****EMBARGOED UNTIL 6 AM**** U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to extend tax cuts for another year for the 98 percent of Americans who make less than $250,000 per year. The president said in his weekly address Saturday a tax increase — scheduled to go into effect on January 1 — would be […]
Obama Campaigns in Election Battleground State of Virginia
Posted July 14th, 2012 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has told voters in the key election battleground state of Virginia that winning there could ensure he wins the presidency over his challenger, Mitt Romney. Virginia is among the few states that could determine the fate of Mr. Obama’s bid re-election in November. He told voters at a Virginia Beach high […]
Obama Campaigns in Key Election Battleground State
Posted July 13th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is telling voters in the key election battleground state of Virginia that winning there could ensure he wins the presidency over his challenger, Mitt Romney. Virginia is among a few states that could determine the fate of Mr. Obama’s bid re-election in November. He told voters at a Virginia Beach high […]
Obama Urges Congress to Do More for Americans
Posted July 7th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he has signed a bill that will keep thousands of construction workers on the job rebuilding the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. He says the bill will also stop interest rates on federal loans from doubling for more than 7 million students. During his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama said the bill […]
Obama Returns to Campaigning with Ohio, Pennsylvania Visits
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is heading back onto the campaign trail Thursday for a two-day bus tour through Ohio and Pennsylvania, two crucial states in the November general election. Mr. Obama carried both states in the 2008 election, and recent opinion polls show him holding a narrow lead over his presumptive Republican opponent, Mitt Romney. […]
Obama to Address Hispanic Group Crucial to Re-election
Posted June 22nd, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama will address a group of Hispanic leaders in Florida Friday, where he will likely receive a warm welcome for his recent decision to exempt some young illegal immigrants from deportation. Mr. Obama will appear before the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials one week after announcing a directive that […]
Obama Honors Israel’s Peres with Medal of Freedom
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has presented Israeli President Shimon Peres with the Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor, during a formal dinner at the White House. Mr. Obama Wednesday praised the 88-year-old Peres, a former prime minister, as “the essence of Israel itself — an indomitable spirit that will not be denied,” in the […]
Obama: Suggestions White House Purposely Leaked Classified Info ‘Offensive’
Posted June 8th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is hitting back at Republican allegations that his administration purposely leaked information on covert operations to boost his re-election bid. Speaking to reporters Friday at the White House, President Obama called the idea that his administration would deliberately release classified information “offensive.” “The notion that my White House would purposely release […]
Obama Express Regret Polish President for Holocaust Gaffe
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has expressed “regret” for what he called an inadvertent verbal gaffe that caused a storm of controversy in Poland. Earlier this week, Mr. Obama used the term “Polish death camp” while honoring a Polish World War Two resistance hero, instead of referring to the camp as one operated by the Nazis […]
Obama Apologizes to Polish President for Holocaust Gaffe
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has expressed “regret” for what he called an inadvertent verbal gaffe that caused a storm of controversy in Poland. Earlier this week, Mr. Obama used the term “Polish death camp” while honoring a Polish World War Two resistance hero, instead of referring to the camp as one operated by the Nazis […]
