Where We Are and Where We Were
Along with a massive snowstorm, Friday brought a blizzard of new info on the job market. From the perspective of our work at the White House, two points stand out, one about where we are and the other about where we’ve been.
First, while there are encouraging signs regarding jobs, they are early signs and must [...]
$2.5 million
$2.5 million is the amount of taxpayer’s money the Obama administration is spending for a single 30-second spot. And that’s not all; it also plans to spend over $130 million in the next four months to make people aware of the official US survey.
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What Happened to Abdul Ali al-Megrahi?
The Lockerbie bomber, Abdul Ali al-Megrahi, was released from prison in Scotland on the humanitarian ground that he was dying of prostate cancer and would be gone in three months. That was four months ago. Now, the families of victims and Scots in general are wondering what’s happened to him. The London [...]
Friday News Dump Comes Early: Obama Gitmo Policy Collapses
Obama is going to keep the prison at Gitmo open at least a little while longer:
With four months left to meet its self-imposed deadline for closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Obama administration is working to recover from missteps that have put officials behind schedule and left them struggling to win [...]
Bad news for Blanche Lincoln; good news for Tom Cotton
A recent poll by the firm Public Policy Polling contains disheartening news for Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln and encouraging news for our friend Tom Cotton.
According to the poll, whose margin of error is +/- 3.5 percent, Lincoln’s approval rate is down to 36 percent, with 44 percent disapproving. Earlier this year, more people [...]
U.S. President Barack Obama repackages stimulus plans with old promises (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama assured the United States his recovery plan was on track Monday, scrambling to calm Americans unnerved by unemployment rates still persistently rising nearly four months after he signed the biggest economic stimulus in history.
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