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White House calls for modest federal pay increase The News Journal Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:12 PM PST After a two-year freeze in federal workers' salaries, President Barack Obama will propose a 0.5 percent pay increase for civilian employees as part of his 2013 budget. Book depicts tensions between first lady, WH aides The News Journal Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:12 PM PST First lady Michelle Obama is a behind-the-scenes force in the White House whose opinions on policy and politics drew her into conflict with presidential advisers, new book contends. Romney assails Obama, urges supporters to vote AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:04 PM PST Days from New Hampshire's bellwether primary, Mitt Romney and his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination on Saturday wooed voters and prepared to clash in a pair of debates just 12 hours apart. Rob Lowe On 'The West Wing,' Obama & Politics (VIDEO) The Huffington Post Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:01 PM PST Rob Lowe, both on-screen and off, is obsessed with politics. As the idealistic Sam Seaborn on "The West Wing," he guided the fictional President Bartlet through tumultuous times to universal acclaim, creating an idealized vision of what a principled Commander in Chief could do for the nation. GOP rivals gear up for weekend debates CNN Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:01 PM PST As the field of GOP nominees for president narrows, the remaining crop of those seeking to replace Barack Obama geared up Saturday for a pair of pivotal weekend debates in New Hampshire, just days ahead of the nation's first primary. Romney and Obama urge people to vote Sky News Australia Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:58 PM PST The debates are a rare chance to court a national audience and voters statewide ahead of the primary. In New Hampshire, Romney follows Obama’s ’08 trail Yahoo! News Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:56 PM PST DERRY, New Hampshireâ€"Mitt Romney attracted his biggest crowd on the campaign trail in weeks, as more than 600 people showed up for an early Saturday morning rally here in the gym of a local private high school. For weeks, Romney has been campaigning in cities where the President Obama spoke four years ago as an [...] In elections, jobless trends matter more than rates The Gleaner Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:49 PM PST 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. Justice Breyer wades into Supreme Court ethics debate over recusals ahead of health care case Washington Post Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:43 PM PST WASHINGTON â€" Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has waded into a debate over ethics on the nation’s highest court, defending the way justices decide whether not to remove themselves from considering a case. In recent months lawmakers and other interest groups have called for two of the Supreme Court’s nine justices to remove themselves from the upcoming arguments over President Barack Obama’s ... Actually, The Unemployment Trend Is More Important Than The Rate During Presidential Elections Business Insider Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:43 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) 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.

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