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Obama meets with GOP, says can spur job growth
18 hours ago ago from Breaking News, Online News, Current News
Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it's hard to find, President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans Tuesday to spur cooperation on job creation, deficit reduction and health care overhaul. He promised to do his part — but warned he would take Republicans to task if they don't do the same. The people who sent us here expect a seriousness of purpose that transcends petty politics, Obama said after the meeting, as ...
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18 hours ago ago from Furthermo
Let me begin by detailing where I think John McCain has gone wrong. For starters, John: •Voted against the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 (which I helped write), echoing liberal Democratic arguments that they were tax cuts for the rich; •Voted for an $850 billion bailout for banks and car companies, which was loaded with special interest earmarks totaling $150 billion; •Proposed spending $300 billion to buy up every bad mortgage in ...
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15 hours ago ago from Jack's Newswatch
First John McCain lost to Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential race, humbling enough for a politician who had spent a decade pursuing his White House ambitions. Now the Arizona Senator faces the possibility of being turfed out of his U.S. Senate seat amid a challenge from within his own party before this fall's midterm elections. Mr. McCain, a self-styled maverick who has never been a darling of the American right, is preparing for ...
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3 hours ago ago from Submitted to a Candid World
At the best of times, John McCain is a good man even a great one. But the sad truth is that much of the moral fiber that makes him great, and distinguishes him from the vast swath of his party, seems to come and go with the political cycle. An example. After winning the nomination in 2008, McCain took a bold step, and eliminated the phrase Democrat Party from his party's platform . By way of background, this shortening of the Democratic ...
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23 hours ago ago from One News
President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Democrats and Republicans to work together to solve the jobs crisis facing the US, asking lawmakers on both sides to put aside partisan divisions that have hindered progress on issues such as healthcare and pass a new jobs package. Inviting Congressional leaders from both parties to the White House – the first time Republican leaders have met the president there for more than two months – Mr Obama ...
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Obama Willing To Compromise On Health Care Reform
3 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
WASHINGTON Signaling he'd meet critics part way on health care, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he's willing to sign a bill even if it doesn't deliver everything he pursued through a year of grinding effort at risk of going down as a dismal failure. The Democrats' massive health overhaul legislation is stalled in Congress by disagreements within the party and the loss last month of their 60th Senate vote, and with it, control of the ...
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1 day ago ago from Wall Street Journal
Both the White House and congressional Republicans see opportunity in an upcoming bipartisan summit on health care, with the GOP given a chance to spotlight its ideas and President Barack Obama having a fresh chance to invigorate the languishing legislation. It's clear a major gulf remains between the parties. On Monday, Republicans rejected outright any health legislation that doesn't start from scratch. The White House reiterated it has ...
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23 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Obama: GOP and Dems together can spur job growth WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama acknowledged the deep partisan divisions gripping Congress, but he urged Republican and Democratic leaders Tuesday to cooperate on legislation that creates jobs. "There should be some areas where we can agree and we can get some things done, even as we have vigorous debates on some of those issues that we don't agree on," Obama said as he met in the ...
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14 hours ago ago from NPR
Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast Obama Urges Bipartisan Work On Jobs Bill February 9, 2010 [4 min 1 sec] text size A A A February 9, 2010 President Obama said Tuesday ...
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6 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
"Buyer's remorse" is the way Sen. John Cornyn, the Senate Republicans' fundraiser, gleefully refers to Wall Street moguls' current disenchantment with the U.S. president they thought they had bought. They didn't like it when Barack Obama, after a year of throwing trillions of American taxpayer dollars into the bailout sinkhole, dared remark that he had hoped there might be some return for ordinary folks trying to save their jobs and homes. ...
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