Tuesday, December 08, 2009

SPB News for Tuesday



Obama Standing By Bernanke Fed Nomination

Ex-Detroit Mayor: I Didn't Threaten Prosecutor

Pimco Hires Ex-Treasury Official Who Led Bailout

Tea Party Tops GOP on Three-Way Generic Ballot — Running under the Tea Party brand may be better in congressional races than being a Republican. — In a three-way Generic Ballot test, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds Democrats attracting 36% of the vote

NPR reporter pressured over Fox role — Executives at National Public Radio recently asked the network's top political correspondent, Mara Liasson, to reconsider her regular appearances on Fox News because of what they perceived as the network's political bias, two sources familiar with the effort said.

Bachmann wants a Palin book — Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she's not yet ready to back a 2012 presidential candidate. — Bachmann briefly talked politics with reporters this morning following a GOP State Capitol rally in support of a proposed constitutional amendment to cap state spending.

President Obama to propose $200 billion for jobs creation — Washington (CNN) - President Obama will propose using $200 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to support creating jobs, White House officials confirmed Monda — The president, in an economic speech …

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:Chairman Ben S. Bernanke

U.S. leaves millions' worth of gear in Iraq --Pentagon eases rules Even as the U.S. military scrambles to support a troop surge in Afghanistan, it is donating passenger vehicles, generators and other equipment worth tens of millions of dollars to the Iraqi government. Under new authority granted by the Pentagon, U.S. commanders in Iraq may now donate to the Iraqis up to $30 million worth of equipment from each facility they leave, up from the $2 million cap established when the guidelines were first set in 2005. The new cap applies at scores of posts that the U.S. military is expected to leave in coming months as it scales back its presence from about 280 facilities to six large bases and a few small ones by the end of next summer.

Ensign ex-top aide subpoenaed

O'Reilly admits Obama 'stabilized' the econ.

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