November 2009 Archives
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JOHN PODESTA
When President Barack Obama recently announced plans for an upcoming White House jobs summit, he declared that the millions of Americans "desperately searching for jobs" require the pursuit of "every additional and responsible step" that could potentially combat unemployment.
The Seattle Times reports that the man suspected of shooting four police officers in Washington State was granted clemency in Arkansas nine years ago by then-Governor Mike Huckabee.
We won the cold war and weathered 9/11. But now economic weakness is endangering our global power.
Gallup is not asking about him in its prospective polling, and his daughter Liz's recent Fox News Sunday allusion to a presidential run provoked good-natured laughter, as though the suggestion were just a one-liner. Float the hypothetical in political conversation, and people roll their eyes dismissively.
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NIA-MALIKA HENDERSON
The Rev. Rick Warren, who's drawn some heat for his stance on gay marriage and his role in California's Prop 8 decision that changed the state constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman, said Sunday that his role in the debate was a mistake and misunderstood.
NIA-MALIKA HENDERSON
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, and Sen Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), a member of the Finance Committee, found common ground on "Fox News Sunday" in discussing Afghanistan, yet gave a preview of what the Democratic and Republican talking points will be as President Barack Obama prepares to announce a troop escalation plan on Tuesday.
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Is Barack Obama's diplomacy subtle and strategic, or weak and naive? The world is about to find out
After this month's battle between conservatives and the GOP establishment in New York's 23rd Congressional District, the big staging ground for Republican Party infighting has moved to Florida, where former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio is battling Gov. Charlie Crist in the party's U.S. Senate primary.
Sarah Palin is a vehicle for the anger of those on the right
The news media's mad dash to highlight the inflammatory passages of Sarah Palin's new book, Going Rogue, largely misses the point. Too much attention has been paid to her continuing feud with Republican strategists from last year's campaign and her gripes about being mistreated by the media as the GOP vice presidential nominee.
Barack Obama will talk directly to future officers on Afghan war policy.
The Republican National Committee is discussing whether the party should cease funding for candidates who don't support its core principles.
President Obama gives a basic and short Thanksgiving proclamation, despite his eventful first year in office.
Sarah Palin signs books at Fort Bragg.
Gursharan Kaur, the first lady of India, Michelle Obama, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, and President Obama arrived for the state Dinner.
President Obama and his wife, Michelle, hosted their first state dinner for their guests of honor, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, Gursharan Kaur, on Tuesday night. The Obamas greeted their guests at the White House.
The chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts on the importance of having an author as president
Religious leaders are first of all citizens and they enjoy the same rights as any other citizens and civic leaders to engage in public debate on policy questions.
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (right) says that Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has forbidden him from receiving communion because of his advocacy of abortion rights.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid eked out 60 votes on a procedural motion to start the health care debate Saturday night - but there's no guarantee he can pass a bill on the merits.
In a letter posted on his personal website, Beck announced plans to conduct a series of conventions to teach his followers 'how to be a political force in your own neighborhood and country.'
Sarah Palin signs copies of her book, 'Going Rogue,' in Ohio.
SEN. PAUL KIRK
On Saturday evening, as the Senate prepared to vote on whether to bring The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to the floor, my memory flashed back to my days as a young staffer working for Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.). I could hear his strong and passionate voice calling for quality, affordable health care for all Americans as a fundamental right.
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President Obama saved one last message from his eight-day trip to Asia, telling Americans that he "will go anywhere" in pursuit of economic growth and jobs.
Members of the Hispanic Caucus, chaired by Nydia Velazquez, say Emanuel's mark is all over the push to block insurance for illegal immigrants.
ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.
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With the president's year-end deadline for health care reform looming, congressional Democrats know they'll almost certainly have to short-circuit the legislative process to get the bill done.
Illustration by Matt Wuerker
Michele Bachmann at the Republican Convention in 2008
The bombshell from the new Pew survey on government faith-based initiatives: Democrats are now more supportive than Republicans of houses of worship getting government money for social services, a turnabout from 2001, when George W. Bush launched the White House faith-based office.
On balance, they do more harm than good, a government task force concludes in new recommendations
In a much anticipated interview with television host Oprah Winfrey that aired Monday, Sarah Palin tamped down speculation that she might run for president in 2012 and took shots at CBS News' Katie Couric, who conducted a series of interviews with the former Alaska governor that seriously damaged Palin's standing in 2008.
MARK PENN
Is President Barack Obama governing from the left or from the center? It's a question no one quite seems to have a clear answer to. The post-ideological positioning that worked so well during the campaign is not proving as effective at holding the electoral coalition together given the mounting pressures of governing.
Why America is falling behind and how to fix it.
In polite language that sheathed a rebuke to his host government, President Barack Obama told the people of China on Monday that "the more freely information flows, the stronger the society becomes."
For 40 years it has taught children diversity and the alphabet, but what else should we be teaching them?
President Barack Obama returned to a theme he's been hitting all week in his national radio address Saturday: the sacrifices of America's soldiers.
An Afghan boy passes U.S. special operations forces during a patrol in Masaw village, Pusch Rud district in Afghanistan's Farah Province Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
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The policy pre-dates the tenure of current RNC Chairman Michael Steele, said a spokesperson.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be endorsing Rep. Michael Capuano in the Massachusetts Senate special election, choosing her House colleague over Attorney General Martha Coakley, who is seeking to become the first female senator in the state.
How the financial crisis could leave Europe even stronger than America.
Looking Up: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy oversaw a rebound in exports
Unraveling the mysteries of Vietnam may prevent us from repeating its mistakes.
TIM CRAIG and MICHELLE BOORSTEIN
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed same-sex marriage law, a threat that could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with adoption, homelessness and health care.
To all the budding Republican superstars looking at the 2012 presidential race--that would include Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty--your time might be running out.
South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford said she is endorsing GOP state Rep. Nikki Haley for governor in next year's race.
Rep. Steny Hoyer's office released the House schedule for the rest of 2009.
An abortion provision in the just-passed House healthcare bill that was designed to bring crucial antiabortion Democrats on board has not only outraged major abortion rights groups but has also incensed abortion foes.
ATLANTA, (November 1, 2009) - Christian financial analyst, Lee Jenkins, provides the answers to many of your questions regarding, not only your personal finances, but also about the nation's changing economy in his book: Lee Jenkins on Money.Through the pages of Lee Jenkins on Money, Jenkins shows you how to remain stable, and how to stay afloat in the uncertain economy that we are now experiencing. How? By helping you to take a sober and responsible look at your finances and encouraging you to make the decision and to stick with the decision that, no matter what, you will remain a faithful steward over what God has entrusted you with. Jenkins shows how to apply biblical principles to our finances and truly let God be in control as He should. Just stand back and let God be God, even in your finances, and your hope will be renewed.
The House of Representatives passed legislation for the first time Saturday night that would provide health coverage to almost every American after nearly a century of false starts and un-kept campaign promises.
PATRICK O'CONNOR
Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut independent who chairs the the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, plans to begin an investigation into the killing of a dozen soldiers and a civilian at Fort Hood, Texas, to see if the Army "missed warning signs."
JAMES GOLDGEIER
The fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago Monday was a triumph for the West and for those suffering under communist rule throughout Eastern Europe who had courageously fought for their freedom. It also appeared to signify a political triumph for the Republican Party.
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President Barack Obama got a warm reception from Native Americans at Thursday's White House Tribal Nations Conference, where he signed a memorandum ordering his Cabinet secretaries to give him a plan for improving the quality of life on reservations.
The moment of truth for health care is at hand, and the distortion that perhaps gets the most traction is this:
Yes, socially conservative Republican candidates prevailed last night in the big races--the gubernatorial contests in Virginia and New Jersey--but it was the special election for New York's 23rd Congressional District that had become a national symbol for the battle between religious conservatives and the GOP establishment.
The drama of Barack Obama's presidency revolves around how he navigates his own contradictions.
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New York Democrat Bill Owens, and Republicans Chris Christie of New Jersey and Bob McDonnell of Virginia, were the big winners in Tuesday's elections, while Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, and Democrats Jon Corzine of New Jersey and Creigh Deeds of Virginia were the losers.
DAVID PLOUFFE
While I appreciate Arianna Huffington's kind words about my book on the 2008 Presidential campaign of Barack Obama, I could not disagree more with the suggestion that somehow the President Obama of 2009 has lost touch with candidate Obama in 2008.
Frank Schubert, campaign director for Stand for Marriage Maine, claims victory for Yes on 1, Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2009, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Republican Gov. Elect Chris Christie greets supporters on election night at his headquarters in Parsippany, NJ, on Nov. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Christopher Barth)
Seven black House members are under a full-scale ethics investigation -- while no white lawmakers are.
