Category Archives: Presidental

Did Obama make the economy worse? Not according to most statistics

By doris | Published: February 6, 2012

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com Over the past two days, Mitt Romney has resurrected this claim hitting President Obama: He has made the economy worse.Yesterday, when receiving Donald Trump’s endorsement, Romney said:“He’s frequently telling us that he did not cause the recession, and that’s true. But he made it worse.”And today, according to NBC’s Garrett Haake, [...]

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Obama proposes $5-10 billion for home refinancing

By doris | Published: February 2, 2012

Full Story at NBCPoliticsmsnbc.msn.com President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to approve a $5 billion to $10 billion effort to help U.S. homeowners refinance as part of a wider package of proposals to shore up the depressed housing market. Obama had sketched out the proposals in his State of the Union address last [...]

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Obama hosts Google ‘hangout’

By doris | Published: February 1, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — While reaching out to supporters through one of the latest high-tech means, President Obama expanded his social media experience by holding a Google+ video chat room interview Monday afternoon. In an election year, it’s probably not good politics to talk about what you look forward to doing after [...]

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Obama’s tax record

By doris | Published: January 31, 2012

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Republicans portray President Obama as the tax-hiker-in-chief. Obama portrays himself as a tax cutter for the masses but not the rich. The truth isn’t so cut and dry. The fact is, the president’s record on taxes is a mixed bag. In three-plus years in office, Obama has [...]

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Obama unveils plan to control college costs

By doris | Published: January 28, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — President Barack Obama unveiled a new college affordability plan Friday, proposing to further expand student financial aid while providing more assistance to schools that hold tuition down and cutting aid to those that do not. The plan is part of a populist White House pitch to middle class families [...]

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Obama’s 30% millionaire tax

By doris | Published: January 27, 2012

Full Story at moneh.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — President Obama this week defined what he believes should be the minimum “fair share” for millionaires and billionaires to pay in taxes. His answer: At least 30% of their income. “If you make more than $1 million a year, you should not pay less than 30% in [...]

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Obama pushes campaign themes in Arizona and Iowa

By doris | Published: January 26, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday launched a three-day visit to five battleground states in the November election by pressing State of the Union themes of core American values and having the wealthy pay more taxes. At an Iowa manufacturing plant that he said represented the kind of job creation [...]

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Obama: Debt ceiling fight contributed to poor economy

By doris | Published: January 25, 2012

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com President Obama railed against dysfunction on Capitol Hill during his State of the Union address, blaming gridlock in Washington for the economy’s sluggish performance in the past year. The president demanded a series of reforms intended to address the poor function of Congress, which played out in a series of battles [...]

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Secret tapes of JFK’s last days released

By doris | Published: January 24, 2012

Full Story at usnews.msnbc.msn.com BOSTON — President John F. Kennedy’s library is releasing 45 hours of privately recorded meetings and phone calls, providing a window into the final months of his life. The tapes include discussions of conflict in Vietnam, Soviet relations and the race to space, plans for the 1964 Democratic Convention and re-election [...]

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Weekly addresses preview State of Union

By doris | Published: January 21, 2012

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.blogs.CNN.com (CNN) – Three days before the State of the Union address, President Barack Obama and Texas Rep. Jeb Hensarling on Saturday offered what could be previews of their parties’ messages next week. In the GOP weekly address, Hensarling bashed the record of Obama’s three-year administration, criticizing the state of unemployment, gas [...]

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Obama aims to reward businesses that invest in US

By doris | Published: January 19, 2012

Full Story at NBCPolitics.msnbc.msn.com President Barack Obama said Wednesday he wants to reward companies that invest in America and eliminate tax breaks for companies that don’t, and he’s planning new tax proposals to do it. A day after his Republican foes competed in the New Hampshire primary, Obama sought to grab back the spotlight and [...]

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Obama unveils plan to streamline government

By doris | Published: January 16, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama asked Congress Friday for more power to streamline and reorganize the federal government, a move designed to claim the political middle ground in an election likely to be dominated by questions about Washington’s role in the economy. The president asked legislators to grant him the [...]

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