Obama outlines second hundred days agenda in news conference
President Obama pledges an unrelenting effort to strengthen prosperity and security beyond the first 100 days. He calls for bipartisan work on education and spending while acknowledging remaining challenges and promising aggressive actions.
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Obama budget aims to cut deficits with education and health investments
The Obama budget expects deficits to fall to 523 billion in 2014 thanks to investments in education and disease prevention. It argues prevention saves money long term, though cost savings cited for prevention may be overstated.
Obama backed push to end crack cocaine sentencing disparity
The Obama administration joined U S District Judge Reggie Walton in urging Congress to remove the racial gap in punishment for crack versus powder cocaine. Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer said the goal is to eliminate the disparity with violence addressed by tough fair laws. Durbin noted 81 percent of crack offenses in 2007 involved black defendants while blacks make up about 25 percent of crack users.
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