NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private-sector economists believe the U.S. economy fell into recession last spring and now expect a sharp contraction in the fourth quarter of this year after slashing their forecasts for gross domestic product, a Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia survey said on Monday.
The bank’s quarterly Survey of Professional Forecasters also predicted non-farm [...]
November 18, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Economy, Politics, Recession . Author: turbocratic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Words byLynn Berry
WASHINGTON — The Dmitry Medvedev that made his first appearance in the U.S. capital as Russia’s president was not the same man Russians usually see at home.
He was confident, even charming, in reaching out Saturday in a spirit of cooperation to the incoming administration of Barack Obama.
He showed none of the bluster and [...]
November 16, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Barack Obama, Dmitry Medvedev, Foreign Policy, Politics, Russia . Author: turbocratic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Compiled by Drones216
Who is Valerie Jarrett?
Valerie Jarrett is “the fixer”; her latest assignment was to smooth all rough patches out of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Jarrett was an early and influential Obama-backer and remains extremely loyal to him. She has been in politics much of her adult life–running various top agencies for Mayor Richard [...]
November 15, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Barack Obama, Democrats, Politics, Valerie Jarrett, White House Cabinet . Author: turbocratic . Comments: Leave a Comment
November 15, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Barack Obama, Democrats, Flashback, FOX News, GOP, John McCain, Laura Ingram, Politics, Republicans, Stephen Baldwin, Young Turks . Author: turbocratic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Words by Aaron Marshall/Plain Dealer Columbus Bureau
COLUMBUS — Two years after being appointed to the Ohio Senate, Capri Cafaro was chosen to head the 12-member Senate Democratic caucus for the 128th General Assembly.
Cafaro’s elevation to the top spot came after current Senate Democratic leader Columbus Sen. Ray Miller chose not to run for the [...]
November 15, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Capri Cafaro, Democrats, Ohio, Senate . Author: turbocratic . Comments: Leave a Comment
November 15, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Anna Burger, Barack Obama, Blogosphere, Cenk, Democrats, Economy, Healthcare, Joe Lieberman, Meet The Bloggers, Politics, Unions . Author: turbocratic . Comments: 1 Comment
The Huffington Post
There are numerous reports tonight that Hillary Clinton may be under consideration for Secretary of State in the Obama administration.
From the Washington Post:
There’s increasing chatter in political circles that the Obama camp is not overly happy with the usual suspects for secretary of state these days and that the field might be expanding [...]
November 14, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Barack Obama, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Secretary of State . Author: turbocratic . Comments: Leave a Comment
The Party Won’t Win Back the Middle as Long As It’s Hostage to Social Fundamentalists
Words by Christine Todd Whitman and Robert M. Bostock
Four years ago, in the week after the 2004 presidential election, we were working furiously to put the finishing touches on the book we co-authored, “It’s My Party Too: The Battle for the [...]
November 14, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Christine Todd Whitman, GOP, Opinion, Republicans, Washington Post . Author: turbocratic . Comments: Leave a Comment
November 13, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Barack Obama, Comedy . Author: turbocratic . Comments: Leave a Comment
How To Be A Republican After November, 4th, 2008 (Holier Than Thou v1.0)
Words by THENIMROD
I’ve been getting a lot of sarcastic quips from liberal friends and foes over the last – oh – 3 days or so. Lots of taunting over Obama’s win, lots of jabs about how pissed off I must be about it. One guy said, “You lost!” Another asked me if [...]
November 13, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Barack Obama, Commentary, Conservatives, Election '08, GOP, John McCain, Politics, Republicans . Author: turbocratic . Comments: 1 Comment