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The White House says President Barack Obama will have no further comment on the mosque near Ground Zero in New York and the administration will not get involved in talks about relocating the controversial facility. via WH: No further comment from Obama on NYC mosque. Translated: “he has already succeeded in turning a local flap into a [...] It was a gentle but unmistakable nudge President Obama gave Representative Charles B. Rangel recently, suggesting in an interview three weeks ago that Mr. Rangel, 80, should retire to “end his career with dignity.” At a tense and sometimes fiery candidates’ forum Monday night, Mr. Rangel shot back that it was not his dignity the president [...] “By focusing on getting big legislative accomplishments, which was understandable, they necessarily gave up a larger image of him as president,” Mr. [John] Podesta said, referring to White House advisers. “They cast him as the prime minister. They were kind of locked into the day-to-day workings on the Hill.” via Political Times – Obama Is Boxed [...] With the Obama administration pouring billions into its nationwide campaign to overhaul failing schools, dozens of companies with little or no experience are portraying themselves as school turnaround experts as they compete for the money. A husband-and-wife team that has specialized in teaching communication skills but never led a single school overhaul is seeking contracts in [...] President Obama convened a forum this week to celebrate the 50th anniversaries of 17 African nations, but he did not invite a single African leader to help him do so. Was this, as the African news media and independent commentators see it, an expression of distaste for abusive rulers? Was it an extension of Mr. [...] President Obama’s relationship with members of the Congressional Black Caucus is being tested over a series of high-profile incidents, the latest of which is the ethics investigation into New York Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel. via The Fix – Obama vs the Congressional Black Caucus?. This is a CBC whose members think that, rather than castigate a member [...] But why exactly does this 40-year-old, 6-foot-3 giant occupy an “inner circle” of two with Obama when it comes to U.S. national security? Why do all of his bureaucratic rivals kowtow to him? After reading the piece four times, I haven’t a clue. via The New York Times publishes a weightless profile of NSC Chief of [...] LAS VEGAS — President Obama wrapped up a two-day campaign swing on Friday with a full-throated defense of his economic policies and a warm-hearted embrace for the Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, a onetime boxer who is counting on the president to help him fight his way through a tough re-election race… There, the [...] RACINE, Wis. — President Obama leveled a harsh indictment against Congressional Republicans on Wednesday, accusing them of doing the bidding of bankers and oil executives while cutting “working folks loose to fend for themselves.”… In a visit to an economically hard-hit area, Mr. Obama tried to deflect blame for stubborn joblessness and turn the tables on [...] WASHINGTON — President Obama got rid of bigmouthed Gen. Stanley McChrystal yesterday and immediately replaced the top commander in Afghanistan with one of the military’s most respected four-stars, Gen. David Petraeus. Obama said he accepted McChrystal’s resignation with “considerable regret” at a private White House meeting yesterday — a day after the release of a bombshell [...] |
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