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Obama's Economic View: A Glass Half-Full And Half-Empty
Saturday, June 01, 2013
It has been a good week for economic news. Here's a quick rundown of the positive signs: Home prices showed their best gains in seven years. Consumer confidence hit a five-year high. The stock market set a new record. All just this week.
"We're seeing progress," President Obama said in ...
Why Obama Wants To Change The Key Law In The Terrorism Fight
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Almost all of the federal government's actions against terrorism — from drone strikes to the prison at Guantanamo Bay — are authorized by a single law: the Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Congress passed it just after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Now, President Obama ...
Obama's Next Big Campaign: Selling Health Care To The Public
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
President Obama often tells audiences that he has waged his last campaign. But that's not exactly true.
The White House is gearing up for a massive campaign this summer that will cover all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C. And the president's legacy may hinge on whether it succeeds or fails.
...Obama Group's Climate Push Puts President Under Scrutiny
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Organizing for Action — a group that formed out of President Obama's re-election campaign — has posted five tweets in the past week about climate change using the @BarackObama Twitter account.
OFA's mission is to promote the president's agenda on a wide range of issues, from guns to ...
Is There Really A Second-Term Curse?
Monday, May 20, 2013
The phrase "second term curse" is so familiar that it's become a cliche of American politics. Whether it's President Richard Nixon's resignation or President Bill Clinton's impeachment, presidents tend to have a tough time during the back half of an eight-year presidency.
Nothing on President Obama's plate comes close to ...
Obama U: What Graduation Speeches Say About The President
Friday, May 17, 2013
This weekend, President Obama will give a speech that very likely won't be about the controversies of the moment.
Every year, a few schools get the president of the United States as their commencement speaker. And this Sunday, at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Obama will get an opportunity to take ...
AP Case Adds To Obama Team's Tough Record On Leaks
Friday, May 17, 2013
President Obama had a reputation when he took office as a liberal former constitutional lawyer who had condemned Bush-era national security policies.
But he has proven to be even tougher than President George W. Bush on prosecuting national security leaks. The seizure of Associated Press phone records is ...
Democrats Invoke Boston, West To Defend Government's Role
Friday, April 26, 2013
President Obama has spoken at two memorial services in just over a week — one for victims of the Boston Marathon attack and one for those who died in the chemical plant explosions in West, Texas. In both speeches, he focused on victims and survivors.
But other Democrats are using ...
How Obama's Response To Terrorism Has Shifted
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
President Obama's time in office has not been defined by terrorism as President George W. Bush's was. Yet incidents like the one in Boston have been a regular, painful through line of his presidency.
When a new administration walks into the White House, nobody provides a handbook on how to ...
'We Have To Do More': Michelle Obama's Next Four Years
Friday, April 12, 2013
This week marked a new step in Michelle Obama's evolution as first lady. In her hometown of Chicago, she delivered one of the most emotional speeches of her career — about kids dying from gun violence.
"I'm not talking about something that's happening in a war zone halfway around the ...