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WATCH: Obama Reaches Out To Young Voters

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 04.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Eager to energize young voters, President Barack Obama is depicting Republicans as obstacles to an affordable college education as he pr...

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Obama Urges Voters To Get Involved In Tax Cut Fight

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 02.02.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama wants voters to get involved in the debate over extending the reduced payroll tax and he's asking them to te...

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Obama Urges Congress To Pass Jobs Bill For Veterans

AP | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 01.12.2012

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CORONADO, Calif. -- President Barack Obama says veterans of conflicts overseas should not struggle to find work once they return home, and he's urging...

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WATCH: Obama Renews Jobs Bill Efforts

AP | Posted 12.15.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's going to travel the country telling lawmakers to do their jobs and vote in favor of his economic p...

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Obama Demands That Congress Approve His Jobs Bill

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 12.01.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and congressional Republicans just can't agree on the best prescription for the economy, with President Barack Oba...

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Obama's Weekly Address: President Pushes For Education Reform

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 11.24.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says kids and the economy will benefit from the changes he's making in education policy and his plan to spen...

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Obama Calls For Unity On 9/11 Anniversary

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 11.10.2011

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WASHINGTON — Summoning the nation to unity and service, President Barack Obama paid tribute to America's resilience and the sacrifice of its war...

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Obama Presses Republicans To End 'Political Posturing'

AP | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 11.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is appealing to Congress to pass a transportation bill that would put money in the pipeline for roads and constru...

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Obama Urges Americans To Rekindle 9/11 Unity

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling on Americans to rekindle the spirit of unity that characterized the response to the Sept. 11 attacks....

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Obama Pushes For Action On Jobs

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 10.20.2011

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VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. — President Barack Obama says members of Congress should put country before politics, set aside their differences and find...

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Obama: Republicans Wasted 'Precious Days' On Boehner Debt Ceiling Plan

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.29.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP/The Huffington Post) -- Claiming that the two parties aren't that far apart, President Barack Obama is urging Democratic and Republican...

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Obama Takes His Debt Ceiling Case To The American People

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 09.15.2011

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WASHINGTON — Racing the debt clock, Congress is working on dual tracks while President Barack Obama appeals to the public in hopes of influencin...

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Obama Urges Lawmakers On Both Sides To Make 'Political Sacrifices'

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama appealed to Democrats and Republicans to "make some political sacrifices" and take advantage of an extraordinary ...

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Obama Talks Fatherhood, Coaching Daughter's Basketball Team

AP | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 08.18.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says being a dad is sometimes his hardest job, but also the most rewarding. Just ahead of Father's Day, t...

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Playing Only Defense?

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 08.14.2011

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One may argue if Obama puts together a major job drive, the GOP would block it. However, then the president could stop playing only defense and go on the offense, making clear who has a major job-creation program and who is sabotaging it.

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WATCH: Obama Talks Economic Recovery In Wake Of Grim Poll Numbers On Key Issue

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.11.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday sought the public's patience with a slowing economy and said training workers for manufacturing jobs...

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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 Weekly Address Tries To Reassure Public On Economy, Jobs

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 07.07.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is reassuring the public that jobs and the economy are his top priority. At the end of a historic and emoti...

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Obama Weekly Address: End Tax Breaks For Oil And Gas Industry

Posted 06.30.2011

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JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says oil companies are profiting from rising pump prices and he wants Congress t...

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Obama Urges Congress To Avoid Government Shutdown

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says the economic recovery will stall if Congress can't agree on spending cuts and avoid a government shutdown. ...

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Obama: U.S. Businesses Have Responsibility To Hire American Workers, Pay Decent Wages

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Government has a responsibility to make the U.S. the best place in the world to do business, but companies have a responsibility to ...

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WATCH: Obama Says Tax Cut Deal Imperfect, But Still Worth It

Posted 05.25.2011

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Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama calls his tax-cut agreement with Republicans far from perfect but a good d...

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Obama Weekly Address: GOP Will Try To Repeal Wall Street Reform (VIDEO)

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is warning voters that Republicans seeking control of Congress would roll back his hard-won Wall Street over...

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Obama Hits GOP Proposal to Cut Education Spending

Posted 05.25.2011

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DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Offering voters a reason to keep Democrats in power on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama says R...

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Obama Takes On GOP On Taxes, Economy In Weekly Address (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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BY ERICA WERNER The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says Republicans' plan to slash taxes and cut spending if the GOP retakes t...

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