Obama: Argonne Sequester Cuts Could Hinder U.S. Economy, Advancement
President Barack Obama underscored the importance of investing in scientific research during a speech on American energy at Argonne National Laboratory on Friday.
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Obama: Argonne Sequester Cuts Could Hinder U.S. Economy, Advancement
President Barack Obama underscored the importance of investing in scientific research during a speech on American energy at Argonne National Laboratory on Friday.
During a visit to Argonne National Laboratory on Friday, President Barack Obama said federal budgets cuts would have harmful effects on scientific research and economic development in the United States. Obama visited Argonne, located just outside of Lemont, to tour its state-of-the-art research facilities and promote his proposed Energy Security Trust, which would set aside $2 billion over 10 years to research alternatives for oil and gasoline. While pledging his commitment to scientific research, Obama also acknowledged the looming budget cuts facing federal facilities like Argonne as a result of the sequester. "One of the reasons I was opposed to these cuts is because they don’t distinguish between wasteful programs and vital investments…
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President Obama Visits Argonne: Live Updates from Patch
Obama is scheduled to speak about American energy policy around 1:30 p.m. Friday; Patch Editor Amanda Luevano will be providing live updates from Argonne National Laboratory.
President Barack Obama will visit Argonne National Laboratory, near Lemont, on Friday afternoon to discuss "American energy policy." Obama is scheduled to arrive at O'Hare International Airport around 11:25 a.m. on Air Force One. He will then travel to Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials, where he will address credentialed media at 1:30 p.m. Officials from the White House Press Office said the president will announce plans to fund alternative fuel research. Obama's trip marks the first time a president has appeared at Argonne since former President George H. Bush visited in 1992, according to Argonne officials. This is the president’s first trip to the Chicago area since speaking at Hyde Park Academy on Feb. 15; First Lady Michelle …
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BUTCH
12:29 pm on Saturday, March 23, 2013
Just being helpful Ed,which part made yer day the suicides in the military or the hundreds of of thousands killed wounded and mentally damaged humans? I know the destruction of the economy's outside of Bain land China and the Russkie Oligarchs u ole Commie lover u had me for a minute! more ›
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Congressman Bill Foster to Join President Obama at Argonne
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Argonne National Laboratory, near Lemont, on Friday afternoon to discuss American energy policy.
Congressman Bill Foster (D-11th) will join President Barack Obama as he visits Argonne National Laboratory on Friday afternoon. The trip, which is closed to the public, will focus on American energy, according to White House officials. An official told the Chicago Tribune that Obama's visit may or may not also include comments on the impact on facilities like Argonne of funding cuts caused by the current sequester. Foster, who was elected to the newly redrawn 11th District in November, previously worked as a physicist at Fermilab for 22 years. The Chicago Sun-Times notes that this is the president’s first trip to the Chicago area since speaking at Hyde Park Academy on Feb. 15; the First Lady visited McCormick Place on Feb. 28 to promote …
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Monday, March 11, 2013
Obama to Visit Argonne on Friday to Talk Energy Policy
The focus of the trip is to “focus on American energy,” officials said.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Sunday Comic: Obama Pardons the Wrong Turkey
Thanksgiving Week puts another scandal on the president's plate.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Patch on Politics
Did Life in the Shadow of President Obama Push Jesse Jackson Jr. Over the Edge?
A columnist who's covered Jackson since his first days in public office suggests Obama's rise sent Jackson to his downfall.
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.— who came into Congress bearing the heavy weight of his family name and lofty ambitions — counted Chicago's third airport as a signature issue for the better part of his time in office. And there's been no stauncher advocate for that project than Southtown columnist Phil Kadner. Construction of such an airport would bring much-needed jobs to an area plagued by chronic unemployment, and the airport itself, once realized, would serve as an economic engine for decades to come. So went the mantra. Targeted for a rural area outside the 2nd District until the latest congressional remap put the land into his district, Jackson's pursuit of the airport irritated Democrats and Republicans alike, from Chicago to Will …
Dave
5:07 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Jessie Jr. is a crook. What job did his dad actually work for? He has an honary title as Reverand. All of his money is from shaking down businesses and creating race wars. more ›
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The Race for President: How Illinois Voted
What will 2012 ballots in northern Illinois show about President Obama's support at home?
Updated at 3 a.m., Chicago time By Dennis Robaugh After NBC and CNN projected President Obama's re-election, the president sent a message shortly thereafter on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." Illinois, of course, was never in play. Our state's 20 electoral votes were stuck in the president's back pocket as far back as his inauguration in 2008. But in 2008's historic election, President Obama carried every collar county in northern Illinois. In 2012, the president narrowly lost out to Mitt Romney in Kane County, Kendall County and McHenry County, with 99 percent of precincts reporting. Voter turnout again was very strong. Local polling places even reported lines at 6 a.m. with voters waiting to get…
Sergey Kemskiy
9:30 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Taxation is a one of the most complicated areas of law, but your tax law articles make it so clear. You must be one of the most professional U.S. tax attorneys or you know a lot of people who deserve this name. This is the type of lawyers I want to see in my attorney directory created to help people to find an appropriate attorney immediately. This is the category of my directory with contacts of… more ›
Obama Supporters at McCormick: 'We Know He's Going to Win'
Obama supporters from around the suburbs and the city of Chicago waited to see the president during an election night rally in McCormick Place.
Waiting for the president to arrive at McCormick Place on election night, supporter Ignacio Ayala of Plainfield said he hoped the night would bring some of the same excitement as the rally in Grant Park in 2008. "I hope it's the same," said Ayala. "That was big." More than 10,000 people are expected to rally around President Barack Obama as he and his campaign members await election results tonight. Like Ayala, other Obama supporters said they, too, were hopeful that the election results would bring cause for celebration. Elvin and Nicole Knox, from Homewood, said they had been checking predictions on CNN and Politico all day. Nicole said she had voted for Bush in 2004, and her husband said he had voted for Bush or had not voted at all. …
Jewelbug
11:45 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Terry, I agree with you on so many levels.. A president who had no budget for four years? Obviously ~ look at how he spends money! Then he borrows, so he can spend more. We know exactly where he wants this country to land, smack into the lap of socialism, which, btw, is a step above communism. Those who can't see thru him by now ought to educate themselves. He is one demon! and the sheep who … more ›
Wall St. Journal and AP Call Illinois for Obama
About 15 minutes after the polls closed, news media sources put Illinois in the Obama column, giving the president 20 electoral votes.
President Barack Obama won Illinois’ 20 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. Illinois, of course, was never in play. The only visit the president made to his home state late in the campaign came Oct. 25, when he returned to the South Side to cast an early ballot at the Martin Luther King Community Center. Obama is the first president to ever vote early in a presidential election. The Wall St. Journal and the Associated Press called the state about 15 minutes after the polls closed. The president's handling of the economy is a major factor in many voters' decision this year. "This election bears serious significance for our future," said Sheila Brady of Orland Park, outside her Fernway Elementary School polling …
JMZ
10:48 pm on Sunday, November 18, 2012
Well the stock market has lost big in the last week, employers are laying off people in droves, the Middle East is exploding, 4 Americans are dead in Benghazi, our military is in the middle of sex scandals and there's possible coverups by the Obama administration. The only smart voting will be to impeach Obama. more ›
Edward Andrysiak
2:25 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Hank...Obama believes with all this heart that each and every government program and dollar spent now is absoultely necessary. He does not see the waste and redundancy. He never had a real job or ran a business where he would have learned those basics. What we need and republicans hope for is zero base budgeting, cuts, and then maybe, just maybe, we can look at tax increases. However, cut the "… more ›