AP sources: House Democrats plan vote on Wilson outburst TuesdaySeptember 14th, 2009 AP sources: House plans Wilson rebuke TuesdayWASHINGTON — House Democrats reaffirmed plans to take up a resolution as early as Tuesday afternoon scolding defiant Republican Rep. Joe Wilson, who shocked colleagues by yelling "You lie!" during President Barack Obama's address to Congress last week.
White House: Obama to give financial speech Monday, marking Lehman Brothers collapseSeptember 10th, 2009 Obama to give speech Monday on financial crisisWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is delivering a speech on Wall Street Monday, exactly one year after the Lehman Brothers investment bank collapsed, precipitating the financial crisis felt around the world. The White House said Thursday that Obama will discuss steps the administration has taken to ease the crisis, its commitment to reduce government involvement in the financial sector and actions the U.S.
Obama plans to talk with conservative talk show host Michael SmerconishAugust 20th, 2009 Obama to go on right-leaning radio showWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hits the airwaves Thursday with a right-leaning radio talk show host. Obama and Philadelphia-based Michael Smerconish will broadcast from the White House.
Obama lists industry executives consulted about health overhaul in private meetingsJuly 23rd, 2009 Obama lists health execs consulted about overhaulWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's administration began holding private meetings with health industry executives at the White House a few weeks after Obama took office. A visitor list released Wednesday night by the White House shows that those visiting the White House in February included Richard Umbdenstock, president of the American Hospital Association; Angela Braly, chief executive of WellPoint Inc., and Jay Gellert, chief executive of Health Net Inc.
Key regulators want new interagency council to be financial supercop, not Fed aloneJuly 23rd, 2009 SEC, FDIC heads want new council to be supercopWASHINGTON — Key regulators on Thursday broke with the Obama administration, reaffirming their belief that some new powers to monitor big institutions against financial threats should go to an interagency council, not the Federal Reserve. Some Republican lawmakers also continued to warn against endowing the Fed with new powers in an overhauled system as Congress slogs through a complex deliberation that could reshape the financial landscape in the wake of a historic crisis.
White House says Obama has been briefed on CIT Group's financial woesJuly 15th, 2009 Obama is briefed on CIT Group's statusWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has been briefed on the potential collapse of the CIT Group Inc. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Obama has been given an update on the financial giant that lends to small and mid-sized businesses.
White House says question from blogger to left-leaning Web site was not a plantJune 24th, 2009 White House defends use of blogger's questionWASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday denied that it planted question about Iran from a left-leaning Web site at a presidential news conference this week. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said there was nothing inappropriate in how an administration official phoned the Huffington Posts' Nico Pitney and suggested President Barack Obama might take a question from him if he came prepared with one submitted to the reporter from someone inside Iran.
Obama expects health industry to make good on $2T savings pledgeMay 12th, 2009 Obama will hold health industry to savings pledgeWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is telling health industry leaders he expects them to deliver on their $2 trillion savings pledge. In a letter the White House released Tuesday, Obama tells health care industry groups that he will hold them to their pledge to get it done.
AP Sources: White House tells industry it's leaning toward Fed becoming financial supercopMay 9th, 2009 AP Sources: Obama wants Fed to be finance supercopWASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve could become the supercop for "too big to fail" companies capable of causing another financial meltdown under a proposal being seriously considered by the White House. The Obama administration told industry officials on Friday that it was leaning toward making such a recommendation, according to officials who attended a private one-hour meeting between President Barack Obama's economic advisers and representatives from about a dozen banks, hedge funds and other financial groups.
Bush's 100 days: $100 mn raised for libraryMay 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has achieved a lot in 100 days but his predecessor is not sitting idle either. Former president George W.
More bad news for newspapers: White House says no bailoutMay 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - With the Boston Globe, another major American newspaper on the edge of shutdown, President Barack Obama's administration has signalled that the newspaper industry will not be getting a government bailout. 'I don't know what, in all honesty, government can do about it,' White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters when asked whether the federal government will consider stepping in to help save newspapers, as it has with so many other industries.
Sources say Republican Sen. Arlen Specter tells allies he intends to switch partiesApril 28th, 2009 Sources: Sen. Specter intends to switch partiesWASHINGTON — Several officials say veteran Republican Sen.
Sources: Specter tells allies he intends to switch partiesApril 28th, 2009 Sources: Specter intends to switch partiesWASHINGTON — Several officials say veteran Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania intends to switch parties, advancing his own hopes of winning a new term next year while pushing Democrats one step closer to a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority.
Obama to attend Holocaust ceremony, meet on consumer creditApril 23rd, 2009 Obama to attend Holocaust ceremonyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is attending the Holocaust Days of Remembrance ceremony today at the Capitol. The White House says he plans to make remarks.
Obama discuss financial crisis with Chinese presidentJanuary 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed during a telephone conversation Friday to closely work together to the fight off the global financial crisis, the White House said. Obama also stressed the need to correct global trade imbalances and to take steps to get credit markets moving again, the White House said.
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