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nedjelja, 26.04.2009.

tightening federal belt

Obama on Saturday announced a plan for federal workers to propose ways to improve their agencies' and departments' budgets. The president said employees' ideas would be key as his Cabinet officials try to cut millions from the budget and trim the deficit.
"After all, Americans across the country know that the best ideas often come from workers, not just management," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. "That's why we'll establish a process through which every government worker can submit their ideas for how their agency can save money and perform better. We'll put the suggestions that work into practice."
Obama's pitch comes at the end of a week focused on federal spending. On Friday, Democrats in Congress neared a deal on Obama's budget proposal and inched closer to passing a bill that would result in some $500 billion in deficits.
To confront that perception, Obama earlier in the week ordered officials to identify $100 million in savings to achieve over time — a relative pittance against the broader plan, his aides later acknowledged.
"Earlier this week, I held my first Cabinet meeting and sent a clear message: cut what doesn't work. Already, we've identified substantial savings," Obama said. "And in the days and weeks ahead, we will continue going through the budget line by line, and we'll identify more than 100 programs that will be cut or eliminated."
Obama said his administration would make $2 trillion in deficit reductions in the next decade, a pledge he has made repeatedly during his first three months in office. He also said he wants to re-evaluate priorities in the capital and urged Congress to pass legislation that would force lawmakers to pay for new policies and avoid large deficits. He also told agencies they could keep a part of the money they save.

26.04.2009. u 01:42 • 0 Komentara • Print • #

Stafford Pick

NEW YORK--NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell just stepped to the podium and declared the draft under way.

Moments later, he announced the Detroit Lions' selection of Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford with the top overall choice.

Stafford agreed Friday night to a six-year contract with $41.7 million in guaranteed money and a maximum total value of $78 million, including incentives.

The announcement of the pick was booed by the crowd, which chanted, "Over-rated!"

Goodell only allowed five seconds of the Lions' 10-minute time allotment to expire before announcing the pick.

The St. Louis Rams are up next, with talk here on the draft floor that the New York Jets could trade up for the selection.
Stafford was at dinner with his family Friday night when he got a call from his agent, Tom Condon, informing him that the deal with the Lions was completed.

"I'd been waiting to hear," Stafford said. "It was definitely a relief last night."

Stafford joins a team coming off the first 0-16 season in NFL history.

"All you can do as a rookie is put your nose down and go to work," Stafford said. "That's what I plan to do, try to earn the respect of my teammates and win some games."

26.04.2009. u 01:30 • 0 Komentara • Print • #

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