http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE58G34Z20090921?sp=true The good news is that President Obama understands that global trade imbalances – especially America’s enormous trade deficit - is what collapsed the global economy, and he will push the G20 at the meeting in Pittsburgh to reshape the global economy: U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday he would push world leaders this week for a reshaping of the global economy in response to the deepest financial crisis in decades.

Yesterday I took some friendly fire from readers for my dubious response to President Obama’s claims to George Stephanopoulos that charging people money if they don’t have health insurance was not a tax increase. George broke out the dictionary definition of “tax,” which the President blew off. In other areas, people like Steve Benen crowed about how Obama had “schooled” George on what “tax” means. Rather than looking at Miriam-Webster, Stephanopoulos should have just broken out a copy of the legislation in question.

Good Morning Conflucians! Here is my frantically rushed summary of the latest news. I may add a few more odds and ends. Politics and Politicians Paterson Says He Will Run Despite White House Pressure At a parade in Harlem, the governor refused to discuss his conversations with President Obama’s political team, which has made clear to Mr. Paterson in recent days that it has lost confidence in him and does not believe he can be elected next fall. Asked how he would run as a Democrat without White House support, Mr.

The Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan is painting a bleak picture of the war if he doesn’t get additional troops: The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warns in an urgent, confidential assessment of the war that he needs more forces within the next year and bluntly states that without them, the eight-year conflict “will likely result in failure,” according to a copy of the 66-page document obtained by The Washington Post. Gen. Stanley A.

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Daniel W. Yohannes, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation Arun Majumdar, Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, Department of Energy Gustavo Aranavat, United States Executive Director to the Inter-American Development Bank President Obama said, “These individuals have [...]

BBCIndonesia.com Little hope of breakthrough at Mideast meet AFP JERUSALEM — Israeli and Palestinian leaders headed on Monday for a summit with US President Barack Obama, with both sides sceptical the “photo-up” encounter will lead to a resumption of stalled peace talks. The US leader is to hold a three-way meeting …

September 21, 2009The AdmiralLeave a commentGo to comments He brought the audience to its feet twice when he responded to attacks from Minnesota’s DFL Party that he said were spurred by President Barack Obama’s statement that he will start calling out people by name on the health care debate:“Here’s my message [to Obama]: Stop spending the country into bankruptcy. Stop taxing us into oblivion.

When first we elect this duplicitous schmuck: STEPHANOPOULOS: But have your — have some of your allies made it easier for — handed your opponents some ammunition, like ACORN, for example… OBAMA: Well, look, the — you know, I think that — are there folks in the Democratic camp or on the left who haven’t — haven’t [...]

One of the buzz words in today’s IT industry is 3D, as almost all consumer electronics makers are planning on bringing 3D entertainment to the masses, with new panels expected to deliver high-definition 3D movies. The trend has already been picked up in the computer market, as NVIDIA has been demonstrating, since the beginning of 2009, a 3D solution of its own, featuring a specifically designed pair of glasses combined with 120Hz monitors and its line of GeForce graphics cards.

Barack Obama is not the first black man for whom I’ve voted for President of the United States. In 1968, I voted for someone who was running against Republican Richard Nixon and Democrat Hubert Humphrey. His name was Eldridge Cleaver, the Peace and Freedom Party candidate. It was during the Vietnam War and I felt compelled to cast a protest vote. I also protested the war by working for Medical Aid for Indochina. We helped rebuild a wing of the Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi, bombed by Nixon and Kissinger in Christmas of 1972.