BARACK OBAMA
Area bankers: Obama proposal not relevant here
A proposal by President Barack Obama that seeks to bolster small-business lending would have little effect in North Dakota and western Minnesota, area bankers say.February 03, 2010
Record spending, record deficit 
WASHINGTON – Spelling out painful priorities, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Monday to quickly approve a huge new shot of spending for recession relief and job creation, part of a record $3.8 trillion budget that would boost the deficit beyond any in the nation’s history while only slowly beginning to put Americans back to work.
By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer , February 02, 2010
Obama turns focus to the middle class
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – President Barack Obama – facing an angry electorate and restless Congress – began Monday to move away from big issues such as health care to focus instead on smaller, family-friendly initiatives.
By McClatchy Newspapers , January 26, 2010
Reform approach is misguided
Former Illinois Sen. Barack Obama had it right when he stated on May 6, 2005, “We’re mortgaging our future. We’re taking a credit card for our children, in our children’s name and our grandchildren’s, and we’re running up the card and being completely irresponsible.”
By Tobias Anvik , December 27, 2009
Obama finalizes plan to send 34,000 troops to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama met Monday evening with his national security team to finalize a plan to dispatch some 34,000 additional U.S. troops over the next year to what he’s called “a war of necessity” in Afghanistan, U.S. officials told McClatchy Newspapers.
By Jonathan S. Landay, John Walcott and Nancy A. Youssef , November 24, 2009
Obama: US must reverse course with American Indians
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is telling Native American tribal leaders he is determined to reverse the federal government's history of marginalizing and ignoring the plight of Indian nations.
By Associated Press , November 05, 2009
Obama lauds House Dems’ health bill
WASHINGTON – Their work swiftly heralded by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on private insurers and create a government-run insurance option for cost-conscious consumers.
By David Espo / Associated Press , October 30, 2009
Obama drops European defense plan
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Thursday shelved a Bush-era plan for an Eastern European missile defense shield that has been a major irritant in relations with Russia. He said a redesigned defensive system would be cheaper and more effective against the threat from Iranian missiles.
By Associated Press , September 18, 2009
Obama expects ‘good’ health bill
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said he is confident Congress will pass “a good health care bill,” as months of rancor over reforming the nation’s health care system seemed to be easing Sunday, with the White House playing down an immediate role for a government insurance option.
By Associated Press , September 14, 2009
Locals react to Obama’s health speech
Address largely strengthens both sides’ convictions about heated topicBy Mila Koumpilova , September 11, 2009
Bottom line on public plan gets blurred
Obama mum on whether option is a must-haveWASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s bottom line on a government health insurance option blurred Sunday as White House officials stressed support but stopped short of calling it a must-have part of an overhaul.
By By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press , September 07, 2009
Impressed by Reagan, Obama
The passing of Ted Kennedy brings huge sorrows for us all. A person may not always agree with old Ted Kennedy, but you have to admire him and the Kennedys.
By Dale Heger , September 06, 2009
Obama a phony, two-faced liar
When Barack Obama was inaugurated president, there were 130,000 American troops in Iraq.
By Michael A. Ross , September 05, 2009
F-M teachers to decide whether to show Obama speech
Officials in the Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo school districts said it will be up to individual classroom teachers whether they show students President Barack Obama’s speech Tuesday.
By Forum staff reports , September 05, 2009
Text of President Barack Obama's eulogy at Sen. Kennedy's funeral
Text of President Barack Obama's eulogy at Sen. Edward Kennedy's funeral Mass on Saturday in Boston, as prepared for delivery and provided by the White House.
By Associated Press , August 29, 2009
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OUR VOICES Announcing North Dakota's next U.S. attorney
As expected, President Barack Obama officially nominated Bismarck attorney Timothy Purdon this afternoon to be North Dakota's next U.S. attorney. You can read full details in Friday's Forum. And, you can also read the complete official statements that were sent out today from the North Dakota congr
Posted by: inforumpolitics on Feb 4, 2010 at 9:00 PM | Politics in Perspective: North DakotaReaction to the State of the Union
Click play above to watch the speech. To see a transcript, click here. Reaction from Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D.: Washington, DC—U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) today released this statement following President Obama’s first State of the Union address this evening: Presiden
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Jan 28, 2010 at 9:09 AM | Republic InsiderObama delivers change in Massachusetts
I don't think Barack Obama had this in mind when he campaigned on the theme of change, but many pundits are blaming him and his policies for changing Massachusetts into a battleground state after decades of Democratic dominance. From The Associated Press: BOSTON (AP) — In an epic upset in
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Jan 19, 2010 at 11:10 PM | Republic InsiderThe book that got Reid in trouble also has some interesting tidbits about Daschle
The new book "Game Change" has Harry Reid in hot water because of his racially insensitive comments about Barack Obama. Gannett columnist and South Dakota native Chuck Raasch pointed out in a Saturday column that the book also contains some new revelations about the relationship between To
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Jan 18, 2010 at 11:01 AM | Republic InsiderGrade the president
A story in today's Daily Republic said that Sen. Tim Johnson agrees with President Barack Obama's recent self-grade of B-plus. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said she'd give the president an "incomplete," while Sen. John Thune declined to pick a grade but said a B-plus is "generous by
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Dec 16, 2009 at 5:20 PM | Republic InsiderMcGovern 'astounded' by Obama's Afghanistan policy
The Washington Post published an op-ed piece Sunday from part-time Mitchell resident and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern. In his op-ed, McGovern criticizes President Barack Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan. McGovern compares the decision to the ill-fated ones
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Dec 14, 2009 at 9:10 AM | Republic InsiderWatch the president's speech, offer your reaction
Clicking this link should allow you to watch the president's speech about Afghanistan live at 7 p.m. today: http://www.whitehouse.gov/live. The early report from The Associated Press says "President Barack Obama is dispatching 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, accelerating a risky and expensi
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Dec 1, 2009 at 5:36 PM | Republic InsiderArgus: Thune backs Afghan troop surge
The Argus Leader reported today that Sen. John Thune supports President Obama's plan to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. What do you think? Is the troop surge the right call?
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Nov 27, 2009 at 1:00 PM | Republic Insider
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