Obama open to 'tweak' of health care, not repeal
WASHINGTON (AP) - He stood up for the bill in his State of the Union earlier this week and reiterated his support with a point-by-point rebuttal to the GOP on Friday...
Lawmaker says race played role in GOP 2010 wins
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia is saying his party's November election losses were due partly to voter antagonism toward a black president...
Can Obama win re-election if unemployment stays above 8 percent?
OPINION - The Obama administration must take the lead and regain control of the narrative, define its focus, and addresses the fears and concerns of the American people...
Why the jobless can take heart from Obama's 'Union'
OPINION - President Obama demonstrated last night that it's possible to promote an ambitious agenda for change without attacking or insulting proponents of the status quo...
Obama and Congress pass crucial test of civility
OPINION - There were no audible outbursts. There were no caught-on-camera rolled eyes or disparaging glances...
Obama's 'Union': 'Move together or not at all'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Reaching for unity in a new era of divided government, Obama implored Democratic and GOP lawmakers to rally behind his vision of economic revival...
Obama to push faster recovery, more jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama message: his prescription for a more robust economic recovery that cuts persistently high unemployment, now at 9.4 percent...
Beautyshop Buzz: Can Obama's State of the Union continue civil tone?
VIDEO - The latest buzz has been that Democrats and Republicans may break tradition and choose to seated side-by-side this year...
Low income blacks biggest victims of GOP budget cuts
OPINION - We cannot afford a fiscal policy that sacrifices the resources vital to the survival of low-income people and people of color...
Obama's approval rating highest since July 2009
VIDEO - In a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, new numbers show that 53 percent of Americans approve of the way President Barack Obama is handling his job...
