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  • White House hopes for light at the end of its tunnel

    03/06/2022 5:25:26 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 60 replies
    Thehill ^ | 03/05/2022 | Alex Gangitano
    The White House is hopeful for a rebound after a strong week, with bipartisan support for backing Ukraine, a strong jobs report, COVID-19 restrictions eased and the confirmation process for its Supreme Court nominee underway. President Biden, who has been plagued by low approval over high inflation and pandemic fatigue, saw his numbers rise in at least one poll after his first State of the Union address.
  • Biden hopes for big jobs number on Friday

    01/06/2022 6:59:33 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 28 replies
    The hill ^ | 01/06/2022 | Sylvan Lane
    President Biden and Democrats are counting on a resilient U.S. economy to deliver a strong December jobs gain Friday when the Labor Department releases its monthly employment report. With COVID-19 cases surging and Biden’s approval falling, the December jobs report could provide a sorely needed boost to the president’s attempts to soothe concerns about snags in the economic recovery.
  • Happy New Year 2021

    01/01/2021 12:06:09 AM PST · by Arcadian Empire · 24 replies
    Arcadian Empire ^ | January 1st 2021 | Arcadian Empire
    Happy New Year 2021. What are your hopes for 2021? What are you fears for 2021?
  • 538.com - 75% chance that Denocrats Win Control of the House in November@

    08/16/2018 3:34:12 PM PDT · by tcrlaf · 68 replies
    538.com ^ | 8-16-2016 | 538.com
    Remember kiddies... This is the same bunch that told us that Hillary had a 99% chance of winning on the morning of Election Day.
  • "Is That All There Is?" Dems Tell America: Abandon All Hope

    09/07/2012 5:52:45 AM PDT · by suspects · 19 replies
    Boston Herald ^ | September 7, 2012 | Michael Graham
    To quote the late, great Peggy Lee: “Is that all there is?” The Democrats’ message to wavering, undecided voters was summarized by Bill Clinton Wednesday night: “No president — not me, not any of my predecessors — no one could have fully repaired all the damage that he found in just four years.” This is as good as it gets: A crappy recovery, 8 percent unemployment as far as the eye can see, constant talk of tax hikes and chronic class envy, and another trillion dollars of debt thrown on the backs of our children each year. That’s it? The...
  • What’s Coming for We the Peons Next Year?

    10/26/2010 5:35:30 AM PDT · by DanMiller · 18 replies
    Pajamas Media ^ | October 26, 2010 | Dan Miller
    The best-case scenarios are probably that Republicans/T.E.A. candidates et al will win simple majorities in the House and in the Senate, that within those majorities there will be sufficient conservatives to play dominant roles beginning in 2011, and that others — maybe even including some lapsed Democrats, particularly those up for reelection in 2012 — will fall into line, sort of. Nevertheless, we will continue to be “blessed” with President Obama at least until January of 2013. Will ObamaCare be repealed in 2011? Will the EPA and other monoliths respond to a new and improved Congress quickly? Will the economic...
  • Obama confronts ebbing hopes in Iowa return

    09/29/2010 11:55:14 AM PDT · by PROCON · 7 replies
    AFP ^ | sep. 29, 2010
    President Barack Obama came face to face with the ebbing hope and impatience of recession-weary Americans Wednesday, in a tough return to the state which nurtured his White House hopes. In the shadow of an oak tree in the backyard of a smart brick home in Iowa, Obama parried questions on the jobs crisis, fears taxes would strangle small growth and asked if his health law meant long waiting lists for surgery.
  • GOP Senate hopes ride with tea party activists

    05/29/2010 7:10:04 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 10 replies · 333+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/29/10 | David Espo - ap
    WASHINGTON – In Kentucky, the Republican Senate candidate stumbles over a question on racial segregation. In Connecticut, the party's hopes rest on an executive who banked millions on female wrestlers in skimpy outfits. In Nevada, one contender wants to phase out Social Security and another suggests trading chickens for medical care. Welcome to the 2010 battle for the Senate. It's midway through President Barack Obama's term, and high unemployment, an outbreak of anti-incumbent fever and political history are pointing to strong Republican gains in the fall. Yet to a degree unimaginable a few months ago, the party's fate is tied...
  • Face of Defense: Soldier Relates to Iraqis’ Hopes

    05/26/2010 7:17:44 PM PDT · by SandRat · 16 replies · 203+ views
    Face of Defense ^ | Sgt. Neil W. McCabe, USA
    CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq, May 26, 2010 – The struggles of the Iraqi people to build a functioning democracy have been compared to the efforts of the American people during the Revolutionary War. Army Spc. Scott D. Warren, a New York National Guard soldier serving at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, is a direct descendant of Maj. Gen. Joseph Warren, a Revolutionary War hero. U.S. Army photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. This connection is especially strong for Army Spc. Scott D. Warren, a military police soldier serving here, who said he is a direct descendant of Army...
  • Palestinians say hopes in Obama 'evaporated'

    10/13/2009 3:48:34 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 14 replies · 849+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 10/13/09 | Amy Teibel - ap
    JERUSALEM – The Palestinian president's political party says all hopes in the Obama administration have "evaporated," accusing the White House of caving in to pressure from the pro-Israel lobby and backing off a demand to freeze Jewish settlement. Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Party also accused the U.S. of failing to set a clear agenda for a new round of Mideast peace talks, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday. "All hopes placed in the new U.S. administration and President Obama have evaporated," the document said. Obama "couldn't withstand the pressure of the Zionist lobby, which led...
  • Their Time Has Come...Muslims in DC

    09/25/2009 9:16:25 AM PDT · by pastorbillrandles · 38 replies · 2,242+ views
    09/25/09 | Bill Randles
    Their time has come…Muslims in DC by Bill Randles Today September 25, 2009 tens of thousands of Muslims are expected to gather in Washington DC for prayers on Capitol Hill and on the national Mall. Billed as “Islam on Capitol Hill” by it’s organizers, the event will feature an official banquet, tours of the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court and Muslim prayers which organizers hope will be heard “echoing off of the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and other great edifices that surround Capitol Hill.” The stated goal of this gathering, according to the islamoncapitolhill.com website is “to...
  • Obama hints at hopes for recovery

    04/14/2009 1:23:15 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 19 replies · 587+ views
    FinancialTimes.com ^ | 4/14/09 | Krishna Guha and Edward Luce
    President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday voiced wary optimism that the US economy is no longer in freefall, even as new data showed retail sales fell in March. In a speech at Georgetown University, Mr Obama reiterated that he detected “glimmers of hope” in the economy. He said the $787bn stimulus, the $700bn bank recapitalisation programme, $70bn housing plan and extra federal aid to Detroit auto-companies were “starting to generate signs of economic progress”. Meanwhile, Mr Bernanke said: “We have seen tentative signs that the sharp decline in economic activity may be slowing.” He added...
  • Giuliani pins hopes on big later states

    12/17/2007 1:35:06 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 8 replies · 198+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 12/17/07 | Liz Sidoti - ap
    MANCHESTER, N.H. - The increased attention Rudy Giuliani has been giving to New Hampshire doesn't seem to be paying off. The Republican still trails in the first-in-the-nation primary and also faces likely defeats in other early voting states. Pinning his hopes on big states that come later in the primary season, the former New York mayor is struggling to regain momentum after a series of setbacks. The next month could provide a severe test for his unorthodox approach to winning the GOP nomination. He's not giving up on New Hampshire yet. He returned for one public event on Monday and...
  • GOP hopes voter anger cuts both ways

    10/17/2007 6:34:29 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 19 replies · 96+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 10/17/07 | Charles Babington - ap
    WASHINGTON - Republican strategists hope a volatile electorate will save the party from congressional losses in 2008 that appear possible due to a string of setbacks. Democrats hold clear edges in raising money, limiting retirements and deflecting public anger. In the latest sign, the party's House campaign committee said Wednesday it has about $25 million to spend on targeted races next year; its Republican counterpart is in debt. Facing such news, the GOP's top House strategist summoned reporters to his campaign headquarters to put the best possible light on matters. In short, said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., people are angry...
  • GOP hopes to make inroads with Hispanics

    08/09/2007 12:41:43 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 12 replies · 381+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 8/9/07 | Rohan Sullivan - ap
    LOS ANGELES - Democrats hold an edge with Hispanics in national elections, but Latinos' growing tendency to register as independents and split their vote between parties is buoying Republican prospects for 2008. Younger and college-educated Hispanics in particular offer fertile ground for the GOP, new data show. And while no one suggests Republicans have become the party of choice for the nation's fastest-growing minority, Democrats have been gradually losing ground. "The Democrats began in the 1980s to slowly lose Latino registration," said Antonio Gonzalez, president of the William C. Velasquez Institute, a San Antonio-based research group that studies Hispanic issues....
  • Bush hopes to revive immigration bill (will personally try in a visit to the Capitol next week)

    06/08/2007 12:31:13 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 112 replies · 2,391+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/8/07 | Charles Babington - ap
    WASHINGTON - President Bush, trying to recover from a stinging setback on immigration, will personally try in a visit to the Capitol next week to revive the embattled plan for legalizing millions of unlawful immigrants. Bush's scheduled lunch on Tuesday with GOP senators is part of a campaign by the White House and allies in both parties to placate or outmaneuver conservative Republicans who blocked the broad immigration measure this week. They said Friday they would try again to reach accord on the number of amendments the dissidents could offer. Opponents of the bill promised to continue fighting all such...
  • Agency to Test Military Draft Machinery

    12/21/2006 5:30:53 PM PST · by rocksblues · 23 replies · 600+ views
    Washington Post ^ | Thursday, December 21, 2006; 8:18 PM | KASIE HUNT
    WASHINGTON -- The Selective Service System is planning a comprehensive test of the military draft machinery, which hasn't been run since 1998. The agency is not gearing up for a draft, an agency official said Thursday. The test itself would not likely occur until 2009. Meanwhile, the secretary for Veterans Affairs said that "society would benefit" if the U.S. were to bring back the draft and that it shouldn't have any loopholes for anyone who is called to serve. VA Secretary Jim Nicholson later issued a statement saying he does not support reinstituting a draft.
  • For businesses in Kirkuk, micro-finance as a microcosm of reconstruction hopes

    09/19/2006 8:02:55 PM PDT · by SandRat · 1 replies · 220+ views
    KIRUK — It was only a few months ago that a terrorist incident in this northern Iraq city destroyed most of the stock of a local pharmacy, leaving a family-owned business in tatters and depriving the community of much needed medication. In a spark of hope for moving beyond the insurgency, however, the pharmacy and the services it provides to the community will soon be fully restored. In mid-July, the family took out a loan – the equivalent of $3,000 in Iraqi dinars – to replenish the stock and rebuild their business. Small as it may sound, the amount means...
  • Cheney says hopes of world rest on U.S.

    09/19/2006 9:34:12 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 17 replies · 817+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 9/19/06 | Tom Raum - ap
    WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney cast the global war on terror on Tuesday as a "war of nerves," borrowing a phrase Harry Truman used to describe the Cold War. Cheney asserted that the hopes of the civilized world depend on a U.S. victory. "We are not going to let down our guard," Cheney told a convention of automobile dealers. He said President Bush "will not relent in the effort to track the enemies of the United States with every legitimate tool at his command." He defended the administration's warrantless wiretapping and detainee programs, both subject to criticism from Democrats...
  • America Supports You: German Officer Hopes to Join U.S. Marines

    08/15/2006 7:14:55 PM PDT · by SandRat · 24 replies · 1,040+ views
    America Supports You ^ | Gerry Gilmore
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2006 -- A German army officer who has donated money to a group affiliated with DoD’s America Supports You organization plans to take a more personal role in confronting global terrorism. German 1st. Lt. Jens Praetzas visits the gravesite of U.S. Army Capt. John R. Teal at Arlington National Cemetery Aug. 14. This is Praetzas' first visit to the U.S. He is an active member of Operation AC, which started out as a way to send air conditioners to deployed troops and has evolved into a non-profit charity organization designed to send care packages to deployed...