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Obama Welcomes Care2 Members at Online Event!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama administration, town hall meeting, care2 members, Heather H., press conference )

Robyn
- 273 days ago - washingtonpost.com
President Obama used the power of the Internet to host an electronic town hall meeting from the White House on March 26. Heather H., director of political advocacy for Care2, was one of the guests who sat in the East Wing event!
AIG Executives: Your Bonuses or Your Jobs!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: AIG, American Investment Group, executive pay, bonuses, bonuses on Wall Street, credit crisis, financial crisis, fiscal irresponsibility, bailout )

Natasha
- 284 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
It's unconscionable. AIG execs have been given $175 million in extravagant executive bonuses - with taxpayer money. Sign the petition to US Treasury Secretary Geithner telling him to block the AIG bonuses and hold AIG execs accountable for bad business.
U.S. Plans $500,000 Cap on Executive Pay in Bailouts
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: bailout, CEO pay, tarp )

Randy
- 325 days ago - nytimes.com
The Obama administration is expected to impose a cap of $500,000 for top executives at companies that receive large amounts of bailout money, according to people familiar with the plan.
Forget the White House Pay Freeze ... Here Is the Great Thing Obama Did Today
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, constitution, ethics, freedoms, government, GoodNews )

Melva
- 337 days ago - alternet.org
"Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this administration."
CAROLINE KENNEDY ENDS SENATE SEAT BID
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, constitution, democrats, congress, Kennedy )

Maria
- 338 days ago - nypost.com
Caroline Kennedy tonight withdrew her name from consideration to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate after learning that Gov. David Paterson wasn't going to choose her, The Post has learned.
Pro-Life Group Up in Arms Over Krispy Kreme's Abortion Doughnuts
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, Krispy Kreme, Inauguration day, The American Life League, abortion doughnuts, abortion, Overreactionary Wing Nuts )

Scarlett
- 340 days ago - blogs.miaminewtimes.com
Krispy Kreme, decided to get in on the Obama inauguration craze and is offering one free doughnut to every costumer on January 20. Well, The A.L.L. decided to blast the chain bakery for producing "abortion doughnuts."
Complete Text of President Obama's Inaugural Speech
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, speech, inauguration )

Randy
- 340 days ago - ocregister.com
My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity
Illinois House Impeaches Gov. Rod Blagojevich
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, dishonesty, corruption, ethics, politics )

NO FORWAR
- 351 days ago - news.yahoo.com
The Illinois House voted overwhelmingly Friday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, an unprecedented action that sets up a Senate trial on whether he should be thrown out for allegedly trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.
Bush to Protect Vast New Pacific Tracts
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: democrats, economy, corruption, dishonesty, bushadministration, americans )

Jollygirl
- 353 days ago - nytimes.com
President Bush will designate vast tracts of American-controlled Pacific Ocean islands, reefs, surface waters and sea floor as marine national monuments on Tuesday.
Win, Win, Win, Win, Win ... (NYT OpEd)
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: gas tax, obama, carbon tax, gas, gas prices, global warming )

Randy
- 361 days ago - nytimes.com
How many times do we have to see this play before we admit that it always ends the same way? Which play? The one where gasoline prices go up, pressure rises for more fuel-efficient cars, then gasoline prices fall and the pressure for low-mileage vehicles
 
 
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