Archive for July, 2009

The popular “cash for clunkers” program will continue at least through this weekend, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.

From OFA Deputy Director Jeremy Bird:The opponents of change are making news right now, doing everything they can to delay and defeat health insurance reform. They think we’ll tire and stop fighting, because they’ve outspent and outlasted every previous attempt. But here’s the biggest untold story in politics: The movement you’re building — the events, phone banks, door-to-door canvasses, and town hall meetings you’re organizing around the country — is the reason they can’t stop change this time around. In just three short months, more than 1 million people have taken part in our campaign for health insurance reform. But the images and stories behind that number are even more amazing. So we put together a quick video of …

More than 40 MPs have issued a highly unusual direct plea to the Barack Obama urging him to halt the “shameful” extradition of a British computer hacker to the United States.

Halfway through the first year of his historic administration, President Obama will give himself an early report card this weekend, assembling his Cabinet officials to review their performance and set new goals for the months ahead.

History shows that the chance to reform the American health care system is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. So reform is absolutely worth the time it takes to get it right.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Friday bluntly rejected U.S. appeals for improved relations with Israel as a way to help restart Middle East peace talks, saying the Jewish state is not interested in a deal.

After talks with Secretary of State…

ATLANTA (AP) — The organization that gave birth to the modern civil rights movement is in danger of missing out on a chance to capitalize on the country’s conversation on race, despite President Barack Obama’s historic campaign and election.

Unlike…

Before I was elected to Congress, I ran a small plastics packaging business in Cincinnati, Ohio, providing products and services, creating jobs and meeting payroll.