Author: Liz Sidoti
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Poll: Climate for GOP keeps getting better
WASHINGTON — Tilted toward the GOP from the start of the year, the political environment has grown even more favorable for Republicans and rockier for President Barack Obama and his Democrats over the long primary season that just ended with a bang. With November’s matchups set and the general election campaign beginning in earnest Wednesday,…
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Obama, Dems slip lower in latest AP poll
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s national standing has slipped to a new low after his victory on the historic health care overhaul, even in the face of growing signs of economic revival, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll. The survey shows the political terrain growing rockier for Obama and congressional Democrats heading into midterm…
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Poll: Obama more popular than Congress
WASHINGTON — Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall. The latest…
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Obama: Economy isn’t ‘out of the woods’ yet
WASHINGTON (AP) – Aiming to assert control over the nation’s economic debate, President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned Americans eager for good news that “by no means are we out of the woods” and argued his broad domestic agenda is the path to recovery.In a speech at Georgetown University, Obama aimed to juggle his recent…
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Obama tempers optimism with reality on economy
WASHINGTON – Aiming to assert control over the nation’s economic debate, President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned Americans eager for good news that “by no means are we out of the woods” and argued his broad domestic agenda is the path to recovery.In a speech at Georgetown University, Obama aimed to juggle his recent glass-half-full…
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Officials: Obama to reverse abortion policy
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order ending the ban on federal funds for international groups that promote or perform abortions, officials told The Associated Press today.The move, long expected in the Democratic president’s first week in office, will be welcomed by liberals and criticized by abortion rights foes.The policy bans…
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Obama’s day starts with church, coffee with Bush
WASHINGTON – As massive crowds swarmed the National Mall today to witness Barack Obama’s inauguration as president, the man at the center of the maelstrom began the day quietly and reverently, at a church service across the street from the White House.Obama and his family attended a private service at St. John’s Episcopal Church, a…
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Obama: ‘Dramatic action’ needed now to fix economy
BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio – Taking his economic pitch on the road, President-elect Barack Obama promoted his plans to create long-lasting, well-paying jobs in cutting-edge industries like alternative energy as part of his mammoth plan to pull the country out of recession.”It’s not too late to change course – but only if we take dramatic action…
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Obama calls for Illinois governor to resign
WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday joined others calling for the governor of Illinois to resign, distancing himself further from the scandal over allegations that the governor schemed to barter away Obama’s vacant Senate seat.”The president-elect agrees … that under the current circumstances it is difficult for the governor to effectively do his job…
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Obama announces Clinton, Gates for Cabinet
CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama confirmed today that former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton is his choice for secretary of state. Obama also announced that Robert Gates is to remain as defense secretary, making President George W. Bush’s Pentagon chief his own as he seeks to wind down the U.S. role in Iraq. At a…