Articles filed under U.S. President
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New ID laws could delay outcome of close electionSep 26, 2012 10:09 am - WASHINGTON — The presidential election is Nov. 6, but it could take days to figure out the winner if the vote is close. New voting laws are likely to increase the number...
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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 says Clinton can ‘do a man a lot of good’Sep 25, 2012 11:02 am - NEW YORK — Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney is unlikely to win Bill Clinton’s vote, but that doesn’t mean he can’t soak up a bit of the popular former presiden...
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Despite disapproval, someone will win Obama-RomneySep 24, 2012 7:48 pm - ATLANTA — Never have American voters re-elected a president whose work they disapprove of as much as Barack Obama’s. Not that Mitt Romney can take much comfort — they’ve...
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Romney assails Obama after US ambassador’s deathSep 24, 2012 8:00 am - PUEBLO, Colo. — Mitt Romney led a chorus of Republican criticism of the administration’s foreign policy on Monday, accusing President Barack Obama of minimizing the rece...
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Romney’s plan for Medicare: Important details still in fluxSep 24, 2012 5:26 am - WASHINGTON — Medicare is the one health insurance plan that will cover virtually every American at some point in life, and Republican Mitt Romney is proposing the bigges...
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Answers about Medicare from the Obama campaignSep 24, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — He’ll never turn Medicare into a voucher, but if you are lucky enough to be financially comfortable in retirement, odds are you’ll pay higher premiums under...
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Obama responds to Romney’s tough talk on MideastSep 23, 2012 9:33 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, defending his foreign policy record at a time of anti-American rage in the Muslim world, fired back at suggestions from Republican M...