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the debt accumulated from
the deficits of the past decade,
he acknowledged, “our fiscal
situation remains unacceptable.”
In brief remarks in
the Grand Foyer at the White
House, the president outlined
the principles contained in his
budget, saying: “Changing
spending as usual depends on
changing politics as usual.” will be exploited by unscrupulous
He offered several
examples of programs he
believes should be eliminated and
urged Congress to follow suit.
“I’m asking
Republicans and Democrats
alike to take a fresh look at
programs they supported in the
past.
Yet with the debt
accumulated from the
deficits of the past decade,
he acknowledged, “our fiscal
situation remains unacceptable.”
So he will ask a
yet-to-be-named bipartisan
commission to recommend by
December a plan to balance the
operating budget by fiscal year
2015, not counting the growing
payments on the country’s
amassed debt. Congressional
leaders have committed to
hold a vote on whatever plan
“I am thrilled
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past to see what’s working and
see what’s not and trim back
accordingly,” Mr. Obama said.
He said that his proposal
to freeze many domestic programs
for three years as a down
payment involves “hard choices
and painful tradeoffs not seen.
No budget proposal
is ever enacted wholesale by
Congress, and the spreadsheet-
boggling numbers in the White
House plan are sure to produce
anguished partisan and ideological
debates over how best to address
the deficit and the nation’s
lingering economic problems
between now and the start of the
new fiscal year next Oct. 1 —
if indeed Congress manages to
complete its work by then, right
before the midterm elections.
“We won’t be able
to bring down this deficit
overnight,” Mr. Obama told
reporters, saying that his
budget includes investments
in education and other areas
that are critical to the country’s
future. “We will continue to do
what it takes to create jobs.”
what can only be described
deficits of the past decade,
he acknowledged, “our fiscal
situation remains unacceptable.”
Haitian families stuggle to survive, eating nothing more than
a small plate full of porridge a day. Times look as if they will get
even worse in the near future as aid fails to reach Haiti in time.
Seattle Skyline Lights
Up the Beautiful City
Officials investigate reports that a U.S. missile
killed the cheif of Pakistan’s Taliban.
This beautiful, black and white image of the Seattle skyline captures the essence of
what this bustling city is really about, serenity.
By Sarah Parr
No budget proposal
is ever enacted wholesale by
Congress, and the spreadsheet-
boggling numbers in the
White House plan are sure to
produce anguished partisan
and ideological debates over
how best to address the deficit
and the nation’s lingering
economic problems between
now and the start of the new
fiscal year next Oct. 1 — if
indeed Congress manages to
complete its work by then, right
before the midterm elections.
“We won’t be able
to bring down this deficit
Photo Courtesy of Will Brown
Phillip Gardon sits in jail
awaiting his early release. His
family could not be happier and
he could not be happier. “I could
not be happier”, Gardon says to
the judge when he hears his sen-
tence, what a hidden blessing for.
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overnight,” Mr. Obama told
reporters, saying that his
budget includes investments
in education and other areas
that are critical to the country’s
future. “We will continue to do
what it takes to create jobs.”
The president said that the
proposed budget was built
around the goal of turning
the country around “after
what can only be described
as a decade of profligacy.”
In brief remarks in
the Grand Foyer at the White
House, the president outlined
the principles contained in his
budget, saying: “Changing
Inmates get early
exits from prison
By Michael Jackson
His comments were the latest
in an aggressive campaign by
his department over the Toyota
situation. Last week, Mr. LaHood
took credit for the company’s
decision to stop building and
selling eight models involved in
a recall over accelerator pedals
that could potentially stick, saying
Toyota did not take the step until
urged to do so by the department.
Some safety advocates said,
however, that Mr. LaHood
Giving aid to women
A targeted approach avoids trouble at handouts.
By Nicole Welch
WASHINGTON - The budget
proposal is ever enacted
wholesale by Congress, and the
spreadsheet-boggling numbers
in the White House plan are sure
to produce anguished partisan
and ideological debates over
how best to address the deficit
and the nation’s lingering
economic problems between
now and the start of the new
fiscal year next Oct. 1 — if
indeed Congress manages to
spending as usual depends on
changing politics as usual.”
He offered several
examples of programs he
believes should be eliminated and
urged Congress to follow suit.
“I’m asking Republicans
and Democrats alike to take a fresh
look at programs they supported
in the past to see what’s working
and see what’s not and trim back
accordingly,” Mr. Obama said.
He said that his proposal
to freeze many domestic programs
for three years as a down
payment involves “hard choices
and painful tradeoffs not seen
in Washington for many years.”
might be trying to protect
federal safety regulators from
potential liability issues over
their role in investigating defects.
“I’m going to take the initiative
to have a conversation with Mr.
Toyoda very soon, to talk to him
about how serious this is, and
to Mr. LaHood said. “I think he
understands, but I’ve never talked
to him. I just feel like I need to
have a conversation with him.”
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complete its work by then, right
before the midterm elections.
“We won’t be able to bring down
this deficit overnight,” president outlined the principles
Mr. Obama told reporters,
saying that his budget includes
investments in education and
other areas that are critical to the
country’s future. “We will continue
to do what it takes to create jobs.”
The president said that
the proposed budget was built
around the goal of turning the
country around “after what can
only be described as a decade of
Monday, February 1, 2010
Haiti’s
Children
Adrift in
World of
Chaos
The need for medical
supplies and necessities
grows higher each day.
By Deborah Sontag that unaccompanied children
CROIX DES BOUQUETS, people who may wish to traffic
Haiti — Not long after 14-year- them for adoption, for the sex trade
old Daphne Joseph escaped her or for domestic servitude,” said
collapsed house on the day of Kent Page, a spokesman for Unicef.
the earthquake, she boarded a Many children, like Daph-
crowded jitney with her uncle ne, bore direct witness to hor-
and crawled in traffic toward ror or survived destruction that
the capital, where her single killed their relatives, their school-
mother sold beauty products mates and their teachers. But even
in the Tête Boeuf marketplace. those who did not are experienc-
“Mama,” she said she repeated ing vertigo. When the ground
to herself. “Mama, I’m coming.” shifted beneath them, the land-
Abandoning the slow-mov- scape of their universe changed
ing jitney, Daphne, petite and forever, and not just at home: 90
delicate, got separated from her percent of schools in the capital,
uncle and jumped onto a mo- Port-au-Prince, are damaged or
torcycle-for-hire. She arrived destroyed, according to Unicef.
alone at a marketplace in ruins “The children of Haiti, unless
and ran, in her dusty purple san- they get help, they will have lost
dals, toward a pile of debris laced
with “broken people,” she said.
Growing closer, she saw her
mother, lifeless. She froze, she
said, eventually watching as her
mother’s body was dumped in a
wheelbarrow and her only par-
ent vanished into the chaos.
“I wanted to kill myself,”
Daphne said in a whisper.
Haiti’s children, 45 percent of
the population, are among the most
disoriented and vulnerable of the
survivors of the earthquake. By the
many tens of thousands, they have
lost their parents, their homes,
“Now is the
time to jump
Phtoto Courtesy of Will Brown
in and help.”
“What happens here, stays
here,” says Sarah Ramos.
their childhoods, their innocence,”
their schools and their bearings.
Elisabeth Delatour Préval, Haiti’s
They have sustained head injuries
first lady, said Tuesday, pledging
and undergone amputations. They
to get schools running as soon as
have slept on the street, foraged
possible, a daunting challenge.
for food and suffered nightmares.
Many children are struggling
Two weeks after the earth-
to make sense of what they are
quake, with the smell of death still
experiencing. Danielle Schledy,
fouling the air, children can be
13, who has been living with her
seen in every devastated corner re-
family in the courtyard of a de-
siliently kicking soccer balls, fly-
stroyed primary school in Port-
ing handmade kites, singing pop
au-Prince, said she kept telling
songs and ferreting out textbooks
her parents that the earthquake
from the rubble of their schools.
was “not the end of the world.”
But as Haitian and international
Then, in her soiled turquoise
groups begin tending to the need-
dress and chipped pink nail pol-
iest among them, many children
ish, she skipped over to where
are clearly traumatized and at risk.
her mother, Margarita Dayi-
Then, in her soiled tur-
tus, who had bloody and infect-
quoise dress and chipped
ed wounds covering her body,
pink nail polish, she skipped
lay in misery on the ground.
over to where her mothe ody
“I am sad about my
Then, in her soiled turquoise
mom,” Danielle said.
dress and chipped pink nail pol-
Where enced the past cou-
ish, she skipped over to where
ple of days. She is un-
her mother, Margarita Dayi-
able to grasp everything
tus, who had bloody and infect-
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profligacy.” in the past to see what’s working
In brief remarks in the Grand and see what’s not and trim back
Foyer at the White House, the accordingly,” Mr. Obama said.
He said that his proposal to
contained in his budget, saying: freeze many domestic programs
“Changing spending as usual for three years as a down
depends on changing politics payment involves “hard choices
as usual.” He offered several and painful tradeoffs not seen in
examples of programs he Washington for many years.”
believes should be eliminated Yet with the debt accumulated
and urged Congress to follow from the deficits of the past decade,
suit. he acknowledged, “our fiscal
“I’m asking Republicans situation remains unacceptable.”
and Democrats alike to take a fresh So he will ask a yet-to-be-
look at programs they supported named bipartisan commission