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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:59:00 GMT

Baghdad's Changing (U.S.) Demographics

The population is falling -- the population of U.S. troops stationed in Baghdad, that is. 25 battalions of U.S. forces were stationed in the city of Baghdad in September 2007. As of June 2009, there were just 8 battalions stationed within the city. This
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:59:00 GMT

Obama: Does He Pass the Social Media Test?

He used social media and the web unlike any other presidential candidate in history. Barack Obama?s incredible online presence turned into a grassroots movement culminating in his election as the 44th President of the United States. He was all over
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:31:00 GMT

US: Illinois state budget crisis threatens social programs, workers? pay

Illinois is once again faced with a budget crisis accompanied by the invocation of doomsday scenarios, mass layoffs, and slashed social programs. The Illinois fiscal year began July 1, and after two weeks of special legislative sessions at the behest of
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:16:00 GMT

Perspectives: In Address on Health Care Reform, President Obama Cites ...

President Obama Cites Pharmacists in Push for Coordinated Care The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) approved of President Obama?s address to the annual conference of the American Medical Association (AMA) recently in which he outlined his vision
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:49:00 GMT

Obama Talks About Health Care

Obama says America has waited too long to take on health and educational reform as well as reforms on clean energy. It's not too soon to reform our as we have been talking about it since Teddy Roosevelt. We have to leave a better world for the next
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:12:00 GMT

Palin Attacks Obamas Appalling Refusal to Defend Babies Who Survive Abortion

By Terry Jeffrey Re Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin with 5-year-old Michael George on Friday, Oct. 0, 008, in North Olmsted, Ohio. Palin attended a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Michael T. George Center, a community center for the
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:18:00 GMT

Colleges focus on veterans as GI Bill ups numbers

With a fattened GI Bill covering full tuition and more, the number of veterans attending college this fall is expected to jump 30 percent from last year to nearly half a million. That's left many universities looking for ways to ease the transition from
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:12:00 GMT

Council backs Obama's health care reform program

A request from the White House prompted Mayor Bill Bell and the City Council to go on record recently as favoring 'immediate enactment' of the Obama administration's health care reform program. The resolution council members adopted unanimously at their
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:08:00 GMT

Obama's Healthcare Rule Maker Writes Book

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:32:00 GMT

Obama's census will foreverchange the course and complexionof modern America

Strike One. In violation of Article 1, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution, President Barack Obama has assumed complete control of the 2010 Census. This Article, which concerns the legislative rather than executive branch of government, stipulates that
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:49:00 GMT

Wealth Inequality Destroys US Ideals

Editors Note: Since the national rise of Ronald Reagan three decades ago, the United States has been on a deadly course for a Republic, with wealth rapidly concentrating at the top and average Americans sinking or struggling to stay afloat. On the 233rd
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:59:00 GMT

The Big Fix: Obamas Rigged Census (Part One of Two)

Views expressed in guest columns do not necessarily reflect the views of Accuracy in Media. Visit the complete Guest Column archives. The Big Fix: Obama?s Rigged Census (Part One of Two) Guest Column | By Paul L. Williams | July 3, 2009 It's invasive.
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:40:00 GMT

The Retirement Crisis in the Labor Market

The United States is in the middle of a severe retirement crisis. Data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today show that older workers are hanging on to their jobs longer and are struggling more to find a new job if they lost their old one than
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:36:00 GMT

Poverty in the LGBT Community

Every day the LGBT community seems to be experiencing a new expansion of civil rights. President Barack Obama signed on June 17 a Presidential Memorandum on Federal Benefits and Non-Discrimination that grants non-discrimination protections and some
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:36:00 GMT

Idea of the Day: Rewarding Value Over Volume in Health Care

Health care modernization requires a move away from rewarding increased volume of high-cost medical procedures toward rewards for prevention and efficient management of patient care, especially patients with high-cost chronic conditions. Medicare has the
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:34:00 GMT

Blast's president over comparison of homosexual, African American civil rights

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:25:00 GMT

Trade Groups Urge HUD to Pull RESPA Rule

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:48:00 GMT

HUD Gets Letter From Appraisers on AMCs

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:48:00 GMT

Colombian President Uribe Outlines Efforts for Greater Safety, Investment, Social Cohesion

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe addressed the Opening Luncheon of the 77th Annual Conference of Mayors Meeting on Friday, June 12. In his introduction, USCM President Miami Mayor Manny Diaz said that Uribe had asked to address the Conference of Mayors.
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 05:16:00 GMT

At-Risk Youth, Substance Abuse Tops Issues for Children, Health and Human Services Standing Committee

At-Risk Youth, Substance Abuse Tops Issues for Children, Health and Human Services Standing Committee By Crystal Swann and Angela Knudson Mayors convened at the Annual Meeting on June 13 to discuss issues facing Americas cities, including high drop out
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 05:12:00 GMT

Value of Mayor-Police Chief Partnership Stressed in Criminal and Social Justice Committee Meeting

Value of Mayor-Police Chief Partnership Stressed in Criminal and Social Justice Committee Meeting Mayors, Chiefs to Reduce Crime, Enact Sensible Gun Legislation   By Laura DeKoven Waxman Americas chiefs need mayors, Providence Police Chief Dean
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 05:12:00 GMT

2010 Census Task Force Discusses Importance of the Upcoming Census

2010 Census Task Force Discusses Importance of the Upcoming Census By Larry Jones Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory, chair of the Conference of Mayors 2010 Census Task Force, reminded mayors at the June 15 meeting that the start of the census is just 289
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 05:11:00 GMT

Poverty Task Force discusses HUD 2010 Budget, Foreclosures, Homelessness

Poverty Task Force discusses HUD 2010 Budget, Foreclosures, Homelessness By Patricia Carter Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa chaired a meeting of the Poverty, Work and Opportunity Task Force that featured Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director of
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 05:11:00 GMT

Obama presses the case for health care reform

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama pressed the case for health care reform at a town-hall style meeting with common citizens Wednesday. Fielding questions from the audience and responding to queries submitted via Internet at the
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:47:00 GMT

People For Applauds Obama Campaign for Standing Up to Anti-Abortion Activist

People For the American Way today applauded Barack Obama's presidential campaign for pulling out of an event that was moderated by militant anti-abortion activist Rob Schenck. Schenck is best known for his involvement in a publicity stunt that included
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:26:00 GMT

Obama discusses health care today at Va. college, online

President Barack Obama will hold another town hall-style session on health care today. The online event will be held at Northern Virginia Community College, which is one of the two-year colleges that serve the Washington, D.C., area. In addition to
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:24:00 GMT

There's No Such Thing as Free Health Care

President Obama says government will make health care cheaper and better. But there's no free lunch. In England, health care is 'free'as long as you don't mind waiting. People wait so long for dentist appointments that some pull their own teeth. At any
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:06:00 GMT

- HUD, DOT and EPA Form Partnership

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan along with DOT and EPA leaders have created a high-level interagency partnership to better coordinate federal transportation, environmental protection, and housing investments. Courtesy of Transforming America?s Housing
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:59:00 GMT

AFSA, Other Trades Urge HUD to Withdraw RESPA Rule

The Honorable Timothy Geithner Secretary U.S. Department of Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 The Honorable Ben Bernanke Chairman Federal Reserve Board of Governors 20th Street and Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20551 The
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:39:00 GMT

Ralliers to Obama: 'Hands off my health care'

Though she forgot to make a sign for Thursday's Healthcare Freedom Rally, Patricia Wallace could have carried the banner for the dozen or so ralliers who turned out on Manatee Avenue West to protest government involvement in health care reform. The
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:56:00 GMT

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