Fleming: "So Called Paper Mache Jobs - Green Jobs"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At a press conference today the Republican Study Committee and Western Caucus introduced their alternative energy proposal, The American Energy and Innovation Act.
Congressman John Fleming (R-La.) said our vision “creates a vision for jobs, more jobs, not the so called paper mache jobs the green jobs, but real jobs created by industry.”

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Pelosi Welcomes Afghan President

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) welcomed the President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai to the U.S. Capitol today for a meeting with the bi-partisan leadership of the House of Representatives.
Speaker Pelosi said: "The relationship between the United States and Afghanistan began as one of importance to our country and it continues to be so."
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Afghan President Visits U.S. Capitol

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

The President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai arrives at the U.S. Capitol for a meeting with the bi-partisan leadership of the House of Representatives.
President Karzai said: "The Afghan people with the journey that they began with the United States after the tragedy of September 11, have really seen that this friendship pays off."
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Boehner: Enough is enough!

By Suzia van Swol, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service
During a a weekly session with reporters, which brought up the discussion of the auto restriction plan and warranties on automobiles, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says that “all of these actions that get taken are going to have a reaction in the market place,” and he says that he thinks “enough is enough.”
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McCain tackles Health Secretary nominee over government run health insurance plan

At the Governor Kathleen Sebelius' nomination hearing for Health Secretary, Senator McCain asked whether she supported a government run health insurance plan, to which Governor Sebelius responded, “If you are talking about insuring all 15 million Americans...if the question is do I support a public option side-by-side with private insurers in a health insurance exchange, yes I do.”

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Boehner: "President Obama will create more debt than his 43 predecessors have in the last 220 years”

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At a House GOP leadership stakeout this morning Republican leader Congressman John Boehner (R-OH) said: “The President’s budget spends too much, taxes too much and it borrows too much from our kids and grandkids…if you look at the debt numbers in his budget you will see that over the next six years President Obama will create more debt than his 43 predecessors have in the last 220 years.”
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Look At United Kingdom and Germany Prisoner Re-entry Initiatives

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Jeremy Travis, President of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice tells the The House Appropriations Committee: “America stand apart from the rest of the Western world, worse, in terms of our levels of incarceration, how we treat people while they are in prison and the approach to reintegration.” Mr. Travis suggested that America look at reintegration strategies used in the United Kingdom and Germany at a Subcommittee hearing today on “What Works for Successful Prisoner Re-entry.”



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Fleming "perplexed" by Obama's address to Congress

By Christina Lovato - Talk Radio News/University of New Mexico and Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News

Congressman John Fleming (R-LA) gives his opinion on President Barack Obama's Joint Congressional Address. He said, "there wasn't much specific in it."
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McCain says stimulus bill is bad for economic future of America

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz), made a speech on the Senate floor, today, on the compromised version of the stimulus package. In his statement he said: "This legislation, in my view, is very, very bad for the economic future of America."
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Inaugural Radio Row: Head of delegation for the European Union John Bruton

International Affairs Correspondent Blanquita Cullum interviews Head of delegation and ambassador for the European Union John Bruton about Europe's view on Obama and Americas foreign policies. (16:34)
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Inaugural Radio Row: Head of delegation for European Union John Bruton

Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner interviews John Bruton the Head of Delegation and ambassador for the European Union about Obamas presidency and European and America relations. (7:12)

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