Date: 5/4/2009 7:50 AM PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans changes to tax policy certain to be unpopular with corporations with international divisions and individuals who use tax havens. Obama’s two-part plan, which he is…
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Worldwide hopes soar for Obama inauguration
Date: 1/20/2009 By GREGORY KATZAssociated Press Writer LONDON (AP) — The arrival of a new American president triggered joy and jubilation Tuesday in a world made weary by warfare, recession and fear. Bulls and goats were slaughtered for feasts in…
Blagojevich lawyer to submit Obama report to panel
Date: 12/29/2008 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The lead attorney for Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he plans to submit President-elect Barack Obama’s internal report on contacts with the scandal-plagued governor to the Illinois House committee weighing impeachment. Attorney Ed Genson told…
Can Barack Save us from Global Woes?
Editor’s Note: Just when I finished today’s blog on the potential world calamity that allowing the U.S. auto industry to collapse could create, this story came across the AP Wire. This story has a little bit different spin than my…
A tough time for comics with Obama as president?
Date: 11/10/2008 By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Where’s the funny in Barack Obama? That question, which dogged TV humorists throughout the presidential race, has gained new urgency now that Obama is headed for the White House.…