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U.S. President Barack Obama set out to create a working Medicare system. Ninety days since he last signed the health-care law, Obama meets up with the chief executives of more than a dozen major insurance companies in the White House. His goal – to warn insurance firms against imposing new requirements as an excuse to [...]
Lipman’s White House Brief 5-21-2010
By Dr. Alan J. Lipman
Published: May 21, 2010
Lipman's White House Brief 5-21-2010 | Brief of the Briefing, as it happens.
Main Topics Oil spill, DNI Director Blair Resignation, Financial reform, iPad2,
West Point Commencement address, Tuesday visit of P.M. Harari of Lebanon, Wednesday visit of President Napolitano of Italy, work campaigning for Sen. Boxer on Wednesday; Thursday will welcome NCAA Champion Duke Blue Devils to WH (Gibbs NC state grad, [...]
Oil Moving Rapidly Towards Florida Coastline
By Joe Patterson
Published: May 18, 2010
Oil Moving Rapidly Towards Florida Coastline | The New York Times reported today that the rate of the oil spill spreading throughout the Gulf of Mexico is becoming a serious threat to the coral reefs and wildlife of the Florida Coastline. The oil is close to a current that if reached will take the oil directly to the coast and the Atlantic [...]
Breaking News: Iran Violates UN Resolutions, Will Continue Enrichment Program
By Joe Patterson
Published: May 17, 2010
Breaking News: Iran Violates UN Resolutions, Will Continue Enrichment Program | White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced today that Iran plans to continue its enrichment program in direct violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions. The proposal announced in Tehran due to the diplomatic efforts of Turkey and Brazil are helpful in terms of the issue of Iran’s nuclear buildup, but the United States and [...]
Does It Matter if a Nominee is Gay?
By Joe Patterson
Published: May 17, 2010
Does It Matter if a Nominee is Gay? | In an article in the Washington Post, the issue of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan possibly being a lesbian is discussed in depth. The real question is whether or not it matter if she is actually gay. The discussion in main stream media has never been more forward, but also has never been quite as [...]
Lipman’s Tipsheet, 5-17-10
By Dr. Alan J. Lipman
Published: May 17, 2010
Lipman's Tipsheet, 5-17-10 | -President Obama will congratulate the NCAA champions, University of Connecticut woman’s basketball team today. The ceremony has been moved to the East Room due to rain.
-Rising: Elena Kagan’s seminal piece of scholarship, “Presidential Administration”, from the June 2001 Harvard Law Review, which endorses an expansive view of Presidential authority–but over the activity of administrative and [...]
Enormous Oil Plumes Under the Surface in Gulf
By Joe Patterson
Published: May 17, 2010
Enormous Oil Plumes Under the Surface in Gulf | Huge plumes of oil have been found in the Gulf of Mexico that cover large expanses of underwater area, as reported by the New York Times. Some of these plumes have been reported by scientists to be 10 miles long, 3 miles wide, and 300 ft thick. This evidence is just one of many other [...]
Kagan’s Clinton Administration Experience a Plus
By Joe Patterson
Published: May 14, 2010
Kagan's Clinton Administration Experience a Plus | As reported by the Washington Post, Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has had significant experience serving in the Clinton Administration, something that could come in handy if she becomes a justice. Kagan served as deputy domestic advisor to the White House from 1995 to 1999, and thus experienced first-hand issues of what government can [...]
Obama Administration’s Sanctioned Assassination Raises Questions
By Joe Patterson
Published: May 14, 2010
Obama Administration's Sanctioned Assassination Raises Questions | The Obama administration has authorized the killing of a suspected terror subject with the use of drone strikes, according to the New York Times, and has raised many inquiries as to the impact this has on the rights of U.S. citizens. The terror suspect, Anwar al-Awlaki, is a U.S. citizen abroad, who has not been [...]
Senate Ready for Vote on Fed Audit
By Alec Rivera
Published: May 11, 2010
Senate Ready for Vote on Fed Audit | 
The Washington Post reports that the Senate is preparing for a vote on an amendment by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to allow for greater government oversight of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheets, including the power to audit the central bank. This amendment would also allow the Government Accountability Office (GAO) access to information about the [...]