Barack Obama keeps his cool in hothead Washington The Times | The instinctive conservatism and constitutionalism of Barack Obama were core reasons for his election. He was a liberal in policy but a conservative in temperament: cautious, consensus-seeking, empirical. After the wild swings of the Bush administration, this seemed like balm with an Eisenhower vi...
With Palin Leaving Office, the Spotlight on Alaska Is Likely to Go, Too The New York Times | In Alaska, she has never been by the book. Skip to next paragraph Related Palin Resigning Governor's Job; Future Unclear (July 4, 2009) | Times Topics: Sarah Palin | Sean Parnell | Blog | The Caucus | The latest on President Obama, the new administration and other news from Washington and around t...
Ethics law updates in the works The News & Observer | The stream of revelations surrounding former Gov. Mike Easley and his family highlights the need for more changes in ethics and lobbying laws, according to a broad coalition now at work at the General Assembly. | Stories about the Easleys and the r...
Should aid for poor be extended? The News & Observer | Government "safety net" programs such as Social Security and food stamps have pulled growing numbers of Americans out of poverty since the mid-1990s. But even before the current recession, these programs were providing less help to the most despera...
Many Oklahoma men find roles reversed Jobless ranks in Oklahoma continue to grow The Oklahoman Comments 0 | More men are losing their jobs than women, economic reports indicate, and the results could be reshaping more than the jobless rate. | Oklahomans aren’t losing jobs equally. In May, there were more than 22,000 claims for initial un...
Teacher's mission: Guide vets back to campus Wtop By MEGHAN BARR | Associated Press Writer | CLEVELAND (AP) - John Schupp pulled his car onto a country road lined with half-grown corn. Dark clouds obscured the sun, and he couldn't tell which way pointed east or west. Thunder rumbled in the distance....
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World markets slide on grim US jobs report Houston Chronicle | HONG KONG - Most Asian markets fell Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report signaled more pain ahead for the world's largest economy. European stocks also weakened in e...
Indian American CEO briefs Obama on saving jobs The Times Of India | Text: WASHINGTON: An Indian American was among the few chiefs of some of the most innovative companies of the US to brief Pr...
The devastating impact of teen pregnancy Denver Post | I don't know if being a parent and raising a daughter qualifies me to speak out about teenage pregnancy, but I am passionate about speaking out because of the huge liability that...
Ever more Wacko: The world of Michael Jackson The Independent | The mystery of the later life and sudden death of Michael Jackson threatens to go on and on revolving indefinitely, like some fairground carousel driven by perpetual motion. In the past week, enough material has surfaced about his death to keep con...
Once Around the Island With Gay Talese The New York Times | ALTHOUGH I was born and reared on a resort island in southern New Jersey, I have never learned to swim, nor have I ever gone fishing - nor, since moving to Manhattan in the mid-1950s, had I ever ventured out to observe the city from the Circle Line...
Street Smart: Urban Dictionary The New York Times | The first time I used Urban Dictionary, the online open-source dictionary of slang, I was looking for "timbos." I thought I knew what the word meant - Timberland boots - but I hoped to discover whether timbos were still part of hip-hop style or had...
Too many jobs lost, Obama says in AP interview The News Tribune | With joblessness rising, President Barack Obama said Thursday he was "deeply concerned" about unemployment and conceded that too many families are worried about "whether they will be next" to suffer economically. | In a White House interview with The Associated Press, Obama said that since he took office, "we have successfully stabilized the fina...
Presidential preparations pay off for Woodward The Oklahoman Comments 0 | WOODWARD – An enthusiastic crowd came out Saturday evening to welcome former President George W. Bush for his first Oklahoma appearance since leaving the White House earlier this year. Featured Gallery | // | "I think every blade of grass was actually mowed twice this week,” said Anita Potts of Woodward of preparations...
