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Obama vetting of Richardson a blooper
The Swampby Frank James My first thought on hearing that New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson had asked President-elect Obama to drop his nomination as Commerce Secretary because of a federal probe into possible pay to play activity in Richardson's office was......Tags: Sports, U.S. Presidential Transition (2009), Politics, Social Issues, Rod Blagojevich
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Obama's inaugural: $27 million, counting
The Swampby Mark Silva The private fundraising for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration -- $27 million and counting - is nearing the $40 million raised for each of President Bush's two big shows. And some of the biggest donors are no strangers:......Tags: Google Inc., Barbra Streisand, Halle Berry, George W. Bush, Jamie Foxx
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Obama wants $300 bill. stimulus tax cuts
The Swampby Frank James President-elect Barack Obama apparently plans on including more than $300 billion in tax cuts in his expected mega stimulus bill of at least $775 billion over two years, according to news reports. The move is meant to......Tags: Public Finance, National Government, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, John Boehner
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Barack Obama's restaurant-review debut
The Swampby Mark Silva We don't often see the president-elect of the United States doing restaurant reviews. And we only now are seeing this one, taped in 2001. The producers of Chicago station WTTW's Check, Please! had been scouting for amateur......Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking, National Government, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Obama train trip worries some
The Swampby Frank James President-elect Barack Obama's planned pre-inauguration train trip to Washington via Philadelphia, Wilmington, Del. and Baltimore has stoked concerns among some that he could be at risk from a terrorist attack on caustic industrial...Tags: Terrorism, Washington, DC, Travel, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Trips and Vacations
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Obama Inauguration: Are you going?
Spin CycleWith Barack Obama's inauguration two weeks away, we at Spin Cycle are looking for Long Islanders traveling to Washington for the historic event. If you received tickets through your congressman or are planning to be one of the estimated......Tags: Facebook, Barack Obama
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Obama to inherit 'broken government'
The Swamp(Photo illustration from the Center for Public Integrity "Broken Government" project.) by Frank James It's bad enough President-elect Barack Obama will assume office amid the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and two wars. But the non-...Tags: Pennsylvania, George W. Bush, Politics, Joe Barton, Work Relations
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Consumers strangely more upbeat: Gallup
The Swampby Frank James There's been precious little good economic news lately. But that somehow hasn't kept consumer sentiment from improving recently according to Gallup's pollsters. As Gallup reports: Consumer expectations are getting a little better as the new...Tags: National Government, Politics, Federal Reserve, Consumers, Government
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Obama: Waste-patrol to control spending
The Swampby Peter Nicholas President-elect Barack Obama announced today that he is creating a new high-level position to wring waste and inefficiencies from government, as part of a broader push to bring more discipline to federal spending. At a news conference,.....Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Diplomacy, National Government, Politics, Roland Burris
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Blair House: Which date bumps Obama?
The Swampby Mark Silva When we first heard that President-elect Barack Obama could not move into Blair House, the official guest house for the most valued guests of the White House sitting across the street from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, we were......Tags: John Howard, National Government, Pennsylvania, George W. Bush, White House
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Barack Obama's 'new course' for nation
The Swampby Mark Silva President-elect Barack Obama, pledging to "set a new course'' for an ailing American economy, will deliver a pointed public appeal for his nearly $1-trillion recovery plan today, the start of a campaign asking Americans to accept......Tags: Business, Disasters and Accidents, Investments, Economy, Business and Finance, Fires
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Should Obama go for $1 trillion stimulus?
The Swampby Frank James There are moments in American history where decisive action is required and by all accounts we are at such a point with our struggling national economy. But what's the right decision to take to restore economic growth?......Tags: Politics, Defense, Maine, Mitch McConnell, Wars and Interventions
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