BARACK OBAMA News, Jul 25, 2011

Obama's attempts at compromise fail Guelph Mercury Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON â Barack Obama took office vowing to usher in a post-partisan era that would drain the toxic anger of the George W. Bush years and focus the country on practical, long-overdue reforms. Like Bush, he was no doubt sincere in wanting to unite the country. Unlike Bush, he has governed in a manner largely consistent with that ideal. Oil lower on US debt concerns Channel NewsAsia Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:10 PM PDT SINGAPORE: Oil fell in Asian trade Monday on concerns over a possible US default if President Barack Obama and lawmakers fail to reach a deal to raise the country's debt ceiling, analysts said. House panel cuts $32M from catch share funds Gloucester Daily Times Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:09 PM PDT A key U.S. House committee's decision 10 days ago to cut $32 million from the Obama administration's funding request to further expand NOAA's fishery catch-share system â essentially converting wild fish stocks and fishermen's catch quotas into investor-ready commodities â is renewing a fierce ideological and political battle. Obama cancels fundraisers amid debt negotiations CNN Political Ticker Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:06 PM PDT Washington (CNN) - A campaign official for President Barack Obamatells CNN the president has cancelled two political fundraising appearances... Bachmann Says Pawlenty Is Presidential The Atlantic Wire via Yahoo! News Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:02 PM PDT The fighting Minnesotans just never stop. Michele Bachmann fired back at her arch nemesis Tim Pawlenty Sunday. After Pawlenty subtly hinted she was unfit to serve because of her migraines, the ball was left in her court to respond. A spokesman for Bachmann compared Pawlenty's policies to President Obama's in a statement, Politico reports. ... Obama extends condolences to Norway over bombing WQOW Eau Claire Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:00 PM PDT President Barack Obama says a bombing that killed at least seven people in Oslo, Norway, is a reminder that the world has a role in stopping such terror from happening. He also expressed his condolences to Norway's people. Painful portrait emerges Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:54 PM PDT Barack Obama Sr. married four times, but the most important woman in his sadly troubled life was a middle-aged American literacy teacher, Elizabeth "Betty" Mooney, who hired the young Kenyan as her Nairobisecretary in 1958 and soon sponsored - and helped fund - his dream of attending college in the United States. US debt crisis threatens global markets as Congress is locked in blame game Guardian Unlimited Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:50 PM PDT Congressional talks fail to make progress after Obama's fall-out with House leader John Boehner Democrats and Republicans are locked into a dangerous game of seeing who will crack first over the national debt crisis, with the White House warning that the next few days could be stressful for world markets and Americans. With time running out, congressional leaders from both sides met on Saturday ... Democrats, Republicans Pursue Separate Debt Ceiling Plans After Weekend Standoff ABC News Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:46 PM PDT ABC News' Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) After a weekend of fitful, hurried back-and-forth between House Republicans, President Obama and Congressional Democrats, Democrats and Republicans are now pursuing separate plans to rasie the debt ceiling. But for all the sound and fury... Ari Melber: On the Compromiser-in-Chief and Elizabeth Drew's Article The Huffington Post Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:45 PM PDT Originally published at The Nation. "Iâve never won a tough election," concedes Paul Krugman, "but neither has Obama!"  The Nobel Prize-winning economist is fuming about...

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