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Archive for June, 2011

Obama targets corporate jet owners’ tax breaks – Business Day

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

The Associated Press

Obama targets corporate jet owners' tax breaks
Business Day
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama's proposal this week to end a tax break for corporate jet owners, a repeated refrain in his news conference on Wednesday, would achieve less than 0,1% of his target for reducing the federal deficit. ...
Fail-Safe Plan Could Stop U.S. Default Disaster: Jonathan AlterBloomberg
No More Mr. Nice Guymsnbc.com
Jet-Tax Proposal Attracts Heavy FlakWall Street Journal
Baltimore Sun -Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) -gulfnews.com
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Another Voice Congress should take a stand on Libya – Houston Chronicle

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Los Angeles Times

Another Voice Congress should take a stand on Libya
Houston Chronicle
There is no question President Barack Obama is in violation of the 1973 War Powers Resolution. The question is what is Congress going to do about it. And it appears that it will do nothing except gnash its teeth and wring its hands. ...
President Richard M. ObamaWashington Examiner
Obama Loses His 'Constitutional Law Professor Hat'Antiwar.com
Harford Campaign For Liberty Plans Protest of "Barack Obama's Illegal War in ...The Dagger
Montreal Gazette -Wall Street Journal (blog) -Martinsburg Journal
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Photo essay: The Palins at the Mall of America – Minnesota Independent

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

FOX 9 News

Photo essay: The Palins at the Mall of America
Minnesota Independent
Pointing out her bracelet, Nance noted that Sarah Palin has the same one, made by a friend of hers. “I hope that Sarah will be wearing it tonight,” she said. “She wasn't wearing it last night.” To see all of Easthagen's photos from the event, ...
Sarah Palin makes sure Bristol's books sellMinneapolis Star Tribune
Bristol Palin slams Middletown in new bookFOX19
Sarah Palin Makes Autograph-Hungry Fans Buy Bristol BookDeath and Taxes
WLWT Cincinnati -Tucson Citizen -Middletown Journal
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Senate cancels July 4th recess – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Fox News (blog)

Senate cancels July 4th recess
Minneapolis Star Tribune
President Barack Obama pauses before answering a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Photo: Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Obama and Congress need to ...
MILLER: Democrats gaga for taxesWashington Times
Debate Decoder: What the Euphemisms in the Debt Standoff Really MeanWall Street Journal
Obama Tells Donors He's Felt 'Frustrated' by Lack of ProgressBloomberg
MiamiHerald.com -Reuters -NECN
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Poll shows 2012 presidential and US Senate races in Va. as toss-ups – Richmond Times Dispatch

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Poll shows 2012 presidential and US Senate races in Va. as toss-ups
Richmond Times Dispatch
Here's how Obama fared against John McCain in Barack Obama leads 43-41 in Virginia against any GOP nominee. Here's how Obama fared against John McCain in For the US Senate seat being vacated by Jim Webb, D-Va., the same poll places Democrat Timothy M. ...

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Geithner’s Potential Departure Would Force Obama to Rebuild for Campaign – Bloomberg

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Politico

Geithner's Potential Departure Would Force Obama to Rebuild for Campaign
Bloomberg
(Source: Bloomberg) Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner's potential departure from the administration would force President Barack Obama to assemble a new economic team as he enters a re-election campaign that's likely to be dominated by voter ...
Factbox: Potential replacements for Treasury's GeithnerReuters
Reports: Geithner ready to resignBizjournals.com
Jump, Geithner, Jump!Reason Online (blog)
Financial News
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Leadership Lacking On Obama’s Part – Wheeling Intelligencer

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Los Angeles Times

Leadership Lacking On Obama's Part
Wheeling Intelligencer
By The Intelligencer , The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register Barack Obama seems to have forgotten he is president of the United States - the nation's chief executive. We can think of no other explanation for his remarks Wednesday. ...
President Obama addresses Republican claims of his 'AWOL' leadership on the ...Washington Post (blog)
Senator Durbin defends Obama's handling of debt ceiling impasseWBEZ
Obama attacks Republicans as debt talks stallABC Online
NewsMax.com -Benzinga -Big Government
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The Assassination of Alice Walker – GroundReport

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Sydney Morning Herald

The Assassination of Alice Walker
GroundReport
Has Secretary of State Hillary Clinton essentially given Israel the green-light for such an operation? Most people know, Alice Walker (no relation to me) is a national treasure. She is best known for her Pulitzer Prize winning book The Color Purple. ...
Why Does Hillary Clinton Want to See a Holocaust Jew Killed?Salem-News.Com
Rep. Clay among lawmakers urging Clinton to protect US citizens on Gaza flotillaSt. Louis Jewish Light
US War Hawks Try To Prevent Peaceful, Humanitarian Efforts by an American ShipOpEdNews
CNN -The Indypendent -Democracy Now
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Obama: Deficit a ‘values debate’ – UPI.com

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

ABC News

Obama: Deficit a 'values debate'
UPI.com
US President Barack Obama gives Secretary of Defense Robert Gates the Presidential Medal of Freedom during an Armed Forces Farewell Ceremony in Gates' honor on the Pentagon River Parade Field in Arlington, Virginia, on June 30, 2011. ...
One-Third of Obama Cuts Possible Through Overhead, Gates SaysBloomberg
Obama awards Defense chief Gates Medal of FreedomReuters
Obama honours outgoing defence chief GatesABC Online
Wall Street Journal (blog) -Voice of America -AFP
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No More Mr. Nice Guy – msnbc.com

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Brisbane Times

No More Mr. Nice Guy
msnbc.com
Liberals finally got the Barack Obama they've wanted for the past 30 months at Wednesday's presser and the response has been, well, silent. Obama scored congressional Republicans for demanding “tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, ...
Jet-Tax Proposal Attracts Heavy FlakWall Street Journal
Obama's case against the rich rings hollowBaltimore Sun
Barack Obama: Leader of the 'budget tenthers'Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
FINalternatives -Sydney Morning Herald -AdvisorOne
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