http://ccabot.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Cheri Cabot en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:49:14 GMT 2010-01-03T06:49:14Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973125     First Lady Michelle Obama has challenged some of the famous chefs from the Food Network to a special “Iron Chef America” battle. The special two-hour episode, billed . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:24:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973125 Cheri Cabot 2010-01-02T20:24:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970952   The beginning of the decade seemed promising. We had a surplus of funds in our coffers, we weren’t at war, and life in America seemed pretty good. But, the turmoil of the 2000 elections, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:28:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970952 Cheri Cabot 2010-01-01T02:28:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958206 After weeks of wrangling, grandstanding and obstructionist maneuvers, a health care reform bill finally passed the upper house of the Senate at 1 a.m. Monday morning, and a final vote is set for . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:59:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958206 Cheri Cabot 2009-12-22T06:59:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945381   President Obama was recently interviewed by Steve Kroft to be aired tonight, Sunday, December 13 on CBS’s 60 Minutes at 7 p.m. ET/PT. In the interview Obama talks about bankers’ . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:08:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945381 Cheri Cabot 2009-12-13T22:08:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942059   Last night Democrats in the Senate offered to scratch the public option in return for the expansion of Medicare to Americans 55 to 67 as well as a low-cost, public insurance plan run by . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:13:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942059 Cheri Cabot 2009-12-11T07:13:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940223 This was posted by Peter Orszag on the official White House Website. Peter is the director of the Office of Management and Budget At the end of September, the Office of . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:48:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940223 Cheri Cabot 2009-12-10T05:48:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940172 President Barack Obama talks with the fall 2009 White House interns before their groups photo in the East room of the White House, Dec. 8. 2009 (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:20:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940172 Cheri Cabot 2009-12-10T05:20:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940139 President and Mrs. Obama are on their way to Norway where President Obama will accept the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. The first couple will spend 26 hours in Oslo, beginning with a trip to the . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:58:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940139 Cheri Cabot 2009-12-10T04:58:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934502   I love opera. I know. Most of you will wrinkle your nose and squint your eyes at me as if I suddenly grew two heads. I have always been curious about opera, but since there wasn’t . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:22:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934502 Cheri Cabot 2009-12-07T07:22:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924957 On the eve of President Obama’s address to the nation regarding his decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, a startling revelation was unleashed today as a new Senate report accused Defense . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:06:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924957 Cheri Cabot 2009-12-01T07:06:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915114   On Tuesday evening President and Mrs. Obama will host their first White House State dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The White House will host 400 guests for the event, . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:52:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915114 Cheri Cabot 2009-11-24T06:52:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909813   Among the first to be invited to the table to talk to President Obama about health care reform were the drug makers. Much to the chagrin of Democrats on the Hill, the White House made a . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:15:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909813 Cheri Cabot 2009-11-20T07:15:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903409   I didn’t need to look at the calendar today to know it was Monday.    My usual routine on any given morning is to feed the cats, grind the coffee beans, start the . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:03:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903409 Cheri Cabot 2009-11-16T19:03:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898934 Representative Bart Stupak, D-Mich, apparently didn’t get the memo from President Obama that this is a health care bill not an abortion bill. Obama unequivocally stated that even though it . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:08:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898934 Cheri Cabot 2009-11-13T08:08:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893491   One can now see the proverbial “fork in the road” in Pasadena, CA. As a 75th birthday surprise for Bob Stane, several friends erected a huge fork in an area where the road splits, . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:18:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893491 Cheri Cabot 2009-11-10T05:18:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893427 President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a quickly scheduled meeting Monday evening. The White House released a brief comment about the meeting. “The President . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:59:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893427 Cheri Cabot 2009-11-10T03:59:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977887743   by Sean McMorris   The white House announced this week that a decision on any troop increases in Afghanistan is still weeks away, but the debate nonetheless rages on over how those . . . Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:05:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977887743 Cheri Cabot 2009-11-06T05:05:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877073   On Tuesday, November 3, HBO will air the documentary “By the People: The Election of Barack Obama.” According to the website, filmmakers Amy Rice and Alicia Sams began to roll . . . Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:28:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877073 Cheri Cabot 2009-10-30T04:28:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875252   In a huge step toward making public option health care a reality, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Monday that the bill he intends to send to the Senate floor next month would . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:06:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875252 Cheri Cabot 2009-10-29T04:06:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977862349 The U.S Chamber of Commerce appears to be showing its age. First they seemed to forget how many businesses they actually represent, claiming 3 million when in reality the number . . . Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:26:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977862349 Cheri Cabot 2009-10-20T22:26:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977860185                               Politico reported that President . . . Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:11:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977860185 Cheri Cabot 2009-10-19T17:11:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977849171   Blue Dog Democrats are the biggest roadblock for a public option health care plan being passed, since Republicans are a non-consideration. Some of the most stubborn Blue Dogs resisting a . . . Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:22:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977849171 Cheri Cabot 2009-10-12T04:22:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846313   President Obama awoke this morning (Friday) to the news he had been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland praised Mr. Obama . . . Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:16:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977846313 Cheri Cabot 2009-10-09T19:16:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977839975 Remember when the GOP and right wing were constantly screaming in our faces about being patriotic? Remember if someone didn’t support the Iraq war they weren’t patriotic? Remember when . . . Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:31:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977839975 Cheri Cabot 2009-10-05T22:31:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977834835 First Lady Michelle Obama has put together a dream team to help her convince the IOC that Chicago should be the home of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Of course, in the final stretch she has pulled out . . . Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:35:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977834835 Cheri Cabot 2009-10-02T01:35:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977834690     President Obama is on is way to Copenhagen, Denmark to meet with the International Olympic Committee and make a pitch for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.   A . . . Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:21:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977834690 Cheri Cabot 2009-10-01T23:21:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977831258   Iran’s nuclear program, which has been hovering in the back round since its post election turmoil, was thrust to the forefront at the G-20 summit last week. In a scenario worthy of . . . Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:33:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977831258 Cheri Cabot 2009-09-29T23:33:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824263   It’s an incredibly busy week for President Obama. He started the week off at the 5th annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York. Next the president met with Israeli . . . Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:04:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824263 Cheri Cabot 2009-09-24T04:04:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977822733     The Associated Press reports today that President Barack Obama will make an appearance on the Food Network show “Throwdown with Bobby Flay” and four other network shows . . . Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:16:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977822733 Cheri Cabot 2009-09-23T03:16:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821298   Following a media blitz on Sunday news shows, President Obama will culminate with an appearance on David Letterman’s Late Show Monday evening. Mr. Letterman will have President . . . Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:53:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821298 Cheri Cabot 2009-09-22T02:53:04Z