Fort Wayne’s new government center is unlikely to be named after the city’s longest tenured mayor, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports. Deputy Mayor Beth Malloy said naming the building the “Harry Baals Government Center” was probably not going to happen because, “We’re not going to make any decisions that look bad.”
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Indiana Town Avoids Becoming National Punchline
AFP – US President Barack Obama congratulated Iraq after parliament endorsed a new government, saying the move was a “significant” historic moment and represented a rejection of extremism.
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White House congratulates Iraq on new government
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AP – President Barack Obama has frequently reminded Americans that the nation’s economic crisis began under George W. Bush, a largely unpopular and universally known foil. Now all but ignoring Bush, Obama is criticizing a Republican most voters have never heard of: House Minority Leader John Boehner.
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Dems gamble by shifting fire from Bush to Boehner
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AP – President Barack Obama’s plan to raise taxes on wealthier people while preserving cuts for everyone else appears increasingly likely to founder before Election Day.
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Senate Republicans say they’ll block tax increase
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Which, of course, the New York Times tries to spin away A new government study says President Obama’s health care law will have negligible effects on total national health spending in the next 10 years, neither slowing nor fueling the explosive growth of medical costs. Yet, time and time again, we were all told that the still
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ObamaCare Won’t Actually Lower Costs, Says Report
Reuters – President Barack Obama pressed Iraqi leaders on Thursday to end a post-election deadlock and form a new government without further delay as the top U.S. commander in Iraq told him a troop drawdown was running ahead of schedule.
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Obama presses Iraqi leaders to end deadlock
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