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President Obama and Leno at Correspondents Dinner

President Obama and Jay Leno trading barbs at White House correspondents dinner. The Presidents Leno quips were quite good.

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A Presidential "Reunion"

http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf Funny or Die’s Presidential Reunion from Will Ferrell

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The President Goes Big

Yesterday the President unveiled his plan for health care reform, continuing a drive to make changes in the system and using recent massive premium increases as a political lever to drive that change. Many had expected the President to play … Continue reading

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The President Promotes Nuclear

The President announcing tax credits to help in the building of two nuclear power plants. The tax credits total over $8 billion, and indicate a renewed support for the nuclear industry from a Democratic Administration. The President talked of safety, … Continue reading

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The President on the Hill

The President, back on the Hill, this time taking questions from Democratic Senators. It appears that those Senators with tough re-election fights got the most face time. http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/all/modules/swftools/shared/flash_media_player/player.swf

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The President Visits the Republican Caucus

An interesting exchange of ideas between the President and the House Republican caucus. The President deserves great credit for doing this, and the Republican leadership deserves credit for inviting him. Both sides saw the chance for some political gain, but … Continue reading

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The State of the Union

President Obama delivered the State of the Union last night, and he moved the agenda to job creation and the economy, removing his focus on health care reform. He also candidly acknowledged error, but challenged both parties to focus on … Continue reading

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President Obama and the Left

With the potential collapse of health care reform President Obama has begun to take some withering fire from the left wing base of the Democratic Party. The complaints are multifold but boil down to the President paying too little heed … Continue reading

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President Obama on Sixty Minutes

The President, back on Sixty Minutes, talked Afghanistan, financial reform, and yes, even had to address the issue of the party crashers at the recent state dinner. The President backed the recent point made by Defense Secretary Robert Gates that … Continue reading

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The President Surges in Afghanistan

President Obama spoke tonight to an audience at West Point, detailing plans to add thirty thousand troops in Afghanistan but calling for a finite time frame for the mission of building Afghanistan’s military and governmental infrastructure. He spoke of the … Continue reading

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