Obama: Taking hard stances on soft issues; soft stances on hard issues

[brentspeak]

Today, the Obama administration announced that it wants to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35299173/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition">ban school cafeteria vending machines from selling sugary snacks and drinks.

"Our children deserve better nutrition, and our country's better and brighter future depends on it," Vilsack said. "And with the reauthorization of the Childhood Nutrition Act scheduled this year, there won't be a better time than now to act boldly."

Meanwhile, Obama http://www.finfacts.ie/irishfinancenews/article_1018976.shtml">refuses to deal head-on with the devastating trade deficit with China; instead, just tinkering around the edges, trying not to upset Wall Street too much (Morici is wrong about Obama's tax policy, but right about the wimpiness of Obama's trade policy).

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[blue neen]

2. You stated that so well.

Thank you. :)

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[truedelphi]

3. If this Administration wants to do right by its kids, it needs

To make sure that Monsanto's good buddy Valsick doesn't enable that Giant to control our food supply with its Frankenseed.

That would be some real change we could believe in.

[babylonsister]

4. Epic FAIL: Obama vows 'much tougher' stance on US-China trade

Obama vows 'much tougher' stance on US-China trade

President Barack Obama: "China is going to be one of our biggest markets"


President Barack Obama says he will be much tougher with China to make sure it opens its markets to trade with the US.

Mr Obama told Democratic Party senators that he would put "constant pressure" on China and other countries to stick to their side of trade agreements.

But he said he did not intend to take a protectionist stance towards China, warning that "to close ourselves off from that market would be a mistake".

Tension between the US and China has increased over arms sales to Taiwan.

Relations have also been strained by reports of Chinese cyber attacks on US-run websites and a planned visit to the US by the Dalai Lama.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8497422.stm