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Bloomberg
18 min ago
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(Update1) The Obama administration’s effort to
end the Middle East conflict has suffered a setback, the Arab
League said at the United Nations after Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton assured Egyptian leaders of the U.S. commitment.
Financial Express
1 hr ago
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The 'Politico' web site has spoken to a dozen political insiders and pulled together a list of President Obama's ten best and ten worst moves of the year
The Times of India
3 hrs ago
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President Barack Obama has hit the road to push a new $4.35 billion grant programme to encourage American schools to develop internationally competitive standards to let its students take on "folks in Beijing and Bangalore."
Sydney Morning Herald
4 hrs ago
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A year after his historic election, US President Barack Obama sought to remind Americans the biggest problems he is grappling with - from the economy to the war in Afghanistan - are the legacy of his predecessor, George W. Bush.
New York Times
5 hrs ago
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Manuel Zelaya is asking the Obama administration to explain why United States officials say they will recognize Honduran elections on Nov. 29 even if he is not returned to power first.
New York Times
6 hrs ago
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New York’s Democrats are pointing fingers at President Obama, who did not campaign for their mayoral candidate, and the City Council speaker.
Sydney Morning Herald
9 hrs ago
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A THUMPING win for the Republicans in the governor's race in Virginia and a narrower win in the governor's race in New Jersey could have serious knock-on effects for the Obama Administration as it seeks to push some of its signature policies...
George Washington's Blog
10 hrs ago
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Yesterday, Elliot Spitzer said that the White House's defense of the financial status quo will give Republicans powerful ammunition in the 2010 elections.
Democratic cheerleader Markos Moulitsas (the "Kos" behind Daily Kos) wrote the following...
Bloomberg
10 hrs ago
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There’s something about President
Barack Obama that makes people want to rush to judgment. The
premature award of the Nobel Peace Prize was just one example. A
more negative assessment ran this week on the Huffington Post
Web site: “The...
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President Obama won the election pledging to spend hundreds of billions of dollars and pledging to enact new laws, while changing or removing old ones. Where that money goes, industries rise. Where budget cuts and unfavorable laws are passed, industries fall.
Companies that could benefit
- Caterpillar (CAT) - With infrastructure spending comes the need for heavy duty construction vehicles. Despite layoffs in early 2009[1] and a 4Q2008 earnings drop of 32% [2], look for Caterpillar (CAT) to benefit from any large infastructure investments in the United States.
- Renewable Energy companies are yearning to get more support from the government, but already Obama has given out billions in the form of tax credits and subsidies to Solar Power and Wind Energy.
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