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Denver pleased Obama is coming
The Swampby Mark Silva The Denver Post reports that Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is happy about President Barack Obama returning to Denver, scene of the Democratic National Convention that nominated Obama for the presidency, to sign the $787-billion economic...Tags: Democratic National Conventions, National Government, Denver, Colorado, Barack Obama
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Congress 'dysfunctional,' Bernstein says
The Swampby Mark Silva What do President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. John McCain have in common? Fed up with the dysfunction of Congress, suggests Carl Bernstein, author of A Woman in Charge (and co-pilot of the......Tags: United States, National Government, Richard Nixon, Hillary Clinton, John McCain
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Your tax dollars as wall art
The Swampby Frank James Here's something I have to put in the why-didn't-I-know-about-this-before now? category. Graphic designer Jess Bachman has had a beautiful poster depicting the 2009 federal budget available for public consumption since last year. (He...Tags: Martha Stewart, National Government, George Bush, Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama
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Clinton: 'Bridge over troubled waters'
The Swampby Mark Silva Bill Clinton says Barack Obama is "off to a good start.'' Clinton, who left his successor with a federal budget surplus, offers George W. Bush's successor high marks for winning a $787-billion economic stimulus one month in......Tags: NBC, National Government, George Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama
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Afghan troop-surge call imminent
The Swampby Mark Silva The Obama administration is close to answering the Pentagon's call for the commitment of a significant increase in troops for Afghanistan. The president has "been working on this in consultation with military leaders and in conjunction with....Tags: Lawrence Summers, United States, National Government, George Bush, Timothy Geithner
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Pundits vs. people: GOP 'winner-losers'
The Swampby Mark Silva It may come as little surprise to many that Washington-based journalists see things somewhat differently from a lot of other people in America. Jane Hamsher writes at The Huffington Post that there's something of a discrepancy between......Tags: Harry Reid, Eric Cantor, National Government, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi
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Emanuel top partisan since Nixon's SOB?
The Swampby Frank James Michael Steele, chair of the Republican National Committee, wanted to trash talk Democrats over the weekend. So he singled out Rahm Emanuel, White House chief of staff, and came up with what was meant to be one......Tags: National Government, Richard Nixon, Rahm Emanuel , Michael Steele, Heads of State
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Obama: Wheels-up from Chicago
The Swampby John McCormick President Barack Obama departed O'Hare International Airport at 10 a.m. CST today, ending his first visit to Chicago as the nation's chief executive. Air Force One took off to the west on a chilly, but sunny President's......Tags: National Government, Kenwood, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Barack Obama
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Car czar without a crown: Auto-pilot
The Swampby Mark Silva So he's not a "car czar.'' Just Auto Otto. Or Truck Chuck. Whatever you want to call Ron Bloom, a key adviser to President Barack Obama's new automotive industry task force, he has a resume as big......Tags: Schools, National Government, Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corporation, CEO Pay, Lazard Limited
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Sen. Burris tries damage control
The Swampby Rick Pearson and Janet Hook U.S. Sen. Roland Burris tried Sunday to quell new questions about his controversial appointment, insisting he shouldn't be blamed for only recently detailing his conversations about the job with five close associates of........Tags: FBI, Richard Durbin, Parliament, Values, Timothy Wright
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Obama-anxiety: Liberal allies wondering
The Swampby Peter Wallsten Slowly over the past few weeks, some of President Barack Obama's most fervent supporters have come to an unhappy realization: The candidate who they thought was squarely on their side in policy fights is now a president......Tags: David Axelrod, Society, Unions, Minority Groups, Laws
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Burris inquiries urged
Tribune reportersIllinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan led a growing chorus of Democratic officials Monday calling for a deeper investigation of U.S. Sen. Roland Burris' explanation about how he was appointed by now-ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Burris has maintained there was...Tags: Parliament, Mike Smith, Laws, Minority Groups, Values
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