Showing posts with label Obama Administration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Obama Administration. Show all posts
Saturday, December 18, 2010

Majority of Public Deems Afghanistan War 'Not Worth Fighting' from The Takeaway: Early Edition by feedback@thetakeaway.org (Public Radio International and WNYC Radio)

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The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that 60 percent of Americans say the Afghanistan war is "not worth fighting." This...
Friday, October 15, 2010

More senior staff changes: Out goes the general from The Economist: Full print edition

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In comes the pol: WHEN fighting two wars, trying to stop Iran building nuclear weapons and facing a continuing danger of terrorist attacks, ...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Reports Say Former Car Czar Has Reached a Settlement with SEC from News from WNYC New York Public Radio by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC Radio)

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Steven Rattner, the man who oversaw the Obama Adminsistration's turnaround of the auto industry, has been having a pretty busy week. His...
Friday, October 8, 2010

Pay-to-Play Scheme Snags Hevesi, But Not DiNapoli from News from WNYC New York Public Radio by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC Radio)

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Rattner is no longer with Quadrangle. In April of this year, the company formally settled with Cuomo's office and the SEC and paid a tot...
Monday, September 20, 2010

Books of The Times: Bailing Out the Big Guys, Posthaste from NYT > Books by By MICHELINE MAYNARD

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In the epilogue to his new book, “Overhaul,” Steven Rattner tallies up the bill for the government assistance that spared General Motors, Ch...
Tuesday, September 7, 2010

SPATWATCH: Michael Moore's Labor-Day Rant Against Rahm Emanuel from The Atlantic Wire by Erik Hayden

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Last week's release of ex-Obama administration "car czar" Steven Rattner's book "Overhaul" came bundled with one...