–The Fed sees “deceleration in overall economic activity.” –Preisdent Obama used the word “Boehner” more than the word “hope” in his speech on the economy yesterday. –A few bright spots from this morning: New jobless claims dropped to a two-month low last week and exports hit a near two-year high. –Ezra Klein talks to Mitch Daniels about [...]
She’s fifty…and so I thought I’d concentrate on some of the great songs by women singers I heard today: 1. Save Me–Aimee Mann (from her shimmering, transcendent contribution to the movie Magnolia) 2. Insult to Injury–Linda Thompson (imagine the decades of great music if she and Richard had stayed together; just a luscious, rich, resonant [...]
West Middlesex, Pa. Traveling companions: None. Event: Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper speaks to the Shenango Valley chapter of the American Business Women’s Association One of the few provisions in the Obama health care reform that has actually gone into effect enables families to include their children, up to the age of 26, in their health coverage–and [...]
State College, Pa. Traveling Companions: None Event: Lunch with mom and dad. Today was the first day of school in much of the country, which is an anniversary in our family: 85 years ago my mother and father met. It was the first day of kindegarten and the children were told to line up according [...]
I’m struck by Hillary Clinton’s speech today about how we are in the midst of a “new American moment,” one that demands leadership from–and the values of–the United States to make the world a better place. Clinton’s message may seem like typical foreign policy mush. But in the current moment it amounts to a striking [...]
If you’re a Democratic candidate this fall, unemployment and the stalled economy are already making your life miserable. But you’ve also got another big campaign challenge: What’s your agenda? For many Democrats this year, it’s simply not clear. Let’s take a tour: The party has already used up one of its most reliable issues over [...]
TIME’s Massimo Calabresi files this report: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations today laying out the case for America’s continued authority in the world. “The complexities and connections of today’s world have yielded a new American moment,” Clinton said, uncorking the speech’s theme. “A moment when our [...]
Almost as unfair and funny as the Onion’s spoof on TIME.
