Obama Tells Xi China’s Rise Comes With Duty on Trade, Rights
Feb 15, 2012 No Comments ›› skywalk202(Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama told Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping that China’s growing influence brings with it responsibility to work toward “balanced” trade and to recognize the aspirations of all people for greater rights. Obama met today with the man who is in line to become China’s top leader next year as both nations seek ...
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Obama to promote job training at community college
Feb 15, 2012 No Comments ›› skywalk202(Business Week) - President Barack Obama wants community colleges and businesses to work together to train 2 million workers in high-growth industries, and on Monday will request $8 billion to create a fund to encourage the effort. Obama's plan, to be spelled out at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va., is called the "Community College ...
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Obama Renews $80 Million Bid for Science, Math Teachers
Feb 8, 2012 No Comments ›› skywalk202(Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he’ll request $80 million in education funding for training math and science teachers to help the U.S. stay competitive in world commerce, reviving a budget request last year. The president made the announcement in conjunction with an event honoring winners of the second annual White House science fair. More than ...
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Obama boosts funds for Alzheimer’s research
Feb 8, 2012 No Comments ›› skywalk202(Reuters) - The Obama administration plans to spend an additional $156 million over the next two years to help find an effective treatment for Alzheimer's, a fatal brain-wasting disease that affects more than 5 million Americans. The White House said on Tuesday it will spend and extra $50 million this year, and it will seek an ...
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Obama to announce Veterans Job Corps
Feb 6, 2012 No Comments ›› skywalk202(The Washington Post) - President Obama will announce details Friday for a $1 billion Veterans Job Corps that the White House says will put up to 20,000 veterans to work over the next five years on projects to preserve and restore national parks and other federal, state and local lands. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki on ...
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‘What I Want for You — and Every Child in America’
Feb 6, 2012 No Comments ›› skywalk202Dear Malia and Sasha, I know that you've both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you have. But I also know that it hasn't always been easy ...
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Obama has low dollar donor advantage
Feb 6, 2012 No Comments ›› skywalk202(Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad base of supporters who have given him the symbolic vote of confidence with a donation of less than $200. Known as small donors, these people are personally invested in ...
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Obama pre-Super Bowl Interview
Feb 6, 2012 No Comments ›› skywalk202USA Today - On Super Bowl Sunday three years ago, just 10 days after taking office, President Obama said that if he wasn't able to get the economy shaped up in three years his presidency would be a "one-term proposition." In an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer before today's game, Obama made the case that he still has ...
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Obama Supports Small Businesses
Feb 2, 2012 No Comments ›› skywalk202Obama offers plan to help small businesses, start-ups The Washington Post - A week after his State of the Union pledge to create a stronger economy, President Obama on Tuesday sent Congress a legislative package aimed at accelerating small business growth and removing roadblocks for start-ups. Obama’s proposals build on the administration’s year-old Startup America initiative and ...
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Obama’s New Refinancing Plan for Homeowners
Feb 2, 2012 No Comments ›› skywalk202The Washington Post - President Obama on Wednesday made his latest pitch to lift the nation’s beleaguered housing market, unveiling a series of proposals to help struggling borrowers reduce their monthly payments and to stem the continuing slide in real estate prices.The centerpiece of the effort is legislation that would make it easier for homeowners ...
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