Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Judge halts Pa.’s tough new voter ID requirementOct 02, 2012 8:51 am - By Robert Barnes/The Washington Post A Pennsylvania judge Tuesday ordered state officials not to enforce the commonwealth’s tough new voter ID law in the November electi...
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Economic trend lines, for now, favoring ObamaSep 26, 2012 6:37 am - WASHINGTON — For the past year, as the presidential election unfolded, President Barack Obama confronted a dizzying swell of economic news — hiring up, hiring down, a eu...
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Presidential campaign is nice, and then again notSep 25, 2012 9:14 pm - NEW YORK — In a split-screen race for the presidency, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama were on their best campaign behavior in public Tuesday, all the w...
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Obama urges UN to confront roots of Muslim rageSep 25, 2012 11:02 am - NEW YORK — President Barack Obama told world leaders Tuesday that attacks on U.S. citizens in Libya “were attacks on America,” and he called on them to join in confronti...
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Romney tries to seize mantle of changeSep 21, 2012 8:26 am - WASHINGTON — Now it’s Mitt Romney who wants to be the candidate of change. Romney seized on President Barack Obama’s comment that “you can’t change Washington from the ...
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Obamas to make first joint appearance on ‘The View’Sep 20, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will make their first joint appearance on the daytime show “The View” next week. The show says the Democratic p...
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets Congress’ highest honorSep 19, 2012 9:22 pm - WASHINGTON — Lawmakers united by their respect of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday presented her with Congress’ highest civilian honor in a ceremon...
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Obama to appear at Milwaukee rally as lead widensSep 19, 2012 9:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — President Barack Obama plans to host a rally on the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee on Saturday as a new poll shows his lead in the state is widening. Th...
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Poll: Obama job approval rising, race still tightSep 19, 2012 9:10 am - WASHINGTON — Americans are feeling markedly better about the country’s future and about Barack Obama’s job performance, but the president’s re-election race against Repu...
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Obama allies continue to push secret Romney videoSep 19, 2012 9:10 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s campaign allies continued to push out an unauthorized video of rival Mitt Romney dismissing the half of Americans who don’t pay tax...