George Wenschhof
Tonight, President Barack Obama heads to New York to speak at the NAACP 100th anniversary dinner - the first time a African-American President has addressed the organization. he is expected to discuss his plans for health care reform, education and the economy. Time.com has more here.
He will be busy in New York as he will also attend a fundraiser for NJ Governor Corzine and a DNC fundraiser before heading to the NAACP dinner.
Earlier in the day, the president will host Republican Senators Ben Nelson (Neb.) and Olympia Snowe (Maine) at the White House. He will be discussing health care reform with them.
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4th day of Sonia Sotomayor hearings began at 9:30 AM ET today - the supreme court justice nominee continues to perform well in spite of repeated efforts by Republican members of the committee asking "got you" type questions. TheHill.com has more here.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says U.S. still willing to engage in talks with Iran, but the time is waning - Clinton made these remarks yesterday during a speech to the Council on Foreign Affairs. She warned Iran that if they continued with their nuclear program, they would face additional penalties and increased isolation from the rest of the world. MSNBC.com has more here.
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C.I.A. was preparing to activate secret program involving assassination teams abroad - the teams were to be assembled and trained abroad to assassinate al-Queda leaders. When the program moved forward to be activated and CIA director Leon Panetta was informed, he abruptly ended it. The Washington Post report on this story can be read here.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Daily Democratic Wire 7-16-2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Daily Democratic Wire 7-15-2009
George Wenschhof
Today, President Barack Obama will hold a press conference on health care reform - at 1:00 PM ET from the White House Rose Garden, the President with members of the American Nurses Administration will address health care reform. The American Nurses Administration represents 2.9 million registered nurses in America and have endorsed health care reform. Politico.com has more here.
The President will continue his health care reform theme of the day by meeting with all of the major television networks this afternoon to discuss the issue.
Last night, President Obama who is a southpaw, threw the first pitch to home plate from the Pitcher's mound at the start of the MLB All-Star game. The angle was cut off so viewers were unable to see if he made the plate or bounced it. The replay from a center field camera showed he barely made it - thanks to the catcher moving up slightly to catch the low toss. ESPN.com had the video replay here.
In a game that moved briskly along, the American League continued their winning streak with a 4-3 win over the National League. Baltimore Oriole center fielder Adam Jones drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly.
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Sotomayor confirmation hearing set to resume at 9:30 AM ET today - this is the third day for Sonia Sotomayor before the Senate Judiciary Committee as the supreme court justice nominee continues to perform well. Newly sworn in Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) along with other members of the committee will be asking questions today. Sotomayor is expected to receive confirmation. You can read more here.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to travel to India and Thailand tomorrow - today, she will be delivering a major foreign policy speech to the Council on Foreign Relations. After a month of recovering from a fractured elbow, she is now back in action full time. You can read more here.
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Democrat Judy Chu wins California Congressional race in special election - this was probably the last of the merry go round special elections resulting from vacancies occurring from appointments to the Obama administration. This special election was for the seat held formerly by Hilda Solis, who is now Labor Secretary. TheHill.com has more here.
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