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Chris Giles in Davos: The art of the veiled threat

No one has perfected the veiled threat as well as Larry Summers, President Obama’s chief economic adviser. It was on fine display at the World Economic Forum on Saturday.
He was speaking on the main economy panel with Zhu Min, deputy governor of the …

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Random Thoughts |

President Obama Highlights Bipartisan Policy Center Health Care Reform Plan in Remarks to House Republicans

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In today’s remarks at the House Republican Issues Conference, President Obama praised the Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) plan for reforming health care, entitled: “Crossing Our Lines: Working Together to…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

WHSRA Statement Regarding President Obama’s Awarding of $8 Billion in Funding for High-Speed Rail

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Statement by Jacob Snow, Chairman of the Western High Speed Rail Alliance, in response to President Obama’s awarding of $8 billion in funding for high-speed rail:
“This is a significant start for the future of mobil…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Citizen United Decision Does Open a Major Loophole for Foreign Interests to Participate in Federal Elections Through Domestic-Controlled Corporations, Congress Needs to Act Quickly to Close the Loophole

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Last night in his State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to enact legislation to correct the problems caused by the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Citizens United v. FEC. The Pr…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

Statement by AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey on President Obama’s State of the Union Address

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — We’re very pleased that President Obama is making it a priority this year to double exports, enforce trade agreements and reform export controls consistent with national security. Trade expansion and e…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

NLC Responds to the State of the Union: Cities Call for Urgent and Meaningful Action

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National League of Cities’ (NLC) President Ronald O. Loveridge, mayor, Riverside, Calif., releases the following statement in response to the State of the Union address delivered by President Obama las…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

Obama’s high wire act

President Obama was elected on such a wave of optimism and expectation that he can hardly have dreamt that his first State of the Union address would have to amount to a fightback speech.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

GOP Makes Pitch to Latinos, Forgets to Add Ideas, Says Democratic National Committee

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — DNC Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Iris Y. Martinez issued the following statement following Rep. Mario Diaz Balart’s (R-FL) Spanish-language response to President Obama’s State of the Union address:
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[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

DNC Chairman Tim Kaine Calls President Obama’s State of the Union Address ‘A Home Run for the Middle Class’, Says Democratic National Committee

Kaine Says President’s Plans for Restoring the Middle Class, Creating Jobs, Turning the Country Around and Fixing the Ways of Washington are the Right Prescription for The Challenges we Face
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Tonight, DNC C…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Richard R. Buery, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of The Children’s Aid Society, Released the Following Statement Regarding President Obama’s State of the Union Address:

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As the chief executive of one of New York’s largest children’s services organizations, I found a lot to applaud in President Obama’s State of the Union address before Congress last night. The domestic initia…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |