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2 Decatur business people pardoned by President Obama Fri, 01 Mar, 2013 05:13 PM PST After an effort that took more than four years, two Decatur business people have been granted presidential pardons for crimes committed nearly 20 years ago. Mass. man among 17 Obama pardons Fri, 01 Mar, 2013 05:12 PM PST A Massachusetts man is among 17 people receiving pardons from President Barack Obama. Gridlock: No budging at the budget-cuts deadline Fri, 01 Mar, 2013 05:11 PM PST Gridlocked once more, President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders refused to budge in their budget standoff Friday as $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts bore down on individual Americans and the... U.S. lurches into new budget crisis, spending cuts imminent Fri, 01 Mar, 2013 05:10 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States lurched into a new budget crisis on Friday as President Barack Obama and Republicans failed to agree on stopping broad spending cuts that could dampen economic growth and curb military readiness. Serena Williams busted for trying to take Tiger Woods' picture at Honda Classic Fri, 01 Mar, 2013 05:07 PM PST It’s hard to keep track of Serena Williams’ whereabouts these days. On Thursday, she was in Chicago to support First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” youth fitness initiative. On Friday, she was in the gallery at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., watching fellow swoosh-wearer Tiger Woods. In middle of gun-control push, Obama pardons man on weapon conviction Fri, 01 Mar, 2013 05:04 PM PST Despite President Obama's push for greater gun control, he pardoned a Georgia man Friday who was convicted for possessing an unregistered firearm. The leniency for Larry Wayne Thornton of Forsyth, Ga., who was sentenced to four years probation for violating the state's gun law, was one of 17 pardons Mr. ... Rep. Gohmert issues statement on President's sequester press conference Fri, 01 Mar, 2013 05:04 PM PST Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement today concerning President Obama’s press conference on the sequester and funding cuts: read more Sequester's on -- let the finger-pointing begin Fri, 01 Mar, 2013 05:03 PM PST Gridlocked once more, President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders refused to budge in their budget standoff Friday as $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts bore down on individual Americans and the nation's still-recovering economy. 'None of this is necessary,' said the president after a sterile White House meeting that portended a long standoff. Obama urges justices to overturn gay marriage ban Fri, 01 Mar, 2013 05:03 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The Obama administration wants the Supreme Court to overturn California's gay marriage ban, outlining a broad legal argument that could ultimately be applied to other state prohib... Obama: I'm not a dictator (or Spock) Fri, 01 Mar, 2013 05:01 PM PST The sequester is getting attention for sure, but two other comments by President Obama at a brief news conference Friday are likely to have a long shelf life.

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