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Were there Politics in LaBron James leaving Cleavland?
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http://allradionews.com/2010/03/11/detroit-public-school-students-team-up-with-wgpr-detroit-radio-host-calahan-james-and-host-honor-student-showcase/ |
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Michiguide Magazine Published the Following:
http://www.michiguide.com/archives2010/2010/03/metro-detroit-newsmakers-march-1.html |
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The Busiest Woman in WashingtonAccording to Newsweek Magazine, social secretary, Desiree Rogers is gatekeeper and imagemaker. But her top job is brand promoter—casting the Obamas as occupants of a 'People's House.' |
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February 28, 2009 Congressmen McCotter is on the Right Track, the Auto Track for GM Chrysler, Real People, Liberty and Prosperity Nina Calahan-James Capitol Hill Correspondent The stimuls package from Capitol Hill is not enough to stimulate the Nation’s Auto Capitol in Michigan. During an interview on Church & State Talk Radio Detroit, Congressmen Thaddeus McCotter R-Livonia clearly stated his opposition to the stimulus package for Michigan. Q: What is the republican counter balance to the current plan? A: Republicans at the request of President Obama were asked; What were their ideas to stimulate the economy? We thought, that was very graciously for the President to ask us. As you know we are in the minority and he didn’t have to do that. We responded to the president’s request by putting together a plan, that according to his own economy team, would have created twice the jobs at half the cost of the trillion-dollar stimulus plan. Unfortunately, at no fault of the President, the house democrats decided it wasn’t to their liking. They didn’t include any of it in their plan. Q: Why is it now that the republicans seen to be concerned about every day people? . Why is it now, we have to get a stimulus package for republicans to have an idea? We had a republican president for eight years. What has changed? A: Evidently Joe, you weren’t paying attention because what we did was with tax relief, for working people we got it back for them and didn’t take it from them in the first place. Have you heard of the No Child Left Behind Program? We tried to make sure that academic institutions, schools work for people- regardless of where they live or social economic status. I hope you appreciate the points you missed. In the area of National Defense especially in the areas with homeland security. Homeland security defends all Americas regardless of where they live of social economic status. We also had the 1st stimulus package. This was our attempt under President Bush with a democratic congress. Our stimulus package which was a bipartisan package. It was especially, to make sure real people got to save some money with a tax rebate back from the government. This was for real people as the recession began to rear its ugly head. However it was turned down. I think you see my point. Q: But Congressmen, none of those things were entirely successful right? I mean that’s why we are in the situation now, right? A: I appreciate that you can see the point that you missed; You are missing the point of the attempt, to help real people, through -out the Bush years for our economy. The attempts especially of homeland security, I would argue with you! They worked. This country has not been hit by any type of attempt of attacks since September 11, 2001. Q: Congressmen, What would you have liked specifically in the stimulus package for Michigan, that clearly was not in the package? Talk about your viability reports. A: We wanted to see something in the package for Michigan, for the auto industry. The auto industry are “victims and not the cause of this dysfunctional time in our economy. Nina, I want you to think about this. After a trillion dollars, that’s what it is after interest, the auto industry is still hanging by a thread, trying to get an expansion on the bridge loan. Our best-case scerino right now after a Trillion dollar stimulus package, is that 50,000 people are going to lose their jobs at GM and Chrysler! Plants are going to close even if the full bridge loan is approved. That’s what those viability reports were about. They are going to lose their jobs 50,000 people even if the full bridge loan is approved. The problems facing the auto industry, are the ability to move cars off the lot. There was a ray of hope, with an amendment from Mikulski, Democratic Senator from Maryland, Mikulski had an amendment put into the Senate Stimulus Bill. Unfortunately that provision was removed and knocked down to the point where it’s not going to provide any help to the auto industry. I From a Michigan prospective, with every thing that we have riding on the auto industry and it’s survival, that is, the domestic auto industry… a trillion dollar package should have done more things to help that industry. It should have done more things to help sell cars! It should have done do more things to help, let’s say an unemployed machinist at a shop trying to find work and feed his family. Q: Congressmen, in the U. S. House, you stated, “I believe the Obama administration is sincere on all issues.” Which issue are you looking forward to working with President Obama on? A The president was very gracious again to extend an invitation to some members of congress, to participate in his fiscal summit. The invitation was between interested members of the public and select Congress members. I attended the meeting. It was held, last Monday at the White House in the executive office building. It was a very good discussion. It addressed how we can get America on a good sound fiscal footing for the future. This first step was a good constructive engagement between the house, the senate and the white house. Looking down the road, it will potentially get us to an agreement where we can find a substantial fiscal future for the United States of America with social security, Medicaid, Medicare program and entitlement program. These issues are still on the table. I feels positive that the president is sincere over beyond all issues. I believe the President really wants a bipartisan agreement where it can be binding to work together for all people. |
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Story Highlights Senate approves bill with vote of 60-38 Sherrod Brown casts deciding vote after being flown from mother's wake House approves bill 246-183; no Republicans back measure (CNN) -- The U.S. Senate gave final approval Friday to a $787 billion recovery package that President Obama hopes will help boost an economy in freefall with a combination of government spending and tax cuts and credits. Approved earlier by the House, the plan -- which went through multiple permutations as it bounced back and forth on Capitol Hill over the past week -- now goes to Obama's desk, where he plans to sign it into law by Presidents Day. Spending in the package includes about $120 billion for infrastructure -- new projects repairing bridges, roads, government buildings and the like -- more than $100 billion for education and $30 billion on energy-related projects that Obama says will create "green jobs." More than $212 billion goes to tax breaks for individuals and businesses, and another $267 billion is in direct spending like food stamps and unemployment benefits. The Congressional Budget Office has predicted that the plan will creat e between 1 million and 3 million jobs. Most individuals will get a $400 tax credit, and couples will get $800. The vote by the Senate took several hours longer than a simple roll call of its 100 members generally would. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, attended a wake for his mother until about 8 p.m. Friday. Voting began about 5:30 p.m. Then, the Senate chamber sat nearly empty until Brown arrived to vote about five hours later. He was flown from Ohio to Washington on a plane provided by the White House, which said no commercial flights were available that would have allowed Brown to cast a vote and return to Ohio in time for his mother's funeral Saturday. As had been the case when the original version of the package passed, the stimulus package garnered no Republican support in the House. The compromise legislation, which was hammered out by House and Senate leaders and White House staff over the past several days, passed in the House on a 246-183 vote. Three Republicans -- Susan Collins and Olympia Snow of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania -- supported it in the Senate. Their support was needed to give the plan the 60 votes needed to keep it from being shut down by Republican parliamentary procedures. All Democrats in the Senate supported the plan. Seven House Democrats opposed it. Although the package was signed off on by leadership Thursday, a written version wasn't available to most lawmakers until about 11 p.m. Some Republicans in the House expressed frustration over how little time they had to read the 1,000-plus-page bill, and others predicted ruin if it passed. "Just because Republicans spent too much money after September 11 and lost our way on financial matters doesn't mean the Democratic party should be allowed to wreck our ship of state," said Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tennessee. "This is taking us quickly down the wrong road. Vote no." Other lawmakers, however, said they were hopeful the stimulus plan would get the economy back on track. "We know this bill alone will not solve all of our economic woes overnight. We know that the road back to economic stability and prosperity will require hard work over time," said Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colorado. "But this bill is the right size and scope necessary to truly help us turn things aroun d." Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, who returned to Capitol Hill for votes this week, was not present for the final vote because he returned to Florida to continue his recovery from brain cancer. The bill passed the Senate 60-38. Here's how the compromise bill is expected to affect individuals: Most individuals will get a $400 tax credit, and most couples will get an $800 credit. That amounts to an extra $13 a week in a person's paycheck, starting in June. That's less than what Obama campaigned on: $500 for individuals and $1,000 per couple. Many students will get a $2,500 tuition tax credit. First-time home buyers may qualify for a tax credit of up to $8,000. People who receive Social Security will get a one-time payment of $250. The overall package is estimated to be 35 percent tax cuts and 65 percent spending, Democratic sources said. |
