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Abortion Policy: Obama to end federal funds for abortions

Officials: Obama to reverse abortion policy. President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order ending the ban on federal funds for international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option, officials told The Associated Press on Friday.
January 23, 2009 WASHINGTON – In a long-expected move, President Barack Obama plans to sign an [...]

Obama Inauguration Schedule: How dare he to spend $170 million during economic downturn

Obama Inauguration Schedule Is Coming, Very Soon. But, How dare they spends $170 million during  the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression? Yes. I LOVE Barack Obama. I voted for him and I wear T-shirts with his face on them. But please, can someone tell me what the f*** is up with an inauguration [...]

Joe Biden manages to shush wife over state-VP slip

Biden shushes wife over slip: The VP-elect reacts with a loud “shhh!” as wife Jill spills a big secret on Oprah Winfrey’s show.
January 20, 2009 WASHINGTON – Joe Biden’s wife said Monday that he had his pick of being Barack Obama’s running mate or the secretary of state nomination that eventually went to Hillary Rodham [...]

Obama Inauguration Day Free Goods from Retailers

Obama Inauguration Day Freebies! When Barack Obama is sworn in as our 44th president on Jan. 20, luxe up your life with lots of free goodies from retailers celebrating this historic event!
Obama Inauguration Day is coming. Don’t miss, the really Obama Inauguration Day Free Goods from Retailers.
Dunkin’ Donuts: Get a Stars & Stripes donut for [...]

Farewell Bush, Your Closing Argument Is Enough – President Bush’s Farewell Speech

Quiet goodbye on President Bush’s Farewell Speech: President George W. Bush said farewell to the nation, but the nation wasn’t paying attention. TV barely cut to him in time for his first words Thursday evening and couldn’t wait to cut away when he finished 13 minutes later. Something unexpected and awesome had happened to shoulder [...]

Nancy Pelosi, first Speaker of White House to launch YouTube channel for Congress

Rolling With the Web Crowd, Nancy Pelosi YouTube Debut: Barack Obama is the first president-elect to deliver his radio addresses on YouTube. Now Nancy Pelosi has become the first Speaker of the House to launch a YouTube channel for Congress — and advertise it with an online prank.
Here’s how it goes. The video (you can [...]

Motorists’ habits spur call for tax increases, driving less and buying less gasoline

Motorists’ habits spur call for tax increases, driving less and buying less gasoline. News from WASHINGTON – Motorists are driving less and buying less gasoline, which means fuel taxes aren’t raising enough money to keep pace with the cost of road, bridge and transit programs.
That has the federal commission that oversees financing for transportation talking [...]

Hail to Chief Ambience for President in Waiting, Reporter’s Notebook about Presidency Transition

Hail to Chief Ambience for President in Waiting, Reporter’s Notebook about Presidency Transition. News from HONOLULU — Two years ago, the junior senator from Illinois came here for his family’s annual vacation with relatives and high school friends — and, aides said, to make final a decision that just about everyone knew he had already [...]