142 days ago by The DBEtoday.com Publisher/Editor

The Brent Spence Bridge across the Ohio River, a functionally obsolete crossing on one of North America's busiest trucking routes - Image via Fastlane by Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood Two weeks ago, President Obama presented his American Jobs Act to a joint session of Congress and to the pe ...

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146 days ago by nug4ever

By Curtis Dubay September 15, 2011 When President Obama unveiled his much-hyped American Jobs Act to a joint session of Congress last week, he promised that the increased spending and temporary tax cuts the plan entails would be fully “paid for.” He did not specify in that speech the details of how ...

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146 days ago by Dr. Richard Swier

On September 22, 2011 there will be a resolution introduced in the United Nations to recognize Palestine as a nation, with all the rights and privileges thereof. Tom Trento, President of The United West said, “This will be a day where the world chooses.” I use these words because they hearken back t ...

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147 days ago by PinkTeaPatriot

President Obama's proposal is to be called the "Buffett rule" after Warren E. Buffett, the billionaire who criticized the tax code because he pays a lower rate than his secretary Source: LAtimes.com By Jim Puzzanghera Posted: Sept.17, 2011 Reporting from Washington— President Obama will propose that ...

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150 days ago by tarpon

President Obama exhorted Congress to pass his latest legislation, the “American Jobs Act,” “right now” last Thursday night in a joint session of Congress. Republican members were quick to point out there was, at that time, no legislation to pass. Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-TX) has gone a step further tha ...

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152 days ago by tarpon

President Obama’s major jobs speech last week has not moved the needle on his approval ratings, according to the Gallup tracking poll. The three-day tracking average stood at 43 percent approval on Sept. 8, and remains stuck there as of Monday. Disapproval, meanwhile, has ticked up 1 percentage poin ...

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153 days ago by dsalaborblogmoderator

by Robert Reich Robert Reich Two cheers for the President and his America’s Jobs Act. Cheer Number One: In presenting it to a joint session of Congress, he sounded as passionate and determined as he’s ever sounded. Second cheer: He laid out the problem correctly and effectively. He explained why job ...

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155 days ago by Broadway Carl

President Obama's speech Thursday on jobs to a joint session of Congress outscored the NFL season opener in the Nielsen TV ratings. The President's jobs speech was watched by an estimated 31.4 million viewers while the New Orleans Saints/Green Bay Packers NFL season opener drew about 27.2 million. ( ...

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155 days ago by KayInMaine

Crooks & Liars has the video of what Boner was really concerned about and wanted to talk about: GOLF! ( click here to Crooks & Liars’ post on the subject that also includes the transcript if you can’t watch videos) This video explains a lot: >>All John Boner cares about is golf and he could care les ...

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155 days ago by Dan Bimrose

By Ed Hornick, CNN; Obama appears to have channeled Harry Truman, who went after what he called the Republican-controlled "do-nothing" 80th Congress in his 1948 presidential re-election campaign, traveling across the country by train, giving speeches to crowds in small towns and big cities. (** Rece ...

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