Category Archives: Statements

If it’s solvent until 2037, why pick on Social Security?

By doris | Published: March 14, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com With most of Washington locked in a debate over just how big a bite should be taken out of a (relatively small) portion of overall government spending, one group of senators is pushing forward to face the larger budget challenge. President Barack Obama has kept a cautious distance from the recommendations [...]

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Obama: U.S. ‘stands ready to help’ Japan

By doris | Published: March 12, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama said the United States “stands ready to help the Japanese people” slammed by a destructive tsunami. In a statement issued Friday, Obama said he instructed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be prepared to help Hawaii and other U.S. regions “that could be affected” by [...]

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Last U.S. WWI vet’s daughter urges Capitol honor

By doris | Published: March 6, 2011

Full Story atCNN.com Washington (CNN) — The last American veteran of World War I to die should lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol, his daughter said after lawmakers appeared to block the suggestion. “While Papa was still living, it was suggested that he lie in honor in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol as [...]

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Report: Congressman urged to get psychiatric help

By doris | Published: February 22, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com PORTLAND, Ore. — Senior staffers of U.S. Rep. David Wu were so alarmed over the Oregon Democrat’s erratic behavior just days before the November election that they demanded he enter a hospital for psychiatric treatment, a newspaper reported Friday evening. The Oregonian, citing interviews with a number of anonymous staff members, [...]

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Opinion: Could the U.S. government shut down?

By doris | Published: February 18, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Could the United States government run out of money, stop paying its creditors worldwide and just shut down? “The strength of the American dollar as a world currency is grounded on the unconditional guarantee by the United States to pay its debts,” said Democratic Senator Dick Durbin. “A default [...]

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Dems: Obama broke pledge to force banks to help homeowners

By doris | Published: February 6, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com Before he took office, President Obama repeatedly promised voters and Democrats in Congress that he’d fight for changes to bankruptcy laws to help homeowners — a tough approach that would force banks to modify mortgages. “I will change our bankruptcy laws to make it easier for families to stay in their [...]

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U.S. urges Egypt’s Mubarak do more, sends envoy

By doris | Published: January 31, 2011

Full Story atnews.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to do more than name a new government in response to mass protests and sent an envoy to Cairo to reinforce the message. Former U.S. ambassador to Egypt Frank Wisner was on the ground in Cairo as U.S. officials sought to [...]

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Senate to nix secret holds but keep filibuster rules intact

By doris | Published: January 29, 2011

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com In an agreement reached between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, the world’s most deliberative body will not change its rules on the filibuster after all. A group of mostly freshmen senators were denied an opportunity to make changes with only a simple majority. They argue that [...]

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So much for civility in politics

By doris | Published: January 23, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — If it’s over, it was nice while it lasted. The brief period of civility in politics in the wake of the shootings in Tucson, Arizona, two weeks ago was tested this week. Some in the nation’s capital forgot the call for a government that’s worthy of 9-year-old shooting [...]

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R. Sargent Shriver remembered as idealist

By doris | Published: January 22, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com POTOMAC, Md. — R. Sargent Shriver was always an optimist, pioneering the Peace Corps and running the War on Poverty during the turbulent 1960s — an idealist even as the running mate on a Democratic presidential ticket doomed for failure. At his funeral Mass on Saturday, mourners from philanthropist and musician [...]

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Clinton ready to leave State in 2012?

By doris | Published: January 19, 2011

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.blogs.cnn.com (CNN) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested Wednesday one term as the nation’s top diplomat just may be enough for her. Speaking on NBC’s Today Show, Clinton notably avoided answering directly whether she would be willing to stay in the high-profile position should President Obama win a second term, instead [...]

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Chinese president arrives for U.S. state visit

By doris | Published: January 18, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in the United States on Tuesday for a state visit that will include high-profile talks with President Barack Obama on trade, currency, North Korea and other issues. The three-day trip includes a state dinner on Wednesday and the eighth face-to-face meeting between Obama [...]

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