According to the Associated Press, President Obama plans to order U.S. combat troop-withdrawal by August 2010, leaving 30,000 to 50,000 troops until December, 2011.
Read More: My Way News – Officials: US troops to exit Iraq by August 2010.
Posted under Keeping Informed
This post was written by PoliticsRX on February 24, 2009
Wired.com reports that both Senate and House proposals are in the works to force ISPs into retaining your identifying-data for up to 2 years.
Read More: Feds Propose Storing Internet User Data for 2 Years | Threat Level from Wired.com.
Posted under Corruption, Keeping Informed
This post was written by PoliticsRX on February 21, 2009
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs tries to quell rumors of bank nationalization, according to Breitbart.com / AP.
Obama tries to halt talk of bank nationalization.
Posted under Government Bailout, Keeping Informed
This post was written by PoliticsRX on February 20, 2009
President Barack Obama asserts that he will “call out” any mayors who mis-use the Federal stimulus-package funds. Budget chief released details on how use is to be reported, implying the system is streamlined for transparency on Recovery.gov.
Read More: Obama: Stimulus money must be spent wisely – White House- msnbc.com.
Posted under Corruption, Keeping Informed, Stimulus
This post was written by PoliticsRX on February 20, 2009
According to an AP Interview, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is planning to tackle the issue of climate legislation, including clean energy use, ahead of the international climate negotiations in December.
AP Interview: Reid pushing for climate change bill.
Posted under Energy
This post was written by PoliticsRX on February 20, 2009
