Wed, 02/25/2009 – 7:20pm How the U.S. Secretary of State opened a new door for human rights. By William F. Schulz U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s recent comments about human rights in China have dismayed many human rights activists. Might they be overreacting? “Successive [U.S.] administrations and Chinese governments have been poised back [...]
Archive for February, 2009
28 Feb
One Step Closer to Better Health Care
Center for American Progress SOURCE: AP/Jim McKnight Nurse Lucy Stufflebeam records a patient’s heartbeat using a “home telecare” device. Video monitoring is just one form of information technology that can help promote wellness and reduce health care costs. By Karen Davenport | February 27, 2009 A centerpiece of the Obama administration’s fiscal year 2010 budget, [...]
28 Feb
OBAMA OFFERS BROAD PLAN TO REVAMP HEALTH CARE
Drilling Down The Budget By ROBERT PEAR NY Times February 27, 2009 WASHINGTON — President Obama’s budget would make a down payment toward his goal of covering the uninsured, and he would pay for it in part by cutting federal payments to hospitals, insurance companies and drug companies. He would also increase premiums charged to [...]
27 Feb
Obama’s 2010 Budget Blueprint — Agency by Agency
washingtonpost.com President Obama’s budget blueprint includes spending proposals to be dispersed among federal government agencies. Below you’ll find a list highlighting his suggested spending for each one. AGRICULTURE $26 Billion — up 6% (from 2009) The Agriculture Department budget calls for initiatives that President Obama talked about during his campaign, including increasing aid to rural [...]
27 Feb
Opinions
Friday, Feb. 27, 2009 Michael Kinsley Words for a Shaken People The economy has rattled Americans. But this isn’t the Big One. Yet. Eugene Robinson Good Time for a Miracle Worker Let him be an example for a country in crisis. Michael Gerson A Limited Dose Of Reassurance Obama’s rhetoric is only partially comforting. Adam [...]
27 Feb
MEDICARE CUTS, TAX HIKE ON WEALTHY TO PAY FOR HEALTHCARE PLAN
Obama budget proposes $634-billion fund to bring coverage to 47 million uninsured. By Noam Levey February 25, 2009 REPORTING FROM WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to fund his ambitious plan to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system with $634 billion in new taxes on wealthy Americans and cuts in Medicare spending over the next 10 years, [...]
27 Feb
Obama’s Recovery Address
thinkprogress.org ADMINISTRATION Obama’s Recovery Address Thirty-five days after being inaugurated as America’s 44th president, Barack Obama discussed his economic agenda before a joint session of Congress last night. He focused on three priorities — health care, energy, and education — that will form the backbone of his long-term vision for economic growth and development. Those [...]
27 Feb
Debunk Social Security ‘crisis’ myth
MARIE COCCO Feb/ 25. 2009 Washington Post Now that so many of us have been whipsawed financially, it is time to wipe the term “entitlement reform” out of the political dictionary. The phrase is a monument to the dark art of disinformation. Its premise is that federal “entitlements” — that is, Social Security, Medicare and [...]
25 Feb
Faith-Based Initiative
Can Obama Restore Our Belief in Government? By E. J. Dionne Jr. Wednesday, February 25, 2009 President Obama’s message to the nation Tuesday night was plain and unequivocal: The era of bashing government is over. So, too, is the folklore of a marketplace capable of producing abundance without regulation, government oversight or public intervention. Addressing [...]
25 Feb
Obama’s Big Bets
When Agenda Meets Reality, What’s Plan B? By Ruth Marcus Wednesday, February 25, 2009; Page A19 President Obama’s plan to put the country on a sustainable fiscal path hinges on three huge bets. First, that the government can get health-care costs under control even while expanding coverage. Second, that enacting a cap-and-trade emissions plan would [...]
25 Feb
Obama Makes a Persuasive Pitch for His Progressive Agenda
By Dylan Loewe, Huffington Post. Posted February 24, 2009. What was most impressive about his speech was the way he framed his progressive arguments to Congress. In 50 minutes last night, the president of the United States used his first speech to a joint session of Congress as a launching point, a chance to transform [...]
24 Feb
What will the stimulus bill cost per family?
Q: What will the stimulus bill cost per family? Sen. Johnny Isakson states … that: “At a cost of nearly $100,000 in debt for every American family and as the bill primarily spends money on programs that are not stimulative, I could not support the Democratic stimulus bill H.R. 1.” I don’t believe $100,000 figure [...]
