Archive for August, 2009


Boston Globe

Obama, still on vacation, hits the links
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, still in vacation mode, hit the links Monday for a round of golf. Wearing a navy polo shirt and khaki trousers,
Bo brings mischief, comic relief to Obama White HouseDetroit Free Press
Obama ends frenetic vacationAFP
Obama family vacation over: back to work, pleaseNational Post
Los Angeles Times -The Associated Press -The Associated Press

FOXNews

Obama Faces Calls to Grab Health Care Reins From Congress
FOXNews
President Obama is facing mounting calls to intervene and give the health care reform debate a second chance at attracting broad-based support,
Does President Obama Need to Improve Health Care Reform Messaging?ABC News
Bob Dole: Time for Obama to start over on health careKansas City Star
Dole Advises Obama to Be More Than 'Cheerleader' on Health CareNew York Times
Chicago Sun-Times -WFMY News 2 -WTN News

Daily Nation

Peres: Obama to hold three-way meeting with Netanyahu, Abbas
Ynetnews
President Shimon Peres confirmed in an interview to the Fox News channel that US President Barack Obama would hold a three-way meeting in New York with
EU: Fresh Mideast talks could be announced soonThe Associated Press
Obama Expected to Moderate Meeting Between Netanyahu, AbbasFOXNews
FACTBOX: Factors to watch from Israel, PalestiniansReuters
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'Special Report' Panel on the Obama Administration's CIA Probe
FOXNews
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY: The approach of the Obama administration should be to come to those people who were involved in that policy and say "How
Obama official disputes Cheney's interrogation claimsCNN
Obama agenda: More Cheney buckshotmsnbc.com
Cheney blasts Obama for probe against CIAHindustan Times
Los Angeles Times -The DC Writeup -Atlantic Online

NewsMax.com

Obama's olive branch to Iran
guardian.co.uk
That opportunity is called Barack Obama. It is President Obama's policy of reaching out to Iran that offers the country this unique opportunity if,
Wall Street Journal: Israel may attack IranYnetnews


FOXNews

Afghanistan strategy not working, US commander McChrystal to tell
guardian.co.uk
His findings will be submitted to President Barack Obama, who faces a public increasingly restive over a war that has lasted eight years.
Anti-war groups turn against Barack Obama after Afghanistan surgeTelegraph.co.uk
Gibbs: Obama has not yet read Afghan assessmentThe Associated Press
Retribution or healthcare? Obama needs to be clearHoward University The District Chronicles
AFP -guardian.co.uk -Telegraph.co.uk

Kansas City Star

Obama to address AFL-CIO convention
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will speak at the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh next month. Obama will address the labor convention on Sept. 15.
Obama to address AFL-CIO convention in PittsburghBizjournals.com
President Obama coming to Pittsburgh Sept. 15Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Incoming AFL-CIO Chief Warns Democrats Not to Side With InsurersNew York Times
The Associated Press -The Associated Press

CBS News

Analysis: Obama keeps Bush nominees in top posts
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — For all the GOP howling about Barack Obama radically steering the government to the left and leading the nation toward socialism,
Obama's Republican appointees:The Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau


MiamiHerald.com

JS Tissainayagam, journalist lauded by Obama, is jailed in Sri Lanka
Times Online
A Sri Lankan journalist described by President Obama as an “emblematic example” of a persecuted writer was sentenced to 20 years in prison today under
Sri Lankan journalist given 20 years in prisonThe Associated Press


GadgetCrave.com

Bill giving Obama power to shut Web takes on new tone
Computerworld
Network World - The second draft of a Senate cybersecurity billappears to tone down language that would grant President Obama the power to
Revised Bill Still Gives Obama Unprecedented Cyber Security PowerseWeek
SPOTLIGHT: Proposed bill still gives Obama power to shut down InternetFierceGovernmentIT
Obama's 'Conspiracy' to Take Over the NetGovInfoSecurity.com
The New Ledger -Siliconindia.com -TelephonyOnline
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Times Online

President Obama leads US political elite at Senator Ted Kennedy's
guardian.co.uk
Edward M Kennedy, who died of brain cancer on Tuesday at the age of 77, was a man who made it his life's work to, as President Obama said in the funeral
Barack Obama leads America's farewells at Senator Edward Kennedy's Telegraph.co.uk
Kennedy burial marks end of a unique chapter in US politicsBelfast Telegraph
Obama tribute as Kennedy mournedBBC News
Independent -Times Online -guardian.co.uk

Boston Globe

Analysis: Summer vacation is over Obama
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama confronts a tortuous September — and it's not just the divisive political fight over health care.
Obama ends frenetic vacationAFP
Obama family vacation over: back to work, pleaseNational Post
Obama faces growing anger on the leftWashington Times
ABC News -Herald.ie -The Associated Press

ABC News

'Special Report' Panel on the Obama Administration's CIA Probe
FOXNews
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY: The approach of the Obama administration should be to come to those people who were involved in that policy and say "How
Obama official disputes Cheney's interrogation claimsCNN
Obama agenda: More Cheney buckshotmsnbc.com
Cheney blasts Obama for probe against CIAHindustan Times
Los Angeles Times -The DC Writeup -Christian Science Monitor

San Francisco Chronicle

Politics Today: Cheney vs. Obama
CBS News
**President Obama returns from vacation to increased tensions among lawmakers as well as his supporters **Sen. Hatch says health care reform is less
Rep. Peter Roskam and Obama on health care, a replay from 2004 Chicago Sun-Times
Dr. Obama's Toughest PatientWashington Post
Obama camp organizes bus tour, town halls to promote health careDigitalJournal.com
Kaiser Health News -The Takeaway -NPR

Obama's olive branch to Iran
guardian.co.uk
That opportunity is called Barack Obama. It is President Obama's policy of reaching out to Iran that offers the country this unique opportunity if,


FOXNews

EU: Fresh Mideast talks could be announced soon
The Associated Press
Palestinian official Nabil Shaath said Monday that it was up to President Barack Obama to maintain his insistence on a settlement freeze or fail in his
Obama Expected to Moderate Meeting Between Netanyahu, AbbasFOXNews
FACTBOX: Factors to watch from Israel, PalestiniansReuters
No talks without full settlement freeze - Abbas aideReuters India
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CBS News

Analysis: Obama keeps Bush nominees in top posts
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — For all the GOP howling about Barack Obama radically steering the government to the left and leading the nation toward socialism,
Obama's Republican appointees:The Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau


Times Online

JS Tissainayagam, journalist lauded by Obama, is jailed in Sri Lanka
Times Online
A Sri Lankan journalist described by President Obama as an “emblematic example” of a persecuted writer was sentenced to 20 years in prison today under


ABC News

Anti-war groups turn against Barack Obama after Afghanistan surge
Telegraph.co.uk
Anti-war protesters are planning an autumn campaign against President Barack Obama's extension of operations in Afghanistan to coincide with the eighth
Afghanistan strategy must change, US commander McChrystal saysguardian.co.uk
Retribution or healthcare? Obama needs to be clearHoward University The District Chronicles
US NATO chief calls for fresh Afghan strategyAFP
Atlantic Online -Telegraph.co.uk

GadgetCrave.com

Bill giving Obama power to shut Web takes on new tone
Computerworld
The second draft of a Senate cybersecurity billappears to tone down language that would grant President Obama the power to shut down the Internet.
SPOTLIGHT: Proposed bill still gives Obama power to shut down InternetFierceGovernmentIT
Obama's 'Conspiracy' to Take Over the NetGovInfoSecurity.com
Cybersecurity and Barack Obama's Unconstitutional Internet KillswitchThe New Ledger
Siliconindia.com -TelephonyOnline -GadgetCrave.com
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San Francisco Chronicle

Obama health reform turns spotlight on Canada
Washington Post
The reason: Their system has been dragged into the debate over President Barack Obama's health care reform proposals by opponents who say Canada proves
Obama Wants Honest Health Care DebateCBS News
President Obama and the Extreme RightFinalCall.com News
We the People Are Obama's 'Special Interests'FOXNews
The Australian -El Campo Leader News -Washington Post

BBC News

Obama tribute to 'mentor' Kennedy
BBC News
President Barack Obama has paid tribute to his "friend and mentor", Edward Kennedy, at the senator's funeral Mass in Boston. Mr Obama said Senator Kennedy
Obama to speak at Ted Kennedy's funeralguardian.co.uk
Obama's tears for Ted Kennedy as four presidents and Hollywood Daily Mail
Obama lauds Kennedy of 'champion' of dispossessedAFP
Telegraph.co.uk -Sky News -Telegraph.co.uk

MSN Singapore

Will Obama surrender to Russia over missile defence?
Telegraph.co.uk
Reports in the Polish media indicate that the Obama administration is about to abandon its plans for
US Mulls Alternatives for Missile ShieldNew York Times
US has alternative to Europe missile sites: reportAFP
US Considers Possible Missile Shield AlternativeVoice of America
Jerusalem Post -Independent -PRESS TV

Telegraph.co.uk

Cheney condemns Obama's probe of CIA interrogations
Kansas City Star
Cheney, who strongly opposes the Obama administration's new probe into alleged detainee abuse, was asked in the Fox News interview whether he was "OK" with
Mr. Obama -- Quit Campaigning, Start LeadingFOXNews
High hurdles to prosecute CIA prison abuses: expertsReuters
Obama's rendition shameguardian.co.uk
CBS News -U.S. News & World Report -FOXNews

Times Online

'Just 4%' of Israelis think Obama is pro-Israel
AFP
JERUSALEM — Only four percent of Jewish Israelis believe US President Barack Obama's policies are pro-Israel and 50 percent oppose a temporary freeze of
The isolation of Israel could have disastrous consequences for us allTelegraph.co.uk
Poll: 4 percent of Jewish Israelis see Obama as pro-IsraelJewish Telegraphic Agency
Obama steers the peace trainAsia Times Online
Ha'aretz -Times Online -Ynetnews

Boston Globe

Pundit to POTUS: I'm available for a round anytime, sir
guardian.co.uk
President Barack Obama watches his golfing partner tee off on the seventh hole at the Mink Meadows Golf Club. Photograph: Steven Senne/AP So Obama's on his
How I spent President Obama's summer vacationBoston Herald
Will Obama Vacation End on a Rainy Note?Wall Street Journal Blogs
Bob Schieffer's Commentary: Obama's VacationCBS News
Boston Herald -Wall Street Journal Blogs -Boston Herald

San Francisco Chronicle

GOP blasts Idaho candidate's 'Obama tags' comment
The Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho — The list of Idaho Republicans condemning a GOP gubernatorial candidate's comments about buying a license to hunt President Barack Obama grew
GOP gubernatorial candidate talks of "hunting" ObamaSan Francisco Chronicle
Rammell's Obama 'joke' troubles Idaho leadersIdahoStatesman.com
Democrats rip Rammell after 'Obama tags' remarkTwin Falls Times-News
Seattle Post Intelligencer -Northwest Cable News -The Associated Press

Globe and Mail

Obama Expected To Renominate Bernanke
CBS News
(AP) President Barack Obama is taking a break from his Martha's Vineyard vacation today to offer Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke another
Bank on him: Ben BernankeIndependent
The best of marketwatch, Aug. 24-28MarketWatch
Obama needs to bring the debt in checkLancaster Eagle Gazette
Drexel University The Triangle Online -Jamaica Observer -Houston Chronicle

Heritage.org

Stephen Foley: US economy: the clock is ticking for Mr Obama
Independent
Voters now put the deficit as their second biggest concern, and that's a large part of the reason why Barack Obama is encountering resistance to his
How Obama Could Really Bury Us in DebtAtlantic Online
Opinion: How will liberals react to Obama maintaining Bush-era San Jose Mercury News
Who Gets the Blame for the Deep Deficit?New York Times
Washington Post

ABC News

Obama: No turf wars, red tape in Katrina recovery
The Associated Press
President Barack Obama marked the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Saturday by pledging to make sure that turf wars and red tape don't slow the
Obama says Katrina offers opportunity for renewalAFP
Obama Marks 4th Anniversary of Hurricane KatrinaVoice of America
Obama Marks Katrina Anniversary, Says He Will Visit New OrleansBloomberg
ABC News -Wall Street Journal Blogs -Washington Post
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Telegraph.co.uk

Obama's rendition shame
guardian.co.uk
In the wake of newly released CIA memos providing further disturbing details on the CIA's overseas secret prisons programme for "terror suspects", the Obama
Obama Targets Jack Bauer, but Who Takes the Fall?Esquire
Obama's dilemma over CIA tacticsBBC News
CIA Interrogation Report: Bush vs. Obama VersionsAllGov
Examiner.com -Birmingham Star -BBC News

CBS News

Obama Caught Up in the Washington Blame Game
U.S. News & World Report
Even the normally dispassionate Obama turned personal in a speech in Grand Junction, Colo., . "I just lost my grandmother last year," the president said.
US can't wait on health care reform: ObamaCanada.com
Obama asks docs to promote health care fixThe Associated Press
President Obama's arrogance is killing his health care planNew York Daily News
Wall Street Journal -MarketWatch -The Associated Press

Times Online

Ben Bernanke appointed for second term as Fed boss with Obama's
Telegraph.co.uk
President Barack Obama praised Ben Bernanke's "temperament, courage and creativity" for steering the US through the "one of the worst financial crises" that
Ben Bernanke's second chanceguardian.co.uk
Ben Bernanke's reappointment The very model of a modern central bankerEconomist
Between The Lines: Bernanke set to pick his way through a Scotsman
Bloomberg -guardian.co.uk -Telegraph.co.uk

BBC News

Ted Kennedy: Barack Obama's health plans could be renamed
Telegraph.co.uk
US President Barack Obama's plans for a sweeping overhaul of the health care system could be renamed 'Kennedycare' in a bid to capitalise on the bipartisan
Obama will speak at Kennedy funeralThe Press Association
Obama to delivery eulogy at Kennedy funeralBelfast Telegraph
Obama loses key ally in Ted Kennedy on healthcare reformguardian.co.uk
This is London -Telegraph.co.uk -Telegraph.co.uk

Los Angeles Times

Budget forecasts Pangloss revisited
Economist
Small wonder then that the Obama team chose August 25th to renominate Ben Bernanke for a second term at the Fed—the same day the administration was due to
Obama Can No Longer Pass the Buck on EconomyWall Street Journal
What Would the Deficit Look Like Without Bush?Atlantic Online
Obama's 'Path Toward Fiscal Discipline' is Paved with Average CNSNews.com
Carbon Positive -Beaufort Observer -Chicago Tribune

ABC News

John McCain stands up for Barack Obama during town hall meeting
guardian.co.uk
Barack Obama had an unlikely ally in a hostile town hall meeting on healthcare today: former Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
mccain blasts Obama health care plan at meetingBusinessWeek
McCain speaks with angry crowd at Ariz. town hallThe Associated Press
mccain booed for sticking up for ObamaThe Wichita Eagle
Bizjournals.com -Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck -DigitalJournal.com

Financial Times


Oneindia

Obama In Martha's Vineyard
Oneindia
Taking a pause from the impending Medicare issue, US President Barack Obama along with his family is currently vacationing at the sprawling vacation home,
Obama grabs fried shrimp, clams with familyThe Associated Press
More comment on Obama Vineyard columnBaltimore Sun
The Obama Family's Day on the VineyardABC News
Entertainment Weekly -NPR -New York Daily News

Big Beer tests Obama's tolerance
Telegraph.co.uk
Big Beer looks to be testing President Obama's tolerance. Both Anheuser-Busch InBev - purveyor of the president's favorite tipple, Bud Light - and


AFP

Sheehan returns to rebuke Obama
AFP
On Thursday, she and a band of anti-war protesters turned up outside the media center used by journalists covering Obama's vacation on the well-heeled east
Cindy Sheehan Brings Anti-War, Anti-Obama Message to Martha's VineyardABC News
Cindy Sheehan protests against Obamamsnbc.com

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