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Will Obama be a Clinton -- or a Carter?

By Gloria Borger, CNN Senior Political Analyst

Washington (CNN) -- There are just times, when you are president of the United States, that formally speaking to the American people is part of the job.

Not because it's politically wise, or even politically advisable -- but because you have something important to say. As in, the seven-year-combat-mission-in-Iraq-is-over. Or, more specifically, as President Obama said, "it's time to turn the page."

Obama Can Turn the Page on His Troubles

September 2, 2010

By E.J. Dionne

WASHINGTON -- By insisting Tuesday evening that "it's time to turn the page," President Obama was talking about more than the Iraq War, and doing much more than reviving one of his most effective slogans from the 2008 campaign.

He was also trying to turn the page on a period in which he has found himself on the defensive, his party in a perilous position for November's elections, and his reputation for political mastery in doubt.

Labor has key role in restoring U.S.

August 31, 2010

BY JESSE JACKSON

There are so many vacant lots in Detroit that serious plans are being made to start up family farming there -- 90,000 vacant lots and homes boarded up.

Detroit suffers record unemployment. Not one chain grocery store does business in Detroit. Not one national chain retail store. Detroit residents travel to the suburbs to shop, spending $2 billion a year outside the city.

A grim speech for a grim war

By: Roger Simon

August 31, 2010

It was shocking how little awe there was.

President Obama announced Tuesday night “that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended” in a grim little speech from the Oval Office. He spoke for 18 minutes and managed to avoid asking - - let alone answering - - any essential questions about the war such as: Did it make America safer, and was it really worth it?

Obama Needs a Stimulus Act for His Presidency

Time for Obama to put cards on table

By Julian E. Zelizer, Special to CNN

Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- If current polls are a guide, the midterm elections probably won't be good for President Obama and his party. The Democrats are in danger of losing control of the House of Representatives and of seeing their majority in the Senate diminish.

News Stories | Our CT Grand Young Party

Will Obama be a Clinton -- or a Carter?

Obama Can Turn the Page on His Troubles

Labor has key role in restoring U.S.

A grim speech for a grim war

Obama Needs a Stimulus Act for His Presidency

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