News and information for Feb. 9, 2010
Obama, congressional leaders emerge from meeting with pledge to work together
Washington Post - - 1 hour agoPresident Obama and congressional leaders emerged from a rare bipartisan meeting on Tuesday pledging to work together on a range of issues, including a job-creation bill that lawmakers hope to pass this month, along with longer-term …
Gibbs Scrawls Grocery List on Hand in Jab at Palin
FOXNews - 2 hours agoWhite House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs took a swipe at Sarah Palin Tuesday, mimicking the former vice presidential candidate’s decision to use her hand as a notepad at the National Tea Party Convention last week. Palin Cultivates Political Profile Voice
First lady begins fight against childhood obesity
Washington Post - - 34 minutes agoIn the State Dining Room at the White House, first lady Michelle Obama rolled out her national initiative to combat childhood obesity Tuesday afternoon with a show of force that included medical, business and government
Back-to-back snow storms put Congress on ice
Reuters - - 42 minutes agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives on Tuesday postponed further action on legislation until later this month as the capital city braced for a second major snowstorm in less than a week.
George Bush “Miss me yet?” billboard appears
TVNZ - 1 hour agoA billboard featuring former US president George Bush along with the slogan “Miss me yet?” has mysteriously turned up along a highway near Wyoming, Minnesota.




