Obama News Watch http://obamanews.sbdttp.com The first black President of the United States and the start of a new phase in world history. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:30:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 US debt talk parties ‘far apart’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ObamaNewsWatch/~3/92Zer3EfZjs/ http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/08/us-debt-talk-parties-far-apart/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:28:48 +0000 editor http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/?p=3104 From www.bbc.co.uk:

Democrats and Republicans remain "far apart on a wide range of issues" in budget talks aimed at averting a looming default on US government debt, President Barack Obama has said.

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]]> http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/08/obamano-deal-yet-but-meeting-with-lawmakers-constructive-fox-business/feed/ 0 http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/08/obamano-deal-yet-but-meeting-with-lawmakers-constructive-fox-business/ Obama Summons Lawmakers for ‘Hard Bargaining’ on Debt Reduction - BusinessWeek http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ObamaNewsWatch/~3/S_yy30fKdNs/ http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/08/obama-summons-lawmakers-for-hard-bargaining-on-debt-reduction-businessweek/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:02:52 +0000 editor http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/?p=3100 From www.businessweek.com:

Obama Summons Lawmakers for ‘Hard Bargaining’ on Debt Reduction …

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]]> http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/08/obama-summons-lawmakers-for-hard-bargaining-on-debt-reduction-businessweek/feed/ 0 http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/08/obama-summons-lawmakers-for-hard-bargaining-on-debt-reduction-businessweek/ Obama and key lawmakers fail to agree on how to slash debt - GlobalPost http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ObamaNewsWatch/~3/F5m8grN7xXE/ http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/07/obama-and-key-lawmakers-fail-to-agree-on-how-to-slash-debt-globalpost/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:58:57 +0000 editor http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/?p=3098 From www.globalpost.com:

U.S. President Barack Obama warned after talks with his Republican foes that both sides stood "far apart" on how to avert an early August debt default and called for renewed "hard bargaining" on Sunday with Congressional leaders.

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]]> http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/07/obama-and-key-lawmakers-fail-to-agree-on-how-to-slash-debt-globalpost/feed/ 0 http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/07/obama-and-key-lawmakers-fail-to-agree-on-how-to-slash-debt-globalpost/ Gov. Shumlin urges President Obama to back tougher greenhouse gas standards - vtdigger.org http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ObamaNewsWatch/~3/9Be9uoMzMik/ http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/07/gov-shumlin-urges-president-obama-to-back-tougher-greenhouse-gas-standards-vtdigger-org/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:39:49 +0000 editor http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/?p=3096 From vtdigger.org:

MONTPELIER – Gov. Peter Shumlin today took a strong position in support of fuel security, jobs, and a healthier future for Vermonters and all Americans, writing to President Barack Obama to voice support for a single, national emission standard for passenger vehicles and light trucks.

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia signaled some flexibility in advance of today’s White House talks, which include Obama and top lawmakers from both parties, saying Republicans may be amenable to closing some tax loopholes Democrats have targeted if such moves are “coupled with offsetting tax cuts somewhere else.”

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]]> http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/07/white-house-seeks-positive-revenue-as-debtlimit-talks-resume-businessweek/feed/ 0 http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/07/white-house-seeks-positive-revenue-as-debtlimit-talks-resume-businessweek/ Obama faces Twitter ‘town hall’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ObamaNewsWatch/~3/8E7Kj-vo7cU/ http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/06/obama-faces-twitter-town-hall/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:15:32 +0000 editor http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/?p=3092 From www.bbc.co.uk:

Mr Obama said that a failure to reach an agreement to avert a US government default could trigger a second economic recession or worse.

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]]> http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/06/obama-faces-twitter-town-hall/feed/ 0 http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/06/obama-faces-twitter-town-hall/ Washington Day Ahead: Obama Seeks Long-Term Deficit Solution - Bloomberg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ObamaNewsWatch/~3/FQwEmX4FsCM/ http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/2011/07/06/washington-day-ahead-obama-seeks-longterm-deficit-solution-bloomberg/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:47:57 +0000 editor http://obamanews.sbdttp.com/?p=3090 From www.bloomberg.com:

President Barack Obama will meet tomorrow with Republican and Democratic lawmakers to seek a long-term solution to U.S. finances.

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Hackers allegedly took control of Fox News’ Twitter account and posted false messages that President Obama had been assassinated. It’s a cautionary tale about social media.

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