wide-ranging and unprecedented steps to fulfill his campaign promise to give Americans firsthand access to ...
Despite promises, Obama plays old political tricks 1 Dec 2009 10:50 GMT
... day to "take out the trash," as presidential aides on the TV drama "The West ... of the government's stimulus job creation figures, lobbyists and other visitors to the White House, ... wide-ranging and unprecedented steps to fulfill his campaign promise to give Americans firsthand access to ...
Epic Fail: Secret Service Leaves President Obama Unprotected 28 Nov 2009 22:34 GMT
... Democratic primary — sooner than any other candidate in history. His was probably the� first ... Muslim-sounding name (Salahi is� with the Palestinian lobby) should have been an additional reason for ... about the long-term survival prospects of either presidential candidate, for different reasons. Today, again, I ...
Stanley Kutler: Obama risks losing his judicial prize 30 Nov 2009 21:14 GMT
... Ronald Reagan’s presidency began a concerted Republican campaign to capture the judiciary. Since the parties ... man on a mission, supported by outside lobbying groups, to thwart Obama’s nominations. Former Reagan ... For the president, time is getting short. Presidential power often can be seen as the ...
Michael Gaynor From Watergate to "ACORNgate"? 1 Dec 2009 00:43 GMT
... not prevent President Richard M. Nixon's resounding re-election victory in 1972. But, mostly due to ... serve nationally as the director of his presidential campaign and by Howard Hughes to serve ... to serve in Washington as his public-policy lobbyist. O'Brien was elected in 1968 and 1970 ...
From Watergate to "ACORNgate"? 1 Dec 2009 00:43 GMT
... not prevent President Richard M. Nixon's resounding re-election victory in 1972. But, mostly due to ... serve nationally as the director of his presidential campaign and by Howard Hughes to serve ... to serve in Washington as his public-policy lobbyist. O'Brien was elected in 1968 and 1970 ...
Change We Can Believe In? 1 Dec 2009 15:18 GMT
... to the predatory for-profit private health insurance lobbyists. (Note: These lobbyists gave $1.8 million to ... by the financial elites who chose our presidential candidates if he represented the slightest threat to ...
Playbook: Oprah's White House special 26 Nov 2009 16:12 GMT
... before — when he flew in to lobby for Chicago's pitch for the 2016 Olympics, ... Chicago Tribune's Katherine Skiba: "In his first presidential pardon, President Barack Obama followed the path ... Kirsten E. Gillibrand in next year’s primary elections, according to people who have spoken to ...

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Obama White House News

Jobs Gap of 8 Million Dogs Obama [04 Dec 2009 - 11:14]
Obama Canvasses for Ideas on Job Creation; Solicits Plans That Can Yield Quick Results [04 Dec 2009 - 08:02]
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U.S. Congress News

Fed Chairman Bernanke Blasted at Confirmation Hearing [04 Dec 2009 - 10:13]
...Key Democrats Back Ben Bernanke for Second Term As Fed Reserve Chairman [04 Dec 2009 - 12:08]
...Sen. Bunning Moves to Block 2nd Term for Fed Chairman [04 Dec 2009 - 12:13]
Senate Backs Preventive Health Care for Women [04 Dec 2009 - 11:33]
Frank, Waxman Ironing Out Differences Over Financial Regulatory Agency [04 Dec 2009 - 12:07]

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Texas: The GOP Battle in State Turns Into a Public Airing of Republican Party's Internal Discontents [04 Dec 2009 - 10:20]
DNC Chair Tim Kaine: Tea Parties 'Devouring' GOP [04 Dec 2009 - 09:46]
Arkansas: Lincoln Trailing Four Possible Republican Challengers, Rasmussen Poll Shows [04 Dec 2009 - 10:05]
Delaware: Rep. Castle Maintains Lead Over Beau Biden in a Possible U.S. Senate Race (PdF) [04 Dec 2009 - 10:17]
Indiana: John Hostettler to Challenge Sen. Evan Bayh [04 Dec 2009 - 10:00]

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Robert Reich: Without Smart Investments, High Unemployment Will Be Permanent [04 Dec 2009 - 13:03]
Walter Shapiro: Obama Jobs Summit: I Care, I Really Do [04 Dec 2009 - 13:10]
Renee Loth: GOP Folds Its Big Tent [04 Dec 2009 - 09:03]
David Brooks: The Analytic Mode [04 Dec 2009 - 08:22]
Paul Krugman: Reform Health Care Or Else [04 Dec 2009 - 08:22]

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South Carolina: 28 Ethics Charges Dropped Against Gov. Sanford [04 Dec 2009 - 09:03]
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Georgia House Speaker Richardson Resigns After Suicide Attempt and Wife's Allegations of an Affair, Speaker Pro Tem Burkhalter Steps In [04 Dec 2009 - 08:55]
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