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The "Arab Spring" in Egypt has turned into what will most likely be a summer of discontent and possible violence as the choice for leader will revolve around the Muslim...
New York Times
May 26
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The backgrounds of Mitt Romney and President Obama cause them to mirror each other in many ways, and both men face the specter of longstanding prejudices that no ad, slogan or speech may be able to dispel.
Sydney Morning Herald
May 26
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A new biography of Barack 'Barry' Obama has revealed the US president's fondness for marijuana as a student, detailing his membership in an informal pot-smoking group in Hawaii called the Choom Gang.
New York Times
May 26
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Joe Ricketts’s support for a film shows how the more strident attacks against President Obama continue to find backing even as Mitt Romney’s campaign seeks to focus on the economy.
NPR
May 25
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Health care has become one of the starkest contrasts between President Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney in the 2012 campaign. And that's surprising, given that once upon a time they both came up with similar plans to fix the system.
TheStreet.com
May 25
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- With the 2012 U.S. presidential race in...
NPR
May 25
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Defenders of an Obama administration rule requiring most health insurance plans to offer access to contraception without copays say there's no validity to arguments it violates religious freedom.
Forbes
May 25
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In what looks to be a potentially dramatic move, President Barack Obama has released a new technology strategy mandating the adoption and deployment of what he describes as "Innovative technologies" for all federal government agencies. 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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