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Opinion: Obama's Jobs Problem

(July 16) -- President Barack Obama invited Bill Clinton and Warren Buffett to the White House this week for some advice on how to kick-start the economy's jobs machine -- something that the $787 billion stimulus package passed last year was supposed to achieve. But Obama doesn't need to go around seeking advice from...

White House Mounts PR Blitz for Health Care Reform

WASHINGTON (June 7) -- The White House and its allies are launching a massive public relations campaign to convince a skeptical public that its historic health care reform legislation is just what the doctor ordered. But some Democratic partisans say the PR juggernaut wouldn't have been necessary if the administration...

Gates Calls Out Dangerous Gaps in US Defense Exports

(April 20) -- In the fight to keep sensitive government technologies and equipment out of the wrong hands, the Obama administration plans a radical overhaul of a Cold War-era system more alert to the likes of Soviet spies than modern terrorists. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, discussing a review ordered by President...

Can 'Friending' Feds Make Government More Open?

(April 8) -- What are all those bureaucrats up to in Washington? In the not-too-distant future, you'll be able to find out simply by logging on to something like Facebook -- at least, that's what the Obama administration is promising. Some, however, remain dubious that government transparency is really a status update...

How China May Hand Obama a Surprise Win

(April 7) -- President Barack Obama's tougher line with China in recent months seems to be paying off, with U.S.-Chinese cooperation appearing to improve on both the economic and national-security fronts. A spokesman for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today announced that Geithner would travel to Beijing to meet with...