President Barack Obama signed into law the Claims Resolution Act of 2010. The Act will provide funding for the agreements reached in the Cobell and Pigford II lawsuits. Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to fund the $1.15 billion settlement that African American farmers reached with the U.S. Department … [Read more...]
African American Farmers to Receive 1.15 billion
December 8, 2010 by Cotton Rohrscheib
Filed Under: Local News, Top News Stories Tagged With: Claims Resolution Act of 2010, President Barack Obama
Lincoln Calls on President Obama to Address
September 22, 2010 by Cotton Rohrscheib
Washington — U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today joined 21 Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to discuss Japanese trade barriers on U.S. beef exports during his upcoming … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Local News, Politics Tagged With: Japanese trade barriers on U.S. beef exports, President Barack Obama, U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)
RPA: Bill Clinton Stands Behind Obama and Steps Up For Causey
September 3, 2010 by Cotton Rohrscheib
Little Rock, Ark. - As First Congressional District Candidate Chad Causey prepares for next week's fundraiser with former President Bill Clinton, the Republican party of Arkansas (RPA) raises the question: While President Clinton has said President Obama makes "good policy decisions," does Chad … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Local News, Politics Tagged With: Chad Causey First Second District Congressional candidate, President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton
radio ad, President Obama Says Sen. Lincoln is Leading the Fight for Arkansas’s Working Families
May 8, 2010 by Cotton Rohrscheib
Little Rock - In a new Lincoln campaign radio ad airing on a variety of stations across the state, President Barack Obama praises U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln for leading the fight for Arkansas's working families. "I am proud to have President Obama's support and will continue to work toward our … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Local News, Politics Tagged With: Arkansas’s senior U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln, President Barack Obama
Homosexuals give Obama standing ovation
October 11, 2009 by Cotton Rohrscheib
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama was given a hero's welcome last night as he addressed the nation's most powerful homosexual group. The estimated crowd of three thousand homosexuals and supporters attending the annual dinner of the Human Rights Campaign gave Obama a standing ovation as he … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: AIDS Memorial Quilt, Cleve Jones, Human Rights Campaign, Joe Solmonese, President Barack Obama
Quote by Obama Saying He Wants a Government Single-Payer Health Care Plan
August 11, 2009 by Cotton Rohrscheib
Quote by Obama Saying He Wants a Government Single (Single-Payer means government is only provider of health care.) Barney Franks says the Public Option Part of the Health Care Plan Is The Best Way to Get to Single-Payer Plan At a town hall meeting sponsored by Representative Vic Snyder and … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Barney Franks, obama, President Barack Obama, Representative Mike Ross, Representative Vic Snyder, Single-Payer Plan
As Cat announces factory shutdowns, Libertarians want Obama explanation
July 22, 2009 by Cotton Rohrscheib
WASHINGTON -- America’s third largest party Wednesday asked President Barack Obama to explain to the American people why his $787 billion “stimulus” government expansion plan has once again failed to deliver on even its most basic promises. “If he has time to explain why Congress should outlaw … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: $787 billion “stimulus” government expansion, Caterpillar, President Barack Obama
