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15 Jun 2009 13:00

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Biz, U.S.: Obama: U.S. could go the way of GM with faulty health care

  • If we do not fix our health care system, America may go the way of GM — paying more, getting less and going broke.
  • President Barack Obama • Speaking to the American Medical Association today. A president claiming that the U.S. could go bankrupt for any reason is a big deal, and it’s an even bigger one when it’s because of health care. Wow. • source
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15 Jun 2009 10:38

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U.S.: Obama explains himself to the American Medical Association

  • 26 years since a sitting president met with the AMA; tough crowd source
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14 Jun 2009 11:05

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World: Coming soon: Israel’s response to Obama’s Cairo speech

  • Benjamin Netanyahu had a few issues with what Obama said. Saying that Obama’s speech offered a perspective that seemed not to account for thousands of years of Jewish history, the Israeli Prime Minister will speak today. His speech will cover similar ground and be broad-based in hopes of building diplomacy. But not even many in his own country are giving much weight to the speech. You need to try harder if you’re gonna impress us, Ben. source
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13 Jun 2009 12:51

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U.S.: Obama needs more $$$ to get his health care plans off the ground

  • $313 billion amount Obama wants to cut from bloated federal health-care programs for the elderly and the poor over the next decade source
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12 Jun 2009 21:45

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Politics, World: U.S.: We want diplomacy with Iran, no matter who wins

  • The president’s decision to engage Iran was not based on a particular electoral result. We are going to engage the Iranian government whether it is led by one faction or the other.
  • A senior State Department official • Regarding what’s next for the U.S. and Iran after the presidential election. As you might have heard, Obama wants an olive branch with a country that the U.S. has historically not been very friendly with. That won’t change, no matter who wins. • source
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12 Jun 2009 11:16

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U.S.: A sample of the crazy opinions spouted by James von Brunn

  • The Holocaust is a lie. Obama was created by Jews. Obama does what Jew owners tell him to do. Jews captured America’s money. Jews control the mass media. The 1st Amendment is abrogated – henceforth.
  • James von Brunn • In a set of writings obtained by the FBI. Von Brunn, the dude who shot up the Holocaust Museum, apparently had a long history of things like this. One time, he threatened the owner of an art gallery with a gun for not selling his paintings. And his marriage crumbled in part because of his racist leanings. (His Web site, “Holy Western Empire,” is down, by the way.) • source
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11 Jun 2009 20:23

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Biz, U.S.: Big Health mounts a full-on assault against Obama’s plan

  • $6.4 million in 1Q ’09 to change the cycle to hardcore spin source
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10 Jun 2009 20:49

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Politics, Tech: Google: You mean the DOJ is investigating us? Pssh, whatever!

  • They wouldn’t be doing their job if they weren’t taking a look at all the industries people are telling them to take a look at.
  • Dana Wagner • Google’s competition counsel, on the Obama administration’s investigation of the search engine giant. To explain how much the government’s all over Google, we’re going to pretend to be like The Count here. One government inquiries. Ah-TWO government inquiries. NO! THREE government inquiries! • source
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08 Jun 2009 10:05

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Biz, U.S.: The big words for Obama’s bold new plan for jobs

  • We will not grow complacent or rest. Surely and steadily, we will turn this economy around.
  • President Barack Obama • On giving a kick-start to the economy via his new jobs initiative; he’s fighting against a 9.6% unemployment level, by the way. • source
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08 Jun 2009 10:03

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Biz, U.S.: The big numbers of Obama’s bold new plan for jobs

  • 600,000 number of jobs he wants to create using the stimulus package source
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