Plus, does Jay-Z really text with President Obama?
2010
Unlike Health Care, When It Comes To Nukes Cost Is No Object
The lead story in Saturday’s Washington Post , about the nuclear weapons decisions facing President Obama, runs longer than 1,300 words, but five a reader won’t find are “cost,” “dollars,” “money,” “debt,” or “deficit.” A reader would also search in vain for any talk of a “fiscal crisis” or a need to balance nuclear weapons priorities with available revenues.
2010
Obama’s ‘America’s Most Wanted’ Anniversary Interview (VIDEO)
On Saturday night, “America’s Most Wanted” will celebrate its 1,000th episode with a special guest appearance from President Obama.
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Cynthia Gordy: House Progressives on Where Health Care Stands Now
I chatted with Congressional Black Caucus President Barbara Lee yesterday, just after she met with President Obama at the White House.
2010
Simon Johnson: Does The Obama Administration Even Want To Win In November?
Increasingly, senior administration officials shrug when you mention the November mid-term elections. “We did all we could,” and “it’s not our fault” is the line; their point being that if jobs (miraculously at this point) come back quickly, the Democrats have a fighting chance — but not otherwise. It may be true, at this point, that there is little fiscal policy can do that would have effects fast enough; and monetary policy is out of the administration’s hands
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Harry Shearer: Attention, Dick Cheney: Don’t the Germans Know We’re At War?
While the Cheneys, father and daughter, continue to hammer away at the accusation that the Obama administration has a “mindset” problem because it (sometimes) chooses to deal with terrorists through the criminal justice system, another bullet-hole has been leveled at their argument by, of all nations, Germany. This isn’t France that chose to try terrorist suspects in a civilian criminal court. This is big bad Germany.
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News Americas (Aljazeera)
The US president has announced plans for “dramatic reductions” in the country’s nuclear arsenal, according to a senior US official. The unnamed told news agencies on Monday that it remains unclear, however, if Barack Obama will opt for a radical break from the past policy.
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Matt Damon Disappointed With President Obama
He gets right to the point. What’s your take on politically-oriented celebrities