Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Obama's speech to schoolchildren - Seattle Times


Washington Post


Obama's speech to schoolchildren

Seattle Times


No need to brace ourselves as we shift from a holiday weekend to President Obama's heavily anticipated - and feared - address to the nation's schoolchildren, scheduled for later this morning. If the president sticks to the script released by the White ...


SPIN METER: Once Medicare's foe, GOP now boosts it

The Associated Press


Schools say no to Obama's speech

The Detroit News


The president is black; it's time to live with that

Kentucky.com


Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -Deseret News -Austin American-Statesman


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Monday, September 7, 2009

Obama aides leave room for healthcare compromise - Reuters


FOXNews


Obama aides leave room for healthcare compromise

Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama's top aides said on Sunday he still wants a government insurance option in healthcare legislation but they left room for a compromise that could disappoint his ...


Obama set to make final healthcare push

Los Angeles Times


Obama Faces a Critical Moment for His Presidency

New York Times


Obama Readies Reform Specifics

Washington Post


CBS News -Observer Online -ABC News


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Saturday, September 5, 2009

Obama's green czar Van Jones quits under fire - Los Angeles Times


Boston Globe


Obama's green czar Van Jones quits under fire

Los Angeles Times


Van Jones, the onetime Marxist whose controversial statements about Republicans and 9/11 have made him a distracting lightning rod as Barack Obama's environmental czar in recent days, resigned tonight. Now, the Sunday morning talk shows will have ...


Obama's "green jobs" guru Jones resigns after uproar

Reuters


Obama 'green jobs' adviser quits amid controversy

The Associated Press


Obama 'green jobs' adviser quits amid controversy

KGAN


Examiner.com -Mongabay.com -Washington Times


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Friday, September 4, 2009

Ashcroft can be sued over arrests, appeals court rules - Los Angeles Times


Boston Globe


Ashcroft can be sued over arrests, appeals court rules

Los Angeles Times


A 9th Circuit panel says the ex-attorney general violated the rights of citizens held as material witnesses without cause after 9/11. Rights advocates praise the ruling in Abdullah Kidd's case. The ex-attorney general was denied general immunity from ...


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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Huge Los Angeles Fire Was Arson, Officials Say - New York Times


Washington Post


Huge Los Angeles Fire Was Arson, Officials Say

New York Times


California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger lifts a charred dumbbell Thursday while touring homes that were burned by the Station Fire. By ANAHAD O'CONNOR A wildfire in the foothills north of Los Angeles that has claimed the lives of two firefighters, ...


Arson caused California blaze, officials say

CNN


Another wildfire victim: outdoor recess

Los Angeles Times


Homicide probed in massive LA-area arson fire

The Associated Press


Austin American-Statesman -Bloomberg -San Gabriel V »


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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Obama's big gamble on healthcare debate - Los Angeles Times


ABC News


Obama's big gamble on healthcare debate

Los Angeles Times


The president seeks to retake control of the healthcare debate with his speech to a joint session of Congress next week. But it carries great risk as well. By Peter Nicholas and Janet Hook Reporting from Washington - President Obama's announcement that ...


Address to Congress Is Effort To Seize Control of the Debate

Washington Post


Obama's planned address to students creates stir in D-FW schools

Fort Worth Star Telegram


Obama Aides Aim to Simplify and Scale Back Health Bills

New York Times


Bloomberg -New York Daily News -D »


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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Huge wildfire portends bad Calif. fir... - Washington Post


ABC News


Huge wildfire portends bad Calif. fire season

Washington Post


Firefighters battle major blazes in Southern California, trying to contain wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes and threatened thousands more in foothill suburbs. By GREG RISLING The Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- Firefighters reported ...


Fierce California fires tear into tattered budget

Reuters


Weather swings Station Fire battle in favor of firefighters

Pasadena Star-News


Fire crews across Bay Area assisting with Los Angeles wildfire

San Jose Mercury News


Florida Today -Newsweek -BBC News


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