The List for Obama's Fifty Fifth Week in Office

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[Nachum]

 Obama's Fifty Fifth Week in Office

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"The List" for 2/11/2010

The Obama administration’s latest Quadrennial Defense Review relies on flawed climate science. The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review report gives unprecedented attention to the issue of climate change

The U.S. Treasury has officially lost its entire $2.33 billion TARP investment in CIT Group, according to a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission after Monday's closing bell.

Well Point Insurance becomes target for Obama after company's rate increase

U.S. Department of Energy statistics show 79 percent of the $2.1 billion in stimulus money allocated for wind energy has been paid to foreign manufacturers.

Obama will now help select location for the Khalid Shiek Mohammad trial.  Obama is planning to insert himself into the debate about where to try the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, three administration officials said Thursday, signaling a recognition that the administration had mishandled the process and triggered a political backlash.

Billy Tauzin, the former Louisiana congressman, is resigning as president of the drug industry trade group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America amid internal disputes over its pact with the White House to trade political support for favorable terms in the proposed health care overhaul.

Obama's National Defense Review ignores Iran and Islam in favour of climate change

Sen. Kit Bond (R.-Mo.), the vice chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, told bloggers on a conference call on Wednesday, Feb. 3, that the Obama administration still had not provided his committee with all the information it had requested on the November terrorist attack at Fort Hood in Texas.
“They still haven’t come through with all the information that we need,” Sen. Bond said

VIDEO: In his latest gaffe Joe Biden says of Sarah Palin: "I like her... but so far out there"

The Obama administration on Wednesday announced that a verdict in a British court might cause U.S. intelligence to curtail information-sharing with its British counterparts.

Obama fabricates number of 300 other terrorists are currently sitting in federal prisons

VIDEO: White House spokesman Gibbs asked about Biden's "Iraq...great achievement" comments.Gibbs: "Putting what was broken back together and bringing our troops home"

VIDEO: Joe Biden: Iraq... one of Obama's "great achievements"

Obama insisted that he and his administration have pursued a "fundamentally business-friendly" agenda and are "fierce advocates" for the free market, rejecting corporate criticism of his policies.

Michele Obama was denied internship after Peer review at her law firm.  Described as "Arrogant" and Caustic" Involved politically with the Daley administration.  Was rarely at her desk and still drew a salary.

Obama, struggling to staff his administration after a year in office, is blaming Republican efforts to "delay and obstruct" his nominees in the Senate -- and threatening to counteract those tactics with recess appointments.

VIDEO: Vice-President Joe Biden telling Larry King that "the idea of there being a massive attack on the United States like 9-11 is unlikely in my view."

"The List" for 2/10/2010

It's a bipartisan jobs bill that would hand President Barack Obama a badly needed political victory and placate Republicans with tax cuts at the same time. But it has a problem: It won't create many jobs.Even the Obama administration acknowledges the legislation's centerpiece — a tax cut for businesses that hire unemployed workers — would work only on the margins.As for the bill's effectiveness, tax experts and business leaders said companies are unlikely to hire workers just to receive a tax break. Before businesses start hiring, they need increased demand for their products, more work for their employees and more revenue to pay those workers.

In September, President Obama told a joint session of Congress that his administration would look into tort reform as a means of lowering health care costs, but the administration’s Department of Health and Human Services stated in congressional staff report that medical malpractice reform is “not a priority.”

Obama says he is now "agnostic" about raising taxes on households making under $250,000 a year to help cut budget deficits, signaling a possible retreat from a campaign pledge.

Retired Chicago physician Quentin Young is the father of the US "single payer" healthcare movement. He is a long time political supporter of Obama, abortion rights supporter, and member of the Democratic Socialists of America

The White House press room was a jovial place to be in the early days of President Barack Obama's presidency. But times have changed.  Back in May, POLITICO analyzed the press briefings and found that the instances of laughter — as indicated by "(Laughter)" being noted in the official transcript — occurred more than 10 times per day during press secretary Robert Gibbs's briefings.  But the laughter has been reduced by half in recent months: In the first six months of the Obama administration, briefings produced an average of 179 laughs per month. Over the past six months, the average has dropped down to 89.

VIDEO: In March 2009, President Obama called the AIG bonuses an "outrage."

Obama interview on Tuesday with Bloomberg

In an interview with Bloomberg, Obama said he doesn't "begrudge" the $17 million bonus received by J.P. Morgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon or the $9 million pocketed by Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein.

Jordan is in advanced talks with the Obama administration to conclude a civilian nuclear-cooperation agreement with the U.S., according to Jordanian and U.S. officials.

The Obama administration announced Wednesday that it was freezing the assets of four subsidiary companies of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a senior commander.

Government controlled mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said Wednesday it will buy back an unspecified amount of troubled loans contained in securities it has already sold to investors.

VIDEO: Michelle Obama- Does not have a read on Sarah Palin

The Pentagon's new four-year strategy review seeks to advance the Obama administration's effort to make climate change a key element of its domestic and international policies.

Clean Air Interstate Rule

Clean Air Mercury Rule

The EPA will roll out two strict air pollution rules in the coming months, encompassing factories as well as utilities. The first, a Clean Air Interstate Rule, will impose tighter caps on emissions of nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide. The latter, a Clean Air Mercury Rule will require plants to install cutting-edge pollution control technology. Both replace regulations set by President Bush’s EPA and subsequently overturned by court rulings.

"The List" for 2/9/2010

Columbus has spent about $1.9 million to buy 150 homes with federal money designed to shore up city neighborhoods ravaged by foreclosures and vacant housing.The city bought the houses in Linden, Franklinton and the Hilltop and on the South Side. Purchase prices averaged about $12,666

VIDEO: Obama- supporter..."She insisted she's gonna be buried in an Obama T-shirt"

VIDEO: Obama- Public has soured on the process of reforming health care, contaminates how they look at the bill

Obama;s nomination of leftist radical labor union associated Craig Becker has failed in the US senate.

VIDEO: Obama makes rare appearance in the White House briefing room.  Reads from prepared notes on podium. First press conference of any kind since June of '09

VIDEO: W.H. Spokesman Gibbs mocking Sarah Palin

The White House joins in mockery of Sarah Palin.  Spokesman Robert Gibbs shows written words on his hands at a White House press conference "Hope" and "Change"

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a division of the National Institutes of Health, is giving Dr. Lynn Fiellin, an assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine, $3.9 million over five years to develop a video game to teach “sex, drug and alcohol negotiation and refusal skills" to children 9-14 years of age.

President Obama said Tuesday that he's "bent over backwards" to engage Iran in "constructive" dialogue and the U.S. will push in the United Nations to sanction the country, which has begun enriching uranium to levels capable of making an atomic bomb.

In his fiscal 2011 budget, President Barack Obama makes further cuts in funding for the District of Columbia's Opportunity Scholarship Program for low-income, mostly minority students. 

The Obama administration has announced intentions to create a new federal office called the "Climate Service" to track global warming, with six regional offices

VIDEO: First lady Michelle Obama says President Barack Obama "has done a phenomenal job," but that people have a right to criticize him.

The Dept. of Homeland Security admitted today that it improperly conducted a threat assessment on pro-life and pro-abortion groups in Wisconsin.

John Brennan's oped in USA Today

In an oped in USA Today, John Brennan -- Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism -- responds to critics of the Obama administration's counterterrorism policies by saying "Politically motivated criticism and unfounded fear-mongering only serve the goals of al-Qaeda."

"The List" for 2/8/2010

Drillgate: Obama Secretary of the Interior covers up administration's attempt to squash oil drilling in the US while telling the public they would do more.

Obama, Frank Marshall and Earl Durham communist origins

Census Bureau spends $2.5 million on advertisement

The Obama administration will ask Congress to improve childhood nutrition by ridding school vending machines of sugary snacks and drinks and giving school lunch and breakfast to more kids.

Obama bows to the leader of the Ukraine

Obama's recently submitted 2011 Budget includes a proposal to allow the United States Mint greater flexibility in the material composition of coins for the purpose of reducing production costs.

First Lady Michelle Obama is planning an elaborate unveiling on Tuesday of the anti-childhood obesity drive she is leading. Mrs. Obama's East Wing said she will be "joined by members of the president's cabinet, as well as media, sports, entertainment, and business leaders," plus mayors, member of the medical community and others at the White House event. On Tuesday evening, Mrs. Obama will sit down with CNN's Larry King for an interview about obesity and her first year as first lady. She will take questions from viewers.

VIDEO: Katie Couric asking President Obama in a Pre-Super Bowl Interview if Democrats are going to "get their clock cleaned" in this year's Mid-term Elections.

Obama hasn't held a full-scale news conference since July. Instead, he answered a dozen people's questions last week on YouTube. Journalists express frustration

"The List" for 2/7/2010

President Obama is planning to host a televised meeting with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders on health care reform. The Feb. 25 meeting is an attempt to reach across the aisle but not a signal that the president plans to start over, as Republicans have demanded, a White House official said.

Republicans immediately took umbrage at Brennan's comments, saying they were not told of any decision to read Miranda rights to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the attacker.

White House: Top GOP leaders did not object to reading accused Detroit bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab his rights

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said he is unhappy about the change in American policy toward settlement construction.
In an interview published Sunday by Der Spiegel, Abbas told the German magazine he would not change his position and would not agree to resuming negotiations unless Israel completely halts construction in West Bank settlements and recognizes the 1967 borders. PA president: Obama should use his power to pressure Israel on settlements.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the U.S. government "will never" lose its sterling credit rating despite big budget deficits and a newly increased debt limit that now tops $14 trillion.

President Obamba's top counterterrorism adviser said Sunday that lawmakers and others are using national security to score political points and defended the handling of the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. airliner.  Deputy national security adviser John Brennan complained that politicians, many of them Republicans, were unfairly criticizing the administration for partisan purposes and second-guessing the case with a "500-mile screwdriver" that reaches from Washington to the scene of the abortive attack in Detroit.

"The List" for 2/6/2010

Four time shuttle astronaut, Tom Jones, rips Obama plans for NASA in Popular Mechanics

The United States Treasury has taken all but one member of Hamas off the international list of terrorists, thus enabling funds from the European Union to enter Hamas-controlled Gaza. United States will to Donate $40 Million to UNRWA

Justice Samuel Alito shook his head and mouthed the words "not true" during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address because he objected to the president's saying the ruling reversed a century of law.

"The List" for 2/5/2010

The White House Superbowl party to feature approximately 40 Democrats.......with one Republican

Katie Couric, who's been in the news already today, will interview President Obama live during Sunday's Super Bowl pre-game show, according to the network.

Tennessee state Senate speaker and gubernatorial candidate Ron Ramsey has joined the growing ranks of officials and prominent commentators who say they are unsure of whether President Barack Obama is a U.S. citizen.

Attorney General Eric Holder's decision not to use a military commission to bring 9/11 suspects to justice has driven a wedge between him and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, whose opposition is grounded in politics, according to the New Yorker.

VIDEO: Obama reads "Corpsman" as "Corpse Man".... Twice

Obama acknowledges that Obamacare may die

The Obama administration issued a new order for the U.S. military requiring all military hospitials and health centers to stock the morning after pill

Michelle Obama draws criticism for using her daughters to discuss obesity to promote school food programs

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who sought during the 2008 presidential campaign to associate himself with Barack Obama, has become sharply critical of the American president, often comparing Obama unfavorably to himself, according to an article published this week in the authoritative French daily Le Monde.  The article quotes Sarkozy twice recently criticizing Obama in public, and says he's twice gone on the record criticizing Obama in recent weeks.

[Nachum]

The List for this week, for those who are keeping track.

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Thanks to all of you who helped.

[machogirl]

Dang, that list is getting longer and longer. I can’t imagine what it would look like after four (4) torturous years.

[Nachum]

Hopefully long enough to persuade voters to rid ourselves of this administration. :)

[griswold3]

You are going to be really busy!
Ping me!

[Nachum]

You got it. :)