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Obama, Boehner Begin Standoff Over Debt-Ceiling Hike

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Apparently healed from the trauma caused by last summer's debt-ceiling showdown, House Republicans and the White House have begun an eig...

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GOP Leaders: America 'May Never Recover' From Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- America's top two Republican leaders fired blistering broadsides Tuesday at President Barack Obama, saying that the president had made t...

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Boehner: Obama 'Lost His Courage'

AP | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) says President Barack Obama can't run for re-election on his economic record so his campaign will ...

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Boehner: 'Some Of The Dumbest' People In America Are Members Of Congress

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 03.11.2012

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Great news, America! Some of the dumbest people in the country are leading your nation, according to Speaker of the House John Boehner. "We got so...

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Boehner Tells Chairmen To Step Up To Obama

AP | By DONNA CASSATA | Posted 03.21.2012

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By DONNA CASSATA, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE -- House Republican leaders pleaded for elusive unity from the disparate factions in their party a...

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Boehner: 'I Need The President To Help Out'

AP | Posted 12.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner says it's time for President Barack Obama to help end Congress' impasse over renewing the payroll tax cut and...

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2012 State Of The Union Address Announced

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 02.13.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will give his state of the union on Jan. 24, essentially launching his re-election year just as Republicans ...

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Obama Prods Deadlocked Congress

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 01.14.2012

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WASHINGTON — Sidestepping controversy, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., declined to take sides Monday on a proposal for higher tax reve...

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John Boehner: Relationship With Obama Has Grown 'Frosty'

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.06.2012

WASHINGTON -- The relationship between House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and President Barack Obama has been "frosty" over the past two weeks, the s...

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White House: Our Jobs Bill Is The Only One That Boosts Economy Now

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) sparred with President Barack Obama on Thursday over the president's claim that Republicans have yet...

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Obama Rips Page From Former President's Playbook

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 12.07.2011

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WASHINGTON — Give `em hell, Barry? Heading into a tough re-election campaign, President Barack Obama has been railing against Congress to pass ...

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John Boehner: Obama Threw In The Towel On Governing

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), while once again calling for cooperation with the White House, took a shot at President Barack Obam...

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Mr. Speaker, You're Dead Wrong About Taxes and Jobs

James Heffernan | Posted 11.16.2011

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When 14 million people are out of work and more than 46 million are mired in poverty, how many voters really believe that the wealthiest among us simply cannot be asked to pay their fair share of taxes?

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'The President Is Coming At Our Invitation'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 11.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday that his Republican colleagues "ought to be respectful" and attend President Barack Ob...

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Debt Ceiling Battle Could Come At A Price For Obama, Boehner

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 09.29.2011

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WASHINGTON — The fight over the debt ceiling has turned into a dramatic leadership test for President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehne...

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Boehner Set To Call Obama's Bluff In Push For Short-Term Debt Ceiling Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is set to call the Democratic Party's bluff on the debt ceiling. The Ohio Republican, in a briefing ...

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Boehner: Negotiating With White House 'Like Dealing With Jell-O'

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 09.12.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday that no one wants to see the nation go into government default as the White House and law...

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Obama In 2007: Congress Should Stand Up To White House On War Powers Act

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 08.15.2011

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WASHINGTON –- President Barack Obama spoke passionately in 2007 about the need for Congress to challenge the Bush administration over violating the ...

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Boehner Warns Obama On Violating War Powers Act With Libya Mission

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 08.14.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to explain the legal grounds for the continued U.S. military inv...

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Washington Braces For Shutdown Amid Budget Impasse

Posted 06.05.2011

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(Reuters) - Washington braced for a shutdown as Republican and Democratic lawmakers headed to the White House on Tuesday in an attempt to reach a bu...

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Government Shutdown Looms As Budget Deal Remains Unreached

Posted 06.05.2011

WASHINGTON--Washington is hurtling toward a government shutdown on Friday night as the time to agree on a budget for the remainder of the fiscal year ...

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Obama Calls John Boehner To White House To Talk Budget

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 06.05.2011

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WASHINGTON — Prodded by an insistent President Barack Obama, Congress' top two lawmakers sought to reinvigorate compromise talks Tuesday aimed a...

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Obama's Libya Policy Makes Strange Bedfellows Of Congressional Critics

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As the United States expands its military imprint on the international intervention into Libyan airspace, members of Congress have begun...

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GOP Divided On Egypt

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The uprising in the streets of Cairo presents tricky domestic politics for the Obama administration, as each diplomatic move is judged t...

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John Boehner Rises To Role Of Speaker

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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