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Potential Geithner Departure Could Complicate Debt Ceiling Battle Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:13 PM PST President Obama may go into the next round of fiscal battles without his long-time Treasury Secretary. Tim Geithner reportedly plans to step down in January, even as the Treasury Department is scrambling to avoid cracking the government's debt ceiling. Robert Siegel talks with Scott Horsley about that and other personnel changes as the president prepares for his second term. McDonald County band to perform in Washington, D.C. Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:13 PM PST Students in the McDonald County High School band are counting down the days until they leave for Washington, D.C., where they are scheduled to take part in some of President Barack Obama’s inaugural ceremonies later this month. Electric Companies Surprising Winners In New Tax Package Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:12 PM PST Electric utilities are big beneficiaries of the new tax package. Congress and President Obama decided not to increase taxes on dividends that some companies pay stock holders. The utility industry lobbied hard to make sure that this would be the outcome. That's because if people had to pay more taxes on dividends, utility stock would look a lot less appealing. The companies stocks would take a ... Commentary: Hagel and the Israeli lobby Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:11 PM PST Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2012 The vicious campaign to smear Chuck Hagel with an anti-Israel brush and deter U.S. President Barack Obama from nominating him to become the next defense secretary got rolling over year-end holidays. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee relied on the "neocons" and the right wing of the Republican Party to fire the first salvos by raising questions about Hagel ... Confirmation battle brews for Obama Defense pick Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:09 PM PST The nomination of Chuck Hagel, a former Republican senator and Vietnam veteran, could come Monday. Eastday-Congress confirms Obama's re-election victory Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:09 PM PST WASHINGTON - The US Congress on Friday formally counted the Electoral College ballots and confirmed President Barack Obama's reelection victory. Obama may round out natl. security team next week ap.org Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:08 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" President Barack Obama may round out his new national security leadership team next week, with a nomination for defense secretary expected and a pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency possible. How President Obama's vacation time stacks up Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:06 PM PST President Barack Obama and his family still have one more day of vacation in Hawaii, and while we call it a "vacation", political experts say modern Presidents are never totally on a holiday. Nope, the Commander-in-Chief still does plenty of work behind-the-scenes. Obama golfs with friends in Hawaii Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:05 PM PST KAILUA, Hawaii, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- President Obama spent more than 5 hours on the golf links Friday while vacationing in Hawaii. Top Story Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:03 PM PST WASHINGTON - The rout was complete, the retreat disorderly. President Obama got his tax hikes â€" naked of spending cuts â€" passed by the ostensibly Republican House of Representatives.

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