Immersed in an intense struggle to cut the national debt, President Barack Obama faces a dilemma that will stay with him even if he succeeds in striking a grand deal with Congress: convincing Americans that the entire effort will do anything to create desperately needed jobs.
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Obama's challenge: A debt deal and jobs, too
Posted by rougedude11 213 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Analysis: Get an update on Obama's promises on gun control
Posted by Granemor101 232 days ago (http://www.chron.com)Georgia joins Texas, 9 other states challenging Obama's birth
Posted by underwood55 343 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Georgia is the latest state to propose legislation that questions whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S., joining 10 other states who have measures that want more proof before his name is put on the 2012 ballot.
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For Houston, Obama's budget cuts NASA but boosts Metro
Posted by OmegaBreak 358 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
WASHINGTON- More budget cuts will be headed to Texas in the deficit-reduction measures outlined by President Barack Obama's budget, but the state also could benefit from several spending choices. Here are some ways in which the president's budget would affect Texas:
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Giffords intern will attend Obama's State of the Union
Posted by rhodan842 379 days ago (http://www.chron.com)House votes to repeal Obama's health care law
Posted by N0085L4Y3R 384 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
WASHINGTON — Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation's year-old health care overhaul through the House Wednesday night, brushing aside implacable opposition in the Senate and a veto threat from President Barack Obama.
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Judge rules against Obama's health-care law
Posted by lordofmyth 421 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson is the first federal judge to strike down the law, which has been upheld by two other federal judges in Virginia and Michigan.
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Poll: Most say they are worse off under Obama's leadership
Posted by Tumblyweed 425 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Obama's numbers in the poll, given the context of an economy that is struggling to recover from the longest recession since the Great Depression and the experience of past presidents, aren't so bad.
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Obama's Payroll Tax Cut Signals Shift to Supply Side
Posted by Guardian560 427 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
By John Melloy, Executive Producer, CNBC's Fast Money
Wall Street cheered President Obama's fiscal compromise with Republicans -- not just the extension of the existing Bush-era tax cuts, but the addition of a payroll tax cut in particular, as that measure may signal an even bigger shift on the part of the White House toward supply-side economics.
"The payroll tax cut was a surprise to most
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Democrats balk at Obama’s tax deal with GOP
Posted by zebbiehidie 428 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
He tells Democrats this is the best option. Deal with Republicans would extend Bush-era income tax breaks, continue unemployment benefits for 13 months, and cut payroll taxes to encourage hiring.
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New Woodward book details Obama's Afghan war struggles
Posted by Jehezekel 492 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
President Barack Obama urgently looked for a way out of the war in Afghanistan last year, repeatedly pressing his top military advisers for an exit plan that they never gave him, according to secret meeting notes and documents cited in a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.
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White House 'hell'? Mrs. Obama's office says she never said it
Posted by Cindrallig 508 days ago (http://www.chron.com)3 ETFs for Obama's Public Works Plan
Posted by wiseman111 518 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Exchange-traded funds tracking transportation, infrastructure and industrial metals could be affected by the president's infrastructure plan.
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Obamas to vacation on Gulf Coast in mid-August
Posted by HalfDragon 565 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The White House said the Obamas will visit the Florida coast on Aug. 14 and spend the weekend.
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Financial overhaul bill heads to Obama's desk
Posted by MosesChen10 572 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The legislation comes almost two years after a tanking financial sector helped trigger a massive downturn in the economy.
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ETFs To Play Obama's Spectrum Stance
Posted by Kankiller 588 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
If holders of spectrum give up their current positions and support both the president and FCC, three ETFs could reap the benefits.
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Rand Paul: Obama's criticism of BP ‘un-American'
Posted by lalala10000 627 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
BC-US—Rand Paul, 2nd Ld-Writethru,0439 Rand Paul: Obama's criticism of BP ‘un-American' Eds: ADDS photo link. Moving on financial and general news services. AP Photo KYER107 By MICHELE SALCEDO Associated Press Writer
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ETFs for Obama's Climate Change Agenda
Posted by Garudamgs 655 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
The hype leading up to the implementation of climate change legislation could lead to a run-up in Global Alternative Energy ETF.
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Obama's signature puts feds in charge of all college aid
Posted by powerman21 679 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
President Barack Obama has signed a law that finalizes his health care overhaul and makes the government the issuer of all federal college loans.
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Senate OKs jobs bill for Obama's signature
Posted by trunks1138 692 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
It was the first of several jobs bills promised by Democrats, though there's plenty of skepticism that the measure will do much to actually create jobs. Optimistic estimates predict the tax break could generate perhaps 250,000 jobs through the end of the year, but that would be just a tiny fraction of the 8.4 million jobs lost since the start of the recession.
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Analysts point to politics over Obama's NASA conference
Posted by Rupert484 701 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Obama is scrambling for political cover in the electoral battleground of Florida by staging a White House conference next month to explain and defend a scaled back vision for the nation's marquee manned space program.
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Call for Obama's ouster fuels Houston Democrat's Congress bid
Posted by Jehezekel 704 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Kesha Rogers called for the impeachment of President Barack Obama as the centerpiece of her campaign for Congress, and on Tuesday she won the nomination of her party: the Democratic Party.
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Obama's budget plan predicts $1.6 trillion deficit
Posted by Rupert484 737 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The proposed $3.8 trillion budget would provide billions more to pull the country out of the recession while increasing taxes on the wealthy and imposing a spending freeze on many government programs.
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Immigration fight's on Obama's plate
Posted by Cindrallig 769 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
White House aides assure Latino activists that the president will back a path to citizenship for 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States.
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Obama's approval remains below 50 percent
Posted by tgmodoooom 775 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Forty-six percent of people surveyed by Quinnipiac University say they approve of the way Obama is handling his job as president.
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