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Barack Obama Goes It Alone in His Second Term
After last night's State of the Union address, President Obama was on the road today, making his case for executive orders if Congress doesn't support "a year of action."
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenAfter last night's State of the Union address, President Obama was back on the road today, making his case for executive orders if Congress doesn't support what he calls "a year of action." What's the future of the federal minimum wage, immigration reform and other items on his agenda? Also, winter weather causes chaos in the South, and why navigating the Internet may never be the same.
Banner image: President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 28, 2014. Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
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3 storiesWinter Weather Chaos, in Atlanta and Beyond
Yesterday, Winter Storm Leon dumped snow all over Southern states that aren't used to it, turning streets and highways into parking lots, stranding school buses and causing 940 confirmed traffic accidents in Atlanta alone.
Read the story8 minCan Barack Obama Go It Alone in His Second Term?
In his fifth State of the Union address last night, President Obama asked a divided Congress to increase the federal minimum wage. But he also conceded that a divided Congress is not likely to embrace his agenda.
Read the story36 minDot-com Domain Names Now Have a Lot of Company
For Internet users, the domain names that come after the dot are changing big time. Instead of just .com, .net .org and a few others there will soon be hundreds and almost 2000 are in the pipeline. Generic top-level Internet domain names (gTLD) are issued by registries, including Donuts Inc.
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