Topic: The White House
The Democratic Party scored an upset victory late Tuesday in a tight Congressional by-election seen testing Republicans' strategy on politically sensitive budget cuts ahead of 2012 nationwide vote.The race in western New York's 26th Congressional District saw Democratic challenger Kathy Hochul taking ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a narrow escape from a potentially damaging government shutdown, even bigger budget fights lie ahead for President Barack Obama and leaders from both parties in the U.S. Congress.Senior White House adviser David Plouffe told CNN that Obama's plan ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama extended an olive branch on Monday to U.S. states struggling to implement his healthcare law, offering support for a proposal that would give them some flexibility in carrying out its key parts.Obama's signature healthcare reform plan ...
Will Washington have the courage to truly tackle the deficit?Will Washington have the courage to truly tackle the deficit?Bold action to tackle the deficit in the next couple of years doesn’t appear likely, despite pledges by veteran lawmakers in both parties, the ...
Earlier today I came across a story in the Huffington Post detailing a back-door deal between the White House and Big Pharma (Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers Association). In addition, the White House agreed not to pursue Medicare rebates or shift some drugs ...
FACT CHECK: New White House stat on health savings called 'apples to oranges'When a government report found that President Barack Obama's health overhaul would modestly raise the nation's total health care tab, the White House responded with a statistic suggesting costs would ...
Gov't forecast: Moderate spending increase as 32 million gain coverage under health overhaulThe nation's health care tab will go up — not down — as a result of President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul. That's the conclusion of a government forecast Thursday, which ...
Mr. President: I know that you are a very busy man so I will try to keep my questions about health care reform and the recently passed legislation as short and simple as possible. - I could ask you why you think ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, frustrated by Republican obstruction of key administration staffing appointments, will use his power to appoint his pick to run Medicare and Medicaid while the U.S. Congress is in recess, the White House said on Tuesday.Obama will ...
New measures aim to reduce federal benefit payments to ineligible recipients. Vice President Joe Biden has announced the creation of a comprehensive federal Do Not Pay List of contractors and individuals ineligible to receive payments from the government.. The goal of the ...
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President Obama at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner. View ...2011-05-01 -
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Seth Meyers remarks at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner ...2011-05-01 -
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Embarrassed Diebold officials apologized after one of their electronic voting ...2012-01-22
