Obama's Nobel; Healthcare Vote; The Dollar is Down
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The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize has been, stunningly and unexpectedly, given to President Barack Obama. Is it a case of unrealistic expectations? Will it help or harm him and us, in the long run? How will it impact affairs in Afghanistan? Plus, at long last, a vote is due in the Senate Finance Committee on something resembling healthcare reform. But with penalties for not buying in, is it just a hand-off to the insurance industry? Finally, is the dollar still holding its own as the world's leading currency?
Banner image: US President Barack Obama speaks on telephone this morning at the Oval office. Photo: Jewel Samada/AFP/Getty Images
Links:
- World reaction to Obama's Nobel Prize (New York Times)
- Obama and the Nobel Prize (To the Point)
- Beinart's (Daily Beast) article on 'Obama's Nobel Farce'
- Afghan troop request (Wall Street Journal)
- Krauthammer's (WP) column on Obama and Afghanistan
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Baucus plan
- Rep Rangel and GOP Corruption Allegations (To the Point's 'Reporter's Notebook')
- WSJ on 'Geithner's speed dial' calls to bankers
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