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At the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs oversight hearing, Robert Moore, Councilman of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, gave some information about his community where the suicide rate is over 38 per 100,000 population more than eight times the national rate. Moore talks about what he thinks needs to be done in order to lessen the growing suicide cluster.

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by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

 

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During a press briefing on the fairness doctrine, Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) says that, “we can celebrate a victory of sorts today, after taking a message to the American people about radio censorship, the potential of muzzling radio talk show hosts, we were able to force a vote this week on the broadcasters freedom act that would bar the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) from bringing up what is misnamed the fairness doctrine.”

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By Suzia van Swol, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

 

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While testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Retired Lt. General David Barno said that in his opinion the Afghan war at the beginning of 2009 was “drifting towards failure”, and that a change in strategy is necessary. He defined success for the United States in 5 ways. First, the Taliban and Al-Qaeda being defeated in the region and denied usable sanctuary, preventing them from engaging in future attacks on the United States and its allies. Secondly, Pakistan would become a long term ally of the United States, and no longer would serve as a terrorist base. Next, success for NATO is important to the US mission, as is establishing a stable and sustainable Afghan government which is legitimate in the eyes of its people and can govern and control its territory. Finally, the people in this region should be confident in U.S. as a friend in helping them combat extremism.

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

 

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Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-Ca) gives his opinion on President Barack Obama’s Joint Congressional Address. He said: Obama did a masterful job of explaining very candidly and honestly the challenges we face.”

By Christina Lovato – Talk Radio News Service/University of New Mexico and Talk Radio News Staff

 

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Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tenn) gives his opinion on President Barack Obama’s Joint Congressional Address. He said: “the nation needed to hear the realities of where we are and the potential of where we can go.”

By Christina Lovato – Talk Radio News Service/University of New Mexico and Talk Radio News Staff.

 

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At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) emphasized the importance of winning the Afghan war, because otherwise it would hurt American standing in the world, and “deal a crushing blow to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization” (NATO). He said the problems with the war is that it has been fought without enough troops, without sufficient economic aid, without effective coordination, and without a regional strategy.

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

 

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Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) gives his opinion on President Barack Obama’s Joint Congressional Address. He said: “Obama sent out a challenge to America…we are not going to be in despair, we are going to meet the challenge head on.”

By Christina Lovato – Talk Radio News Service/University of New Mexico and Talk Radio News Staff

 

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Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA), gives his opinion on President Barack Obama’s Joint Congressional Address. He said: “I liked the focus on energy, education and health care.”

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Congressman John Fleming (R-LA) gives his opinion on President Barack Obama’s Joint Congressional Address. He said, “there wasn’t much specific in it.”

By Christina Lovato – Talk Radio News/University of New Mexico and Talk Radio News Staff

 

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Congressman Bruce Braley (R-IA) gives a few comments regarding the Presidential address to Congress. He indicated that Obama has set a very aggressive agenda but expresses that it is necessary in order to fix America’s broken healthcare system. Brady states, “I think he’s poised himself exactly right between the need to get families through this immediate crisis when people are loosing their homes, people are loosing their jobs, people are loosing their health insurance, and understanding that as important as that is we have got to get the fiscal house in order in this country.”

By Candyce Torres and Suzia Van Swol, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

 

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Congressman John Boccieri (D-Ohio) says that President Obama’s Address to the Congress, “showed the type of bold leadership that was required for a nation in crisis.”

Boccieri says that investing in healthcare and education are going to be what propels us towards prosperity.

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Congressman Lee Terry (R-Neb.) says that when it comes to being energy independent, President Obama was “dead on” during his Address to Congress. Terry went on to say that, “He missed some details in there, didn’t talk about nuclear power, which is the cleanest most efficient power out there.” He continued to say that overall it was a “very good, inspirational speech.”

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Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) says that President Obama was very open, honest, and direct with the American people in the Address to Congress. Cardin says, “He made it clear that he has the confidence in our country and the people of America and he’s going to get the job done, so I thought the President was right on target.”

By Suzia van Swol and Candyce Torres, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

 

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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks after the President’s Address to Congress and says that cutting the deficit in half is possible but will take a lot of hard work. Sanders discusses the stimulus package and says that, “I think the President has been very clear. We are going to use the internet, he has an inspector general, Joe Biden is going to play a roll. We want that money to do what it is supposed to do; rebuild America, create jobs, not be wasteful, or spent inefficiently.”

By Suzia van Swol and Candyce Torres, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

 

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After the President’s Address to Congress, Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA) says it was a broad brushed, but well delivered speech. Gingrey also says that Guantanamo Bay cannot be closed without a plan of what to do with the detainees. He continued, “do you want them in your state? We don’t want them in Georgia, and I don’t think most states, maybe California will take them, maybe, hey, maybe Illinois, the Chicago area would be a good place for them.”

By Suzia van Swol and Candyce Torres, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

 

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On Tuesday night Michael Ruhl interviewed Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO). Polis said that he anticipates his constituents responding well to the president’s address because it touched on all of the reasons why Barack Obama was elected.

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

 

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After the President’s Address to Congress, Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) says that he thinks it is possible to cut the deficit in half if, “you stop this cold war defense weapons spending, and you curtail very expensive sending people to Mars, you cut back on excessive agriculture spending as he said, and you let taxes on the wealthiest people go back to where they were under Bill Clinton when the economy prospered, that you can do this.”

by Suzia van Swol and Candyce Torres, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

 

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Jim Himes, D-CT, on the President’s Address to Congress

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Thaddeus McCotter,R-Mich, on the President’s Address to Congress.

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