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President Obama at Alfalfa Dinner

From an excerpt provided by the White House: "I am seriously glad to be here tonight at the annual Alfalfa dinner. I know that many of you are aware that this dinner began almost one hundred years ago as a...

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January 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (31)

President Obama's Half-Brother George Arrested

The White House had no comment Saturday on the arrest in Kenya of President Barack Obama's half-brother George for possession of marijuana and resisting arrest. President Obama barely knows George, 26, who lives in a home somewhat more modest than...

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January 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (84)

Judd Gregg Could Be Picked for Commerce as Soon as Monday

An Obama administration official tells ABC News that Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., is now the leading candidate for Commerce Secretary and could be announced as soon as Monday. Gregg would be at least the third Republican to join the Obama...

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January 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (129)

Sorry Sox, the Obama Administration Won’t Play Ball on Hat Design

ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: President Obama’s home team -– the Chicago White Sox -– has created a special baseball hat as a tribute to their most famous fan. But don't place your orders just yet -- for legal reasons,...

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January 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (12)

More on the President’s Bipartisan Super Bowl Party (Ds and Rs; Steelers and Cards Fans)

No news yet on the hops that will be served at President Obama's bipartisan Super Bowl party this Sunday. Will it be Pottsville, Pa.'s finest -- Yuengling? Or perhaps some cases of Bud (gack) purchased from Cindy McCain's Phoenix wholesaler?...

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January 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (39)

Today's Obamicon

On Jan. 2, President Obama's nominee to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human services, former Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., filed amended tax returns to pay $140,167 in unpaid taxes. Read more about it HERE and HERE. Obamicon...

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January 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (34)

More Daschle Tax Issues

ABC News has obtained the Senate Finance Committee Report on Tom Daschle's nomination to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, which indicates that Daschle's tax problems were even more substantial than earlier reported. The report indicates...

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January 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (252)

Bumps in the Road: Obama's HHS Secretary Nominee Faces Tax Questions Over Car and Driver

ABC News has learned that the nomination of former Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., to be President Obama's secretary of health and human services has hit a traffic snarl on its way through the Senate Finance Committee. The controversy...

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January 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (932)

Obama Ally Introduces Bill to Cap Salaries of CEOS from TARP-Receiving Companies

At the Senate today, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., introduced legislation to cap the salaries of executives from companies that received federal bailout funds. The limit applies to salary, bonuses and stock options, and is set at the amount of money...

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January 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (165)

Today's Q for O's WH

TAPPER: There have been new revelations that call into question the ability of the FDA to keep our nation's food supply safe with the salmonella epidemic. More than 500 people are sick; more than half of them are children. Eight...

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January 30, 2009 in Today's Qs for Obama's WH | Permalink | User Comments (10)