Articles filed under U.S. President
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It’s a 50-50 nation, give or takeNov 07, 2012 11:33 am - WASHINGTON — The election laid bare a dual — and dueling — nation, politically speaking, jaggedly split down the middle on the presidency and torn over much else. It see...
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Images: Front pages from around the worldNov 07, 2012 8:00 am - ...
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What’s next with the Electoral College?Nov 07, 2012 5:53 am - Americans already know who their next president is, but the formal process for picking a president extends beyond Election Day. While the Electoral College has the ultim...
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Analysis: Both sides see mandate, hard road aheadNov 07, 2012 5:53 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s re-election, coupled with Republicans’ continued hold on the House, gives both parties a chance to rethink, and perhaps undo, the b...
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The economy Obama faces: Slow but gaining steadilyNov 07, 2012 5:11 am - WASHINGTON — Some reward. Here’s the assignment President Barack Obama has won with his re-election: Improve an economy burdened by high unemployment, stagnant pay, a Eu...
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Who hit the polls: Younger voters, minoritiesNov 07, 2012 5:07 am - WASHINGTON — Barack Obama and Mitt Romney made sharply different bets about who would vote this year. It turned out that Americans who cast ballots looked collectively m...
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Turnout shaping up to be lower than 2008Nov 07, 2012 5:07 am - WASHINGTON — A drop in voter turnout in Tuesday’s election didn’t keep President Barack Obama from winning a second term in the White House. Preliminary figures suggest ...
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Best rally in decade may slow as Obama faces Congress on taxesNov 07, 2012 4:22 am - Stock and bond investors enjoying the biggest advance in more than a decade under Barack Obama may see the momentum fade as the rallies age and the president confronts C...
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Exit poll shows economy still the top concernNov 06, 2012 4:02 pm - WASHINGTON — Preliminary results of an exit poll conducted for The Associated Press show that the presidential election hinges once again on the economy. The survey of v...
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Obama, Romney stay busy ahead of vote tallyNov 06, 2012 2:03 pm - After many months of grueling campaigning, the waiting stage of the presidential sweepstakes is near as both parties worked furiously to boost turnout and get supporters...