George Wenschhof
President Barack Obama to meet with intelligence heads on Tuesday at White House - the President has already reviewed briefs on the recent terrorist attempt prepared by the various department chiefs and spoken via phone from Hawaii while on vacation. Reuters.com has more here.
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William J. Clinton Foundation Donor list released - this was one of the conditions President Obama insisted on when he named Hillary Clinton Secretary of State. He wanted full disclosure so there would not be questions pertaining to conflict of interest. Some of the donors include a Saudi businessman, the countries of Norway and Oman, the Donald Trump Foundation, the Elton John AIDs Foundation and Coca Cola. The NY Times has more here.
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50 Tax Breaks expired the end of 2009 - while most of the year end attention was on health care reform, many statues on tax exemptions expired. the House has passed a measure to extend many of them but the senate never acted on it. Most of these exemptions are expected to be extended retroactively when Congress returns to work. MSNBC.com has more here.
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The Sunday morning "Talking Heads" tomorrow will all concentrate on the recent terrorist attempt aboard an airliner - White House Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism Adviser John Brennan will be on four shows. The Politico.com "Sunday talk show tip sheet" has more here.
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
Daily Democratic Wire 1-2-2010
Obama Weekly Address 1-2-2010
The President addresses the recent terrorist attempt aboard an airliner and ties the action to Al Qaeda.
Friday, January 1, 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Last night as I was listening to John Lennon's song "Imagine" right before the Ball dropped on Time Square to ring in the new year, I couldn't help hoping for Peace throughout the world.
May all your wishes, dreams, and yes...those darn resolutions come true this year!
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