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February 2009
- Clinton to China: Don't Be Like Us on Environment
  
  New York Times | Feb 21, 09 11:35 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton emphasized the environment today in China as she wrapped up a weeklong visit to Asia, the New York Times reports. “When we were industrializing and growing, we didn’t know any better,” Clinton said, praising recent advances in green energy and asking for more. “We hope you won’t make the same mistakes we made.” Some analysts think energy policy is the prime issue to unite the interests of the two countries. More »
- Protesters Picket Post After Chimp Cartoon
  
  Newsday | Feb 19, 09 4:32 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hundreds of protesters led by the Rev. Al Sharpton assembled outside the New York Post ’s headquarters today to condemn the paper's now-infamous chimpanzee cartoon, Newsday reports. Protesters called for a boycott and vowed to return tomorrow. They insist it's a racist slam against President Obama, while the paper calls it a "clear parody." More »
- Obama, Harper Launch 'Clean Energy Dialogue'
  
  Globe and Mail | Feb 19, 09 3:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Obama and PM Stephen Harper today announced an environmental partnership between the US and Canada, the Globe and Mail reports. Harper spoke of a “clean energy dialogue” between top officials to “collaborate on the development of clean energy science and technology.” Said Obama, who was making his first trip out of the country since taking office: “We are so closely linked that we have a tendency to take our relationship for granted.” More »
- Gregg Flap Sheds Light on Perennial Census Battle
  
  New York Times | Feb 19, 09 3:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Judd Gregg’s flirtation with the top job at Commerce has brought the partisan battle over the US Census to the fore with just a year to go before before the official count, the New York Times reports. Most Americans may not think of the census as a political tool, but it helps determine representation, districting, and federal dollars. Republicans publicly suspect Gregg quit because the White House intends to take over the operation, something the administration denies. More »
- Obama Approves Afghan Troop Surge
  
  Associated Press | Feb 17, 09 3:32 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Obama has approved an increase in troop levels in Afghanistan, which could put 17,000 more soldiers and Marines on the ground in the coming months, the AP reports. Insiders say they should be in place by the volatile summer period, when warmer weather and upcoming elections are expected to spur an increase in violence. About 36,000 troops are on the ground there now. More »
- Collectors Hunt for Obamabilia Treasures
  
  Washington Post | Feb 17, 09 1:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Collectors are sifting through a sea of Barack Obama memorabilia searching for items that will be the gems of the future instead of tomorrow's junk, the Washington Post reports. Vast quantities of knick-knacks, ranging from dancing presidential dolls to Obama mints, have left even experts stumped about what to buy. More »
- Fairey Makes 'Pop Masquerading as Art'
  
  New Yorker | Feb 16, 09 4:11 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Shepard Fairey’s iconic Obama image inspires “a thrill of concerted purpose,” writes Peter Schjeldahl in the New Yorker , but the same can't be said for the rest of Fairey’s work, on exhibition in Boston. While the Obama poster made something new and vibrant, writes Schjeldahl, Fairey tends to traffic in the old and eventually tiresome. More »
- Right America Divides Critics
  
  News-Herald (Ohio) | Feb 16, 09 1:11 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Right America, Feeling Wronged , a documentary airing tonight on HBO, follows filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi as she chats with die-hard McCain/Palin supporters on the campaign trail, some of whom fear Barack Obama is the anti-Christ. Critics are mixed on the result: While David S. Glasier calls it “one of the most profoundly disturbing programs I've seen” in the News-Herald , Verne Gay, writing in Newsday , says the film is “just a parade.” More »
- Mayors, Guvs Jockey for Piece of Stimulus Pie
  
  New York Times | Feb 16, 09 12:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - As the stimulus bill becomes law this week, state officials across the country are competing for their share of federal largess, the New York Times reports. Complex rules govern how money is doled out, and states are still catching up. “This is all rather daunting,” said the director of the National Association of State Governors. “It’s a lot of money, and this is happening fast.” More »
- Sykes to Roast Obama at Press Dinner
  
  Los Angeles Times | Feb 13, 09 3:49 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Wanda Sykes has been tapped to roast Barack Obama at this year’s White House Correspondents' Dinner on May 9. The lesbian comic will likely skewer the President’s anti-gay-marriage stance, but she has some skeletons of her own, the Los Angeles Times reports. After hearing about the engagement, “I made sure my taxes were paid,” she said. More »
- House Passes Stimulus Bill
  
  Associated Press | Feb 13, 09 1:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The House today passed the $787 billion stimulus bill, once again without a single Republican vote, the AP reports. Eight Democrats also opposed the bill, which will make its way to the Senate later today. The victory belongs to President Obama, who says the package will save or create 3.5 million jobs. Republicans say the measure is light on tax cuts and contains too much pork. More »
- US Halts Bush Plan for Offshore Drilling
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Feb 10, 09 5:23 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Interior chief Ken Salazar isn't quite ready to drill, baby, drill. Salazar said today that a last-minute Bush initiative opening up millions of offshore acres to oil drilling would be shelved pending a 6-month review, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The policy affects much of the East and West coasts. Salazar, who denounced the Bush move as a "headlong rush of the worst kind," plans meetings with the oil industry and environmentalists alike. More »
- Take My VP—Please!
  
  Los Angeles Times | Feb 10, 09 11:19 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Only a few weeks in, and Joe Biden and Barack Obama are already sniping at each other half-seriously? That’s how it sometimes looks, the Los Angeles Times reports. After the VP recently talked up the stimulus package’s chances of failing. Obama responded, “You know, I don’t remember exactly what Joe was referring to. Not surprisingly.” More »
- Poster Artist Sues AP in Copyright Fight
  
  New York Times | Feb 10, 09 6:19 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the iconic Obama "Hope" poster, filed a lawsuit against the AP yesterday as a preemptive strike in their copyright dispute. The artist has asked a federal judge to rule that his work constitutes fair use of a copyrighted image. Fairey's suit comes after the news agency wrote to the artist and demanded payment and a share of the proceeds he earned from the poster. More »
- Obama Poster Artist Arrested
  
  Boston Globe | Feb 7, 09 10:29 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Shepard Fairey, the hot graphic designer and street artist behind the Obama "Hope" poster, was arrested yesterday on two outstanding warrants as he arrived at the opening for his new exhibition at a Boston museum, the Boston Globe reports. He's accused of tagging two Boston locations with graffiti, the police said, and was picked up before he could DJ at the evening opening at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Said one graphic designer of the bust: "I think it shows he has integrity." More »
- 'All Obama All the Time' Garners Mixed Reviews
  
  NPR | Feb 6, 09 5:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - You can’t miss President Obama these days, as he undertakes a media blitz that has watchers nodding and shaking their heads in equal proportion, Linton Weeks writes for NPR. “The president who promised to be transparent is actually omniparent—appearing all over tarnation.” Some see the saturation as necessary to push the stimulus plan; others fear he will burn out, damaging the presidency. More »
- Masked Bandits Infiltrate 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
  
  Washington Post | Feb 5, 09 12:26 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - As President Obama settled in to his new home, a band of varmints rode in on his coattails, the Washington Post reports. One large raccoon and several smaller ones are roaming the grounds, according to the National Park Service, which is tasked with relocating the varmints. “The idea of raccoons on the White House grounds give us great pause,” said an Obama spokesman. More »
- It's the Small Change We Should Believe In
  
  American Prospect | Feb 4, 09 2:16 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The 2008 election marked the death knell of post-Watergate public financing, Mark Schmitt writes for the American Prospect , but the raft of small donations that killed the system heralds a hopeful future. The public financing system was designed—and failed—to limit the influence of special interests: “Since the ability to organize was distributed unequally, regulating organizing was essential to equality.” But the emergence of the Internet allowed small donors to organize with a powerful voice. More »
- Plouffe Snags 7-Figure Book Deal
  
  Associated Press | Feb 4, 09 10:05 AM CST
  
  (AP) - Barack Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, has agreed to a 7-figure deal to write a book about last year's presidential election. The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory will be published by Viking next fall. Two publishing executives said that bidding for the unique, high-level account reached at least $1.5 million to $2 million. More »
- Losing Daschle Hurts, but Won't Kill Health Plans
  
  New Republic | Feb 3, 09 4:13 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The loss of Tom Daschle is a blow to President Obama’s plans for health-care reform, but the administration still has the resources to get the job done, Jonathan Cohn writes in the New Republic . Daschle was not only to head the Department of Health and Human Services, but also a White House office on health reform—which is where his political know-how would’ve come in handy. More »