Obama,GOP battle to frame 2012 fight : State of the Union »

Obama,GOP battle to frame 2012 fight : State of the Union

The central theme of President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night was the notion that in America, everybody deserves a fair shake – and that his policies will help make sure they have one. The central theme of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’ Republican response was that Mr. Obama has shown himself to [...]

U.S. debt talk makes significant step – OBAMA »

U.S. debt talk makes significant step – OBAMA

WASHINGTON- U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that talks between Democrats and Republicans concerning debt limit and deficit reduction issues have achieved a “significant step.” “Some progress was made, in some of the discussions. Some narrowing of the issues,” Obama said at a White house briefing. But he warned that there is not much time [...]

Obama says he’ll risk job for debt deal »

Obama says he’ll risk job for debt deal

(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON – Amid new warnings and fresh signs of strain, President Obama and congressional leaders are entering a perilous debt-limit endgame. The president, declaring “enough is enough,” is demanding that budget negotiators find common ground by week’s end even as the Senate’s top Republican gained followers for his own last-ditch scheme to avoid a [...]

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