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July 15, 2011

Obama: Chance for 'something big' to calm economy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Administration officials and private economists say that if the U.S. fails to raise its borrowing limit by…
July 15, 2011

Bachmann's gay stepsister attended Obama's inauguration

Helen LaFave, Michele Bachmann's openly gay stepsister, was interviewed following President Barack Obama's January 2009 Inauguration...
July 15, 2011

Is Obama winning the debt war by playing tough?

OPINION - The president's supporters have been urging him to do grow a backbone, or at least find the one…
July 14, 2011

Debt talks: No 'hallelujah moment' in sight

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Testy lawmakers and President Barack Obama headed back for a fifth day of debt-limit negotiations Thursday, pointing…
July 14, 2011

Bachmann: No default crisis without Obama policies

Michele Bachmann is not participating in talks about raising the debt ceiling to avoid a default crisis, she continues to…
July 14, 2011

Voters don't blame Obama on debt, trust president on economy

A majority of American would blame Republicans if the nation fails to raise it's debt ceiling. In addition, voters give…
July 14, 2011

Republicans would rather beat Obama than revive recovery

OPINION - If some financial catastrophe were to take place President Obama will not magically net the maximum amount of…
July 13, 2011

McConnell warns GOP: Don't help re-elect Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - Failure to raise the U.S. debt limit may ensure President Barack Obama's re-election in 2012, Senate Republican…
July 13, 2011

The GOP's debt ceiling war not about debt but about Obama

The GOP's war over America's debt ceiling is not about America's debt, it's about President Obama...
July 13, 2011

Obama raises more than $86M for campaign, party

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama collected $86 million combined for his re-election campaign and the Democratic Party during the…
July 12, 2011

Can we believe in the gospel according to Herman Cain?

OPINION - When the communion plate comes around in the church of Cain, it'd be in America's best interest to…
July 12, 2011

Contrary to popular opinion: Deficit cuts are colorblind

OPINION - Most Americans, believing the mythology of rugged individualism and bootstrap levitation, refuse to believe they benefit from government…
July 11, 2011

Civil Rights-era Rockwell painting borrowed by Obama

CLUTCH - The painting will be on display at the White House until October 31st...
July 11, 2011

No stopgap: Obama demands big deal for debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama declared Monday he would reject any stopgap extension of the nation's borrowing limit by…
July 11, 2011

Black economic gains reversed in Great Recession

BALTIMORE (AP) - For the black community, where unemployment continues to rise, job loss has knocked them out of the…
July 11, 2011

Obama, lawmakers to meet again as debt clock ticks

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and top lawmakers resume tense budget talks Monday at the White House, with both…
July 11, 2011

Will the GOP ever pay a price for race-baiting politics?

OPINION - Bachmann may very well indeed say a lot of stupid things, but it's certainly not barring her success...
July 10, 2011

President Obama not giving up on big debt deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is pressing congressional leaders to accept a $4 trillion debt reduction deal that Republicans…
July 8, 2011

Bachmann signs pledge saying black kids better off in 1860

Rep. Bachmann signed a Republican social policy pledge that says African-American children born into slavery had stronger families than during…
July 8, 2011

Obama: Uncertainty over debt limit impacts hiring

WASHINGTON (AP) - "Our economy as a whole just isn't producing nearly enough jobs for everybody who is looking," Obama…