Posts Tagged ‘David Shuster’
LiveBlog for Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
• David Shuster, dayside anchor for MSNBC, calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about the news of the day.
• Charlie Pierce, author of “Idiot America,” calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about the news of the day.
• The White House is bracing for a tough sell of President Obama’s long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan, even as the president met Monday with top advisers for possibly the last major deliberations before an announcement.
• In a Cabinet meeting yesterday afternoon, President Obama acknowledged fledgling economic growth had not yet improved things on the jobs front and previewed a summit next week aimed at helping find ways to spur job creation.
• Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) said yesterday that the Dems are determined to push through a health care overhaul bill, President Obama’s top domestic issue, with or without support from opposition GOP-ers.
• A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties.
Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Charles Schumer, Charlie Pierce, David Shuster, Health Care Reform, Jobs, Patrick Kennedy
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LiveBlog for Thursday, November 5, 2009
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
• MSNBC’s David Shuster calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about the elections, the economy, and health care reform.
• Erica Williams, Deputy Director of Campus Progress, calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about where the youth are in the health care reform debate.
• John Marcotte, originator of the 2010 California Marriage Protection Act, calls in at 7:05am Pacific to talk about his proposed ban on divorce in California.
• Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about the economy and health care reform.
• In a coup for House Dems, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote. House Dem leaders are hoping it will give them a needed bost as they strive to deliver on President Obama’s signature issue.
• President Obama’s top budget official promised this week that the administration will try next year to wrestle the skyrocketing budget deficit under control to avoid higher interest rates and putting the health of the economy in jeopardy.
• The New York Yankees scored a 7-3 victory at the new Yankee’s Stadium in Game 6 of the World Series last night to win the series over the Philadelphia Phillies. It’s the Yankees’ 27th championship.
Tags: 2010 California Marriage Protection Act, AARP, Barack Obama, Campus Progress, David Shuster, Erica Williams, Health Care Reform, John Marcotte, John Yarmuth, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies
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LiveBlog for Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
• Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) calls in at 6:05am Pacific to update us on his collapsed lung and to discuss health care reform.
• Charlie Pierce, author of “Idiot America,” calls in at 7:30am Pacific to riff on the news of the day.
• Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• MSNBC’s David Shuster calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about the big news of the day, including health care reform and Balloon Boy.
• White House advisers have stepped up their attacks on Fox News, claiming the cable television network is a GOP mouthpiece whose programming “is geared toward making money.” Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s chief of staff, said on Sunday, “It is not a news organization so much as it has a perspective.”
• The White House is waiting for Congress to settle on a final health care bill, even though President Obama has a clear preference in favor of at least once specific – the much-debated public option. Obama, however, will not demand that legislation include a government option.
• The stock market stepped to new highs for the year yesterday after a handful of earnings reports bolstered hopes that the economy is coming back sooner than analysts had thought.
Tags: Adam Smith, Barack Obama, Charlie Pierce, David Shuster, Fox News, Frank Pallone, Health Care Reform, Rahm Emanuel, Stock Market
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LiveBlog for Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
• Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• MSNBC’s David Shuster calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about the heath care rallies over the weekend, and other news of the day.
• President Obama sternly warned Wall Street yesterday against returning to the sort of reckless and unchecked behavior that threatened the nation with a second Great Depression. Obama warned the financial titans that they could not count on any more bailouts.
• Senate health care negotiators said yesterday they’ve narrowed their differences on a host of difficult issues with just a day or so left to seal an elusive bipartisan deal that could change the course of debate over President Obama’s plans to overhaul health care. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) said he’ll have a formal proposal tomorrow to meet a deadline for moving ahead.
• House Dems reaffirmed plans to take up a resolution as early as today scolding defiant GOP Rep. Joe Wilson, who shocked colleagues by yelling “You lie!” during President Obama’s address to Congress last week.
• Patrick Swayze, the actor who danced his way into viewers’ hearts with “Dirty Dancing” and then broke them with “Ghost,” died yesterday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
Tags: Barack Obama, David Shuster, Health Care Reform, Joe Wilson, John Sarbanes, Max Baucus, Patrick Swayze, Wall Street
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LiveBlog for Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
• MSNBC’s David Shuster calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform, the Sotomayor hearings, and other topics of the day.
• Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Comedian Margaret Cho calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about her new fall tour, her appearance on E!’s “Chelsea Lately” tonight, and her new Lifetime series, “Drop Dead Diva.”
• The battle to overhaul health care intensified yesterday, with President Obama accusing GOP critics of putting politics ahead of policy and a top GOPer saying Dems’ plans would undermine the country’s economic future.
• Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) said yesterday that a closed-door meeting between Dems and GOPers resulted in a tentative agreement on several substantive issues as part of what is considered the first possible bipartisan health care bill, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said she was willing to limit a proposed tax increase after Dems threatened a revolt on the issue.
• The Obama administration’s annual midsummer budget update is sure to show higher deficits and unemployment and slower growth than projected in February, and that could complicate his efforts to get his signature health care and global-warming proposals through Congress. The release of the update has been put off until the middle of next month, giving rise to speculation they’re trying to delay the bad news until Congress leaves town on summer recess.
Tags: Barack Obama, David Shuster, John Yarmuth, Margaret Cho, Max Baucus, Nancy Pelosi
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LiveBlog for Monday, June 22, 2009
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
• Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• David Shuster, MSNBC’s dayside anchor and regular substitute for “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about Iran and health care reform.
• Jennifer Palmieri, Senior Vice President for Communications at the Center for American Progress, calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about health care and Iran.
• Lead Franken attorney Marc Elias calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about the latest in the Franken / Coleman senate recount.
• Iran’s election authority has rejected claims of voting irregularities by a defeated presidential candidate, while acknowledging that the number of ballots cast in dozens of cities exceeded the number of eligible voters there, state-run TV reported today. Earlier yesterday, thousands of riot police and militia lined Tehran’s streets as the public rift among Iranian leaders appeared to be widening.
• Several senior Dem advisers to the White House are urging President Obama to further step up his personal involvement in the health care debate, as administration allies privately warn the president’s push for a major reform bill is hitting major roadblocks at a critical juncture on Capitol Hill.
• President Obama is set to sign into law an anti-smoking bill today that will give the Food and Drug Administration unprecedented authority to regulate tobacco.
Tags: Al Franken, Barack Obama, David Shuster, Eric Massa, Health Care Reform, Iran, Jennifer Palmieri, Mark Elias, Norm Coleman, Tobacco
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LiveBlog for Thursday, April 30, 2009
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
• Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) calls in at 6:06am Pacific to talk about President Obama’s news conference last night, and about the swine flu epidemic.
• David Shuster, MSNBC’s dayside anchor, calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about the swine flu epidemic, and about President Obama’s news conference last night.
• Jennifer Palmieri, Senior Vice President of Communications for the Center for American Progress, calls in at 8:06am Pacific to talk about Obama’s news conference last night.
• President Obama used a prime-time news conference last night to reassure Americans that the country was on the right track. “We’re off to a good start, but it is just a start,” Obama said. “I am proud of what we have achieved, but I am not content. I am pleased with our progress, but I am not satisfied.”
• President Obama said yesterday that he’s under no illusions that he’ll have a “rubber-stamp Senate” now that Sen. Arlen Specter has switched parties to join the Dems. As if to prove the presidents point, Specter voted against Obama’s budget plan shortly after his news conference with the president.
• The World Health Organization has raised the swine flu pandemic level to 5, its second highest level. Switzerland and Peru confirmed two new cases overnight and in the U.S. a small cluster appears to be emerging in Washington State.
Tags: Arlen Specter, Barack Obama, David Shuster, Frank Pallone, Jennifer Palmieri, Swine Flu, WHO
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LiveBlog for Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
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• David Shuster, anchor of MSNBC’s “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue” seen at 6pm Eastern weekdays, calls in at 6:06am Pacific to talk about President Obama’s speech last night.
• CNN’s Senior Political Correspondent Candy Crowley calls in at 7:06am Pacific to talk about President Obama’s speech to Congress last night.
• Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to give us his reaction to President Obama’s speech last night.
• Frank Stallone calls in at 8:30am Pacific to tell us what he’s been up to since he and Stephanie met at the Playboy Mansion years ago.
• President Obama yesterday outlined an ambitious agenda that requires “significant resources,” even as he aims to halve the deficit by the end of his term. In his first speech to a joint session of Congress, Obama said it’s time to act boldly not just to revive the economy, but “to build a new foundation for lasting prosperity.”
• Tapped by the GOP to deliver their response to Obama’s address last night, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal took on the massive stimulus package and big government – and pledged that his party would regain the nation’s trust.
• Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) won confirmation yesterday as President Obama’s labor secretary, giving the agency a pro-worker tilt after years of business-friendly leadership under Bush.
Tags: Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, Candy Crowley, David Shuster, Frank Stallone, George W. Bush, Hilda Solis, Rush Holt
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