Archive for February 16th, 2009

Obama Gains G.O.P. Support From Governors

Written by on Monday, February 16th, 2009 in Latest News.

WASHINGTON – President Obama must wish governors could vote in Congress: While just three of the 219 Republican lawmakers backed the $787 billion economic recovery plot that he is signing into law on Tuesday, that trifling total would have been several times greater if support among the 22 Republican state executives counted.

The contrast reflects the two faces of the Republican Party these days.

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Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Clinton warns N. Korea not to launch missile

Written by on Monday, February 16th, 2009 in Latest News.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday warned North Korea against following through on a threatened missile launch, …

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa leaves a news conference room after announcing his resign in Tokyo February 17, 2009. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)Reuters – Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said on Tuesday he would resign after being forced to deny he was drunk at a G7 news conference, dealing a fresh blow to unpopular Prime Minister Taro Aso in an election year.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back



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