Various Departments. So President Obama Just Did a Reddit AMA, and Here Are the Highlights. Of course, as soon as everyone on the Internet got wind of the AMA, Reddit's servers crashed.
They're back up now, though, and we've saved a few highlights from the brief Q&A, which was surely one of the weirdest interactions between technology and political power since Teddy Roosevelt murdered a pride of lions in 1903. He introduced himself as just “barack.” Fast and Furious. Obama urges Congress to create transportation jobs. By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY Updated 2012-03-25 12:55 PM President Obama speaks in front of a Cincinnati bridge in need of repair in September 2011.
By Pabro Martinez Monsivais, AP President Obama used his weekly radio address Saturday to take on a familiar foe -- House Republicans -- over a familiar topic, creating jobs and rebuilding America's transportation system. The president lauded the Democratic-controlled Senate for passing a bipartisan, two-year, $109 billion transportation bill, but he blamed the House for gridlock that threatens to cost middle-income jobs.
How President Obama Plans to Implement the NDAA's Military Custody Provisions. Indefinite Detention Targeted In Democratic Bill On Handling Terrorist Suspects. Corporate Tax Reform. Education Policy. Is Obama Leaving NASA Lost in Space? When President Obama released his 2013 budget on Monday, we looked for the science and tech winners of the proposal.
But one part of the plan is leaving some space geeks adrift: NASA's Mars goals are being put on the back burner. Obama's plan would reduce NASA's planetary science funding by approximately 21 percent while putting more money into human exploration, new spacecraft and space technology.
The Obama Administration's War On Particulate Emissions. Greg Ip has a piece in the Economist noting (surprise surprise) that the Obama administration's Office of Informational and Regulatory Affairs takes a friendlier approach to environmental regulations than did the Bush administration version of OIRA.
It very useful moves beyond that observation to pinpoint specifically what the source of the difference is, namely that Obama administration's much greater reliance on the idea that reducing the level of fine particulates in the atmosphere is beneficial. He cites as an example the important mercury regulation the administration handed down several months ago. Complying with the new rules on mercury will cause a number of the oldest and dirtiest coal-fired power plants in the country to shut down, which will drastically reduce fine particulate emissions coming from those plants.
This, according to the Obama administration, will have major benefits for human welfare.
SOTU 2012. Personnel and Other Issues and Criticism. Feb. 2012 Contraception and Catholic Church. Business, Deficit, Tax Policy and Conflicts. Military and Foreign Policy. White House Responds to Anti-SOPA Petition. President Obama's administration has issued a public response to petitions protesting the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
"While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response," said the note, "we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet. " SOPA, opponents agree, does exactly that — it reeks of censorship, throws unreasonable demands at many online businesses and poses significant technological problems. "The bills as drafted would expose law-abiding U.S. Internet and technology companies to new uncertain liabilities, private rights of action, and technology mandates that would require monitoring of web sites," wrote Facebook, Google, Twitter and others in a joint letter sent to key members of the U.S.
Senate in November 2011. Meanwhile, an anti-SOPA rally in New York is still planned for Wednesday. U.S. to Tell Drug Makers to Disclose Payments to Doctors. Top Contributors to Barack Obama. Barack Obama (D) This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008 election cycle.
The organizations themselves did not donate Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. Because of contribution limits, organizations that bundle together many individual contributions are often among the top donors to presidential candidates. These contributions can come from the organization's members or employees (and their families). The organization may support one candidate, or hedge its bets by supporting multiple candidates. What’s Obama done the last Two Years? I’m Glad You Asked. What’s Obama done the last Two Years?
I’m Glad You Asked My good friend Halli said he doesn’t want to re-elect Barack Obama because he hasn’t done anything since he’s been in office but since the Republicans dont have anyone worth electing, he’s at a bit of a crossroad. So this is dedicated to him and all the people who finds their self asking, “Obama, what have you done for me lately??” Obama, Explained - Magazine. As Barack Obama contends for a second term in office, two conflicting narratives of his presidency have emerged.
Is he a skillful political player and policy visionary—a chess master who always sees several moves ahead of his opponents (and of the punditocracy)? Or is he politically clumsy and out of his depth—a pawn overwhelmed by events, at the mercy of a second-rate staff and of the Republicans? Here, a longtime analyst of the presidency takes the measure of our 44th president, with a view to history. Kal Penn: It's Time to Ignore the Paralyzing Cynicism and Get Engaged. Before I met President Obama, I was always cynically independent when it came to politics.
Like a lot of other young people with different views on different issues, I never considered myself to be either a Democrat or Republican. I still don't. But having had the honor to serve in this president's White House for two years, one thing that dissipated from my mind is the sense of cynicism that existed before. Now, I know that it might sound nuts to hear someone say that they're less cynical today than they were 2 years ago, even after having seen first-hand the chaos in Congress.
The Ultimate Barack Obama Video Timeline. What Can We Say About President Obama’s Economic Performance in Early 2010? Obama Signs 'Game-Changing', Crowd-Funding JOBS Act. President Obama called the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act a "game-changing" bill moments before singing it into law Thursday afternoon.
The JOBS Act is a bipartisan bill which aims to make it easier for startups to grow, hire employees and contribute to the United States' sluggish economic recovery. The bill classifies startups as "emerging growth companies" that can turn to online investors to raise much-sought-after startup capital — similar to how websites such as Kickstarter let users raise money for films, books or other projects. Those companies would also be able to sell up to $50 million in shares before having to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission and have up to 1,000 shareholders — double the current limitation.