Obama Agenda

Senior White House Adviser: Wilson "A Pimple On The Ass Of Progress"

The Daily Beast | Richard Wolffe | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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The White House hits the road for health care reform, and speaks out--proclaiming the town halls didn't matter, and branding Joe Wilson "a pimple on t...

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The Biggest Threat To Obama's Agenda: Democratic Centrists

The Hill | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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Half a dozen members of the Senate Democratic Conference pose the biggest threat to President Obama's agenda, giving Senate Republicans a fighting cha...

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President Obama Puts His Balls Into Storage for Time Being

Lee Camp | Posted 07.19.2009 | Comedy

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With the help of some friends and family, President Obama put his balls into storage a month ago, though it is only now coming to light.

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Archbishop Raymond Burke: Obama Advancing Anti-Life Agenda

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A powerful Catholic leader on Friday accused President Barack Obama of pushing an anti-life, anti-family agenda and called Notre Da...

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Another Reason to Get to the Bottom of Waterboarding

Barry Schwartz | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

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Punishment is not the point; moral clarity and moral seriousness is.

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Sour Grapes Poisoning the Well of Politics

James Zogby | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

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The claim by conservatives that they are innocent of incitement, does not hold up. Listening to the near-hysterical attacks on Obama, launched by the likes of radio's Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck, can be frightening.

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Progressives Launch Campaign Targeting Centrist Senate Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

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A coalition of progressive groups and officials announced the launch of a media and grassroots campaign Tuesday to target conservative Democrats they ...

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Time to Dog the Dogs

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

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The most treacherous opposition to reform actually comes from within the Democratic Party itself, from so-called "moderate" and conservative Democrats, particularly the Blue Dogs.

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WSJ: Obama's Agenda Overwhelming His Staff

Wall Street Journal | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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President Barack Obama has filled nearly twice as many government posts as the previous two presidents did at this point in their first terms. The pro...

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Editorial: Obama Needs To Focus His Agenda If He Wants To Avoid Jimmy Carter's Fate

The New Republic | William Galston | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

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A surprised Rudolph Penner, assistant director of President Ford's OMB and later a CBO director, offered a blunt assessment of the new president: "[He...

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Harry Reid Promises Republicans He'll Never Call Their Bluff

Ari Melber | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

After watching this absurdity playing out in the stimulus debate, people are calling on Sen. Reid to make the Republicans follow through and actually filibuster legislation and show this spectacle to the public.

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Stimulus Signing, Foreclosure Aid On Obama Agenda This Week

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Keeping the economy front and center, President Barack Obama heads west this week to sign the $787 billion stimulus bill and tackle...

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Barack's Suggestion Box

Liam Warfield | Posted 03.09.2009 | Chicago

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I made a nice hand painted sign that read Suggestions for Obama and took it downtown for rush hour. Plenty of people had messages for the new president.

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Obama And Congress Learn To Dance

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics

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As he prepares to take the oath of office, Barack Obama's biggest political roadblock may end up being institutional hurdles rather than a united Repu...

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Dingell to the Junk Yard: Henry Waxman Deposes John Dingell on House Energy Committee

Pete Cenedella | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

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Bye bye MIchigan, hello California: The House Democrats have finally cleared some old spare parts out of the way in anticipation of President Obama's agenda.

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Wash Post: Obama Agenda Likely To Be One Of The Smallest Since 1960s

Washington Post | Paul C. Light | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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President-elect Barack Obama is currently mulling one of the largest legislative agendas in modern history. He promised it, and the public expects it....

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Obama To Use Executive Orders For Immediate Impact

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Obama plans to use his executive powers to make an immediate impact when he takes office, perhaps reversing Bush ad...

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Obama Team Weighing Which Priorities To Focus On In First Months

New York Times | PETER BAKER | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics

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With the economy in disarray and the nation's treasury draining, President-elect Barack Obama and his advisers are trying to figure out which of his e...

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Obama's Victory as Progress, Not History

Ari Melber | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Across the country, with their votes and their activism, people are firmly backing this famous "change" agenda.

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