Politics

Jobs summit needs to be more than a photo op

November 30, 2009
Jobs summit needs to be more than a photo op

Later this week, President Obama will be hosting a jobs summit that promises to bring together all the top CEOs from industry. Confirmed attendees include Google CEO Eric Schmidt, FedEx CEO Frederick Smith, Walt Disney’s CEO Bob Iger and Boeing CEO James McNerney. Each of these four attendees is leading a company that announced...

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Palin still going strong

November 28, 2009
Palin still going strong

The Palin bandwagon is still rolling down the highway at a high rate of speed.  After a couple of weeks of non-stop interviews, and book signings, Governor Palin continues to achieve Rock Star status everywhere she goes.   After a much needed rest back home in Alaska for Thanksgiving, Sarah returns to the tour with...

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White House policy: No condolence letter to families of military suicides

November 27, 2009
White House policy: No condolence letter to families of military suicides

In a policy dating to the Clinton era, the commander in chief sends letters of condolence to the families of troops who have died in combat, but not if they committed suicide.  Gregg and Jannett Keesling felt that this policy is wrong and is working to get it changed.Gregg Keesling wrote to Obama and...

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President plans jobs summit

November 19, 2009
President plans jobs summit

Maybe he is finally beginning to get it.  President Obama on Thursday announced plans for a jobs summit in December.  The announcement came as the Labor Department reported another 502,000 new jobless claims, two high-tech mainstays announced big layoffs and the unemployment rate reached 10.2 percent. As major employers such as Sprint, AOL and...

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