Posts Tagged ‘white-house’
Obama: U.S. can’t afford to extend tax cuts for rich (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama, fighting to keep Democrats in charge of Congress, said on Wednesday the United States could not afford to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich and accused Republicans of being fiscally irresponsible. Link: Obama: U.S. can't afford to extend tax cuts for rich (Reuters)
Fla. minister determined to hold 9/11 Quran burn (AP)
AP - A top general, the secretary of state, the White House and political and religious leaders from around the world have decried a plan by the leader of a small Florida church to burn copies of Islam's holiest text to mark the 9/11 attacks. The Rev. Terry Jones is not backing down See the original post here: Fla. minister determined to [...]
GOP proposes renewing tax cuts, freezing spending (AP)
AP - House Republican Leader John Boehner onWednesday proposed a two-year freeze on all tax rates and a cut in government spending to the levels of 2008, before a deep recession took hold of the economy. Visit link: GOP proposes renewing tax cuts, freezing spending (AP)
Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy plan (Reuters)
Reuters - Republicans in Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve billions of dollars in measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than two months away. See the article here: Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy plan (Reuters)
China seeks to avoid shouting matches with U.S. (Reuters)
Reuters - China wants to quell tensions with the United States through quiet talk, not shouting matches, a top diplomat told White House advisers on Tuesday, aiming to pave the way for a visit by President Hu Jintao early next year. Link: China seeks to avoid shouting matches with U.S. (Reuters)
Obama launches big week on economy (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama launches several economic initiatives this week aimed at generating some desperately needed U.S. job growth and limiting predicted Democratic losses in November 2 congressional elections. Read more here: Obama launches big week on economy (Reuters)
