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Obama Unpopular Ahead of Midterms: Will the GOP Benefit?
(Time.com)
3 Sep 2010 at 4:55pm
Time.com - Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go -- and is a Republican sweep next?
State report urges Mexico to improve human rights
(AP)
3 Sep 2010 at 3:44pm
AP - The Obama administration is withholding $26 million in aid to Mexico, recommending that the government give more power to its human rights commission and crack down on abusive soldiers.
2010 Colorado Senate race: Incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet vs. Tea Party-ba...
3 Sep 2010 at 3:19pm
The Newsroom - In its Aug. 10 primary, Colorado set up one of the most intriguing U.S. Senate match-ups in the country, which could be a bellwether race for the national midterms. Sen. Michael Bennet must face the curse of Obama-backed incumbents -- despite running his first election campaign -- against Tea Party-backed Republican Ken Buck, who had suddenly risen to the nomination over the early GOP favorite, former state Lt. Gov. Jane Norton.
Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday
(Reuters)
3 Sep 2010 at 3:14pm
Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy, but analysts were skeptical he would be able to deliver a big enough package to lift growth significantly.
Obama, NATO chief to discuss Afghanistan on Tuesday
(AFP)
3 Sep 2010 at 3:11pm
AFP - President Barack Obama and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will meet Tuesday at the White House to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, the president's spokesman said Friday.
Obama to award posthumous Medal of Honor to PA man
(AP)
3 Sep 2010 at 3:04pm
AP - President Barack Obama is awarding a posthumous Medal of Honor to an Air Force chief master sergeant who braved enemy fire to help three wounded comrades before suffering his own fatal wounds during combat in Laos in 1968.
Obama to campaign for Blumenthal in Conn.
(AP)
3 Sep 2010 at 3:01pm
AP - President Barack Obama plans to attend a fundraiser later this month to help Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's campaign for the U.S. Senate.
Officials: Afghan corruption undermines anti-Taliban campaign
(McClatchy...
3 Sep 2010 at 1:59pm
McClatchy Newspapers - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — As the last of the 30,000 additional troops that President Barack Obama dispatched to Afghanistan arrived, top American military leaders here conceded Friday that the country's pervasive corruption threatens to undermine the effort to clear communities of insurgents and hand them over to governments that Afghans consider legitimate.
Obama-ASEAN summit on September 24 in New York
(AFP)
3 Sep 2010 at 1:52pm
AFP - US President Barack Obama will meet Southeast Asian leaders on September 24 in New York and seek broader cooperation on issues including regional security, the White House said Friday.
Obama, NATO secretary-general to meet next Tuesday
(AP)
3 Sep 2010 at 1:43pm
AP - President Barack Obama plans to meet at the White House next week with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (AHN'-derz FOHG RAHS'-moo-sihn).
Obama promises more stimulus as unemployment edges up
(AFP)
3 Sep 2010 at 1:17pm
AFP - President Barack Obama promised a fresh slew of measures to boost the ailing US economy Friday after fresh data showed unemployment was again on the rise.
Obama planning new package of economic aid
(AP)
3 Sep 2010 at 12:44pm
AP - Eager to jumpstart the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections, President Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, likely including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth.
Former Obama adviser will write Times column
(AP)
3 Sep 2010 at 12:24pm
AP - Peter Orszag, the first high-profile member of President Barack Obama's administration to leave the White House, will contribute a regular column for The New York Times beginning next week.
Mideast peace talks: How can Obama push them forward?
(The Christian Sci...
3 Sep 2010 at 11:43am
The Christian Science Monitor - When President Obama hosted the Israeli and Palestinian leaders together at the White House Sept. 1 for the resumption of direct Mideast peace talks, it was about a year after Mr. Obama had hoped to take this momentous step.
U.S. offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban
(Reuters)
3 Sep 2010 at 11:22am
Reuters - The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory oversight of the U.S. offshore oil industry and may push back lifting a ban on deepwater drilling after the latest accident in the Gulf of Mexico, analysts said on Thursday.
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