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• Obama: Birth control policy meets everyone’s needs

  February 10, 2012 in Nation/World President Barack Obama declared Friday he’s found a solution to a birth-control uproar that will protect religious liberty but also ensure that women have access to free contraception, as he … 34

• Seeking NH buzz, Romney, Santorum run at Obama

  January 5, 2012 in Nation/World Each trying to sound every bit the nominee, Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum looked past each other to run down President Barack Obama’s economic policies today as … 16

• Obama bucks GOP, OKs consumer watchdog

  January 4, 2012 in Business, Nation/World In a defiant display of executive power, President Barack Obama today will buck GOP opposition and name Richard Cordray as the nation’s chief consumer watchdog even though the Senate contends … 34

• U.S. to Iran: American warships to remain in Gulf

  January 3, 2012 in Nation/World The Obama administration today brushed aside Iran’s warning to keep U.S. aircraft carriers out of the Persian Gulf, dismissing its threats as a consequence of hard-hitting American sanctions on the …

• Obama nominates 2 to Federal Reserve Board

  December 27, 2011 in Business, Nation/World A vacationing President Barack Obama today nominated a Harvard University professor and a former Treasury official under President George H.W. Bush — a Democrat and a Republican — to the … 8

• Obama spends Christmas with family, military

  December 25, 2011 in Nation/World President Barack Obama blended his roles as a father and commander-in-chief this Christmas, exchanging presents and singing carols with his family, then greeting U.S. service members stationed at a Marine … 4

• House GOP rejects 2-month payroll tax cut

  December 20, 2011 in Nation/World The House today rejected a plan backed by President Barack Obama that would have extended a 2-percent payroll tax cut for two months and bought time for talks on a … 30

• Accused White House shooter to be held for trial

  December 19, 2011 in Nation/World A man accused of trying to kill President Barack Obama by firing several shots at the White House from long range must remain in custody to protect the public and … 5

• Obama: Core philosophy of GOP candidates identical

  December 11, 2011 in Nation/World In making the case for his re-election, President Barack Obama is arguing that it doesn’t matter who the Republicans nominate to run against him because the core philosophy of the … 4

• Obama: Jobless rate could drop to 8% by election

  December 9, 2011 in Nation/World Setting a new bar for the nation’s economy, President Barack Obama said the unemployment rate could fall to 8 percent before he faces re-election next November. 14

• GOP blocks Obama nominee to head financial agency

  December 8, 2011 in Nation/World Senate Republicans today blocked President Barack Obama’s choice to head the new consumer protection agency that was designed to help curtail the excesses and abuses that led to the financial … 30

• Obama embracing Roosevelt’s middle-class appeal

  December 6, 2011 in Nation/World — President Barack Obama is channeling President Theodore Roosevelt, embracing a mantle of economic fairness for the nation’s middle class today that draws parallels to the progressive reformer’s calls for … 10

• Alleged White House shooter found competent

  November 28, 2011 A man accused of firing shots at the White House in an attempt to kill President Barack Obama is competent to stand trial, according to a preliminary psychiatric screening. But … 4

• Supreme Court will hear health care case this term

  November 14, 2011 in Nation/World The Supreme Court said today it will hear arguments next March over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, accepting a case that could rival the historic Bush v. Gore ruling … 3

• Depiction of zombie Obama shot in head draws fire

  October 31, 2011 in Nation/World RICHMOND, Va. — A Republican committee Halloween-themed graphic in Virginia featuring a zombie President Barack Obama with a bullet hole in his forehead has provoked condemnations from the left and … 49

• Obama to promote new steps to help housing woes

  October 24, 2011 in Nation/World Seeking to circumvent congressional opposition, President Barack Obama will promote a series of executive branch steps aimed at jumpstarting the economy this week, beginning with new rules to make it … 20

• Obama: Iraq war over, troops coming home

  October 21, 2011 in Nation/World President Barack Obama today declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and most divisive conflicts in U.S. history, announcing that all American troops would be withdrawn … 52

• Obama says he’ll keep fighting for jobs bill

  October 12, 2011 in Nation/World A day after Senate Republicans blocked action on his much-touted jobs bill, President Barack Obama said he isn’t taking no for an answer. 25

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  Obama says he’s ready to move jobs bill in pieces

  October 11, 2011 in Nation/World President Barack Obama said today he’s prepared to break his jobs bill into pieces and try to move it that way, hours before the measure faced likely defeat at the … 7

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  Obama knocks GOP leader, says GOP blocks jobs vote

  October 4, 2011 in Nation/World President Barack Obama is criticizing House Majority Leader Eric Cantor for saying the president’s $447 billion jobs bill will not get a vote in its entirety in the Republican-led House. 50

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  Health care law looms over new Supreme Court term

  October 3, 2011 in Nation/World The nine justices of the Supreme Court, who serve without seeking election, soon will have to decide whether to insert themselves into the center of the presidential campaign next year. … 18

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  McKenna keeps state in health care lawsuit

  September 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna won’t withdraw from a multistate lawsuit against federal health care reform, even though the other states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to … 2

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  Obama defends push to raise taxes on rich

  September 26, 2011 in News, Region MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Inviting questions, President Barack Obama got one he was happy to answer. “Would you please raise my taxes?” one man asked the president at a town … 49

• Idaho to seek waiver for No Child Left Behind law

  September 23, 2011 in Nation/World, Idaho Idaho will be among the first states to apply for a waiver from the federal government to skirt provisions of the No Child Left Behind education law, according to the … 6

• Obama: World will stand with post-Gadhafi Libya

  September 20, 2011 in Nation/World Seeking to bolster a nation in transition, President Barack Obama promised the Libyan people that the world will stand with them as they reshape their country following the fall of … 1

• Text of President Obama’s address to Congress

  September 8, 2011 in Nation/World Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and fellow Americans:

• Obama asks $450 billion to lift economy

  September 8, 2011 in Nation/World Confronting an economy in peril, President Barack Obama unveiled a larger-than-expected $450 billion plan tonight to boost jobs and put cash in the pockets of dispirited Americans, urging Republican skeptics … 45

• Obama looks to create jobs, put GOP on the spot

  September 8, 2011 in Nation/World Facing a frustrated public and a skeptical Congress, President Barack Obama will pitch at least $300 billion in jobs proposals aimed at getting Americans back to work quickly and forcing … 42

• Obama halts controversial EPA regulation

  September 2, 2011 in Nation/World President Barack Obama today scrapped his administration’s controversial plans to tighten smog rules, bowing to the demands of congressional Republicans and some business leaders. 20

• Justices say McKenna can challenge health care law

  September 1, 2011 in Region Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna legally can challenge the federal health care reforms, but can’t refuse to represent Land Commissioner Peter Goldmark in a separate case. 5

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