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...Some speculate that the Chinese government's sudden announcement that Disney could go ahead may be timed to precede U.S. President Barack Obama's first visit to China Nov. 15-18, which will include a stop in Shanghai. "It's a huge investment," says Shaun Rein, managing director of China Market Research Group in Shanghai. "By allowing this now, it gives face to Obama and really shows that China and the U.S. need to work together to get out of this financial malaise...
...never expected that people would get as worked up over Jon Corzine as they did over Barack Obama,” Lam said. “But I also think that it’s important for progressives to understand that you can’t just win one presidential election and have Obama wave a magic wand and make everything better...
There's no question that President Barack Obama is taking his time in deciding whether to send the 40,000 extra U.S. troops to Afghanistan that his commander has requested. The debate in Washington is over whether that delay constitutes dangerous "dithering" in the face of a growing danger or prudent pause in the face of a looming quagmire...
After eight years with a Democratic governor, Virginia is now firmly back in the red. Voters in the state elected former Attorney General Bob McDonnell on Nov. 3, beating State Senator Creigh Deeds 59% to 41%. McDonnell won over voters who just a year ago voted for Barack Obama, the first time the state had supported a Democratic presidential candidate since the 1960s. The off-year election is considered a bellwether for voter attitudes towards the President and his policies, and the results are not encouraging for Obama: McDonnell, 55, entered election day with a double-digit lead. McDonnell...
...evening produced a sweep for the Republicans in the two most closely watched races. In New Jersey, a state that Barack Obama had carried by 15 percentage points last year, unpopular incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine fell to Republican Chris Christie, a former U.S. Attorney. It marked the first time in 12 years that New Jersey has elected a Republican statewide. In Virginia, Bob McDonnell, a former state attorney general, handily defeated Democratic State Senator Creigh Deeds for governor; meanwhile, GOP victories down the Virginia ballot brought to a halt the gains that Democrats had made over the past...