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Obama Front Group Recruiting Summer Organizers

February 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment

Courtesy of a friend of mine who is on the e-mail list for Organizing for America, I share below the latest electronic message he received Tuesday evening from the Barack Obama front group.  Except for the caricature of the president that I added and the links I disabled, the message appears unedited below: (Salutation: name [...]

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EPA Suit Against Utility Helps Fulfill Obama Pledge

January 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Barely two years after I shared news about Barack Obama saying he would take steps to effectively “bankrupt the coal industry,” it appears now-President Obama is using the EPA to help fulfill his promise. According to an article published today in the St. Louis Business Journal, the EPA has sued Ameren Missouri for allegedly failing [...]

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Was President Obama Confused About India?

November 6th, 2010 · 3 Comments

One headline that jumped out at me appeared on the NDTV web site and would lead most to believe that President Barack Obama had done well on Day One of his visit to India. I suspect, however, that the headline stems from confusion on the part of President Obama about the duties of the people [...]

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Indian Media Describes Obama as ‘Wishy-Washy’

November 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments

“President Obama has begun rather negatively, a bit strong,” said an NDTV news commentator offering analysis of the first statement President Barack Obama made in India.  “Let’s say he’s toned down expectations.  While he has promised to discuss some what he called ‘big-ticket items’ with the prime minister, on other key issues, Obama was either [...]

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Report Labels Obama’s Response to Spill ‘Failure’

August 5th, 2010 · No Comments

Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, released a report today titled, “Failure of Leadership: President Obama and the Flawed Federal Response to the BP Disaster.” The report concludes that “President Obama and Administration officials failed in several instances to remove regulatory and bureaucratic impediments and [...]

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Does Hope Float in the Middle East?

June 2nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

Is it possible that President Barack Obama’s signing of a presidential determination Jan. 27, 2009, resulted in direct support going to people aboard vessels in the Gaza-bound flotilla that has stirred up so much controversy in recent days? I think it is. According to this Feb. 4, 2009, entry in the Federal Register, President Obama [...]

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Tune in to The Diane Jones Show This Morning

April 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Be sure to visit KLPW.com and click on the “Listen Live” button at 9:15 a.m. Central.  I’ll be on The Diane Jones Show until 10 a.m., talking about news of the day — including President Barack Obama’s “White House to Main Street Tour” — and other topics I’ve been covering on this blog. After that, [...]

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