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Economic jitters compete with Obama agenda Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 01:11 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Just as President Barack Obama is pushing new initiatives on gun control and immigration, the gloomy old problem of a sluggish economy is elbowing its way back into prominence. Poll: Californians warming up to immigrant legalization Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 01:10 AM PST As President Barack Obama and Congress strive to overhaul America's immigration laws, three quarters of Californians -- a record majority -- are on board with the idea of legalizing the more than 2 million immigrants illegally living in the state. Leader: Obama prepares to fight dirty Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 01:10 AM PST In November last year, President Obama said, after a screening of Steven Spielberg’s biopic of Abraham Lincoln: “Part of what Lincoln teaches us is that to pursue the highest ideals and a deeply moral cause requires you also engage and get your hands dirty.” Unions’ Decline Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 01:07 AM PST Income inequality was the signature issue of last fall’s presidential campaign, one that mostly resolved itself into a question of whether the wealthy should be required to pay higher taxes. President Obama said yes, and the voters agreed. Immigration deal may help 240,000 illegal Indians in US Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 01:03 AM PST By Arun Kumar, Washington, Jan 31 : President Barack Obama hopes to get a comprehensive immigration reform law offering a "pathway to citizenship" to 11 million illegal immigrants, including 240,000 from India, done by the end of this year. Obama to take gun agenda on the road Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 01:02 AM PST President Barack Obama will take his gun violence platform on the road with a stop in Minnesota next week, a White House official told CNN. Senate to clear debt limit increase for Obama as Washington moves on to new fights Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 12:58 AM PST WASHINGTON - The Senate is poised to permit the government to borrow hundreds of billions of dollars more to meet its obligations, putting off one Washington showdown even as others loom in coming weeks. The measure would suspend the $16.4 trillion limit on federal borrowing through May 18,... Hagel faces GOP grilling at confirmation hearing Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 12:57 AM PST Republican Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary, is facing GOP critics who have challenged his past comments on Israel, Iran and nuclear weapons. Cabinet Picks Show A Shift In How U.S. Wages War Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 12:57 AM PST The White House has emphasized that incoming Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel both Vietnam veterans understand the full cost of war. President Obama says that makes them the right choice for their jobs, as the U.S. moves away from big wars to a targeted... Girl who performed at Obama's inauguration shot dead Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 12:54 AM PST Washington, Jan 31 : Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old girl who performed at President Barack Obama's inauguration last week, has been shot dead in Chicago, a media report said.

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