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President Barack Obama 's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create
WASHINGTON — In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation today ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.
Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A new Iowa Poll by The Des Moines Register shows fewer than half of Iowans approve of President Barack Obama's performance in office.
A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up. The sign, completed Friday by artist David Lee, shows a grinning, cartoonish Obama and bears the words "PRESIDENT or JIHAD?" Underneath the president's image is a big yellow square with the phrase, "BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PROVE IT!"
WASHINGTON Democratic leaders secured the last two votes to move ahead on health care legislation, clearing the way for a Saturday night showdown on President Barack Obama's top domestic initiative.
Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official said Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday his administration would strive to increase American exports to Asia-Pacific countries to create jobs back home.
Unfortunately, despite the newfound rhetoric about job creation from the House and Senate leadership, job creation is not a top priority. But it can be. On healthcare, for example, it is possible to lower its cost, expand accessibility, lower the federal deficit and create jobs. I voted for reform that would have expanded accessibility by:— Establishing universal access programs to guarantee ...
President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.
President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats united to bring sweeping health-care legislation to the U.S. Senate floor in a 60-39 party-line vote that kept Republicans from blocking debate on President Barack Obama’s top domestic initiative.
For inspiration, Obama looks to Reagan.
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats united to bring sweeping health-care legislation to the U.S. Senate floor in a 60-39 party-line vote that kept Republicans from blocking debate on President Barack Obama’s top domestic initiative.
A sweeping healthcare overhaul narrowly cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on Saturday, with Democrats casting 60 party-line votes to open debate on the biggest healthcare changes in decades.
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