Archive for January, 2009

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Wall Street Journal: The Democratic-led Congress is moving to assert control over President-elect Barack Obama’s plan to revive the U.S. economy, posing an early challenge that could define his relationship with Capitol Hill, where the resurgent Democratic Party has strengthened majorities in the House and Senate. Before this week, the sweeping two year plan had [...]

Under Nancy Pelosi’s watch, House and Senate committees are now preparing drafts costing in the range of a trillion dollars. Related: Obama Uses Focus Groups To Sell Stimulus Plan To Congress Politico: Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the House will take up President-elect Barack Obama’s economic recovery plan within days of his Inauguration and [...]

Blaming “Ukranian corruption” for making Europeans freeze is a perfect to build up sympathy for a take-over attack on the breakaway Republic… The Guardian: European leaders announced a breakthrough deal with Moscow last night that could see Siberian gas flowing to the households and heating systems of Europe. But hundreds of thousands of families across [...]

Politico: Barack Obama’s rumored pick of TV-star surgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta as U.S. Surgeon General is drawing its first congressional fire, from a senior House Democrat who is rallying colleagues to oppose Gupta. Gupta certainly would rank as Obama’s most outside-the-box Cabinet choice – putting a 39-year-old celebrity doc voted one of People’s sexiest men [...]

Marriott Hotel bombed by Al Qaeda in September. 53 killed. Times Online: The head of al-Qaeda in Pakistan and his lieutenant have been killed, US and Pakistan security sources confirmed today. Usama al-Kini, al-Qaeda operations chief in Pakistan, and his lieutenant Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan, were on the FBI’s list of most wanted terrorism suspects. [...]

SF Gate: A protest over the fatal shooting by a BART police officer of an unarmed black man mushroomed into several hours of violence Wednesday night as demonstrators smashed storefronts and cars, set several cars ablaze and blocked streets in downtown Oakland. The roving mob expressed fury at police and frustration over society’s racial injustice. [...]

UNITED NATIONS – The United States says it supports a U.N. resolution that calls for a cease-fire in Gaza but abstained from the Security Council vote because it is awaiting the outcome of Egyptian-mediated talks with Hamas and Israel. Thursday’s 14-0 vote came on the 13th day of an Israeli air and ground offensive against [...]

Shown the door by Obama’s henchmen In addition, Senate Rule #2 which Harry Reid and Dick Durbin constantly cite to prove that the Secretary of State’s signature is required to seat Burris, does not say that. It merely says it recommends that the Secretary of State has signed a certificate.

Jan. 8 – The U.S. Congress officially declared Barack Obama as the next president of the United States in a constitutionally required state by state tally of the electoral college votes. In U.S. elections, the winner of the popular vote, does not necessarily win the presidency. That decision falls to the 538 members of the [...]

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