Category: Barack Obama News

Company highlighted during Obama's speech looking for fed. help

| February 22, 2012 | Comments (0)

Company highlighted during Obama's speech looking for fed. help MILWAUKEE — One of the local businesses President Barack Obama highlighted during his visit to Master Lock in Milwaukee Wednesday was Diamond Precision Products in northwest Milwaukee. Obama said the company is growing, but the company's president … Read more on FOX6Now.com Milwaukee President Obama hails [...]

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Cabot Cites Obama Speech to Fault EPA's Dimock Fracking Probe

| January 29, 2012 | Comments (0)

Cabot Cites Obama Speech to Fault EPA's Dimock Fracking Probe Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. fired off a complaint to the Environmental Protection Agency, saying a probe of water in Dimock, Pennsylvania, undermines President Barack Obama's embrace of natural gas in his State of the Union speech. “EPA's actions in Dimock … Read more on [...]

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Obama proposals just small change

| January 28, 2012 | Comments (0)

Obama proposals just small change Once upon a time, small ball was not Barack Obama's game. Tuesday, it was the essence of his State of the Union address. The visionary of 2008 — purveyor of hope and change, healer of the earth, tamer of the rising seas — offered an hour of little … Read [...]

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As GOP Candidates Spar, Michelle Obama Promotes Healthy Eating in Florida

| January 27, 2012 | Comments (0)

As GOP Candidates Spar, Michelle Obama Promotes Healthy Eating in Florida AP First Lady Michelle Obama gestures during a visit to a Latin grocery store in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 26, 2012.AP AP First Lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by Aimee Busquet, center, and Bob Unanue, president of Goya Foods, gestures during a visit to a … [...]

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Obama: We must reinvest in manufacturing

| January 26, 2012 | Comments (0)

Obama: We must reinvest in manufacturing 25, 2012 07:31 PM Echoing the themes of his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama told a crowd gathered at Intel Corp. in Chandler today that he wants a reinvestment in American manufacturing and a return to the nation's values of hard … Read more on AZ [...]

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Obama on the trail

| January 25, 2012 | Comments (0)

Obama on the trail By Jonathan Lemire / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS President Barack Obama greets people upon arriving at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Wednesday. President Obama kicked off his State of the Union road show in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Wednesday, … Read more on New York Daily News What is [...]

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What Obama's 'No Child' Waivers Say About The State Of The Union

| January 25, 2012 | Comments (0)

What Obama's 'No Child' Waivers Say About The State Of The Union By John O'Connor President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in September, rolling out a plan to waive key provisions of No Child Left Behind for states that apply. Note: This post was written by StateImpact Indiana reporter [...]

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Judge Confirmed After Republican Complaints on Obama Nominations

| January 24, 2012 | Comments (0)

Judge Confirmed After Republican Complaints on Obama Nominations 23 (Bloomberg) — The US Senate confirmed a federal judge in what may be one of the last of President Barack Obama's nominees cleared as Republicans consider whether to retaliate against his recess appointments. The 74-16 vote today to confirm John M. Read more on BusinessWeek The [...]

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'Obama is the best US prez in my lifetime'

| January 23, 2012 | Comments (0)

'Obama is the best US prez in my lifetime' Barack Obama is the best President in my lifetime of 53 years – George Bush was the worst," remarked the editor of the New Yorker, David Remnick. A famous New Yorker himself, Remnick spoke with the Times of India about politics in America, … Read more [...]

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Obama's 1 percenters

| January 22, 2012 | Comments (0)

Obama's 1 percenters This is utterly unremarkable but for the fact that she is part of an Obama team that argues there is something inherently wrong with income inequality. In his signature Osawatomie, Kan., speech, President Barack Obama asserted that rising inequality … Read more on Daily Herald Latino Democrats at TN summit blast 'extremist' [...]

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Trade group says Obama has chance to keep the light on steel

| January 21, 2012 | Comments (0)

Trade group says Obama has chance to keep the light on steel Gibson said President Barack Obama has an opportunity in his State of the Union address Tuesday to advance strong support of manufacturing by encouraging the passage of a federal transportation spending bill and approval of rules ensuring international … Read more on nwitimes.com [...]

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Barack Obama remains our best bet

| January 20, 2012 | Comments (0)

Barack Obama remains our best bet Eight years ago, in a speech that catapulted Barack Obama into the spotlight of American politics, the young aspirant senator for Illinois brought the Democratic convention to its feet with this rousing declaration: “There is not a liberal America and … Read more on Independent Online Obama Raises At [...]

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