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Monday, February 28, 2011

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Obama Floats Earlier Health Care Option To Governors

February 28, 2011 States unhappy with the new federal health care law may be able to create their own version of the overahaul in 2014 — not 2017, as the law currently states. President Barack Obama told a gathering of the nation's governors Monday that he's open to amending the law.

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Monday, January 10, 2011

The Two-Way

Sarkozy, Obama Meet Today At White House

Michelle Obama, left, stands with Carla Bruni-Sarkozy last April in Strasbourg, France.

January 10, 2011 Nicholas Sarkozy meets Barack Obama at the White House

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Friday, December 17, 2010

The Two-Way

Obama Signs Tax Deal Into Law

President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, after signing the $858 billion tax deal into law in a ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

December 17, 2010 President Barack Obama signed a bipartisan tax bill into law Friday in a Washington ceremony that included members of both parties.

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The Two-Way

Bush Would Have Endorsed Obama? 'Ridiculous,' Aide Says

President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain, March 5, 2008. Bush endorsed McCain that day.

November 10, 2010 A story by the Financial Times about what the former president supposedly said has gotten lots of attention, but isn't true, a spokesman for Bush says.

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The Two-Way

Obama At 'Fractured' G20; Alaska Starts Vote Count; Bombings In Baghdad

An Afghan boy stands aside a motorbike used by a suicide bomber.

November 10, 2010 The president will try to ease tensions with other major nations, but some say the U.S. is doing more harm than good to the world economy with its recent stimulus efforts.

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Friday, November 05, 2010

It's All Politics

Obama: I Didn't Lead Well Enough

Screen grab of President Obama during an interview with '60 Minutes'.

November 5, 2010 The president tells CBS News' 60 Minutes that "leadership isn't just legislation," and that Democrats fared poorly in the elections in part because the White House didn't do a good job "persuading people" and instilling confidence. What do you think?

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Wednesday, November 03, 2010

The Two-Way

After 'Shellacking,' Obama Discusses Mood, Future

November 3, 2010 The morning after Democrats received what President Obama calls a "shellacking" that cost them control of the House, the president spoke with reporters on subjects ranging from whether or not he "gets it" to how to help businesses start hiring.

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It's All Politics

Obama Takes Blame For 'Shellacking'

President Obama, during his call of congratulations to House Republican leader John Boehner.

November 3, 2010 But the president says voters are more upset by the lack of progress on key issues than with the agenda he's pursued.

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Monday, November 01, 2010

It's All Politics

Obama, Boehner Aim At Each Other In Final Hours

House Minority Leader John Boehner at a rally in Canton, Ohio, on Oct. 30, 2010.

November 1, 2010 Both men were in Ohio over the weekend making last-minute appeals to voters before Tuesday's elections. And each made the other a foil in a bid to highlight what's at stake.

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

It's All Politics

Why On Earth Is President Obama Going All-In On Tom Perriello?

Rep. Tom Perriello, D-VA, at a health care town hall meeting in Fork Union, VA, Aug. 17, 2009.

October 28, 2010 The president is rallying Virginia Democrats not by going to a safe precinct but by going to the least safe. And by appearing with Rep. Perriello, he may be saluting the past — their victories in 2008 — more than the likelihood of victory in 2010.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

It's All Politics

The Story Never Ends: Bill & Hillary & Barack & America

L-R: Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama; Aug. 30, 2008, in  Cleveland.

October 14, 2010 ANALYSIS: The names are Obama and Clinton — three politicians who are monumentally ambitious in different ways, and one ongoing psychodrama for their party and country.

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Monday, September 27, 2010

It's All Politics

If GOP Wins House, What Happens? 5 Questions For 2 Experts

Reps. John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Kevin McCarthy,  Peter Roskam

September 27, 2010 One of the biggest challenges for Republican leaders, say two political scientists who have studied the GOP, will be pulling together young lawmakers who want to confront the president and older members who might make some compromises.

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It's All Politics

Poll: 'Significant Majority' Might Vote Against Obama

September 27, 2010 A new survey from Politico and George Washington University signals discontent with the president over changes in health care laws and his efforts to get the economy moving.

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Thursday, September 23, 2010

The Two-Way

Obama: 'We Can Waste More Time' Or Get Moving On Mideast Peace

September 23, 2010 The president will make the case that leaders have talked and talked and talked for years, but peace remains elusive between Israel and Palestine. So now's the time for action, not words, he says.

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The Two-Way

Obama Says 'We Can Absorb A Terrorist Attack'; Your Thoughts?

The World Trade Center towers, on Sept. 11, 2001.

September 22, 2010 Conservative critics are already saying that the president's really talking about a "bargain" — that American's shouldn't overreact to terrorist attacks.

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