Read more power stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4114/power.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:14:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69028/obama-im-no-jimmy-carter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s speech on health care last night wasn’t just a bid for Congressional support for reform: It was a reassertion of Obama’s political strength, writes Adam Nagourney in the New York Times . He had to “display his authority to a Congress that had begun to question his fortitude,” proving...http://www.newser.com/story/69028/obama-im-no-jimmy-carter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 7:38:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66822/oprahs-mag-puts-new-twist-on-power-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNobody’s No. 1 on O, the Oprah Magazine ’s inaugural “Power List.” Indeed, no one’s any other number either. “Power can be so many things,” the editors reason, so they’re honoring women who are powerful in different ways. A sampling: The Power of Loud: Anna Deavere Smith: Her one-woman plays...http://www.newser.com/story/66822/oprahs-mag-puts-new-twist-on-power-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 2:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66267/women-of-the-future-powerful-stressed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen are gaining economic clout, but they’re also feeling overburdened, a survey of 12,000 women in 21 countries finds. Women spend some 70% of consumer dollars globally and are set to produce 70% of household income growth in the next 5 years—meaning entrepreneurs who can help them deal...http://www.newser.com/story/66267/women-of-the-future-powerful-stressed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 17:48:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62219/courting-obama-pols-harbor-hoop-hopes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn Washington, everyone wants to be on the inside. How do you know you’re in? “A pickup game with Obama,” says a former Clinton press secretary. “That's the inner, inner, inner sanctum.” So aspiring members of the inner, inner circle are hitting the court, working on their moves, and hoping...http://www.newser.com/story/62219/courting-obama-pols-harbor-hoop-hopes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Jun 2009 12:16:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50440/power-returns-to-kabul-but-bribes-persist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor the first time since the fall of the Taliban, the glow of light hangs over Kabul late into the night, GlobalPost reports. An energy deal with Uzbekistan is bringing unprecedented access to electricity to the Afghan capital, where most neighborhoods only had power for about four hours every second...http://www.newser.com/story/50440/power-returns-to-kabul-but-bribes-persist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 5:33:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48997/raising-saddams-specter-maliki-aims-to-solidify-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki is looking to extend his reach with party gains on the provincial level in elections Saturday, the New York Times reports. But despite his assurances that “the iron centralization has ended,” many Iraqis fear a return to rule by a single leader with power focused in...http://www.newser.com/story/48997/raising-saddams-specter-maliki-aims-to-solidify-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 9:59:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42486/pelosi-among-most-powerful-of-speakers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNancy Pelosi may wield her influence behind the scenes, but she is the most powerful woman in the history of US politics, Politico reports, and with recent Democratic gains in Congress, she's poised to have power few other speakers could match. Though she’s nice about it, “whatever Nancy wants, Nancy...http://www.newser.com/story/42486/pelosi-among-most-powerful-of-speakers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Nov 2008 15:03:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33634/pelosi-i-am-not-giving-the-gavel-away-to-anyone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNewly minted author Nancy Pelosi launched her book tour this week, and one of the first stops is a sit-down with Politico. Of her hard-nosed blockade of GOP attempts to authorize offshore drilling, she says, “I’m trying to save the planet. I will not have this debate trivialized by their...http://www.newser.com/story/33634/pelosi-i-am-not-giving-the-gavel-away-to-anyone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Jul 2008 12:18:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33458/china-is-an-unlikely-superpower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican pundits are constantly claiming that China will soon overtake the US as the world’s dominant power—but if you look at the facts, that’s just not true, writes John Pomfret in the Washington Post . “Dire demographics, an overrated economy, an environment under siege, and an ideology that doesn't travel...http://www.newser.com/story/33458/china-is-an-unlikely-superpower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 27 Jul 2008 10:27:00 CDT