The Note (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... Michael M. Phillips: “Surge Targets Taliban Bastion” LINK Bloomberg’s Roger Runningen and Nicholas Johnston: “Obama Prepares to Unveil Plan to ‘Finish the Job’ in Afghan War” LINK The New York Times’ Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt: “Obama May Add 30,000 Troops in Afghanistan” LINK The Washington Post’s Scott Wilson: “War speech to outline escalation and exit” LINK The Washington Post’s...
Bloomberg (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Obama, Singh Promise Deeper U.S.-India Economic Cooperation By Nicholas Johnston and Roger RunningenNov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- President and India’s Prime Minister vowed to deepen trade and investment ties between their two nations as the Indian leader was honored at the White House with a formal state visit. Obama welcomed India’s role as a “rising and responsible” global power, saying the...
Bloomberg (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Blankfein, Winfrey Logged Among Visitors to Obama’s White House By Nicholas Johnston and Julianna GoldmanOct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer , Citigroup Inc. CEO and television talk-show host were among White House visitors during President first six months in office, records released by the administration show. The banking CEOs were joined by Microsoft...
The Elephant Bar (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Obama to Announce $3.4 Billion in Electric ‘Smart-Grid’ Grants By Nicholas Johnston Oct. 27 ( Bloomberg ) -- President Barack Obama today will announce $3.4 billion in government grants for equipment to improve the efficiency of the nation’s electrical transmission network. The grants, ranging in size from $400,000 to $200 million, will be used to develop and install...
