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Letter No. 16 to President Obama: Immigration reform now! Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 01:14 PM PST Dear Mr. President, Jacob J. Lew Sworn in as Treasury Secretary Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 01:13 PM PST In a ceremony hosted by President Obama at the White House, Jacob J. Lew was sworn into office on February 28, 2013, as the 76th Secretary of the United States Treasury. The oath of office was administered by Vice President Biden. Secretary Lew’s family was also in attendance. A statue of Rosa Parks unveiled in the Capitol Building Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 01:13 PM PST With a caramel-colored statue of Rosa Parks to his right, President Barack Obama offered a moving tribute to the great civil rights icon in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday morning. White House issues veto threat on GOP fiscal plan Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 01:12 PM PST The White House is threatening a presidential veto of a Senate Republican measure that would give President Barack Obama more authority and flexibility to find $85 billion in spending cuts this year. The measure is intended to replace the automatic across-the-board cuts scheduled to kick in Friday. Cuts imminent, Senate Democrats, GOP stage votes - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 01:11 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) - Squabbling away the hours, the Senate swatted aside last-ditch plans to block $85 billion in broad-based federal spending reductions Thursday as Republicans and Democrats blamed each other for the latest outbreak of gridlock and the Obama administration readied plans to put the cuts into effect. Obama administration urges Supreme Court to strike down Prop. 8 Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 01:11 PM PST WASHINGTON -- California’s Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriages in the state, should be overturned, the Obama administration plans to tell the Supreme Court. 'Not Enough': Critics say Obama's $9 Minimum Wage Too Small Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 01:09 PM PST President Obama's call for a national increase of the minimum wage to $9 an hour is a practical nonstarter among conservatives and Republicans. But advocates of a higher and more decent, living wageâ€"including members of Obama's own partyâ€"say that an adequate increase would bring hourly pay up to $10, at least. read more Obama faces imminent decision over same-sex marriage Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 01:04 PM PST WASHINGTON (CNN) â€" It could be the social issue that defines President Barack Obama’s second term legacy: same-sex marriage. He... Obama expected to weigh in on gay marriage case Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 01:02 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The Obama administration on Thursday is widely expected to urge the Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on gay marriage, a case that could have sweeping implications for the right of same-sex couples to wed. Domestic violence law clears House, but some Republicans aren't happy Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 01:02 PM PST The Violence Against Women Act now goes to President Obama's desk, but a majority of Republicans in the House didn't back it. Some say the domestic violence law was flawed and rammed through by leadership.

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