What You Need to Know: 01.07.09
Obama pledges to tackle government spending
"President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday he'll have to juggle the competing interests of economic stimulus and deficit control, but that restoring general business health must come first.
Obama indeed offered a promise of long-term fiscal discipline at a news conference that he held just a short time after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office came up with a new — and unprecedented — estimate of the deficit expected for the 2009 budget year: roughly $1.19 trillion."
Reid: Burris may ultimately get Senate seat
"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had warm words for Roland Burris Wednesday, but said he likely won't be allowed to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat until a court in Illinois rules on a dispute surrounding his appointment.
Reid said the Senate is awaiting a court ruling in a case that tests whether the signature of the Illinois secretary of state is needed for Burris to take the seat vacated by President-elect Obama. He suggested that would be a step toward seating Burris."
House to vote on Obama-favored health plan
"House Democrats plan to give President-elect Barack Obama an early victory on health care with a vote next week on legislation to expand a children's health insurance program."
Israel Resumes Gaza Attack After a Pause to Allow Aid Delivery
"Israel pressed on with its 12-day bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday , but it allowed a brief suspension to permit humanitarian aid to reach the beleaguered population and agreed to future brief halts, while the Israeli security cabinet postponed a vote authorizing a further stage of the ground operation."
CNN Reporter Tops List for Surgeon General
"Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon and CNN’s chief medical reporter, is the leading contender to become the next surgeon general, a pick that will give the moribund office a higher profile but one that has received a mixed reaction among public health advocates."
Obama hails 'extraordinary gathering'
"President-elect Barack Obama hailed a rare Oval Office gathering of all U.S. presidents as an extraordinary event on Wednesday as the current occupant, President George W. Bush, reminded his predecessors and successor that the office "transcends the individual.""
"President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday he'll have to juggle the competing interests of economic stimulus and deficit control, but that restoring general business health must come first.
Obama indeed offered a promise of long-term fiscal discipline at a news conference that he held just a short time after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office came up with a new — and unprecedented — estimate of the deficit expected for the 2009 budget year: roughly $1.19 trillion."
Reid: Burris may ultimately get Senate seat
"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had warm words for Roland Burris Wednesday, but said he likely won't be allowed to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat until a court in Illinois rules on a dispute surrounding his appointment.
Reid said the Senate is awaiting a court ruling in a case that tests whether the signature of the Illinois secretary of state is needed for Burris to take the seat vacated by President-elect Obama. He suggested that would be a step toward seating Burris."
House to vote on Obama-favored health plan
"House Democrats plan to give President-elect Barack Obama an early victory on health care with a vote next week on legislation to expand a children's health insurance program."
Israel Resumes Gaza Attack After a Pause to Allow Aid Delivery
"Israel pressed on with its 12-day bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday , but it allowed a brief suspension to permit humanitarian aid to reach the beleaguered population and agreed to future brief halts, while the Israeli security cabinet postponed a vote authorizing a further stage of the ground operation."
CNN Reporter Tops List for Surgeon General
"Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon and CNN’s chief medical reporter, is the leading contender to become the next surgeon general, a pick that will give the moribund office a higher profile but one that has received a mixed reaction among public health advocates."
Obama hails 'extraordinary gathering'
"President-elect Barack Obama hailed a rare Oval Office gathering of all U.S. presidents as an extraordinary event on Wednesday as the current occupant, President George W. Bush, reminded his predecessors and successor that the office "transcends the individual.""
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