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Paul Krugman: Economy May Be Improving
 Finally, Sun 
 Through the 
 Economic Clouds 
paul krugman
Jan 23, 2012 9:53 AM CST

Finally, Sun Through the Economic Clouds

Thanks to improving housing market, private debt: Paul Krugman

(Newser) - The economy has had its share of false starts over the past few years, but this time things could really be improving, opines Paul Krugman. "There’s evidence that the two great problems at the root of our slump—the housing bust and excessive private debt—are finally easing,...

Newt and Barack: Two Introverted &#39;Victims&#39;
Newt and Barack: Two Introverted 'Victims'
maureen dowd
Jan 22, 2012 3:35 PM CST

Newt and Barack: Two Introverted 'Victims'

Both politicians deflect blame in their ivory towers: Maureen Dowd

(Newser) - “I, I’m so in love with you,” President Obama sang at the Apollo this week. But Maureen Dowd heard only a rare expressive moment from a man "who came to Washington on a wave of euphoria" and "has had a presidency with all the joy...

Apple Proves It: Jobs 'Aren't Coming Back' to America

Asia provides workers, flexibility that US can't match

(Newser) - Last year, President Obama asked Steve Jobs whether iPhones could be made in the US instead of Asia. Jobs was blunt: “Those jobs aren’t coming back." The New York Times takes a long look at why. In short, Asia has a surplus of engineers and factory workers...

Obama's Approval in Third Year: a So-So 44%

It's down from 57 in year one and 47 last year

(Newser) - Republicans will like this trend: President Obama's approval rating in his third full year averaged 44%, reports Gallup . That's down from 47% in year two and 57% in year one. The president topped out at 53% in May (around the time of Osama bin Laden's killing) and...

Publisher: Sorry About Calling for a 'Hit' on Obama

Jewish newspaper in Atlanta taking heat

(Newser) - The publisher of a small Jewish paper in Atlanta printed this advice to Israeli officials on how to make their country safer: Order Mossad agents to assassinate President Obama. Gawker provides a link to the full opinion piece in the Atlanta Jewish Times here , along with an interview with "...

Obama Sings Al Green
 Obama Sings Al Green 
Jan 20, 2012 6:55 AM CST

Obama Sings Al Green

Soul legend attended president's Apollo Theater fundraiser

(Newser) - When the legendary Reverend Al Green is at your fundraiser, what choice do you have other than to burst into one of his songs onstage? That's what President Obama did last night at the Apollo Theater, singing the first line of Green's "Let's Stay Together" to...

Obama: Aloof Image Is Media Creation

Press corps miffed by quiet social life, he suggests

(Newser) - President Obama isn't aloof, he says—it's just that he and Michelle don't tend to paint the town red. "My suspicion is that this whole critique has to do with the fact that I don’t go to a lot of Washington parties and, as a...

President Obama Faces Struggle for Independents in Election 2012

 Obama's 
 Achilles Heel: 
 Independents 
POLL RESULTS
Jan 19, 2012 5:45 AM CST

Obama's Achilles Heel: Independents

But they've turned on GOP in Congress even more

(Newser) - Independent voters were key to President Obama's victory in 2008, but this year he may have a tougher time winning them over. Only 31% of independents say they view Obama favorably, while two-thirds say he's done little to improve the economy, a New York Times /CBS poll finds....

Obama Defends Energy Policy in First Campaign Ad
 Obama Airs First Campaign Ad 
Jan 19, 2012 4:51 AM CST

Obama Airs First Campaign Ad

New ad targets 'secretive oil billionaires'

(Newser) - President Obama's re-election campaign has unveiled its first ad and there is no mention of hope or change. Instead, the ad attacks "secretive oil billionaires" and defends Obama's record on clean energy and jobs, the Wall Street Journal reports. The ad, titled "Unprecedented," will air...

Obama, GOP Already Trading Keystone Criticism

Decision to reject pipeline (for now) turns into political football

(Newser) - As expected , the White House said it won't issue a permit for the Keystone oil pipeline, with President Obama blaming Republicans for setting an impossible deadline to score political points, reports the Hill . The back-and-forth on the election-year issue already has begun:
  • Obama: “As the State Department made
...

Obama Losing Super PAC War
 Obama Losing Super PAC War 
Jan 18, 2012 7:51 AM CST

Obama Losing Super PAC War

...because he's not terribly interested in fighting it

(Newser) - Democrats saw the way Mitt Romney's super PAC destroyed Newt Gingrich in Iowa, and it terrified them, because President Obama's super PAC—or as Politico terms it, "not-so-super PAC"—doesn't have the muscle for anything like that. "It's like when China got the...

Roger Cohen to Israel: Stay Out of Iran
 Hey Israel: 
 Stay Out 
 of Iran 
OPINION
Jan 17, 2012 2:44 PM CST

Hey Israel: Stay Out of Iran

Roger Cohen offers plenty of reasons why

(Newser) - Israel is considering bombing Iran within months, against the White House's wishes—a decision that would be utterly disastrous on multiple fronts, writes Roger Cohen in the New York Times . Benjamin Netanyahu sees a number of reasons to do so sooner rather than later: First, Israel is concerned that...

Obama to Betty White: Let's See Your Birth Certificate

President tapes a birthday greeting

(Newser) - If you missed NBC's tribute to Betty White for her 90th birthday, a taped message from President Obama is worth a look. He pens a note asking to see her long-form birth certificate and later dons headphones to nod along to the theme from Golden Girls. "Thanks, and...

Protesters Hold 'Occupy the Dream' March on New York for Martin Luther King Day
 Occupiers March 
 for MLK Day 
Jan 16, 2012 5:13 PM CST

Occupiers March for MLK Day

Protesters also hold rallies against Voter ID laws

(Newser) - Martin Luther King day inspired an Occupy march on New York and more traditional remembrances across the US today. Among the events:
  • Hundreds of Occupiers staged an "Occupy the Dream" march on Manhattan, stopping to chant, "The banks got bailed out, we got sold out." At least
...

Andrew Sullivan Defends President Obama; Conservative Bloggers React

 Obama Critics: 
 Really So 
 'Dumb'? 
'newsweek' cover story
Jan 16, 2012 4:21 PM CST

Obama Critics: Really So 'Dumb'?

Conservatives react to Andrew Sullivan's article

(Newser) - Andrew Sullivan's unflinching defense of President Obama in Newsweek is irking conservative bloggers today. No wonder, considering the headline: "Why Are Obama's Critics So Dumb?" Taking on the right, Sullivan calls Obamacare a "moderate," fiscally responsible program, and says "a depression was averted" with...

&#39;Tin Man&#39; Romney Is Mormon at Heart

 'Tin Man' 
 Romney 
 Is Mormon 
 at Heart 
maureen dowd
Jan 15, 2012 2:27 PM CST

'Tin Man' Romney Is Mormon at Heart

'Proudly square' persona provides key to Mitt: Maureen Dowd

(Newser) - Spock vs. the Tin Man? That's how Maureen Dowd sees the likely matchup between President Obama and Mitt Romney for the Oval Office: "Neither the president nor his likely challenger are bon vivant, backslapping types," she writes in the New York Times . "Both like to see...

Brad, Angelina Score Oval Office Huddle

Couple was in town for film premiere

(Newser) - Just another day in the life of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: The super-couple was spotted yesterday in the Oval Office, having a little chat with President Obama. They were in town for a screening of Jolie's directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, at the Holocaust...

Obama's 2011 Haul: Less Than Bush's in 2003

But still an impressive amount: Politico

(Newser) - The Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised a significant amount of funds in 2011—$222 million—but not quite enough to beat the Bush-Cheney amount from the same period eight years ago. In 2003, Bush's campaign and the RNC raised about $239 million, which Politico did not...

Guantanamo Bay Turns 10
 Guantanamo Bay Turns 10 
Jan 11, 2012 7:52 AM CST

Guantanamo Bay Turns 10

And appears no closer to closure than it was 2 years ago

(Newser) - Today is a birthday, but probably not one you want to celebrate: Guantanamo Bay is turning 10, an anniversary that will be marked by protests here and abroad. Ten years ago, the first 20 detainees were flown to the detention facility in chains. Several of those 20 remain at Gitmo...

Obama 2012 Aide Was Bailout Lobbyist

Broderick Johnson is key Democratic insider

(Newser) - President Obama is building his reelection campaign on "channeling anti-Wall Street anger," but a top campaign staffer lobbied for the bank bailout that has both Occupiers and Tea Partiers fuming. Broderick Johnson and fellow lobbyists were paid some $450,000 working for the Financial Services Forum, a group...

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