Jan 09, 2009 -
O-bummer
By JIM VANDEHEI & MIKE ALLEN
Congressional Democrats are firing a surprising number of unexpectedly sharp brushback pitches at President-elect Barack Obama and his staff over policy plans and personnel picks, making him look embattled during what was to be a triumphant debut week in Washington.
The honeymoon isn’t over — the president-elect remains widely popular, even among some Republicans — and his Inauguration on Jan. 20 will be a signature event in the lifetime of most Americans, giving his opening days a greater lift and pop than any president since at least Ronald Reagan.
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Jan 09, 2009 -
The Note, 1/9/09: Obama Pressed From Left on Stimulus
January 09, 2009 8:37 AM
By RICK KLEIN
With the rollout comes the blowback. And with them both comes the presidential-sized challenge for the not-yet president.
It turns out you don’t have to look very hard to find the fault lines in President-elect Barack Obama’s bid for a massive stimulus bill.
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Aug 08, 2008 -
Matthew McConaughey and girlfriend Camila Alves aren't going to let a little thing like a newborn slow them down.
"We took Levi to a John Mellencamp concert," the actor, who welcomed his first son on July 7, tells CNN's House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta for a show airing in two parts, Aug.
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