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Unemployment trend sways election more than rate The Gadsden Times Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:01 PM PST WASHINGTON â€" Unemployment is higher than it’s been going into any election year since World War II. But history shows that won’t necessarily stop President Barack Obama from reclaiming the White House. David Ignatius: Defense 'pivot,' with big consequences Memphis Commercial Appeal Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:00 PM PST When you ask Obama administration officials to explain their foreign policy agenda for 2012, they point first to the defense budget. U.S.: Iran is desperate for friends, due to rising pressure Haaretz Daily Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:53 PM PST Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's upcoming four-nation tour of Latin America is a sign of desperation as sanctions increasingly isolate his country, the Obama administration said, as it warned the leader's hosts against expanding ties with Iran. Behind the Scenes, Michelle Obama 'Fumed' at President, His Aides ABC News Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:53 PM PST Michelle Obama's 2010 push for a wholesale overhaul of a White House advisory team she viewed as more concerned with electioneering than backing expansive health-care reforms and other major initiatives that President Obama espoused before his historic 2008 win reflects a coming of age for a woman initially dubious about Washington life. That's the broad view of "The Obamas," slated to go on ... Federal Workers to Get a Raise, GOP to Get Mad New York Magazine Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:43 PM PST President Obama will put a modest 0.5 percent  pay raise for federal civilian workers in his 2013 budget, according to The Washington Post . The move will surely rankle Republicans in Congress, and come up during the general election.  Republicans want the pay freeze â€" which Obama called for in 2010 â€" to be extended not ended.  To trim the federal defect, some members of the GOP even want to ... Graham, Wilson warn against cutting defense too deeply The Beaufort Gazette Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:35 PM PST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's new defense strategy, which calls for sharp spending reductions for the next several years, would weaken the military and result in massive cuts at South Carolina military bases, Republican lawmakers fear. Analysis: Jobs rate gives Obama positive plot line Minnesota Public Radio Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:34 PM PST The promising drop in unemployment looks like a job-security bonus for President Barack Obama as well, undercutting Republicans' assertions that his economic policies have failed. Obama to promote insourcing of jobs 3news Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:33 PM PST President Barack Obama is highlighting companies that have returned jobs to the US and he says that's one more way of putting people back to work. 2012 presidential campaign moves east Minnesota Public Radio Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:33 PM PST Political scientist Kathryn Pearson joins Midday to consider the political futures of the GOP candidates, leading to their matchup with President Barack Obama in November 2012. Santorum Slams Obama‘s ’Hubris‘ and ’Snobbery’ On Education The Blaze via Yahoo! News Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:31 PM PST Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum slammed President Barack Obama’s education goals while speaking at a forum at St. Anselm’s New Hampshire Institute of Politics Saturday.

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