Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Biden pledges urgent Obama action on gun controlJan 09, 2013 7:43 am - WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden vowed urgent action against gun violence in America Wednesday, pledging steps by the Obama administration that he said could “take ...
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Graham calls for delay on Brennan nominationJan 08, 2013 9:45 am - WASHINGTON — A Republican senator is calling for a delay in confirming President Barack Obama’s pick for CIA director until the administration provides answers on the de...
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White House ramping up discussions on gun violenceJan 08, 2013 9:45 am - WASHINGTON — Facing an end-of-the-month deadline, the Obama administration is calling gun owner groups, victims’ organizations and representatives from the video-game in...
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President Obama is Time's 'Person of the Year'Dec 19, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — President Barack Obama has been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2012. "We are in the midst of historic cultural and demographic changes, and O...
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Hagel, Kerry poised to assume Cabinet rolesDec 15, 2012 9:33 pm - WASHINGTON — John F. Kerry and Chuck Hagel, President Obama’s likely picks to head his second-term national security cabinet, have much in common, including decorated se...
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Budget constraints will affect Obama legacyDec 08, 2012 4:35 pm - WASHINGTON — Even if President Obama succeeds in getting Republicans to agree to tax hikes on the wealthy as part of a “fiscal cliff” deal, the country’s grim budget rea...
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Fiscal cliff ads pick up where campaign stoppedDec 07, 2012 2:42 pm - WASHINGTON — Debate over the “fiscal cliff” has money pouring into television, print, radio and online ads, picking up where the wall-to-wall election campaign left off....
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Obama and Boehner discuss fiscal cliff by phoneDec 05, 2012 8:03 pm - WASHINGTON — For the first time in days, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner spoke by phone Wednesday about the “fiscal cliff” that threatens to knock ...
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Pressuring GOP, Obama takes his fiscal plan to Pa.Nov 30, 2012 8:10 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is taking his case for avoiding a potentially unsettling “fiscal cliff” to the Philadelphia suburbs, employing campaign-style tactics...
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White House: Obama to meet Romney ThursdayNov 28, 2012 8:45 am - WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama will meet privately Thursday with his vanquished rival Mitt Romney, their first face-to-face encounter since the...