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Accused White House shooter to be held for trial
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 the president, a federal judge said today.
Obama: Core philosophy of GOP candidates identical
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 GOP candidates is the same and will stand in sharp relief with his own.
Obama: Jobless rate could drop to 8% by election
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.
GOP blocks Obama nominee to head financial agency
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 meltdown.
Obama embracing Roosevelt’s middle-class appeal
— 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 a “square deal” for regular Americans more than a century ago.
Supreme Court will hear health care case this term
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 in shaking the political landscape.