As Right Jabs Continue, White House Debates a Counterpunching Strategy
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 16th, 2009 4:34 am by HL
As Right Jabs Continue, White House Debates a Counterpunching Strategy
Facing a near-daily barrage of attacks from conservative opponents, White House officials are engaged in an internal debate over how hard to hit back, even as they have grown increasingly aggressive in countering allegations they deem to be absurd.
Full Slate of Issues Likely to Extend Lawmakers’ Work Calendar
Even as health-care reform dominates the agenda, Congress is confronting so many other issues that lawmakers could be kept at work through the first frost of winter.
President Obama Speaks at a Fundraiser for Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Penn.)
SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA [*] THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Philadelphia! (Applause.) It is good to be back in Philly with a man who’s always put his state before politics, before party — your senator, Arlen Specter. (Applause.) We’ve got a number of other luminaries here today, starting with th…
Mullen Says More Troops Are Probably Needed in Afghanistan
The nation’s top military officer told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. war in Afghanistan “probably needs more forces” and sought to reassure lawmakers skeptical of sending additional troops that commanders were devising new tactics that would lead to victory over a resurgent Taliban.
U.S. Should Simplify Terror Warning System, Panel Says
A bipartisan task force recommended Tuesday that the Obama administration simplify and reset the U.S. government’s iconic color-coded terrorism warning system to the lowest of three new levels, if it keeps using levels at all.
