"The list" for Obama's 23rd week in office (so far)

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[Nachum]

Obama's Twentythird Week in Office

"The List" for 7/03/2009

The White House says health insurance coverage valued at more than $17,240 for families and $6,800 for individuals might be taxed as income

Russian Prime Minister Putin will use next week's Moscow talks to relieve President Obama of mistaken impressions he remains mired in Cold War thinking, Putin's spokesman said

Russian President Medvedev and US counterpart Obama are next week planning to sign a framework declaration replacing a key Cold War-era missile treaty

The Obama administration is planning to use the National Security Agency to screen internet traffic between government agencies and the private sector

Two senior Republican senators sent a letter to Obama expressing concern over reports that the administration negotiated "directly or indirectly" with terrorists for the release of British hostages in Iraq. The letter sent by Senators Kyl andSessions said a deal to free the hostages had been "reported by numerous outlets in the United States and Europe. If accurate, they confirm that the administration released a major terrorist detainee in connection with hostage negotiations with a terrorist group

VIDEO: Colin Powell "Concerned with Obama's Spending"

"The List" for 7/02/2009

Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.

The U.S. said Thursday it has "hit the pause button" on aid for Honduras pending a legal decision on whether to actually go ahead and cut aid in response to an army-backed coup there.

Obama accused Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, of "living in the past" and indulging in Cold War thinking on the eve of his first trip to Russia as US president.

Obama has named Douglas Kmiec, the Pepperdine University law professor who has become a key impediment to pro-life Catholics as the ambassador to Malta. The move is sure to spark opposition in Catholic circles given Malta's strongly pro-life stance

Obama, responding to unemployment hitting the highest it's been in 26 years: "It took us years to get into this mess, and it will take more than a few months to get us out."

Comments by White House staffer reveal bullying tactics

National Security Adviser Jim Jones to US commanders in Afghanistan: WTF? -Suggest that no more troops will be sent to help

During Obama's health care forum he called on 3 people who are part of organizations working to pass his health care legislation- out of an audience of 200

Washington Post Publisher and Chief Executive Officer Katharine Weymouth said today she was cancelling plans for an exclusive "salon" at her home where, for as much as $250,000, the Post offered lobbyists and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational access to "those powerful few": Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and even the paper’s own reporters and editors

For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post has offered lobbyists and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational access to "those powerful few": Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and — at first — even the paper’s own reporters and editors. 

Attorney General Eric Holder testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 25 and gave startling testimony that means Christian ministers and whites will not be protected under the hate crimes statute proposed by the Department of Justice

VIDEO: Compilation of Obama flip flops- "Which Barack Obama did you vote for?"

"The List" for 7/01/2009

VIDEO: Treasury only getting 20 cents on every dollar in sale of stock acquired in TARP

Obama is pushing ahead with plans to shore up dwindling federal reserves for highway construction and establish a government-run bank to pay for future transportation projects.

A Puerto Rican legal advocacy organization that Sonia Sotomayor was a member of helped a group of Hispanic police officers in the 1980s challenge the promotion exams for New York police officers, arguing they were discriminatory.

VIDEO: U.S. ambassasor to UN won't Iranian regime is illegitimate

VIDEO: at Town Hall for Health Care meeting, Obama said the stimulus bill has worked

After speaking with Obama last week, Defense Secretary Gates asked military lawyers to explore how to modify enforcement of the policy in ways that are "more flexible until the law is changed

Obama is standing by his opposition to caps on jury awards to people who successfully sue for medical malpractice. But Obama also told a town hall meeting on health policy that he is sensitive to the complaints of doctors and other health care professionals that the threat of lawsuits is harming the profession and driving up costs.

The president of a pro-abortion Hispanic group says Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor set policy

Public Support for Sotomayor Falls After Supreme Court Reversal

Clinton cancels Moscow visit: US official

Russians cool towards Obama visit

Obama says country must 'stop clinging to' an unworkable and costly health care system.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will begin refinancing mortgages with loan-to-value ratios of as much as 125 percent as the Obama administration seeks to boost participation in its anti-foreclosureprograms

Freddie Mac received $6.1 billion in new funds from the Treasury Department to help offset its mounting liabilities, according to a regulatory filing submitted

VIDEO: CBS' Chip Reid and Helen Thomas double teamed Robert Gibbs today at the daily press briefing on the "tightly controlled" town hall meeting President Obama will hold on health care.

White House Disputes CriticismThat Health Care Town Hall Meeting Is Staged

The Pentagon says it has put cooperation with the Honduran military on hold.

Becasue of Obama's attacks on Israeli settlements some Israeli politicians calling for a boycott on July 4 celebration at the Israeli ambassador's residence

Obama Increasing Aid to Jordan, Other Muslim States

The composition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government is "under assault" by the U.S. and Europe, says a top minister in the Israeli government. "It seems there is a coordinated assault between the U.S. and some European countries to remove Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and his party and to replace them with the Kadima party"

"The List" for 6/30/2009

Obama's top security adviser has told U.S. military commanders there are no plans to send more troops to Afghanistan-the focus instead will be on economic development and reconstruction

VIDEOS:  Obama claiming credit for Iraq success.  Earlier video of Obama as senator: "The surge won't work"

Congressional Budget Office says deficits to ballon under Obama

Michelle Obama wants a bigger role in her husband’s administration, according to The Washington Post-  The first lady’s team of more than 20 has been told to think “strategically” about how to make her a player on policies she cares about

The Pentagon is considering how it might ease the "don't ask, don't tell" law requiring gays to keep quiet about their sexual identity or face expulsion from the military, Defense SecretaryGates said

Obama has Biden announce another Czar.  Lynn Rosenthal— domestic violence aide

The United States has re-approved its Israel loan guarantees program, subject to meeting fiscal targets

The Obama adminstration has imposed financial sanctions on a company accused of involvement in North Korea's missile proliferation network.

Obama lives it up on independence day.  Having a huge Luau party with tons of food flown in- on the taxpayers' dime

Obama has allocated an additional $150 million to Jordan. Increasing Aid to other Muslim states

Obama celebrated the 1969 homosexual riots at a seedy Mafia-run bar known as the Stonewall Inn by repeatedly calling them "protests

At a White House celebration of Gay Pride Month, Obama said he hopes to persuade all Americans to accept homosexuality

"The List" for 6/29/2009

Obama said Monday he is confident the U.S. and Colombia ultimately can reach a deal on a stalled trade agreement, despite continuing differences about the killings of labor leaders in Colombia.

"The unions are running a lot of this administration," McCain said during an appearance on the Mike Broomhead show on local radio station KFYI

The United States will sign an agreement Tuesday to forgive nearly $30 million in Indonesian debt in return for the large Southeast Asian country agreeing to protect forests on Sumatra Island

VIDEO: Obama to gays: I’m totally going to help you out, just not right now

Obama is vowing to sign climate change legislation and overhauls in health care and financial regulations this year and is dismissing his critics as naysayers.

Michelle Obama stepped into the health care policy debate this afternoon, criticizing the current state of care in America and announcing the release of $851 million in recovery funds to support community health centers.  The first lady's Office says the grant money will go toward upgrading and expanding more than 1,500 health centers across the country

Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar on Monday announced measures he said would expedite solar energy projects on federal lands

Obama's pick for FCC daughter of key house Democrat Clyburn

VIDEO: White House refuses to uphold pledge not to tax people who make under $250,000

VIDEO: White House spokesman Gibbs says "You can begin to judge the stimulous now"

Spinning a Supreme Court decision in its favor, the White House said that the justices' reversal of a ruling that high court nominee Sotmayor endorsed as an appeals court judge proves that she follows judicial precedent

Hondurans answer Obama- say the removal of the president was legal

Obama says Honduras coup was "illegal" and Zelaya remains the president.

Obama could discuss a second stimulus package to boost the economy if needed, but at the moment no more new money looks necessary,top White House adviser Axelrod said

VIDEO: Obama’s energy czar Carol Browner admits to not having read the whole cap and trade bill

Obama speeding the delivery of $346 million in economic stimulus money to help improve energy efficiency in new and existing commercial buildings: announcees new lighting standards

In an apparent mistake, Obama's senior adviser David Axelrod stated during an interview there are nuclear weapons in Iran which are a threat to the entire world.

The Obama administration told the Palestinian Authority the "golden era" of Israeli constructionin sections of Jerusalem and the strategic West Bank will soon come to an end

Supreme court overrules Obama's supreme court nominee' Sotomayor's decision- sides with white firefighters

New information suggests that the Obama administration is bluffing on missile defense for Hawaii from a N. Korean attack- and defenses are inadequate to get the job done.

"The List" for 6/28/2009

EHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defended the government-run program favored by President Obama against arguments that it would ration care.- “I don’t think there’s anything about the public option that would ration care

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the action taken against Honduras' president should be condemned by everyone.

United States calls for Honduran president to be reinstated

White House tried to prevent Honduran president’s ouster

The EPA may have suppressed an internal report that was skeptical of claims about global warming, including whether carbon dioxide must be strictly regulated by the federal government, according to a series of newly disclosed e-mail messages.

U.S. House of Representatives' Appropriations Committee has cut all 95 million dollars in energy aid earmarked for North Korea. The Obama administration had appropriated the energy aid to North Korea in a bill related to the State Department's foreign aid budget, aiming to earmark funds for a future resumption of talks with Pyongyang

Questions arise on why Eric Holder's Justice Dept. dropped Black Panther voter intimidation case

Obama's top adviser, David Axelrod says Republicans are using inaction as a political strategy.

David Axelrod says Obama has written a private letter to Michael Jackson's family. Obama expressed condolences to the Jacksons.

The White House contended that Iran's president wasn't in charge of his country's foreign policy and said his criticism of Washington was little more than "bloviations,"; Axelrod: Ahmadinejad not in charge of Iranian foreign policy

Obama on called on Honduras to respect the rule of law after military leaders there arrested President Manuel Zelaya to head off Zelaya's attempt to hold a vote on constitutional changes deemed illegal by the country's Supreme Court and Congress.

Obama expressed deep concern on Sunday at the Honduran military's arrest and expulsion of President Manuel Zelaya from the country.

The Obama group Organizing for America seeks "stories" of healthcare

VIDEO: Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius on health care,"Playing field has to be leveled"

VIDEO: David Axelrod cannot bring himself to criticize Iran

David Axelrod said the president won't rule out a health care reform bill that includes a middle-class tax hike.

SEIU chief Andy Stern enjoys unusual access to the White House

[Nachum]

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[sloop]

excellent resource - thank you

[TheConservativeParty]

Here’s a little tidbit. The Usurper (aka General Chaos) will soon visit Africa, yet will not go to his homeland of Kenya, stating some nonsensical excuse, when in fact he will not go there for obvious reasons. His excuses are lies. More lies, just words, just words....

[smokingfrog]

You don’t miss much!

[broken_arrow1]

I kinda liked this one -

“Obama’s top adviser, David Axelrod says Republicans are using inaction as a political strategy.”

TOO BAD COMRAD NANCY PELOZI and the PRETENDER IN CHIEF and Head CZAR - CHE OBAMA won’t follow the same strategy. They, along with the U.S. Congress, have found it useful to keep Americans terrorized on a daily basis!

[Nachum]

“Obama’s top adviser, David Axelrod says Republicans are using inaction as a political strategy.”

Yep. One of my favorites from this week. I think the pressure is getting to them a little.

[Iron Munro]

Those who voted for "CHANGE" won't be disappointed.

[ApplegateRanch]

Again, thank yo so much!