Articles filed under U.S. President
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Dems cobble convention crowd together bit by bitSep 03, 2012 8:35 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — College students from across North Carolina will arrive in Charlotte by the busload. Same with members of predominantly black churches in neighboring S...
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Late court decisions may impact 2012 electionSep 02, 2012 7:45 pm - Before voters get a say in this year's presidential race, lawyers and judges are having theirs. A series of court battles in several states may determine, over the next ...
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Why didn’t change happen under Obama?Sep 02, 2012 7:40 pm - On the January night in 2008 when he won the Iowa caucuses, Barack Obama delivered a victory speech that would reverberate forcefully across a divided America. Iowans, h...
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Obama says he’s a ‘huge Clint Eastwood fan’Sep 02, 2012 7:27 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he’s a “huge Clint Eastwood fan,” even in the aftermath of the actor’s rambling “invisible Obama” monologue at the GOP conventio...
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Obama hits Romney Obamacare slam, says ‘I do care’Sep 02, 2012 7:22 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Campaigning his way toward the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama slapped a “Romney doesn’t care” label on his rival’s health-care ...
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GOP tries to portray Biden as governing liabilitySep 02, 2012 8:06 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republicans are trying to undermine Vice President Joe Biden’s effectiveness as the Obama campaign’s chief surrogate and liaison to white, working-clas...
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In Florida, Medicare is not a senior-only issueSep 02, 2012 8:06 am - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — For Bruce Cargill, an 87-year-old retiree, Medicare is a “glorious program” that, along with Social Security, keeps millions of older Americans o...
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Ex-Obama advisers seek health care cost controlSep 02, 2012 8:06 am - WASHINGTON — Some of President Barack Obama’s former advisers are proposing major changes aimed at controlling health care costs as political uncertainty hovers over his...
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Obama turns to technology during conventionSep 02, 2012 8:06 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When the Democratic Party’s national convention opens this week, President Barack Obama’s target audience won’t be in the crowd. It will be the small s...
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GOP paints a nation on brink, Dems see reboundSep 02, 2012 8:06 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Listening to Republicans, a vote for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan is imperative to save the nation. “The republic of Washington and Jefferson is now in danger...