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U.S., China list joint clean energy plans

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:34:31 +0000

BEIJING, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. and Chinese Presidents Barack Obama and Hu Jintao announced Tuesday a package of measures designed to strengthen U.S.-Chinese cooperation on clean energy. Hu said the two countries' corresponding officials signed agreements to enhance "cooperation on climate ...

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Obamacare: Reid’s Secret Bill to be Unveiled Soon

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:55:11 +0000

The health care reform debate in the Senate may start this week – at least procedurally. Today or tomorrow, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is expected to move to proceed to either the House passed Pelosicare bill or another tax bill (either an AIG Bonus tax bill or the Uniform ...

Rover found this 4 days ago on blog.heritage.org

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Obama’s Public Option for Gitmo

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:42:11 +0000

The Obama Administration announced this morning that it intends to ship five Guantanamo Bay detainees to New York to be tried in civilian federal court. One of those men is the September 11th mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammad. This decision will be seen by many liberals as paving the way for ...

Rover found this 8 days ago on blog.heritage.org

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President Obama Establishes Interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:59:00 +0000

“This task force’s mission is not just to hold accountable those who helped bring about the last financial meltdown, but to prevent another meltdown from happening,” Attorney General Eric Holder said.

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Obama creates task force to fight financial crime

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:59:00 +0000

James Vicini and Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration created a new task force on Tuesday to crack down on financial fraud, an increasingly important political issue after a spike in mortgage scams and big Wall Street trading scandals. President Barack Obama signed an ...

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The Rubik's Cube's Secret Life as an 8-Bit Work of Art [Image Cache]

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 02:10:00 +0000

First, the venerable Rubik's Cube recreated the masterworks of Da Vinci . Today's example, while not quite as grandiose, is still impressive. Ladies and Gents, the Space Invaders are here. And Sonic. And Pac-Man. Even President Obama makes an appearance, although I don't think Hope: The Video ...

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President Obama says he's never used Twitter

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:07:00 +0000

Obama said even though he's never used Twitter, he's not a fan of China's censorship of the service. U.S. President Barack Obama was asked by Chinese students what he thinks of China's censorship of Twitter . In reply he said , "I have never used Twitter but I’m an advocate of technology ...

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Obama criticises China net censorship

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:43:35 +0000

US president praises freedom of expression as he speaks to Shanghai students at public meeting 阅读中文 | Read this in Chinese Barack Obama criticised internet censorship as he spoke to students in Shanghai today and praised freedom of expression and political participation. The US president told ...

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Barack Obama Has Better Things to Do Than Tweet

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:31:44 +0000

You would have been delusional to think that the president didn't use a ghostwriter to update his Twitter account, @BarackObama. Still, it's now been confirmed that he didn't write any of his 418 tweets. Geeks are scandalized. Obama just said the following in China, according to TechCrunch ...

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Obama asks Great Firewall of China to allow Twitter

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:01:00 +0000

President Barack Obama has been speaking to China about the importance of an open internet, stressing that social-networking sites like Twitter should not be restricted in the country. Speaking to students in Shanghai, Obama did admit that he didn't use Twitter himself – although there is an ...

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Obama Pushes Rights With Chinese Students

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:53:47 +0000

President Obama fielding questions from students at a town hall meeting in Shanghai on Monday.

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75,343 Bogus jobs 'created or saved' by the Stimulus

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:38:07 +0000

View Bogus jobs 'created or saved' by the Stimulus in a larger map More than ten percent of the jobs the Obama administration has claimed were "created or saved" by the $787 billion stimulus package are doubtful or imaginary, according to reports compiled from eleven major newspapers and the ...

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Obama Walks China's 'Great Firewall'

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:53:27 +0000

In remarks that were not easy to see in China, President Obama implicitly criticized China's censorship of the Internet at a forum in Shanghai on Monday.

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President Obama Admits That He’s Never Used Twitter, But Thinks The Chinese Should Be Able To

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:23:38 +0000

Screen shot 2009-11-15 at 10.25.26 PM President Barack Obama has one of the most popular Twitter accounts with over 2.6 million followers. It should be no real surprise that most of the time it’s not him tweeting from it, instead its various people within the White House communication team that ...

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Obama Pushes for Internet Freedom in China

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:17:19 +0000

Reuters U.S. President Barack Obama greets participants in a town hall-style meeting in Shanghai.

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With Net comments, Obama sends an instant message to China

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:45:09 +0000

As diplomatically as they were phrased, President Obama’s comments today to a town hall meeting of Chinese students in Shanghai about the value of a free and open Internet probably made his hosts glad they had refused to give him the national television exposure his predecessors had ...

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Obama Hobbled in Fight Against Global Warming

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:45:17 +0000

WASHINGTON President Obama came into office pledging to end eight years of American inaction on climate change under President George W. Bush , and all year he has promised that the United States would lead the way toward a global agreement in Copenhagen next month to address the warming ...

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