Tag: Barack Obama
President Obama takes hard line against an anti-tax GOP
In his debt reduction speech, Obama vowed to veto any plan Congress sends him that does not raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations. ...
Republicans call taxing super-rich 'class warfare'
President Obama's $3 trillion deficit reduction plan includes the "Buffett Rule," which imposes a minimum tax rate on those earning more than $1 million per year. ...
Over 1,200 protesters of oil pipeline arrested at White House
Protest to stop a proposed 17 hundred-mile oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf 'biggest display of civil disobedience in 30 years' in US....
President Obama's jobs plan includes billions in tax cuts
Last night, President Obama presented a $447 billion package of tax cuts and new government spending meant to increase jobs in America....
Iconic civil rights painting moves to Oval Office
President Obama installs Norman Rockwell's iconic painting, depicting the 1960 integration of the New Orleans school system, outside the Oval Office. ...
White House issues guidelines for 9/11 commemorations
Obama administration's guidelines for 9/11 commemorations stress public service and remembrance in place of freedom rallies or nationalistic pride....
Obama's foreign policy wins and economic woes
President Obama's foreign policy victories, which include Libya, dampened by America's current economic woes....
Libya's road to democracy
As Gadhafi's regime topples, the challenges Libya will face in building a democratic future....
Dramatic shift in immigration policy for Obama administration
Change in immigration policy allows illegal immigrants without criminal records to stay in the US and apply for a work permit....
Global markets tumble, Obama addresses S&P downgrade
With every major stock index in Europe and the US down at mid-day, President Obama went on air to assure the world, 'our credit is triple-A.'...
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