Obama Lights White House Diwali Lamp
From Aseem Shukla, Newsweek/Washington Post:
The Dow Jones reached a significant milestone yesterday, and news outlets were abuzz with excitement. Olympia Snowe’s vote for the Baucus bill was plenty fodder for the 24-hour news cycles. But, for Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists in the United States, an epochal event transpired at the White House afternoon that [...]
Health Insurance Debate Heats Up
From FoxNews:
President Obama said Wednesday he “absolutely” believes health care reform will be passed by the end of the year, arguing the country will be “worse off” without a dramatic overhaul of the nation’s system.
“We’re going to get it done,” Obama said in [...]
Anita Hill on President Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court
Interview with CNN news anchor John Roberts:
Anita Hill on Sotomayor: Tough, tenacious
Anita Hill tells CNN’s John Roberts that Judge Sonia Sotomayor is an ‘excellent’ choice for the Supreme Court.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is preparing for a history-making confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Another woman who once found herself before that same committee is sharing her [...]
President Obama visits Saudi ruler’s farm
From CNN:
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — President Obama, on the first leg of a Mideast trip, said Wednesday that he is confident the United States and Saudi Arabia can “make progress on a whole host of issues of mutual interest.”
President Obama meets with Saudi King Abdullah on Wednesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Shortly after his [...]
Another Busy Week for President Obama: Pollution / Torture Memos / Cuba Policy
Another busy week for President Obama. And I didn’t even mention the new White House dog because enough other people did!
From the New York Times:
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday formally declared carbon dioxide and five other heat-trapping gases to be pollutants that threaten public health and welfare, setting in motion a process that for [...]