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Obama waives No Child Left Behind law requirements for 10 states – New York Daily News

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

New York Daily News

Obama waives No Child Left Behind law requirements for 10 states
New York Daily News
By AP Obama is scheduled to speak about the No Child Left Behind waivers Thursday afternoon at the White House. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind ...
Official: 10 states given waiver on No Child Left Behind learning lawsmsnbc.com
Obama to Free 10 States From Education's 'No Child' RulesBusinessWeek
Obama grants 10 states waivers on No Child Left Behind lawPasadena Star-News
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White House:Obama To Deliver Statement On Housing Settlement – Wall Street Journal

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

BBC News

White House:Obama To Deliver Statement On Housing Settlement
Wall Street Journal
By Jared A. Favole of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--President Barack Obama on Thursday will deliver a statement on a nearly $26 billion settlement with five major banks over foreclosure abuses that helped fuel the economic recession.
White House lowers "stale" jobless forecastReuters
Obama Advisers Revising Economic Outlook for Greater Job GrowthBusinessWeek
White House to issue improved jobs projections, contingent on Congress passing ...Washington Post
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New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan: Obama misguided – Politico

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan: Obama misguided
Politico
The head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops called on President Barack Obama on Thursday to amend the administration's rule requiring religious employers to provide free contraception coverage and he suggested that Obama had gone back on his ...

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Home state remains true blue for Obama – Chicago Tribune

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Chicago Tribune

Home state remains true blue for Obama
Chicago Tribune
Despite the sluggish economy, most Illinois voters approve of Barack Obama's handling of the presidency and the president appears poised for a general election victory in his home state this fall, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows.
Obama's Economic Approval Rating ImprovesFox News
House votes to give president authority to veto specific spending itemsWashington Post
House votes to give Obama limited line-item vetoReuters
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Obama May Waive Away Contraception Uproar; Question for CPAC: What’s a … – Fox News

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Reuters Blogs (blog)

Obama May Waive Away Contraception Uproar; Question for CPAC: What's a ...
Fox News
Va., to President Obama protesting the president's policy requiring religious institutions to offer coverage for contraception, sterilization and the "morning after" pill. President Obama is scrambling to find a way out of his administration's decision ...
GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policyCBS News
Birth Control Rules: Most of Obama's 'Controversial' Mandate Has Been Law For ...Huffington Post
Obama's war on the Catholic Church isn't just insensitive – it's un-AmericanTelegraph.co.uk (blog)
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Obama’s Changing His Tune for 2012 Campaign’s Mood Music – San Francisco Chronicle

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

CBS News

Obama's Changing His Tune for 2012 Campaign's Mood Music
San Francisco Chronicle
9 (Bloomberg) -- When President Barack Obama crooned the first line of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" at a fundraiser last month, it turned out to be the prelude for the new soundtrack of his re-election campaign. The 1971 hit by Green, who performed ...
Obama for America "Campaign 2012 Playlist"CBS News
What Obama's Spotify playlist tells us about the presidentThe Guardian (blog)
President Obama posts his Spotify 2012 Campaign PlaylistSlashGear
Slate Magazine (blog) -Death and Taxes -Spin Magazine
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GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policy – CBS News

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Reuters Blogs (blog)

GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policy
CBS News
(AP) WASHINGTON — Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama's new policy on birth control, lambasting the rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide contraceptive coverage for their employees as an "unambiguous attack ...
Obama's “war on religion”The Economist
Obama's war on the Catholic Church isn't just insensitive – it's un-AmericanTelegraph.co.uk (blog)
Obama Weighed Religious Politics in Contraceptives DecisionBusinessWeek
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Science Takes 2 Hispanic Sisters To White House – Fox News

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

BBC News

Science Takes 2 Hispanic Sisters To White House
Fox News
"Two Hispanic sisters from Presidio, Texas, have had their efforts and their inventiveness at designing rockets recognized by being invited to participate in the White House Science Fair, which is sponsored by President Barack Obama.
Please your honour, the President wants meBBC News
US lag in science, math a disaster in the makingCNN International
President Obama tours White House Science FairSeattle Post Intelligencer
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Barack Obama is no disciple – Baltimore Sun (blog)

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

National Catholic Reporter

Barack Obama is no disciple
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Last election, Barack Obama presented himself to the people as the reincarnation ofMartin Luther King Jr.. This election, he seems to have re-invented himself as an apostle of Christ, claiming at the National Prayer Breakfast last week that his ...
President tells prayer gathering his policies informed by faithThe South Florida Times
My View: Obama's religious gaffe recalls past errorsNorthwest Missourian
Obama ties call to care for 'least of these' to economic policiesNational Catholic Reporter
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Monti Meets Obama Amid Praise for Italy Debt-Fighting Effort – BusinessWeek

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Bloomberg

Monti Meets Obama Amid Praise for Italy Debt-Fighting Effort
BusinessWeek
Monti meets with US President Barack Obama today at the start of a two-day visit to New York and Washington to persuade investors that Italy can tame its $2.5 trillion debt. That's bigger than that of Spain, Portugal, Greece and Ireland combined and ...
Obama: Europe needs "absolute commitment" on debt crisisReuters
Obama to discuss Europe's financial woes, other issues, with Italy's PM at ...Washington Post

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