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radio address stories: 10 news summaries


 Obama Rips Into 
 'Dishonest' 
 Insurers 

Calls them out for 'deceptive' advertising in weekly address

Oct 17, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama ripped into insurers today, admonishing them for attempting to derail his health care initiative with "deceptive and dishonest" advertising. “The insurance industry is rolling out the big guns and breaking open their massive war chest to marshal their forces for one last fight to save the... More »

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Barack Obama • health care reform • President Obama • radio address • health insurance industry

Obama Offers New Options for Retirement Savings

Americans can have tax refunds sent as savings bonds

Sep 5, 09 7:07 AM CDT
(AP) - President Obama used his radio address today to roll out several initiatives aimed at making it easier for Americans to save for retirement. One move will allow people to have their federal tax refunds sent as savings bonds by checking a box on their tax return; another has workers automatically... More »

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Barack Obama • retirement • savings • tax refunds • retirement benefits • 401(k) plans • radio address

(Newser) - President Barack Obama asked Americans to put no stock in "outlandish rumors" that health care reform will "promote euthanasia, or cut Medicaid, or bring about a government takeover of health care," in his weekly radio and Internet address today. "That's simply not true." Politico noted... More »

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health care • recession • unemployment • US economy • health care reform • employment report • President Obama • radio address

(AP) - Citing fresh evidence that the economy is on the road to recovery, President Obama this morning credited his $787 billion economic stimulus program for helping "put the brakes on this recession," and cautioned that full recovery will take many more months. The country's future economic prosperity depends on... More »

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Barack Obama • recession • economic stimulus package • economy • radio address

(AP) - President Obama appealed to federal workers today to propose ways to make their agencies' and departments' budgets more efficient. The president said employees' ideas would be key as his Cabinet officials cut millions from the federal budget and trim the deficit. "After all, Americans across the country know that... More »

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government spending • federal employees • budget deficit • Obama administration • President Obama • radio address • budget bill

Obama Will Ask Agency Chiefs for Cuts

He also names two more picks, including chief tech officer

Apr 18, 09 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama says he'll begin making good on his promise to cut wasteful spending on Monday. When he meets with his full Cabinet for the first time that day, the president will ask each one to come up with specific cuts for their department, Bloomberg reports. “We are on... More »

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Barack Obama • Obama administration • radio address • Aneesh Chopra • Jeffrey Zients • chief technology officer

Israeli Prez Follows Obama
in Appeal to Iranians

Praises Shah

Mar 20, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Following President Obama's video message to Iran, Shimon Peres issued an audio address today, urging Iranians to reject the rule of their “oppressive and fanatical regime” and “reclaim their worthy place among the nations of the enlightened world.” The Israeli president's message, delivered partly in Farsi, was... More »

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Iran • Israel • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Shimon Peres • radio address


 Obama Promises 
 Food-Safety Overhaul 

Cites 'public health hazard,' names FDA picks

Mar 14, 09 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama announced a food-safety overhaul in his weekly radio address today, describing a new panel that will review the issue and naming his choices for FDA heads, the New York Times reports. “In the end, food safety is something I take seriously, not just as your president, but... More »

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FDA • food safety • Obama administration • President Obama • radio address • Margaret Hamburg

 Combative Obama Braces 
 for Fight on Budget

Prez backs $3.6 trillion budget in latest video

Feb 28, 09 7:57 AM CST
(Newser) - In his weekly radio address today, President Obama struck a more combative tone than usual in a push for his $3.6 trillion budget, reports Politico. “I know these steps won’t sit well with the special interests and lobbyists who are invested in the old way of doing... More »

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federal budget • Obama administration • President Obama • radio address

Obama: We'll Feel
Tax Cuts by April 1

Families to bring home $65 more per month, says prez

Feb 21, 09 7:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Americans will see tangible results from the stimulus—more money in their wallets—by April 1, President Obama said today in his weekly radio address. “Never before in our history has a tax cut taken effect faster or gone to so many hardworking Americans,” he said. The Treasury... More »

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tax cuts • economic stimulus package • Obama administration • President Obama • radio address

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