Obama agenda: A gentleman’s ‘B’
“The president said Obama, Oprah Winfrey on Sunday night and he gives himself to ‘good, solid B in addition to’ God the first 11 months in the Oval Office, on what was described as the opera ‘The White House Christmas Special,’ Obama credited his administration with access to the economy track, to reduce the war in Iraq, and make the right call for a temporary increase in Afghanistan. He also said the United States have ‘reset’ prestige in the world, and made progress towards stopping the development of nuclear weapons in Iran and North Korea. the passage of the reform of the health care system would raise the degree to A, he said, and even the Americans to return to work, and said: ‘I can not give myself I want to row. ”
Today, Obama will meet with executives from the largest 12 banks, and makes a statement on the economy, and meet with Lebanese Prime Minister.
“Citigroup is to pay the $ 20 billion in bailout money it received from the Treasury Department, in an attempt to reduce the influence of the government.”
Obama “60 Minutes” interview last night, in the New York Daily News leads with: “President Obama says the war in Afghanistan intensified is the right thing to be done, but admits he may modify the schedule if the surge strategy is not working this time next year “.
The Boston Globe from Copenhagen: “[d] espite a multitude of dilemmas, conflicts, and plays, playing in hotel lobbies, restaurants, and meeting rooms in Denmark, frozen the capital city, and hopefully the mood here in an attempt to reach all parts of the world climate deal ticks the last five days. Even if the final agreement which defines the company greenhouse gas emissions targets are not achieved by Friday, many environmentalists, academics, scientists say, and the basis for access to one next year and seems to be getting done. ”
“Since the United States is stepping up to hunt down al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and some of the terrorist network veteran to leave the area flocked to Yemen, where an escalating civil war is the transformation of the Arab nation’s lawless almost as attractive as an alternative base of operations, according to U.S. government officials and foreign “Globe writes.
