MUSCATINE, Iowa — As they head into a new legislative session next month, the three Republicans who represent Muscatine and Louisa counties in the Iowa House of Representatives have their sights set on similar targets: job creation, property tax reduction and what they call “sound budgeting” practices.
Top Charlotte business executives described an overwhelmingly dismal vision for the nation’s economy next year, telling the crowd at the Charlotte Chamber’s annual event to expect more anemic growth and gridlock in the federal government.
WASHINGTON — Both President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress now have laid out some specifics of their vision for stepping back from the “fiscal cliff” budget crisis, but the plans are vastly different and leave politicians far from agreement with a deadline less than a month away.
United States President Obama gave an inspiring victory address on the night of Nov 6. However it was the vision as the cameras panned over the listening crowd of faces that truly inspires the hope I feel for America and the world today.
LAS VEGAS -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney failed to offer a vision that connected with everyday Americans, failed to respond to an early and ultimately successful attempt to define him as an out-of-touch corporate raider, and failed to portray his party as anything other than the party for rich white males -- at least according to some of the prominent Republicans who served as ...
On June 2, 2011, I began my quest for the presidency on the farm of Doug and Stella Scamman in Stratham, New Hampshire. I said then that our country is a land of freedom and opportunity. I spoke of the hard work of the millions of Americans who built our remarkable experiment in self-government. They carved out of the wilderness a land of immense prosperity and unlimited potential. I said then ...
On June 2, 2011, I began my quest for the presidency on the farm of Doug and Stella Scamman in Stratham, New Hampshire. I said then that our country is a land of freedom and opportunity. I spoke of the hard work of the millions of Americans who built our remarkable experiment in self-government. They carved out of the wilderness a land of immense prosperity and unlimited potential. I said then ...
For the past few days, all of us have been properly focused on one of the worst storms of our lifetimes. We mourn those who were lost. And we pledge to stand with those whose lives have been turned upside down for as long as it takes them to recover and rebuild.
In an op-ed for CNN.com, President Obama writes that the nation has climbed out of recession and war to face a future where everyone gets a fair shot, does his or her fair share and plays by the same rules.
President Obama , criticized as failing to offer a vision for a potential second term, has begun sketching out his agenda with greater specificity in recent days, including a pledge to solve the nation’s intractable budget problems within “the first six months.” Read full article >>
