Results tagged “obama”

• This is the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the event that signaled the end of the Cold War. The “Wall of Change” project at UT marks this historic moment.
• President Obama to attend a memorial service at Fort Hood on Tuesday.
• The New York Times has a detailed story about the background of the Fort Hood shooter. It’s part of their larger package on the tragedy.

• President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize.
• NASA's strike on moon worked, mission official says.
• House votes to expand hate crimes definition.

• Acevedo acknowledges bias in police investigation into Sanders shooting
• Obama tells congressional leaders he has no plans to lower troop levels in Afghanistan
• Health secretary declares H1N1 vaccine safe; urges parents to take precautions

• Obama confers about Afghanistan with a bipartisan group of legislators (because bipartisanship has been going so well for him lately...)
• Polanski loses bid to be released; court calls him a "flight risk."
• Why are we taking the word "climate" out of climate change legislation?

• Obama addresses United Nations today: US can't do it alone
• Massive storm in Australia blankets Sydney in a layer of orange dust
• Silence of the Cars: Makers of electric cars propose adding some artificial vroom to alert pedestrians

• The big health reform speech was last night, in case you hadn't heard.
• Republicans respond as expected.
• Climate change leads a certain creature to congregate on Alaska's shore (coo coo ca choo).

• Some local students see President Obama’s stay-in-school message. Some don’t.
• “Ike Dike” proposed in Galveston. This Dike would extend Galveston’s seawall by 50 miles and create a job for a Little Dutch Boy who’d save the city in case of malfunction!
• Do you get your own page in the yearbook for this? Would you want one? A 14 year-old Dallas driver led cops on a wrong-way chase.

• Obama to schoolchildren: "You can't drop out of school and just drop into a good job"
• President takes to the airwaves tonight to talk health care
• Kidnapped New York Times journalist freed in Afghan raid

• Louisiana Pastor says Jindal should reimburse taxpayers for his helicopter trips to church.
• President Obama to address Republican attacks on health care.
• Out of work? The government is hiring, maybe.

Since his first town-hall meeting didn't go so well, Congressman Lloyd Doggett appeared at the CommUnity Care healthy kids fair in Northeast Austin this weekend to further discuss the health care reform bills now being discussed in Washington. As before, impassioned citizens—both for and against the proposed reform plan—came out in droves, though this one seemed to encourage less of the disruptive vitriol that spewed forth from angry "Tea Party Patriots" last week.

Mad gymnastic skills help a San Marcos man land in jail for stealing copper. Even the oil companies are "suffering" in this recession. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" amendment removed from Congress. Like a scene from a movie set: craziness on I-35 yesterday included guns, bank robberies and hostages. Texas librarians are wild & crazy! For $15M, you too could own a piece of architecture history. Bud Light, really, Mr. President?

• One man dead, another injured in South Austin shooting overnight
• Police searching for man who threw bricks through windows at City Hall and police headquarters
• Neither Texas senator plans to vote to confirm Sotomayor to Supreme Court

Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels targeted in Jakarta bombings; eight people killed. Things looking up in the West Bank. Hot climates lead to slower economic growth? Obama spoke at the NAACP conference last night. ICYMI: Former Pres. Jimmy Carter, "The words of God do not justify cruelty to women." Senate Republicans say they won't block a vote on Sotomayor. Emmy nominations announced yesterday; lots of love for "30 Rock" and "Mad Men", with a little "Flight of the Conchords" and "How I Met Your Mother" thrown in.

KLBJ DJs suspended after making repeated racial slurs. Austin man's death likely to be heat-related. Our troops need their smokes. Oh Paris, we don't need your stinkin' smiles. Je t'aime! Meghan, just come out of the closet...as a Democrat. 50 million and counting. Who needs health coverage, really. Obama and his mom jeans (video).

• Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor returns for second day of senators' questions
• All 168 aboard believed to be dead in Iranian plane crash
• Federal investigators say Southwest jet's design limited tear's damage

• Family, friends, and fans say goodbye to Michael Jackson at memorial service
• Obama meets with G-8 leaders in Italian town still recovering from April earthquake
• Government websites hacked on July 4: Could North Korea be behind it?

• U.S. withdraws from Iraq... sort of.
• Cash-strapped cities canceling July 4th fireworks
• Ahmadinejad urges investigation into Neda Agha-Soltan's 'suspicious' death
• Your obligatory Michael Jackson headline: Star's death leaves Bubbles and co. in limbo
• Soon showing on an iPhone near you: Porn!
• Opinion: Is Obama choosing to be a weak president?
• Photo Gallery: Pride around the world

• A shocking error in cancer care.
• After seven months, reporter kidnapped by the Taliban manages to escape.
• Supreme Court sides with Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 (sort of) in their voting rights case.

• Mousavi calls for massive rally in Iran to protest "shameful fraud"
• FDA says some Zicam nasal products can cause permanent loss of smell
• Obama to extend federal employee benefits to same-sex partners

• It’s been a year since the major fire at the Governor’s Mansion. Reconstruction at the historic house is now getting closer to reality.
• Cindy Sheehan will lead an anti-war protest in Dallas this afternoon.
• Volunteers put the smack-down on trash at Lady Bird Lake this weekend.

Kill Bill star found dead in Bangkok. Obama attempts to heal relationship with Muslim world: "America and Islam are not exclusive." New York thief given gifts of compassion by store owner. Trial begins in North Korea for two American journalists. Still no answers for Flight 447. Texas GOP making us proud once again. So much for credit card reform.

Obama pays Memorial Day respects to African-American and Confederate Civil War soldiers Advocates awaiting details of Obama vets' programs US troops weathering IED threat with technology, skills, and (at last!) MRAPs Vietnam veteran fights to get benefits for uninsured vets WWII fly girls finally get their rightful props WWII vet still seeking family of fallen friend Unexpected mementos adorn Arlington Cemetery graves Dear Donna: A pinup so swell she kept GI mail

• First US swine flu death was a Mexican toddler being treated in a Houston hospital
• Specter's switch likely to have limited impact on energy, climate bills
• Time magazine offers a day-by-day look at Obama's first 100 days in office

• Mexican swine flu spreads to U.S., Europe
• ZOMG, we're doomed part 2: Swine flu dampens hopes for economy
• Obama health team hampered as flu hits

• AP Poll: Americans optimistic about direction the country is moving, despite nasty economy.
• Our #1 friend Tom steps aside.
• GM considering mandatory nine week summer vacation.

Could a 90 minute train trip between Austin and Dallas someday be possible? Today the popular choices are plane (50 minutes), car (three hours), bus (four hours), and train (best-case about 4 ½ hours). On Thursday, April 16, 2009, the President offered another alternative: his vision of multiple high-speed rail corridors within the United States that included Austin. “My high-speed rail proposal will lead to innovations that change the way we travel in America. We must start developing clean, energy-efficient transportation that will define our regions for centuries to come,” said President Obama. A down payment on the plan of $8B was included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and another $1B was added in the proposed FY2010 budget. Cost estimates for the high-speed rail range from $250B to $500B.

• Freddie Mac executive found dead in apparent suicide
• Police report "Craigslist Killer" robbed women to pay gambling debts
• Iranian president refuses to say whether journalist may be freed

• Irony?: Perry's comments yesterday on possible secession may have made a Presidential run in 2012 more plausible.
• Meanwhile, Texas Dems say Perry should take back his sorta-secessionist comments.
• Oh, and Perry says he never called for secession.

• Pirates seize ship with U.S. crew off the coast of Somalia
• Earthquake in Italy kills 260 people, leaves 28,000 homeless
• Cyberspies have penetrated the country's electrical grid

• Andrew Cuomo is gonna get our money (some of it) back for us.
• Well, at least the stock market likes something.
• Come on, Barack. Not very smart to make fun of the Special Olympics.