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Obama Says U.S. Military Action Possible in Libya, Authorizes Planes for Airlift

Filed under: Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, International, Middle East, White House, Barack ObamaThe president stressed that any military action would be in consultation -- and coordination -- with the international community and would be in the...

Obama Honors Quincy Jones, Sonny Rollins, Philip Roth and Other Artists

Filed under: Obama Administration, Culture, White House, Barack ObamaThe president told the 2010 National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal winners that their works "speak to our condition, and they affirm our desire for something more an...

Obama Scores Human-Rights Victory With Libya Response — but Can It Last?

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, International, Middle East, White House, Barack ObamaOnce Americans were safely out of Libya on Friday, the president quickly cracked down on Gadhafi, imposing economic sanctions and a...

Obama Scores Human-Rights Victory With Libya Response — But Can it Last?

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, International, Middle East, White House, Barack ObamaOnce Americans were safely out of Libya on Friday, the president quickly cracked down on Gadhafi, imposing economic sanctions and a...

Obama Scores Human-Rights Victory With Libya Response — But Can it Last?

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, International, Middle East, White House, Barack ObamaOnce Americans were safely out of Libya on Friday, the president quickly cracked down on Gadhafi, imposing economic sanctions and a...

Obama Says States Can Opt Out of Health Care Plan Three Years Early

Filed under: Health Care, Obama Administration, Governors, White House, Health Care ReformBowing to pressure from governors, the president announced the change Monday, though states opting out must provide affordable insurance coverage to at least as m...

After Egypt and Libya, What’s Next for Those Still Under Dictatorships?

Filed under: Foreign Policy, National Security, Middle East, Egypt CrisisA manual on how to transform dictatorships into democracies, written more than 25 years ago, resurfaces as the Mideast roils. Its message still resonates. Permalink |&nb...

House Continues Debate on Spending Bill; GOP Demands More Cuts

Filed under: House, Democrats, Republicans, Budget, Congress, Deficit, John BoehnerSpeaker John Boehner and GOP leaders want billions cut from the current budget. Until it happens, Boehner won't allow the House to consider a temporary funding resolutio...

Obama’s $3.7 Trillion Budget Proposal — And the Coming War With Republicans

Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Budget, Obama Administration, Conservatives, White House, Economy, Barack ObamaThe president's proposal freezes non-discretionary spending for five years, but also boosts investments in transportation and education....

Obama Praises Mubarak Resignation: ‘Today Belongs to the People of Egypt’

Filed under: Obama Administration, International, Middle East, White House, Barack Obama, Egypt Crisis'By stepping down, President Mubarak has responded to the Egyptian peoples' hunger for change. Egypt will never be the same.'-- President Obama P...

Obama, GOP Leaders Call Meeting Constructive, but Republicans Continue Criticism

Filed under: House, Republicans, Budget, Obama Administration, Congress, Conservatives, Deficit, White House, Economy, Barack Obama, John BoehnerAfter breaking bread at the White House, the president and GOP leaders said they will try to find common gr...

Behind Obama’s Bouquets to Fox’s Bill O’Reilly and Chamber of Commerce

Filed under: Republicans, Obama Administration, Conservatives, White House, Barack ObamaA week before he presents his budget, the president does some PR, hoping to work a little Obama charm on his longtime conservative critics and their audiences.&nbsp...

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