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Burris returns: Obama's speech a draw
The Swampby Mark Silva Apparently, Sen. Roland Burris didn't do as much thinking about his future as the White House suggested he might do over the weekend. Burris (D-Ill.) plans to return to Washington in time to attend President Barack Obama's......Tags: National Government, Rod Blagojevich, Pat Quinn, The White House, Richard Durbin
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Feds try dousing bank takeover fears
The Swampby Frank James Wall Street has remained concerned that the nation's largest banks are on the verge of being nationalized, despite assurances from the White House last week that the Obama Administration doesn't plan on doing that. The New York......Tags: Nationalization, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Federal Reserve, New York Times, United States
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Obama: Marine One needs lube, that's all
The Swampby Mark Silva Like a car-owner getting another 100,0000 out of the old rust-bucket, President Barack Obama says maybe he can do without a new Marine One. Except, in this case, the current fleet of presidential helicopters is pretty shiny,......Tags: Barack Obama, National Government, Heads of State, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Defense
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Obama about average one month in
The Swampby Mark Silva One month in, with unemployment on the rise and the stock market slumping, President Barack Obama's job approval is holding fairly steady - though he, too, has slid a few points. "The afterglow of his inauguration'' may......Tags: National Government, Polls, Republican Party, Stock Activities, George H.W. Bush
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Obama vs GOP: 'Fiscal responsibility'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama hopes to turn the tenor of the political debate this week from unprecedented and massive new spending to "fiscal responsibility.'' He will do this with the presentation of the outline of a new federal......Tags: National Government, Cato Corporation, John Boehner, Ohio, Republican Party
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Stimulus patrol: 'RAT' board gears up
The Swampby Rebecca Cole and updated President Barack Obama today appointed Earl E. Devaney to serve as chairman, along with Vice-President Joe Biden, of the new Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board. Devaney, a former white-collar crime...Tags: National Government, Law Enforcement, Iowa, Animal Science, Barack Obama
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Obama: Stimulus 'no blank check'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, who played host to the nation's governors in the first formal state dinner of his administration on Sunday, a black-tie affair with Earth, Wind and Fire for after-dinner entertainment, brought them back into the......Tags: National Government, Interior Policy, Bobby Jindal, Republican Party, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Obama, governors: 'Rubber meets road'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, meeting with the nation's governors at the White House during the launching of a massive federal economic stimulus, is calling on all to "work together'' during what promises to be "tough times.'' Obama and......Tags: Michelle Obama, National Government, David Axelrod, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Michelle Obama finding First Lady's way
The Swampby Christi Parsons Michelle Obama joined White House chefs Sunday afternoon for a public preview of the state dinner that night, praising the kitchen's huckleberry pie and confessing that, yes, she might even do the traditional duty of coming up......Tags: Government Health Care, Michelle Obama, National Government, University of Chicago, Arne Duncan
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Wall Street reform next up for Dems
The SwampA trader with now-defunct Lehman Brothers watches the stock market plunge last September. (David Karp/AP) by James Oliphant For weeks, President Obama has been pushing hard on his plan to revive the nation's economy, driving the $787-billion stimulus...Tags: National Government, Prosecution, Laws, Disasters, Financial and Business Services
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Guantanamo detainee freed after 4 years in prison
The Associated PressThe first Guantanamo detainee released since President Barack Obama took office returned to Britain on Monday, saying his seven years of captivity and torture at an alleged CIA covert site in Morocco went beyond his "darkest nightmares." Binyam Mohamed's...Tags: National Government, Prisoners and Detainees, Justice System, Prosecution, Barack Obama
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Belmont Park plans revealed
james.madore@newsday.comBelmont Park horse-racing track in Elmont could be home someday to a hotel, video-lottery parlor, sports complex or apartments for seniors, according to plans released Monday. The 54-page report, from Empire State Development and the state Racing and...Tags: Executive Branch, David A. Paterson, Tourism and Leisure, Gaming and Lotteries, Casino and Gambling Industry
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