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Tag Archives: Obama
How a Phony Tweet Moved the Markets: 71 Characters That Briefly Shook the Financial World
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Early yesterday afternoon East Coast time, someone managed to get access to the Associated Press Twitter account and sent out the following message: "Breaking: Two explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured." That tweet, sent out at … Continue reading
Audio and Transcript: Feinstein Says Sequester Hurts California the Most
KQED's Scott Shafer talked with California Sen. Dianne Feinstein this morning about the politics of automatic federal budget cuts taking effect today–"the sequester," in Beltway speak–and the impact those reductions will have in California. "California, overwhelmingly, is affected the most," … Continue reading
Watch Video: President Obama on Sequester Taking Effect
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Washington Post: Leaders meet but fail to reach deal to avert cuts President Obama spoke at the White House after a meeting with congressional leaders on sweeping budget cuts taking effect today. In a statement and in taking questions from … Continue reading
What President Obama Should Remember in His 2nd Term: Messages from Berkeley, San Francisco and Elsewhere in California
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What do you want President Obama to remember as he starts his second term? NPR recently put that question to its listeners and online followers and received dozens of submissions, including many from residents of Berkeley, San Francisco and other … Continue reading
Watch Obama Speak at Cesar Chavez National Monument
President Barack Obama will dedicate a National Monument to civil rights leader Cesar Chavez on Monday, the first time a Mexican American has received such an honor. His trip to the village of Keene, Calif., is a detour from his … Continue reading
Immigration Protest in Oakland Coincides With Administration's Policy Shift
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[Correction: When we first published this blog post, we mistakenly identified Ju Hong as part of a group protesting at Obama’s campaign headquarters in Oakland. Hong wasn’t part of that protest nor was he at the campaign headquarters. We regret … Continue reading
