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Royal Snub? Obamas Not Invited to William's Wedding
Of course, the First Couple doesn't actually know the prince...
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- Drama alert: The Obamas have been “snubbed” and will not score an invite to Prince William’s wedding. Because Wills isn’t an heir to the throne quite yet, his wedding isn’t a state occasion; thus he and Kate Middleton don’t feel pressured to invite more than...
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President Obama Signs Massive Tax Bill
He praises $858B tax cut deal
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- The Bush tax cuts live on. President Barack Obama signed the $858 billion tax bill today, praising the new law as a "substantial victory for middle-class families across the country." Before signing the bill, the president reiterated that "there are some elements of this legislation that I...
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Dec 14, 2010 9:14 AM CST
Tax Deal Cutting Into Obama's Hawaiian Getaway
As Congress heads toward overtime, the president may be stuck in DC
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- Someone break the news to Sasha and Malia: They may have to body surf the Hawaiian waves without dad this year. With Congress’ lame duck session likely headed into overtime, President Obama has resolved to stay in Washington to sign anything it passes, meaning he may not find himself en...
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Obama Signs
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Law imposes nutritional requirements, expands school lunches
Dec 13, 2010 2:54 PM CST
Obama Signs Nutrition Bill Into Law
Law imposes nutritional requirements, expands school lunches
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- Thousands more children would eat at school and all school food would become more nutritious under a bill President Obama signed into law today, part of an administration-wide effort to combat childhood obesity. "At a very basic level, this act is about doing what's right for our children,"...
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In 1995 Memoir, Obama Predicted His Problems as Prez
He remembers being warned that people wouldn't like him
Dec 12, 2010 3:35 PM CST
In 1995 Memoir, Obama Predicted His Problems as Prez
He remembers being warned that people wouldn't like him
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- Pundits love to offer up psychological assessments of the president, writes Walter Shapiro on Politics Daily , but few of them think to return to Barack Obama’s own autobiography,
Dreams From My Father
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Democrats Too Dumb to Realize Obama Won Tax Deal
Krauthammer: GOP gave him his stimulus, and looked bad doing it
Dec 10, 2010 11:29 AM CST
Democrats Too Dumb to Realize Obama Won Tax Deal
Krauthammer: GOP gave him his stimulus, and looked bad doing it
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- Barack Obama pulled off a huge coup with his tax-cut deal, but House Democrats are too dim to realize it. Obama slyly negotiated “the biggest stimulus in American history,” complains Charles Krauthammer in the
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Biden Tries to Quell Democrat Rebellion in House
House Democrats band together to decry deal
Dec 8, 2010 9:56 AM CST
Biden Tries to Quell Democrat Rebellion in House
House Democrats band together to decry deal
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- Joe Biden will head to Capitol Hill today in an attempt to win over Democrats furious about President Obama’s deal on the Bush tax cuts. Democratic lawmakers discovered a shocking level of consensus when they huddled to discuss the deal yesterday, the Huffington Post reports: Every last speaker agreed...
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Obama's Tax Deal
Really a 'Stealth Stimulus'
But it'll only work if consumers will spend the money
Dec 8, 2010 7:56 AM CST
Obama's Tax Deal Really a 'Stealth Stimulus'
But it'll only work if consumers will spend the money
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- The tax cut deal President Obama struck with Republicans is likely to give a real jolt to the economy, economists tell the
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Surprise! Taxes Will Actually
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But for the rich, it's a great deal
Dec 8, 2010 7:43 AM CST
Surprise! Taxes Will Actually Go Up for the Poor
But for the rich, it's a great deal
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- This tax cut deal President Obama struck with Republicans is awesome—as long as you’re among the wealthiest Americans. At least a quarter of the tax savings will go to the top 1%, the
New York Times
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Why Obama Struck
His Tax Cut Bargain
He wanted more stimulus, and this is the best he could get
Dec 7, 2010 10:19 AM CST
Why Obama Struck His Tax Cut Bargain
He wanted more stimulus, and this is the best he could get
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- Barack Obama's decision to extend the Bush tax cuts has got pundits talking and liberals frothing. Here's what they're saying:
This might look like a “classic Washington giveaway,” but “at the White House, where there is much anxiety about the staggering performance of the economy, this is
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So What Exactly
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Republicans, Obama agree to payroll tax holiday, middle class breaks
Dec 7, 2010 7:43 AM CST
So What Exactly Is in the Tax Deal?
Republicans, Obama agree to payroll tax holiday, middle class breaks
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- The tax cut deal President Obama struck with Republicans yesterday is far more sweeping than lawmakers on either side of the aisle were expecting, and aside from extending the Bush tax cuts across the board, here's the lowdown, as per the
Washington Post
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Inheritance tax:
After a year's lapse, individual
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Obama Signals Compromise
on Bush Tax Cuts
President looks ready to extend all in order to spare middle class
Dec 6, 2010 3:58 PM CST
Obama Signals Compromise on Bush Tax Cuts
President looks ready to extend all in order to spare middle class
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- Faced with the prospect of no deal on the Bush tax cuts resulting in a middle-class tax hike on Jan. 1, President Obama is signaling a willingness to extend them across the board, reports
USA Today
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Winfrey, McCartney Among Kennedy Center Honorees
Merle Haggard, Jerry Herman, Bill T. Jones also feted
Dec 6, 2010 5:45 AM CST
Winfrey, McCartney Among Kennedy Center Honorees
Merle Haggard, Jerry Herman, Bill T. Jones also feted
(Newser)
- Oprah Winfrey and Paul McCartney were among the latest group of celebs to receive Kennedy Center Honors in a star-filled night that included tributes from Julia Roberts and John Travolta, among others. Merle Haggard, Broadway composer Jerry Herman, and dancer Bill T. Jones were also honored, as they sat with...
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Obama to Troops:
You're Winning
President thanks service members during surprise Afghanistan trip
Dec 3, 2010 2:45 PM CST
Obama to Troops: You're Winning
President thanks service members during surprise Afghanistan trip
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- President Obama capped his surprise visit to Afghanistan by delivering words of encouragement to US troops at the Bagram base north of Kabul, Bloomberg reports. “You are protecting your country, you’re achieving your objectives, you will succeed in your mission,” Obama said. “We said we were...
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OPINION
Why Obama Should Cut, Not Freeze, Federal Wages
We need to hire more people for less money
Nov 30, 2010 1:56 PM CST
Why Obama Should Cut, Not Freeze, Federal Wages
We need to hire more people for less money
(Newser)
- President Obama introduced a proposal to freeze federal salaries yesterday—or, as Annie Lowrey of Slate calls it, a “wishy-washy plan to hurt some workers without helping others.” Obama’s plan just underscores how much the conversation has shifted from our short-term employment crisis to our long-term deficit...
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Obama to (Sort of)
Meet With GOP Leaders
Sides will have just enough time to talk at each other
Nov 30, 2010 7:22 AM CST
Obama to (Sort of) Meet With GOP Leaders
Sides will have just enough time to talk at each other
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- After weeks of delays, Barack Obama will finally sit down with Republican leadership this morning, but it won’t be the relaxed beer-summit-esque session he’d hoped for. Instead, Obama, accompanied by Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and others will meet with Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, and others for somewhere between...
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Obama Back on Court
With Busted Lip
Injury doesn't keep prez from playing with his daughters
Nov 29, 2010 9:13 AM CST
Obama Back on Court With Busted Lip
Injury doesn't keep prez from playing with his daughters
(Newser)
- President Obama was back on the basketball court yesterday despite his injured lip , but his opponents this time around were a bit less likely to elbow him. Obama played an early morning game at an Interior Department gym with daughters Malia, 12, and Sasha, 9, the
New York Daily News
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Veteran Arrested for Threatening President
Michael Bowden would 'put Obama against the wall and shoot him'
Nov 26, 2010 11:05 AM CST
Veteran Arrested for Threatening President
Michael Bowden would 'put Obama against the wall and shoot him'
(Newser)
- A 78-year-old South Carolina veteran has been arrested after threatening to shoot the president. Michael Stephen Bowden, also a former New York City police officer and fire captain, told a nurse at a Veteran Affairs clinic he "would like to shoot the president then myself." He was arrested...
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and Start
Cooperating
President uses Thanksgiving address as a call for unity
Nov 25, 2010 8:28 AM CST
Obama: Let's Be Thankful... and Start Cooperating
President uses Thanksgiving address as a call for unity
(Newser)
- President Obama gave his weekly address a few days early in order to wish the country Happy Thanksgiving—and call for bipartisan cooperation, CNN reports. Today, the first family will give thanks for “the God-given bounty of America and the blessings of one another,” he said, adding that...
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Obama Spares
Turkeys 'Shellacking'
Birds will head to George Washington's estate
Nov 24, 2010 11:11 AM CST
Obama Spares Turkeys 'Shellacking'
Birds will head to George Washington's estate
(AP)
- It's official: President Obama has pardoned the National Thanksgiving Turkey. Continuing a decades-old White House tradition, Obama issued pardons today to a gobbler named "Apple" and its alternate, “Cider.” The two 21-week-old, 45-pound turkeys were raised on a California farm. Obama said it “feels pretty good...
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