Daily Democratic Wire 1-28-2010

George Wenschhof

CNN/Opinion Research Corp. Poll show 71% of respondents who watched last night's State of the Union address feel Obama's policies will move country in right direction - only 21% had a negative reaction to the speech while 48% were very positive and another 30% somewhat positive. CNN.com has more here.

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Today, following his State of the Union address last night, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden head to Tampa, Florida - they will be touting the 8 billion from the Stimulus program which is going to upgrade the existing U.S. rail system. This action is way overdue in America as European nations and Japan are way ahead of the U.S. in rapid rail transit. On a side note, Tampa has one of the greatest Steak houses in the country called Berns Steak House. Politico.com has more here.

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Republican Congressional Leaders debate how much they should work with the Obama administration - this shows how silly their politics have become. In a rare moment of clarity, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has told his fellow Republicans the GOP cannot simply be the "party of no", but must work to provide solutions to the problems facing America. He realizes that simply being an obstructionist could easily backfire against Republicans in the fall mid term elections. TheHill.com has more here.

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Ford reports 2.7 Billion profit for 2009 - this comes after losing 14.8 billion in 2008. They did not take any government loans and did not declare bankruptcy as did General Motors and Chrysler. They also expect a profit this year, The NY Times has more here.

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World Leaders meet in London to discuss Afghanistan - British Prime minister Gordon Brown wants to set levels needed in armed forces and police for Afghanistan to meet next year as transition away from foreign support begins. Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai has said it will take many years for Afghanistan to be able to defend themselves. MSNBC.com has more here.

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