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Tony Perkins Disinvited to Military Prayer Breakfast

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It looks like speaking out against the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell“ policy may have consequences. Just ask Tony Perkins.
The Brody File has learned that the Andrews Air Force base chaplain’s office rescinded their prayer luncheon invitation to Family Research Council President Tony Perkins just two days after Perkins criticized President Obama’s [...]

On the Freedom Agenda…again

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Posted by: Katie
Foreign Policy came out with an interesting article on the Obama administration the Freedom Agenda this past week.
The article examines the government’s apparent lack of action in the realm of democracy promotion. But, perhaps 2010 will be a better year. The budget of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a Bush Administration [...]

A Disappointing Return to Political Games with Severe Consequences for Those Who have Lost Their Jobs

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On Thursday, Democrats and Republicans came together in the House to pass an emergency bill that will temporarily extend benefits for American workers and small businesses. It showed that in times of great need, our elected officials can still set aside their differences to do right by the American people.
But [...]

Weekly Address: The Olympic Spirit, the Spirit of Bipartisanship, and Health Reform

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The President takes a moment to congratulate our Olympic athletes.  Discussing the unity and pride Americans feel in cheering them on, the President relates that sentiment to his own desire for bipartisanship in Washington.  He praises the recent bipartisan meeting and talks about moving forward on health reform.
 

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Highlights: "It’s a good talking point, but it doesn’t actually answer the underlying question"

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In a discussion of insurance market reforms, President Obama asks Republican Senator John Kyl to move away from talking points and focus on finding common areas of agreement. The President responds to Kyl:
"Any time the question is phrased as ‘Does Washington know better?’ I think we’re kind of tipping the scales a little bit [...]

Highlights: "American families will drown if we try an incremental approach"

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Senator Tom Harkin reminded those at the meeting that while it’s easy to get caught up in the debate over numbers and policy details, it’s ultimately about making progress to help ordinary folks across the country struggling under today’s broken system.
“I keep thinking we have got to bring it back home to what this [...]

Federal Interagency Members Meet with Public on Next Steps for the National AIDS Strategy

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Cross-posted from the AIDS.gov blog.
Approximately 200 people gathered on Wednesday to hear about progress on one of President Obama’s major initiatives—the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). This meeting provided an opportunity to update the public on the process for developing the Strategy, as well as current status and next [...]

150,000 Rays of Sunlight: More White House Visitor Records Posted Online

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In September, the President announced that – for the first time in history – the White House would release visitor records.  Today’s posting brings the grand total of records that this White House has released well over a 150,000 record milestone.  You can view them all in our Disclosures [...]

Health Insurance Reform Will Help Small Businesses

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As President Obama made clear at the bipartisan meeting on health insurance reform, and has emphasized all year, small businesses stand to gain substantially from his proposal for comprehensive health insurance reform.
Small businesses are essential to the nation’s economy and its recovery from the recession. They are responsible for [...]