Center for American Progress Public Opinion By Ruy Teixeira | April 27, 2009 This Wednesday, April 29, marks the 100th day of Obama’s presidency. And the reaction from the public is an overwhelming thumbs up. In a just-released Pew Research Center poll, the president’s favorability rating stands at 73 percent, with just 24 percent viewing [...]
Archive for April, 2009
30 Apr
Broad Brush Issues
Progressive Breakfast: Does The Specter Switch Impact Issues? Progressive Breakfast: Budget Passes With PAYGO Compromise by Bill Scher April 30, 2009 Sharp Recession Continues GDP shrunk at annual rate of 6.1% in first quarter of 2009. Will Specter Switch Affect Health Care? Wonk Room’s Igor Volsky: When it comes to health care reform, Sen. Arlen [...]
30 Apr
Obama’s 100 Days Of Progress
thinkprogress.org ADMINISTRATION JOB OPENING: The Progress Report is hiring! If you (or someone you know) like consuming a large amount of news, researching, and reporting online, then this may be the position for you. For more information on the reporter/blogger opening and how to apply, please click here. Today marks 100 days since President Obama took office. [...]
28 Apr
Andrew Bacevich, Whose Century Was That?
April 28, 2009 Tomgram: Imagine if, on the day in early April when Jiverly Voong walked into the American Civic Association Building in Binghamton, New York, and gunned down 13 people, you read this headline in the news: “Binghamton in shock as police investigate what some critics call ‘mass murder.’” If American newspapers, as well [...]
28 Apr
100 Days Of Opposition
RADICAL RIGHT 100 Days Of Opposition Tomorrow marks the first 100 days of the Obama administration. Tomorrow’s Progress Report item will highlight the past 100 days of progress. But today, we’re focusing on how the conservatives have chosen to spend their first 100 days. In the first 100 days of the Obama presidency, the country [...]
28 Apr
WHO Raises Global Threat Level As Reports of Swine Flu Increase
Confirmed Cases Double in U.S.; Europe Cites Its 1st By Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, April 28, 2009 With the number of swine flu cases and deaths continuing to mount, the World Health Organization yesterday raised its pandemic threat level one notch, saying the dangerous new virus was clearly causing sustained community-wide outbreaks. [...]
28 Apr
Swine Flu Epidemic Creates Call for More Federal Health Funding
Swine Flu Epidemic This Week in Congress Your Headlines, Your Issues, Your Opinions As the world grapples with a potential health crisis from the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico, Congress is responding on several fronts. Expect the potential pandemic to ignite debate over vaccination stockpiles, health care reform, immigration policy and border security, among [...]
25 Apr
Bush’s willing torturers
We now know that legal opinions were merely retroactive cover. The Bush administration’s first instinct was towards abuse Ken Gude guardian.co.uk, Thursday 23 April 2009 19.00 BST Article history The more we learn about the Bush administration torture regime the worse it gets. The Senate intelligence committee report released Wednesday outlines specific torture techniques that [...]
25 Apr
We Have Become Our Enemies
ISSUES › National Security › Global Terrorism SOURCE: AP Photo/Brennan Linsley In this image reviewed by the U.S. Military, a Guantanamo detainee, photographed through a glass window with a U.S military guard seen reflected on it, sleeps on a mattress on the floor of his cell, at the Camp 5 detention facility, at Guantanamo Bay, [...]
25 Apr
Household Wealth in Freefall
ISSUES › Economy › Economic Outlook SOURCE: AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian Tanya Duarte and her husband, Fernando, look over bills while their son Jordan looks on in Fresno, Calif. Due to the recession, the Duartes, like many families throughout the country, are close to losing their homes to foreclosure. By Christian E. Weller, Jessica Lynch | [...]
25 Apr
Weekend Open Thread: McCain Won’t Condemn Cheney’s Torture Claims
The Plum LineGreg Sargent’s blog Posted at 04/24/2009, 05:38 PM EST * Senator John McCain may have a reputation as a leading torture opponent, but he’s mum on whether he agrees with Dick Cheney’s claim that torture has made us far safer. McCain spokesperson Brooke Buchanan tells me McCain and his office have no comment [...]
23 Apr
A Bravura Opening
By David S. Broder Thursday, April 23, 2009 Washington Post As we approach the 100-day mark for the Obama administration, you will hear and see a wide variety of grades for the new president’s performance. Remember this: What has happened so far is no more than the overture to the first act of this opera. [...]
