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Happy 4th at the White House
U.S. Independence Day was an “all-service” holiday at the White House this year as President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcomed about 1,200 people — men and women from all of the...
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No more Mr. Nice Guy, Republican sets sights on Obama’s energy czar
Michigan Republican Fred Upton is known as a moderate who disappointed many conservatives by voting with the Democratic majority on some major issues including the taxpayer bailout of U.S. automobile...
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Lugar warns U.S. against war in Libya
In recent days some U.S. senators have been urging President Obama to consider military intervention to help Libyan rebels fighting Moammar Gaddafi. Not Richard Lugar. The top Republican on the Senate...
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At Lincoln Memorial, Obama again makes point that government is open
President Barack Obama has found the monuments of Washington to be quite the picturesque backdrops for making the point that a government shutdown was averted. Obama surprised visitors at the Lincoln...
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President Obama takes the White House to the Midwest
By Jason Reed 600 miles of ice cream stops, cornfields and cow judging contests – a glimpse inside the traveling white house circus. The scene in Washington DC, 2011 - U.S. debt ceiling negotiations,...
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Washington Extra – Black box
For the past week or so, we’ve watched Democrats and Republicans playing chess on the payroll tax cuts, trying to outmaneuver each other and gain the upper hand in this final bitter budget battle of...
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Washington Extra – A man and his dog
Here’s a modern-day twist on Harry Truman’s quip “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” If you, the president, have called John Boehner and urged him to compromise on extending the payroll...
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Washington Extra – The Keystone cudgel
President Obama had until the end of February to make a decision on the Keystone oil sands pipeline, but he made his move today. And, predictably, he rejected the $7 billion project. That keeps him in...
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Obama campaign attacks Romney for raising fees as governor
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and Massachusetts Democratic state lawmakers closed a budget shortfall by closing corporate tax loopholes and raising fees, the latter of which was attacked in...
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Obama gets a surprising ‘lift’ in Florida pizza joint
President Barack Obama met his match in the fitness category at an impromptu campaign visit on Sunday. Stopping by a pizza place — the Big Apple Pizza & Pasta Italian Restaurant — in Ft. Pierce,...
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