Archive for August, 2010

Ethics-Congress

More ethics questions were raised about Congress in two separate stories on Tuesday, one about scholarship money doled out by a Texas Democrat and fundraising issues involving two Republicans and one Democrat….

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Obama & Iraq

President Obama urged Americans Tuesday night to “turn the page” on the Iraq War, as he declared the end of official combat operations and also added his own call for action on the U.S. economy….

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Obama on Iraq

Here is the text of President Obama’s speech to the nation from the Oval Office on the end of combat operations in Iraq.  This was provided by the White House….

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Speech On Iraq

President Obama will address the nation on Iraq tonight, marking the date that he pledged to withdraw combat troops from Iraq.  The speech though won’t use the phrase “Mission Accomplished.”…

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Nine Weeks Left

There are now nine weeks until Election Day and if Republicans are to maximize their victory totals, they have to find a way to put out some brush fires along the way….

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Obama-Economy

As expected, President Obama returned from his vacation with almost the same script that he left with, blasting Republicans for not allowing action on a small business jobs bill to spur economic growth….

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What Does It Mean?

Voters continue to send Washington, D.C. conflicting messages as primary results over the past week showed both contempt and election love for those already in the Congress….

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It’s The Economy

While President Obama will make a prime time speech from the White House tomorrow on Iraq, the focus by the end of the week will have turned decidedly to the economy and its election impact….

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The Clemens Indictment

Congress has taken a lot of flak for holding hearings about the use of steroids and more by Major League Baseball players.  Now that probe has brought perjury charges against none other than Roger Clemens….

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A Mosque Week

It was a week ago today that President Obama made his first comments about the controversial mosque near Ground Zero in New York, and the issue is still bubbling around the Political World….

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