Stories tagged with "Obama"

GM, Chrysler fight reopening of closed dealerships by indystar

WASHINGTON — General Motors and Chrysler urged lawmakers Thursday to block legislation that would prevent them from consolidating their dealership networks, warning it would... – Jul 10, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Business

Groups sue Ind. over 'motor voter' law by indystar

WASHINGTON — States across the country are violating part of the federal “motor voter” law requiring voter registration help for low-income residents, according to a coalition of... – Jul 09, 2009 at 2:39 PM in Politics & Government

Actor Kal Penn starts work as White House liaison by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW WASHINGTON — Actor Kal Penn started a new job Monday as a liaison between the White House... – Jul 06, 2009 at 4:49 PM in Entertainment

Westfield boy joins D.C. delegation to boost funding for diabetes research by Mark Ambrogi

Elliott Davis had the experience of a lifetime last week. Elliott, 8, represented Indiana during the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Children’s Congress 2009.... – Jul 02, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Westfield

really funny stuff....will make you laugh by shatterd13

check out sketch comedy from fuzzybusheggs on youtube, subscribe, more to come – Jun 29, 2009 at 8:51 PM in Arts

Obama sends condolences to Jackson family by USA Today

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House adviser says President Obama has written a private letter to Michael Jackson's family.David Axelrod says Obama expressed condolences to... – Jun 28, 2009 at 2:37 PM in Entertainment

Churchgoers praise the Lord and pack their guns by indystar

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For one day, at least, it was OK to pack heat in church. More than 200 people answered gun-toting Pastor Ken Pagano’s call to celebrate the Second... – Jun 28, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Faith & Values

Tickets for special ISO shows go on sale July 6 by Jay.Harvey

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will launch single-ticket sales of six “special events” in the 2009-10 season July 6, starting at 12:01 a.m. on its Web site and at... – Jun 28, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Marion County

What you don't know can hurt you by indystar

Betsy McCaughey reads massive health-care bills so you don’t have to. New York’s former lieutenant governor, now chairman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths,... – Jun 25, 2009 at 8:01 PM in Commentary

Some Citi workers will get a raise to offset bonus cuts by indystar

WASHINGTON — Citigroup is increasing the base salaries of many employees — reportedly by as much as 50 percent for some — as it restructures their compensation... – Jun 25, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Business

Critic's Corner Wednesday by USA Today

E-mail Robert Bianco at rbianco@usatoday.com •Tonight, someone wins I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! (NBC, 8 ET/PT). On the one hand, that means the show is... – Jun 23, 2009 at 10:37 PM in Entertainment

What the future holds for struggling Big Auto by indystar

If an auto company is to survive and prosper from 2010 to 2020, it must do three things well: offer vehicles that consumers want to buy, make those vehicles at a lower cost than in... – Jun 21, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Voices

Bike paths, LED street lights on wish list by Jason Thomas

By this fall, several Central Indiana municipalities could receive federal funding to make their communities more environmentally friendly and efficient. Officials from six cities... – Jun 18, 2009 at 2:11 PM in News

White House tour is a tough ticket, Hoosiers find by indystar

OK for a public tour of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is hard to come by WASHINGTON — When Noblesville High School teacher Bruce Hitchcock gives a group of students a... – Jun 14, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities

High court decision flies in face of established law by indystar

Sincere thanks to Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock for having the courage to stand up to the Obama administration’s orchestration of the Chrysler bankruptcy. The Fiat deal... – Jun 14, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Igniting American trade war by indystar

As if America’s hands were not full already — from Iran to Afghanistan to North Korea — Washington Democrats have increased tensions with our next-door neighbors.... – Jun 13, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Commentary

Nielsens: USA Network burns up the charts by USA Today

•Lakers lead. The first two games of ABC's NBA Finals led the week with 13 million viewers Thursday and 14.1 million Sunday. Both were down slightly from last year's... – Jun 10, 2009 at 2:19 AM in Entertainment

AP source: Chrysler management changes coming by indystar

DETROIT — If the sale of Chrysler LLC’s assets to Fiat Group SpA is cleared by the Supreme Court, the Italian automaker will shake up Chrysler management and change the company’s... – Jun 08, 2009 at 6:30 PM in Business

The Final Word: No justice in being stuck with this bunch by USA Today

E-mail cwilson@usatoday.com It's often said we spend more time with the people we work with than we do with the people we love. Not that we don't love the people we work with,... – Jun 02, 2009 at 9:37 PM in Entertainment

Hummer sale may save Indiana jobs by indystar

DETROIT — General Motors Corp. took a key step toward its downsizing today, striking a tentative deal to sell its Hummer brand, while also revealing that it has potential buyers... – Jun 02, 2009 at 3:01 PM in Business