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Has The ‘New START’ Treaty Been Stopped?

December 21, 2010
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Washington D.C. -  President Barack Obama has canceled his family vacation to Hawaii so he can stay behind to try and gain enough votes in the Senate for a major arms control treaty.  The primary obstacles in his way are hesitant Republicans. Elevating the political pressure on the Republican party in order to acquire...
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Obama Wants Tax Cuts To Pass

December 9, 2010
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Washington D.C. – President Barack Obama talked today about what this tax cut extension offers, saying, “It has the potential to create millions of jobs.”  This statement came just hours before House Dems voted to scrap the plan since the extensions additionally pertain to the country’s most prosperous individuals.  This decision causes the tax...
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Obama Talks About Health Care After Election

November 7, 2010
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Obama Talks About Health Care After Election

WASHINGTON — In a recent interview President Obama said the health care system itself is huge and complicated and that changing it eluded previous presidents because it was so difficult.   President Obama acknowledged the political cost of overhauling the health care system turned out to be higher than he had expected.   And he...
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Obama No Longer A Superhuman?

November 3, 2010
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Obama No Longer A Superhuman?

London – The tsunami after Tuesday night’s historic GOP winings in the midterm elections are being felt around the world. The results came in after British newspapers’ put their editions to bed, but the news made it to some later editions. From The Guardian (left-supporting newspaper) saying “America Turns to the Right.” Too, The...
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Italy Reduces Defense Budget By 7%

October 25, 2010
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Italy Reduces Defense Budget By 7%

Italy is actually starting to have difficulty beneath a pile of public financial debt, that has increased from 115% of GDP in 2009 to 119% in 2010. In addition, its fractious national politics, continuing corruption scams as well as a challenging coalition currently have left it in a doubtless fragile situation through which to...
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