W.H. Egg Roll: An Obama family affair “The Obama family welcomed thousands of parents and children to the White House on Monday for the annual Easter Egg Roll.” [Politico] Obama puts taxes at center of campaign fight “Obama will talk about taxes in Florida on Tuesday when he delivers a speech in support of the “Buffett Rule,” a measure to insure a 30 percent tax on income over $1 million earned by wealthy Americans.” [Reuters] Dems running for governor will be at Draft Haus Thursday ”Democratic candidates running for governor on the May 8 primary election will be in Sturgeon Bay for a forum to be held from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday at the Draft Haus Restaurant, 901 Egg Harbor Road.” [Green Bay Press Gazette] Democrats vying for Senate agree on Iran, economy “Democrats competing to succeed the retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman agreed that that the U.S. should tighten sanctions against Iran and avoid war to force it to give up its ambitions for nuclear weapons” [Norwich Bulletin]
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Weekly Address

President Obama offers his warmest greetings to all who are celebrating Easter and Passover this weekend, and reflects on the common thread of humanity that binds us all together.

Obama team slams Romney, Walker on women’s issues: “President Obama’s re-election campaign is zeroing in on Mitt Romney for allying with Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin — who just repealed an employment discrimination law.”[CBS News] Obama camp to Mitt: Open books: “President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign called on Republican front-runner Mitt Romney to release his tax returns dating back to the 1980s, to see if they contain information about an uncommon investment arrangement at his former private-equity firm that may have helped swell his individual retirement account.” [Politico] GOP iReporter still backs Obama: “Arizona Republican AZStranger shared his thoughts on why he plans to vote for Obama in the coming presidential election”[CNN iReport] Annual White House Easter Egg Roll to be held Monday: “The White House estimates more than 35,000 people will participate, including Dora the Explorer, Katsuma and Poppet from the Moshi Monsters game, Alex the Lion from ‘Madagascar 3.’” [The Washington Post]
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  • Obama team slams Romney, Walker on women’s issues: “President Obama’s re-election campaign is zeroing in on Mitt Romney for allying with Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin — who just repealed an employment discrimination law.”[CBS News]
  • Obama camp to Mitt: Open books: “President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign called on Republican front-runner Mitt Romney to release his tax returns dating back to the 1980s, to see if they contain information about an uncommon investment arrangement at his former private-equity firm that may have helped swell his individual retirement account.” [Politico]
  • GOP iReporter still backs Obama: “Arizona Republican AZStranger shared his thoughts on why he plans to vote for Obama in the coming presidential election”[CNN iReport]
  • Annual White House Easter Egg Roll to be held Monday: “The White House estimates more than 35,000 people will participate, including Dora the Explorer, Katsuma and Poppet from the Moshi Monsters game, Alex the Lion from ‘Madagascar 3.’” [The Washington Post]

bylinebeat: Obama: End tax breaks for big oil President Barack Obama’s plea to Congress to end $4 billion in tax subsidies to oil companies was rebuffed Thursday as the Senate turned back a Democratic bill to repeal the tax breaks.Moments after Obama made his election-year appeal in the White House Rose Garden, the Senate failed to get the necessary two-thirds vote to proceed to a measure that would have ended the subsidies. Obama had argued that Americans are getting hit twice - once at the gas pump, and once more by sending billions of dollars in tax subsidies to oil companies.“I think it’s time they got by without more help from taxpayers who are already having a tough enough time paying the bills and filling up their gas tank,” the president said. “And I think it’s curious that some folks in Congress, who are the first to belittle investments in new sources of energy, are the ones that are fighting the hardest to maintain these giveaways for the oil companies.”The Senate vote was 51-47, short of the 60 votes necessary. Two Republicans voted to proceed to the legislation - Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe. But four Democrats rejected the effort - Sens. Jim Webb of Virginia, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Mark Begich of Alaska.Photo Credit: (http://weaselzippers.us)
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bylinebeat:

Obama: End tax breaks for big oil

President Barack Obama’s plea to Congress to end $4 billion in tax subsidies to oil companies was rebuffed Thursday as the Senate turned back a Democratic bill to repeal the tax breaks.

Moments after Obama made his election-year appeal in the White House Rose Garden, the Senate failed to get the necessary two-thirds vote to proceed to a measure that would have ended the subsidies. Obama had argued that Americans are getting hit twice - once at the gas pump, and once more by sending billions of dollars in tax subsidies to oil companies.

“I think it’s time they got by without more help from taxpayers who are already having a tough enough time paying the bills and filling up their gas tank,” the president said. “And I think it’s curious that some folks in Congress, who are the first to belittle investments in new sources of energy, are the ones that are fighting the hardest to maintain these giveaways for the oil companies.”

The Senate vote was 51-47, short of the 60 votes necessary. Two Republicans voted to proceed to the legislation - Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe. But four Democrats rejected the effort - Sens. Jim Webb of Virginia, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Mark Begich of Alaska.

Photo Credit: (http://weaselzippers.us)