Obama, weakened after midterms, reveals limited leverage in failed S. Korea deal
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 12th, 2010 5:37 am by HL
Obama, weakened after midterms, reveals limited leverage in failed S. Korea deal
SEOUL – President Obama’s inability to secure a free-trade agreement with South Korea reveals in sharp relief the limits of his leverage overseas after a devastating midterm election.
Deficit panel leaders propose curbs on Social Security, major cuts in spending, tax breaks
The chairmen of President Obama’s bipartisan deficit commission on Wednesday offered an aggressive plan to rebalance the federal budget by curbing increases in Social Security benefits, slashing spending at the Pentagon and other agencies, and wiping out more than $100 billion a year in popular t…
The Fix: Which self-funder shelled out the most per vote?
Self funding Republican candidates Meg Whitman, Linda McMahon and Rick Scott spent nearly $300 million of their own money on their 2010 campaigns, but they got very different bangs for their bucks.