Daily Democratic Wire 12-11-2009

George Wenschhof

President Barack Obama and the First Lady leave Oslo, Norway and head for home - his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace prize received positive feedback from both sides of the aisle back home.

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Vice President Joe Biden to stump for Senator Chris Dodd today in Connecticut - he will appear at a Fire station in East Hartford and tout the success of the Stimulus bill. While, it is a year away from the dreaded mid term elections, Dodd is behind in polls and expected to face a stiff challenge. Democrats hold a very slim filibuster proof majority in the senate and do not want to lose Dodd's seat. Politico.com has more here.

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Senate to continue working this weekend on health care legislation - agreement has been slow in coming but a vote to end debate may come Saturday and a vote to approve legislation on Sunday. TheHill.com has more here.

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More news on Blackwater's involvement in Iraq - seems their private contractors were also going on missions with the C.I.A. during the height of the war in Iraq. The NY Times has more here.

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Americans have little confidence of Institutions and political parties - a interesting poll from CNBC.com which shows the obvious dissatisfaction with the current economic state of affairs. Obama's leadership on the economy received 46%, Democratic Party - 39% and the Republican Party only 26% approval from the respondents of the poll. You can read more of the poll results here.

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Retail sales up a higher than expected 1.3% in November - this followed a 1.1% increase in October that was less than what had been expected. Bloomberg.com has more here.

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