Barack Obama Economy

First Lady's Admission To Donors

Sarasota Patch | Charles Schelle | Posted 03.28.2012

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First Lady Michelle Obama, in Sarasota for a private fundraiser, acknowledged Thursday that it will take some time for the economy to improve. Appe...

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Equality Is Good for Everyone

Harlan Green | Posted 02.07.2012

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President Obama seems to be finally realizing that the common good is as important as the profit motive.

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Obama's Recession Inconsistency

Bloomberg | Hans Nichols | Posted 01.08.2012

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To listen to President Barack Obama, the recession is either a current condition or an historical event....

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Obama Finds Himself Calling For Small Steps As Reality Sets In

AP | By ERICA WERNER and JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 12.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- The president who ran for office promising sweeping change now finds himself calling for baby steps. Blocked by congressional Republic...

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Sour Economy Complicates Obama Fundraising

Posted 11.26.2011

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By KEN THOMAS and ERICA WERNER, ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) SAN JOSE, Calif. -- This is no 2008, when money seemed to fall from the sky for a young senat...

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Obama Said To Be Looking At $300 Billion Jobs Plan

AP | By JIM KUHNHENN and DAVID ESPO | Posted 11.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The economy weak and the public seething, President Barack Obama is expected to propose $300 billion in tax cuts and federal spending Th...

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Obama Faces Tough Fight In Key 2012 States

Posted 09.20.2011

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama bucked decades-old electoral trends to win the White House in 2008, taking n...

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It's Still "The Economy, Stupid!" Revisited: An Open Letter To The President

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 09.11.2011

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Republicans constantly complain that they will resist taxes... especially on the rich. Mr. President, you should be Executive Order, declare that Freedom to Live in the U.S. does not mean Living for Free.

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Poll Shows Key Issue Hurting Obama's Numbers Ahead Of 2012

AP | JIM KUHNHENN and STACY A. ANDERSON | Posted 08.22.2011

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WASHINGTON — Mired in economic worry, Americans are growing gloomier about where the country is headed and how President Barack Obama is leading...

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Obama Distances Himself From New Economic Sputters

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Distancing himself from new economic sputters, President Barack Obama on Saturday declared that recent "headwinds" were the result of hi...

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Obama Returns To Big Political Challenges, Criticism From Both Sides Of The Aisle

AP | BEN FELLER and ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Returning home to some messy politics, President Barack Obama is confronting a battery of challenges, from a spending standoff that...

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Obama Heads To New York Seeking To Highlight Economic Successes

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.25.2011

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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — More than half the nation disapproves of President Barack Obama's policies to reduce stubbornly high unemployment, a new Ass...

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Obama: Democrats Have 'Stopped The Bleeding, Stabilized The Economy'

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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FAIRFAX, Va. — Ahead of midterm elections likely to produce big Republican gains, President Barack Obama said Monday that conservative activists...

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Barack Obama Iraq War Speech: Is It Worth It?

Politics Daily | David Corn | Posted 05.25.2011

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But with the economy foundering -- many of the recent stats are discouraging -- most Americans are probably not yearning above all for a report on Ira...

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Barack Obama Praises Wall Street Reform: 'We Made Enormous Progress'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday proclaimed a week of "enormous progress" in fixing economic problems and cracking down on Wall Str...

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Obama: 'I Expect To Be Held Accountable' On Jobs

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he expects to be held accountable by people who can't find jobs, but he contends that voters will remem...

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Obama Las Vegas Trip: President Headed To Nevada To Talk Economy

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS — The White House says President Barack Obama has added a second day to his visit to Las Vegas this week, and has scheduled a speech a...

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Obama Talks Jobs, Economy In Ohio: Not 'Where We Need To Be Yet'

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — President Barack Obama focused attention Friday on construction jobs created by the federal stimulus law while acknowledging th...

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What Obama Can Learn from "Old Europe"

Steven Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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For three of President Obama's top priorities -- energy and climate change, health care, and jumpstarting the economy -- he would do well to look toward "old Europe" for guidance.

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Bush: Economy Will Improve Soon Under Obama Administration

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush said Friday that while the current economic crisis has sent shock waves around the world, he believes step...

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Same Old, Same Old -- No Change

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 05.25.2011

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We suffer not from a lack of confidence in the economy, but from a lack of confidence in a government that continues to cut taxes, borrow and spend, and refuses to engage in globalization.

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Get Business Tax Cuts Out of the Stimulus Plan

Ross Eisenbrey | Posted 05.25.2011

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The money in this economic stimulus package is a small down payment on what is needed to give the U.S. the world class infrastructure we need.

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Obama Says No Extra Help For Chicago Friends (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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President-elect Barack Obama indicated Tuesday that his friends in Chicago and Springfield shouldn't expect special treatment for their debt-ridden g...

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President-Elect Obama: How You Can Fix the Economy

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 05.25.2011

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I don't like deficit spending in any way at any time. It is an extremely dangerous precedent to set. However, there are times when it is required. And now is such a time.

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Kicking the Wall Street Habit

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama faces a choice between feeding the political sphere's Wall Street addiction and investing in economic progress.

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