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Marty Wiseman: Who the heck is Saul Alinsky?

Marty Wiseman — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:01:40 +0000

“Fascinating” is certainly one way to describe Newt Gingrich’s continuous invocation of the name of famed community organizer Saul Alinsky in his effort to hang a derogatory label on President Barack Obama. Given Gingrich’s penchant for shooting from the hip (lip?) when it comes to political rhetoric one or two references to Alinsky could be [...]

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A look at MDOT’s stimulus allocations

Amy McCullough — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:13:27 +0000

The federal government allocated more than $26 billion through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for improvements to the nation’s transportation infrastructure. Mississippi’s share was $354.5 million, of which $338.5 has already been obligated to 162 projects, according to a February report from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials [...]

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Southern Co. to get federal loan for reactors

Associated Press — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:13:53 +0000

BURKE, Ga. — President Barack Obama will announce a guarantee of $8.3 billion in loans for the first new U.S. nuclear power plant in nearly three decades, underscoring the administration’s efforts to reduce dependence on foreign oil. Obama was to make remarks today after touring a jobs center in Maryland. He was expected to announce [...]

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Republicans cool to healthcare talk on TV

Associated Press — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:28:15 +0000

WASHINGTON — Republicans gave a chilly reception yesterday to President Barack Obama’s invitation to discuss healthcare in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation. The House and Senate GOP leaders said Obama and his fellow Democrats must shelve their long-debated healthcare bill, which was [...]

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President wants no return to moon

Associated Press — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:27:46 +0000

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is essentially grounding plans to return astronauts to the moon and instead is sending NASA in new directions with roughly $6 billion more. A White House official confirmed Thursday that when next week’s budget is proposed, NASA will get an additional $5.9 billion over five years, as first reported in [...]

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State of the Union boosts stocks

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:15:24 +0000

NEW YORK — Stock futures rose today on a flurry of upbeat earnings reports coming a day after President Barack Obama said the government should take new actions to bolster the economy and create jobs. Overseas markets rose on hopes the U.S. economy will continue to strengthen. Politics, not the economy, had been dictating trading [...]

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