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  • January 2008

    • Senate & White House Battle Today Over Stimulus Plans

      Washington Post  |  Jan 31, 08 4:35 AM CST

      Senate &amp; White House Battle Today Over Stimulus Plans

      (Newser) - The Senate and White House face off today over economic stimulus packages designed to get consumers spending again. With bipartisan support, the Senate Finance committee approved a $157 billion plan that would give more than $1,000 to almost every family in the US. A White House proposal, backed by the House of Representatives, is considerably less generous. More »

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      White House  • economic stimulus  • Senate Finance Committee  • AARP  • tax credit  • Harry M. Reid

    • John Edwards Drops White House Bid

      CNN  |  Jan 30, 08 12:40 PM CST

      John Edwards Drops White House Bid

      (Newser) - John Edwards ended his presidential bid today in front of a Habitat for Humanity site in New Orleans. Edwards reiterated his confidence that "a proud progressive will occupy the White House" in 2008, but “It’s time for me to step aside so that history can blaze its path.” The third-place Dem had failed to capture a silver or gold in any primary since his second-place finish in Iowa. More »

    • Bush May Stall Iraq Troop Cuts

      New York Times  |  Jan 30, 08 4:49 AM CST

      Bush May Stall Iraq Troop Cuts

      (Newser) - President Bush is signaling that troop reductions in Iraq may slow or stop after this summer, reports the New York Times. Insiders say Bush is preparing Americans for the possibility that troop levels may be at least as large as they were a year ago when he leaves office. Troop numbers are scheduled to return to levels before the surge—when 20,000 fighters were added—by July. That would leave some 130,000 soldiers still in the country. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • White House  • troop withdrawal  • troop surge  • American troops

    • Margaret Truman Daniel Dead

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 29, 08 5:20 PM CST

      Margaret Truman Daniel Dead

      (Newser) - Margaret Truman Daniel died today at 83 after breaking the mold of First Daughter and embarking on careers in singing, acting, and writing, the Los Angeles Times reports. The go-getter braved opera critics as a singer in the 1940s and '50s before acting alongside Jimmy Stewart on radio and television. Her career cooled after she married a future New York Times editor, but she wrote biographies—one of father Harry—before turning to mystery-writing on a whim. More »

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      obituary  • White House  • book  • Washington  • opera  • mystery  • Harry Truman  • first families  • Too Much Media

    • The Executive vs. The Visionary

      New Yorker  |  Jan 24, 08 11:29 AM CST

      The Executive vs. The Visionary

      (Newser) - The choice between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama boils down to two fundamentally different views of the presidency, writes the New Yorker's George Packer—the political pragmatism of Clinton or the inspiration of Obama. Clinton embraces nuts-and-bolts governance and scoffs at political naivety. Obama has a far more visionary view, and Packer finds that even some longtime Clinton backers can't resist. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Election 2008  • Bill Clinton  • White House  • Democratic nomination  • Robert F. Kennedy  • pragmatism

    • White House Still Lacks Email Archive

      Washington Post  |  Jan 22, 08 1:39 PM CST

      White House Still Lacks Email Archive

      (Newser) - The ongoing controversy over the potential disappearance of millions of White House emails stems from an inadequate archiving system that has not been brought up to snuff despite court orders to do so, the Washington Post reports. In fact, the White House scrapped a system put in place by the Clinton administration but has not replaced it. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • White House  • email  • National Archives  • Clinton administration

    • Chelsea Hits Road on Mom's Behalf

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 18, 08 3:20 PM CST

      Chelsea Hits Road on Mom's Behalf

      (Newser) - Chelsea Clinton has put aside her quiet life as a Manhattan hedge-fund executive to hit the campaign trail solo in California and Nevada, hoping to bring her mother's message to young voters—the crucial demographic currently enamored of Barack Obama. Chelsea, 27, is pressing the flesh everywhere from sororities to farmer's markets, the LA Times reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • California  • Bill Clinton  • presidential campaign  • White House  • Nevada  • young voters  • Chelsea Clinton

    • 473 Days of White House Emails Missing

      Washington Post  |  Jan 18, 08 3:53 AM CST

      473 Days of White House Emails Missing

      (Newser) - An internal White House study found that  email messages weren't archived for hundreds of days between 2003 and 2005, the Washington Post reports. The disclosure follows the White House admission that administrators recycled back-up tapes for the first three years of Bush's presidency, possibly losing millions of emails during a time that included vital communication leading up to the war in Iraq. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • White House  • email  • archive  • data storage

    • Bush Favors Tax Rebates for Stimulus

      Associated Press  |  Jan 17, 08 8:22 PM CST

      Bush Favors Tax Rebates for Stimulus

      (Newser) - President Bush's plan to give the economy a temporary lift favors tax rebates of up to $800 for individuals and tax breaks for businesses, the AP reports. Bush met privately with lawmakers today and will outline his plan tomorrow. Congress hopes to act quickly as fears of a recession grow. The president did not push for a permanent extension of his tax cuts, the AP notes. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Congress  • recession  • White House  • Nancy Pelosi  • economic stimulus package  • House Democrats  • John Boehner

    • Bloomberg Dodges Pesky Question Under Oath

      Reuters  |  Jan 15, 08 11:05 AM CST

      Bloomberg Dodges Pesky Question Under Oath

      (Newser) - A lawsuit by gun dealers fighting a crackdown on illegal sales in New York City provided what looked like an airtight opportunity to learn Michael Bloomberg's real presidential intentions. Testifying under oath, the mayor was asked if he intends to run for president. His lawyer quickly interceded, instructing his client not to answer and getting the question rephrased to apply only to early 2006, Reuters reports. More »

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      Election 2008  • White House  • Michael Bloomberg

  • December 2007