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Politico Blames Bad Salesmanship, Says He's Actually A Smashing Success Politico: The imminent passage of financial reform, just a couple months after the passage of comprehensive health care, should decisively end the narrative that President Obama represents a Jimmy Carter-style case of naïve hope crushed by the inability to master Washington. Yet the mystery remains: Having moved swiftly ...
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Fox Business News: Ann Kearns and Francoise Vianin’s startup quest seems sensible, straightforward, even noble. They want to bring their designer knitwear business home from China, establishing a factory in Manhattan that would employ 80. They have the experience: 50 years in the garment industry between them. They have commitments from established customers eager to move back from overseas ...
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Arizona Republican: Arizona's new immigration law will get its first day in court today. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton will hear a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Phoenix police Officer David Salgado as well as a motion to prevent Senate Bill 1070 from going into effect July 29. Salgado's lawsuit is one of seven filed ...
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Wall Street Journal: GILTNER, Neb.—Farmer Jim Kreutz uses derivatives to soften the blow should the price of feed corn drop before harvest. His brother-in-law, feedlot owner Jon Reeson, turns to them to hedge the price of his steer. The local farmers' co-op uses derivatives to finance fixed-price diesel for truckers who carry cattle to slaughter. And ...
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Wall Street Journal: Apple Inc. said Wednesday that it will hold a news conference Friday concerning its iPhone 4, which is facing mounting criticism over reception problems tied to antenna design. An Apple spokesman declined to give further details, including whether the conference will address reported reception problems or Apple's response to those problems. Apple plans to ...
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Washington Post: House Democrats are lashing out at the White House, venting long-suppressed anger over what they see as President Obama's lukewarm efforts to help them win reelection -- and accusing administration officials of undermining the party's chances of retaining the majority in November's midterm elections. In recent weeks, a widespread belief has taken hold among Democratic ...
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The Times Of London: Europe’s disappointment with Barack Obama’s presidency is laid bare today as the EU’s most senior figure calls for a dramatic effort to revive transatlantic relations. The President of the European Commission told The Times that the new era at the White House was in danger of becoming a “missed opportunity†for Europe. José Manuel ...
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Fox News: The commission probing allegations that the Justice Department wrongly abandoned a case against the New Black Panther Party has formally called for a federal investigation into claims that the department's Civil Rights Division will not pursue black defendants. In a letter sent Wednesday to Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, the chairman of the bipartisan ...
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Wall Street Journal: President Barack Obama travels to Western Michigan on Thursday to promote his stimulus plan in a community awash in stimulus dollars but where many residents, like a majority of U.S. voters, are skeptical his economic program is working. The trip, part of a campaign dubbed "Recovery Summer" by the White House, is intended to ...
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Los Angeles Times: Latinos now view immigration as their leading concern along with the economy in what activists say is a major shift most likely driven by controversy over Arizona's tough law against illegal immigrants. Nearly a third of Latinos also believe that racism and prejudice are the central issue in the immigration debate, over national security, ...
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The Hill: The Pentagon is “seriously planning†for the possibility that Congress will not pass emergency war funding before lawmakers head to the August recess, said Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell. The Pentagon is developing an “emergency plan†to deal with the lack of supplemental funds for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Morrell said at a ...
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Washington Post: Burdened by low approval on the economy, President Obama brought former president Bill Clinton and investor Warren Buffett to the White House on Wednesday to talk about job creation. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs denied that Clinton -- who oversaw record surpluses and was generally seen as business-friendly -- was brought in to mediate ...
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AZ Central: The union for rank-and-file Phoenix police asked City Manager David Cavazos to open an investigation into Police Chief Jack Harris out of concern that the chief violated city policy by issuing a legal declaration against SB 1070, Arizona's tough new immigration law. Phoenix Law Enforcement Association board members said the June 25 declaration filed in ...
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Politico: With a first meeting called for Thursday, House and Senate Democrats are beginning active discussions on when — and for how long — to extend Bush-era middle-class tax cuts due to expire at the end of this year. The political and economic pressures to act are immense going into November’s elections. But Republicans won’t make the ...
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