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November 09, 2009
The Fast Facts On Health-Care Reform
All eyes are on Washington for signs that a health care plan will make it to the President’s desk after an historic vote in the House this weekend. Now, the battle has been turned over to the Senate.
October 09, 2009
President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize
President Barack Obama wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people.“
September 23, 2009
House Votes To Extend Jobless Benefits
Jobless workers in imminent danger of losing their unemployment benefits would get a 13-week reprieve under legislation approved by the House on Tuesday.
September 22, 2009
House Moves To Extend Unemployment Benefits
Despite predictions the Great Recession is running out of steam, the House is taking up emergency legislation this week to help the millions of Americans who see no immediate end to their economic miseries.
September 08, 2009
Obama Advises Caution In What Kids Put On Facebook
In a pep talk that kept clear of politics, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the nation’s students to take pride and ownership in their education - and stick with it even if they don’t like every class or must overcome tough circumstances at home.
August 26, 2009
Sen. Edward Kennedy, 77, Dies After Cancer Battle
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the last surviving brother in a political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died Tuesday night after a year-long struggle with brain cancer.
August 11, 2009
JFK’s Sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies At 88
President John F. Kennedy’s sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a champion for the rights of the mentally disabled and founder of the Special Olympics, has died. She was 88.
July 08, 2009
Biden To Talk Stimulus In Cincinnati
Vice President Joe Biden is expected in Cincinnati this week to talk about the federal economic stimulus package.
July 07, 2009
Ohio Counties Close On Fridays To Save Cash
A cash-strapped Ohio county will become at least the third to close most offices on Fridays to save money.
June 30, 2009
Mother Of Boy With Autism: I Am Very Sad
The Supreme Court is leaving in place an appeals court ruling that an autistic child from Ohio is not entitled to private education at taxpayer expense.
June 12, 2009
Tobacco Bill Gives Feds Far-Reaching Powers
Congress is sending to President Barack Obama legislation that fundamentally changes the government’s ability to impact the nation’s smoking habit.
May 14, 2009
Police: Man Calls 911 30 Times In 10 Minutes
A man says he was only talking to a girl, but police say the “girl” was a 911 dispatcher he called more than 30 times in 10 minutes.
April 17, 2009
CARD GAME: Match Presidents To Pooches
An interactive card game that challenges users to match the president to his dog.
March 30, 2009
Obama Sets Deadline To Force GM, Chrysler Overhaul
President Barack Obama asserted unprecedented government control over the auto industry Monday.
March 26, 2009
Obama Turns To Web To Take Public’s Questions
Call it Round Two of the news conference, with a big Internet twist.
March 24, 2009
Obama To Have 2nd Prime-Time News Conference
Obama is virtually certain to use Tuesday’s prime-time news conference to continue an effort that began over the weekend: cooling the anti-AIG ferocity.
March 18, 2009
AIG Communications Exec Says Company Legally Bound To Bonuses
American Insurance Group (AIG) Senior vice President of Communications Nicholas Ashooh said Wednesday that the company is legally bound to honor its contracts that call for retention bonuses.
AIG Chairman Says Retention Payments Distasteful
The chairman and CEO of American International Group acknowledged Wednesday to congressional interrogators that some of the insurance giant’s executive bonuses are “distasteful.“
March 06, 2009
Obama Calls Latest Job Losses Astounding
Calling the latest job losses astounding, President Barack Obama said Friday he will not accept a future marked by a recurring cycle of Americans forced out of work due to economic woes.
February 26, 2009
‘Hard Choices’ Budget Sees $1.75T Deficit
President Barack Obama is sending Congress a “hard choices” budget that would boost taxes on the wealthy and curtail Medicare payments to insurance companies and hospitals to make way for a $634 billion down payment on universal health care.
February 25, 2009
Obama Pledges To Slash Deficit - After Increase
President Barack Obama pledges to dramatically slash the skyrocketing annual budget deficit.
February 24, 2009
Legislation Aims To Protect, Educate Teens
Lawmakers Look To Stop Teen Domestic
February 20, 2009
Obama Tells Mayors To Spend Stimulus Money Wisely
Obama warns the nation’s mayors, including Mayor Michael Coleman, he will “call them out” if they waste the money from his massive economic stimulus plan.
February 19, 2009
Will Obama’s Housing Proposal Work?
President Obama introduced a multi-billion-dollar plan to get America’s housing market back on track. Will it work, though?
February 18, 2009
Obama Throws $75 Billion Lifeline To Homeowners
President Barack Obama threw a $75 billion lifeline to millions of Americans on the brink of foreclosure Wednesday, declaring an urgent need for drastic action - not only to save their homes but to keep the housing crisis “from wreaking even greater havoc” on the broader national economy.
Coleman Heads To D.C., Asking For Jobs Money
A $787 billion injection into the American economy has supporters hoping for new jobs, a way to keep old ones and help erase a long and deep recession.
February 17, 2009
Obama Signs Massive Stimulus Package
President Barack Obama has signed into law the most sweeping economic package in decades, a rescue plan designed to create millions of jobs and boost consumer spending.
Worthington Man Faces Sentencing In Alleged Terror Plot
A local man accused of joining al-Qaida in the early 1990s and helping teach fellow Muslim extremists how to bomb U.S. and European targets will be sentenced next week.
States Face Competing Priorities For Stimulus Cash
It may sound like a nice problem for states - figuring out how to spend the billions in infrastructure funding they’ll receive as part of President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan.
February 16, 2009
What Will Stimulus Money Do For You?
President Barack Obama is expected to sign his nearly $790 billion stimulus plan into law on Tuesday in Denver.
