All posts tagged "Obama"

• House set to Strengthen Government Records Law

  WASHINGTON – The House moved forward on legislation that would make it easier to obtain government records, as a new congressional report concluded that the freedom of information process under the Obama administration is broken and in...

  • Posted January 11, 2016
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• Obama’s State of the Union Address Seeks to Frame 2016 Race

  WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address will attempt to frame the choice Americans face as they select his successor. He’ll dole out an optimistic vision for the country’s future in contrast to...

  • Posted January 11, 2016
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• Obama’s State of Union Proposals often hit Wall in Congress

  WASHINGTON – “Dead. Real Dead.” That was the verdict by then-House Speaker John Boehner on President Barack Obama’s proposal to impose higher dividend and capital gains taxes on the wealthy. But it could just have easily applied...

  • Posted January 11, 2016
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• Obama says he’ll Attend Detroit Auto Show Later this Month

  WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama plans to celebrate the resurgent U.S. auto industry by visiting the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this month. The industry was in danger of collapse when Obama took office in...

  • Posted January 9, 2016
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• Obama Vetoes Bill to Repeal Signature Health Care Law

  WASHINGTON – Protecting his signature domestic achievement, President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed Republican-inspired legislation to repeal his health care law, saying to do so “would reverse the significant progress we have made in improving health care...

  • Posted January 8, 2016
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• Cuban Dissidents Leaving Country amid Shift in US Policy

  HAVANA – One year ago, the Cuban government began releasing 53 political prisoners whom President Barack Obama wanted freed as part of a historic deal to re-establish diplomatic relations between the former Cold War foes. U.S. government...

  • Posted January 8, 2016
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• Congress Sends Health Law Repeal to Obama for First Time

  WASHINGTON – The GOP-led Congress sent legislation to President Barack Obama Wednesday repealing his signature health law, fulfilling a promise to Republican voters in a presidential election year but inviting a certain veto. The nearly party-line vote...

  • Posted January 6, 2016
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• An Emotional Obama Unveils his Plan to Cut Gun Violence

  WASHINGTON – Tears streaking his cheeks, President Barack Obama launched a final-year push Tuesday to tighten sales of firearms in the U.S., using his presidential powers in the absence of tougher gun restrictions that Congress has refused...

  • Posted January 5, 2016
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• Business Group Hopes to Jumpstart Momentum for Trade Pact

  WASHINGTON – Leading business groups, often at odds with President Barack Obama, are looking to give momentum to one of his top priorities before he leaves office: approval of a trade pact linking 12 nations along the...

  • Posted January 5, 2016
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• Obama Media Strategy Expands Into Long-Form Conversations

  WASHINGTON – The novelist tossed out phrases such as “religious humanism” and “the sinister other.” The interviewer asked her about her upbringing and writing process. At an hour and 7,000 thoughtful words, the discussion sounded like a...

  • Posted January 3, 2016
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