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| President Obama Urges Congress To Pass Sandy Relief Now, Hits At Republican ‘Refusal’ To Act Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 09:12 AM PST In light of the House of Representative's late-night shelving of a vote to pass an aid package for the communities affected by Hurricane Sandy, President Obama released a statement while vacationing in Hawaii, slamming House Republicans for "refusing" to act, and pleading with the House to get it done today. Nation ready to enact stronger measures to reduce gun violence Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 09:12 AM PST In the wake of the horrible massacre in Newtown, the entire nation has engaged in a conversation on the issues President Barack Obama raised at Newtown High School’s interfaith service Dec. 16. Advocacy for stronger gun laws, better mental health care, and enhanced school safety measures has filled the airwaves and the Internet, setting up a huge challenge to state legislators and the new ... Pres. Obama arrives back in the islands Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 09:11 AM PST President Barack Obama returned to Hawaii Wednesday after Congress was able to pass a bill to avert a "fiscal cliff" crisis on Capitol Hill. Air Force One touched down at Hickam Air Force Base just before 5 a.m. The White House says the president and the First Family do not have any scheduled public events during their stay in Hawaii. Crisis averted, Obama resumes vacation in Hawaii Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 09:11 AM PST President Barack Obama is back in Hawaii for vacation after a tense, end-of-the-new-year standoff with Congress over the fiscal cliff. Obama urges action on Sandy aid Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 09:10 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is calling for House Republicans to vote Wednesday on Hurricane Sandy aid "without delay for our fellow Americans." It comes as New York lawmakers are lashing out at a decision by House GOP leaders not to hold a vote in the current Congress. Obama says in a written statement that many people in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are trying to recover ... Rendition gets ongoing embrace from Obama administration Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 09:06 AM PST The three European men with Somali roots were arrested on a murky pretext in August as they passed through the small African country of Djibouti. They are the latest example of how the Obama administration has embraced renditions. U.S. ‘fiscal cliff’ deal passage ends standoff Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 09:05 AM PST Ending a climactic fiscal showdown in the final hours of the 112th Congress, the House late on Tuesday passed and sent to President Barack Obama legislation to avert big income tax increases on mo... Nevermind the ‘fiscal cliff.’ The real battle over the U.S. economy is still to come Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 09:04 AM PST President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans looked ahead on Wednesday toward the next round of even bigger budget fights after reaching a hard-fought “fiscal cliff†deal that narrowly averted potentially devastating tax hikes and spending cuts. President Obama Urges Action on Sandy Aid Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 09:04 AM PST President Barack Obama is calling for House Republicans to vote Wednesday on Hurricane Sandy aid "without delay for our fellow Americans." It comes as New York lawmakers are lashing out at a decision by House GOP leaders not to hold a vote in the current Congress. Fiscal cliff deal: 5 things to know Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 09:04 AM PST (CNN) - Now that the House has passed a Senate deal to avert the fiscal cliff, it will become law when President Obama signs it. He has returned to Hawaii to join his family on vacation. Here are five things to know about the complex bill, and what it does and doesn't do. | |
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