Posts Tagged ‘aside’
Medicare chief steps aside in political impasse (AP)
AP – The point man for carrying out President Barack Obama’s health care law will be stepping down after Republicans succeeded in blocking his confirmation by the Senate, the White House announced Wednesday.
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CC & Co. sweep Brewers aside, 5-0
CC Sabathia’s dominance of the Brewers Thursday served as the perfect snapshot of what the Yankees have been doing to National League teams for the past two weeks. Sabathia tied a career-high with 13 strikeouts, leading the Yankees to a 5-0 win over the Brewers at the Stadium to finish off a three-game sweep of the NL Central leaders.
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Golf diplomacy: Obama, Boehner set aside political differences and hit the links
The Obama Invitational is underway. President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner set aside their political differences and hit the links Saturday, playing a round of golf nearly as anticipated as the U.S. Open held just 35 miles away.
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Obama exhorts Republicans to put politics aside (AP)
AP – Ending a two-week vacation, President Barack Obama is appealing to newly-empowered Republicans to resist jockeying for the White House in 2012 and work with him to get the economy growing and the jobless back to work.
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Setbacks aside, Obama claims stronger global hand (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama claimed a stronger hand on the world stage Friday despite electoral defeats at home, failure to get a free-trade agreement with South Korea and lackluster international support for his get-tough policy with China on trade and currency disputes.
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Democrats pressing Pelosi to step aside (AP)
AP – In a fresh sign of turmoil among defeated Democrats, a growing number of the rank and file say they won’t support House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a politically symbolic roll call when the new Congress meets in January.
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Obama to demand oil giant sets aside cash to deal with mountain of claims
Obama will deliver a prime-time speech on Tuesday and face down BP executives on Wednesday to show them, and his legion of critics, that me means business.
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