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Emergency declaration issued for ND

A federal emergency declaration was issued today for North Dakota, allowing federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts in flood-threatened areas.

By Forum staff report , March 14, 2010

22-year-old ND man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Obama PressPass

BISMARCK (AP) — A North Dakota man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to threatening to kill President Barack Obama.

By Associated Press , March 09, 2010

Sage grouse not labeled endangered species, but made 'candidate' for listing PressPass

Sage grouse not labeled endangered species, but made 'candidate' for listing SEATTLE - Despite making clear that sage grouse in the American West warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act, the Obama Administration declined to actually do so Friday.

By Craig Welch, McClatchy Newspapers , March 06, 2010

ND man to plead guilty to threatening Obama PressPass

BISMARCK (AP) - A North Dakota man says he will plead guilty to threatening to kill President Obama.

By Associated Press , March 03, 2010

Obama demands 'up-or-down' vote on health care legislation PressPass

Obama demands 'up-or-down' vote on health care legislation WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama urged Congress Wednesday to vote "up or down" on sweeping health care legislation in the next few weeks, endorsing a plan that denies Senate Republicans the right to kill the bill by stalling with a filibuster.

By Alan Fram, Associated Press Writer , March 03, 2010

Obama loses bet with Canadian prime minister on Olympic hockey game PressPass

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama lost his bet with the Canadian prime minister on the outcome of this afternoon's U.S.-Canada gold medal game, won by the Canadians 3-2 in overtime.

By Associated Press , February 28, 2010

History, politics make farm subsidy cuts unlikely PressPass

History, politics make farm subsidy cuts unlikely Peterson says he’d oppose major revisions to current farm bill
MINNEAPOLIS – If history and the political lineup are any guides, President Barack Obama’s latest effort to cut subsidies for wealthy farmers likely will fare no better than his first try – or his predecessor’s attempt.

By Steve Karnowski / Associated Press Writer , February 11, 2010

Obama says he's not giving up on health reform PressPass

By Associated Press , February 06, 2010

Obama, GOP sparring over job creation proposals PressPass

Disagreements further evidence of the difficulty of bipartisan solutions to the nation's pressing problems

By Associated Press , February 06, 2010

Obama unveils 2011 budget with $3.83T in spending PressPass

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama unveiled a multitrillion-dollar spending plan Monday, pledging an intensified effort to combat high unemployment and asking Congress to quickly approve new job-creation efforts that would boost the deficit to a record-breaking $1.56 trillion.

By Associated Press , February 01, 2010

President’s 2011 budget has more than $15 million for F-M flood control

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s budget for 2011 includes more than $15 million for a permanent flood control project for Fargo-Moorhead, North Dakota’s congressional delegation announced today.

By Forum staff reports , February 01, 2010

Franken: Imperfect health care plan can be fixed PressPass

Franken: Imperfect health care plan can be fixed North Dakota and Minnesota politicians and lobbying groups offered varying reactions Thursday to President Obama’s State of the Union mention of the controversial health care reform legislation being considered by Congress.

January 29, 2010

Senate rejects near-freeze on spending PressPass

WASHINGTON — Just days after President Barack Obama endorsed a partial freeze on domestic spending, his Democratic allies in the Senate have rejected a plan attempting to do pretty much the same thing.

By Associated Press , January 28, 2010

Chris Matthews on Obama: 'Forgot he was black' PressPass

By Associated Press , January 28, 2010

Embattled Obama declares in speech, ‘I don’t quit’ PressPass

Embattled Obama declares in speech, ‘I don’t quit’ WASHINGTON – Declaring “I don’t quit,” President Barack Obama fought to recharge his embattled presidency with a State of the Union vow to get jobless millions back to work and stand on the side of Americans angry at Wall Street greed and Washington bickering. Defiant despite stinging setbacks, he said he would fight on for ambitious overhauls of health care, energy and education.

By Jennifer Loven, AP White House Correspondent , January 28, 2010

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The answer to obstruction is reconciliation

The time for playing nice is over. Although it’s only halftime, the scoreboard is clear, the Democrats are in serious danger of losing badly in this year’s midterm elections. The problem?

Posted by: Josh Swanson on Feb 24, 2010 at 11:17 PM | Common Sense Has A Voice

Obama's State of the Union

Want to discuss President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address tonight? I'll be posting updates on the speech to our Facebook account, a feed of which you can see below. Become a fan and you'll be able to make comments on the updates and discuss the speech. NOTE: Hit refresh to see the latest p

Posted by: Logan C. Adams on Jan 27, 2010 at 7:10 PM | It's Good To Be In N.D.

OUR VOICES 'Send senators a card'

An organization that promotes President Barack Obama's political initiatives suggests that Minnesota supporters send holiday cards to U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken. But instead of telling senators what the family did all year, the message should be simple: Pass health reform. "With

Posted by: Don Davis on Dec 12, 2009 at 11:20 AM | Capitol Chatter

OUR VOICES Tribe to Obama: Follow the nuke law

The Prairie Island Indian Community, from the Red Wing area, has asked President Barack Obama to "deliver on the federal government’s decades-old mandate" and set up a permanent nuclear waste disposal facility. The tribe made the plea after Congress approved an appropriations bill c

Posted by: Don Davis on Oct 18, 2009 at 11:53 AM | Capitol Chatter

Obama? Nobel? You're kidding me.

I woke up at about 9 a.m. this morning to read the news that President Barack Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize. I actually had to check three news sources (AP, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, plus my friends' facebook pages) before I could believe it. I mean, Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace

Posted by: Logan C. Adams on Oct 9, 2009 at 12:39 PM | It's Good To Be In N.D.

Tuesday 9/29

Today on The Christopher Gabriel Program: Got the sniffles? Cold weather got you down? 50cc's of Gabriel should perk you right up! Today we'll look at schools and the banning of books; Should the school year be longer in order for America to compete educationally with other nations?; Should Obama b

Posted by: cgabriel on Sep 29, 2009 at 8:08 AM | The Christopher Gabriel Program

Obama's got something to say

For some reason, I wound up on the White House's media e-mail list, which means I get daily dispatches from the president's staff that almost always go straight to the Junk bin. I only tolerate it because, from time to time, one of them turns out to be interesting. The one I got moments ago was amo

Posted by: Logan C. Adams on Sep 9, 2009 at 6:59 PM | It's Good To Be In N.D.

Read the speech yourself

So many people have gotten angry about how President Barack Obama is going to be speaking to U.S. students this week, and it's ridiculous. There's nothing in the text of this speech that could possibly damage children. Read it for yourself if you don't believe me. Then again, he just might bore th

Posted by: Logan C. Adams on Sep 7, 2009 at 1:40 PM | It's Good To Be In N.D.
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