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Top GOP lawmakers press Obama on detention policy The Obama administration lacks a coherent policy for handling terror suspects captured outside of Afghanistan, the Republican leaders of five House committees told President Barack Obama Tuesday. Read more on Boston Globe Obama signs disaster declaration for Bradford County President Barack Obama Wednesday declared a major disaster [...]

Obama Nominates New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chief (CNN) — The White House is announcing President Obama’s choice to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It says former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is getting the nomination. That’s expected to be formally announced on Monday. Mr. Obama apparently bypassed a consumer groups’ favorite — [...]

obama joker poster wall L.A Image by cattias.photos obama joker poster more at www.attias.net/blog President to name consumer protection bureau head The Associated Press The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama will introduce his choice to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday in the White House Rose Garden. The president intends to [...]

Obama Meets With Dalai Lama President Barack Obama met with Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Saturday at the White House despite protests from China. Read more on KTVZ Bend Obama meets with Norman Rockwell Museum staff WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama met with staffers from the Norman Rockwell Museum on Friday to celebrate the [...]

Obama, Republicans trapped by inflexible rhetoric WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and GOP lawmakers, hundreds of billions of dollars short of their goal and seemingly trapped in inflexible bargaining positions, are struggling for agreement on $ 2 trillion-plus in budget cuts as the price for maintaining the government’s ability to borrow. Read more on [...]

Obama Meets with Lawmakers on Debt Ceiling US President Barack Obama met with congressional Democrats and Republicans on Thursday as part of ongoing talks to resolve the political stalemate over the nation’s debt limit and deficit. Read more on HispanicBusiness.com Obama calls meeting with leaders ‘constructive’ Deadline approaching, President Barack Obama said he and congressional [...]

LIVE STREAMED: President Barack Obama’s first-ever Twitter Town Hall at 11 a.m. today President Barack Obama , who has used social media like Facebook and YouTube to connect to average Americans, will star Wednesday in the first-ever Twitter Town Hall — taking questions tweeted in 140 characters… Read more on San Francisco Chronicle Obama invites [...]

Obama’s Balancing Act: Be the Scolding Adult During his press conference on Wednesday, President Obama’s voice had a level of frustration that seemed unfamiliar to those who follow the normally cool communicator. He accused the Republicans of being childish and of putting corporate interests ahead of middle-class Americans. He blasted the Senate for its plans [...]