Bill Targets Public Funds for Presidential Elections
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 28th, 2011 5:31 am by HL
Bill Targets Public Funds for Presidential Elections
The President as Micromanager
Megan McArdle, The Atlantic
Megan McArdle – Megan McArdle is the business and economics editor for The Atlantic. She has worked at three start-ups, a consulting firm, an investment bank, a disaster recovery firm at Ground Zero, and the Economist. Jan 25 2011, 10:45 PM ET By Megan…
Obama, Cabinet Hit Road to Sell SOTU
Josh Gerstein, Politico
President Barack Obama and his top aides launched a roadshow Wednesday aimed at putting some momentum behind his State of the Union proposals to beef up American competitiveness and spur job creation.Just hours after delivering his address to the joint session of Congress, Obama visited three Wisconsin manufacturing companies, including firms that make energy-efficiency technology, solar power cells, and wind turbines to create electricity.
Conservative Democrats Mend Fences Over Health Care
Russia’s Bold Missile Defense Gambit
Andrew Weiss, Moscow Times
A year ago, General Staff chief Nikolai Makarov railed against the revamped European missile defense plan proposed by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. Makarov claimed that “the development and deployment of missile defenses is aimed against the Russian Federation” and “without question weakens our potential nuclear deterrent.” Yet on Wednesday, Makarov visited NATO headquarters in Brussels for Russian-initiated discussions on the development of joint NATO-Russian missile defenses.