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Obama Quietly Turns 52
 Obama Quietly Turns 52 
Aug 4, 2013 12:48 PM CDT

Obama Quietly Turns 52

Hits Camp David for the weekend

(Newser) - What do you get for that leader of the free world who has everything? Apparently a weekend at Camp David and a round of golf with old friends will do it, reports the AP on the occasion of President Obama's 52nd birthday today. The White House is staying pretty...

Obama to GOP: Let&#39;s Cut Corporate Taxes
 Obama to GOP: Let's 
 Cut Corporate Taxes 
NEW 'GRAND BARGAIN'?
Jul 30, 2013 7:58 AM CDT

Obama to GOP: Let's Cut Corporate Taxes

... but only if you agree to job creation measures

(Newser) - President Obama has a new "grand bargain" for Republicans, though it's a little less grand this time around. In a speech today, Obama will offer to overhaul the corporate tax code, reducing the rate and reaping a onetime windfall in the process, the Wall Street Journal reports. In...

Obama: In My Last 1,276 Days, Economy Is No. 1

President puts attention back on money matters, ahead of budget battles

(Newser) - President Obama gave the first of a series of speeches today intended to refocus attention on the economy, reports CNN . "America has fought its way back," he declared, but "we're not there yet." He hit familiar themes in his speech at Knox College in Illinois,...

Surprise, Surprise: Another Debt Ceiling Standoff Looms

Boehner talks tough ahead of president's speeches

(Newser) - See if this sounds familiar: The White House and House Republicans appear headed toward a standoff over the debt ceiling this fall, reports NBC News . That's after John Boehner's statement this morning: “We're not going to raise the debt ceiling without real cuts in spending. It'...

Obama's Plan: Drag Your Attention Back to Economy

He'll give new series of speeches starting tomorrow

(Newser) - Natural disasters, political scandals, and stories ranging from the Middle East to Trayvon Martin have diverted the national conversation away from the economy, and President Obama is launching an effort to bring it back. The administration is planning a new batch of speeches—up to six, with the first one...

US Plan to Arm Syria Rebels Gets a Boost

But Pentagon cites continuing concerns

(Newser) - Last month, the White House said it planned to arm Syrian rebels —but members of Congress haven't been thrilled with the idea. Now, however, Capitol Hill seems to be coming around, Reuters reports. Despite "strong reservations ... We got a consensus that we could move forward with the...

&#39;That&#39;s Me:&#39; Dems Laud Obama on Trayvon
 'That's Me:' 
 Dems Laud 
 Obama on 
 Trayvon 
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Jul 21, 2013 11:03 AM CDT

'That's Me:' Dems Laud Obama on Trayvon

John McCain would like to see 'Stand Your Ground' reviewed

(Newser) - President Obama's remarks on the Trayvon Martin verdict reverberated around the talk shows today, with Democrats saying Obama hit close to home when he spoke of "being followed in a department store," reports Politico . "That’s me on a daily basis, and especially when I’m...

Obama&#39;s Remarks on Trayvon &#39;Instantly Historic&#39;
Obama's Remarks on
Trayvon 'Instantly Historic'
OPINION
Jul 20, 2013 12:24 PM CDT

Obama's Remarks on Trayvon 'Instantly Historic'

Presidents gets raves, and jeers, after race comments

(Newser) - President Obama's surprise comments yesterday on the George Zimmerman verdict—"Trayvon Martin could have been me "—continue to resonate today. Examples:
  • New York Times editorial : It lavishes high praise on Obama for "laying bare his personal anguish and experience" to explain why black Americans were
...

Obama: Trayvon 'Could Have Been Me'

All black men know the feeling, says the president

(Newser) - When the Trayvon Martin shooting took place, President Obama made headlines by saying that Trayvon could have been his son. Today, he took it further: "Trayvon could have been me 35 years ago," he said during an unscheduled stop in the White House briefing room to talk about...

Obama Might Give Putin Cold Shoulder in Russia

White House hints he'll skip meeting in Moscow

(Newser) - President Obama is still going to Russia this fall to attend a G20 summit, but the White House is now suggesting that he'll back out of a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. All the coverage says it's Obama's way of making clear he's not...

Mandela Turns 95; Said to Be Improving

World celebrates with service

(Newser) - It's Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday, and the anti-apartheid leader remains in the hospital—but South African President Jacob Zuma says his health is "steadily improving," the BBC reports. Mandela's daughter, Zindzi, echoed the sentiment, saying he was "making remarkable progress and we look forward...

Microsoft Pens 'Unusually Dramatic' Letter on PRISM

Brad Smith tells Eric Holder 'the Constitution is suffering'

(Newser) - Add Microsoft's general counsel to the list of people not happy about PRISM and other government surveillance programs. Brad Smith wrote a letter to Eric Holder yesterday—a letter Business Insider calls "unusually dramatic" in its tone—asking the attorney general to convince President Obama that he should...

Obama Won't Intervene in DOJ's Zimmerman Decision

And more post-verdict news

(Newser) - Barack Obama famously and controversially weighed in on Trayvon Martin's death (" If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon "), but the president will not be getting involved in the DOJ's looming decision on whether to prosecute George Zimmerman on civil rights charges, Politico...

How Obama Inadvertently Helped Military Sex Abusers

His words as commander in chief damning them will complicate trials: NY Times

(Newser) - He meant well. Back in May, President Obama said he had no more patience with the rising number of sexual assault cases in the military, and he declared that perpetrators should be “prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired, dishonorably discharged." The problem, as the New York Times...

Here's What a Text Between Obama, Jay-Z Looks Like

President likes his sports analogies

(Newser) - Justin Bieber might have some kind of hotline to Bill Clinton , but Jay-Z has one to President Obama. They're texting buddies. Jay-Z revealed as much in an interview with radio station Hot97 , reports Politico . The president uses lots of sports analogies, says Jay-Z, offering up this example:
  • "When
...

'Frustrated' Obama May Yank All Troops in Afghanistan

Relations with Karzai going downhill fast, insiders say

(Newser) - President Obama is so sick of dealing with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai that he is seriously considering bringing American military involvement in the country to a speedy and complete end, senior administration officials tell CNN and the New York Times . The "zero option" of leaving no American troops...

Obama, Merkel Plan Meeting on US Spying

As EU officials gather to discuss reports

(Newser) - President Obama and Angela Merkel have discussed US spying allegations by phone, the White House says, and they're organizing a meeting between US and German security officials on the issue. "The president assured the chancellor that the United States takes seriously the concerns of our European allies and...

Big Part of ObamaCare Postponed One Year

Employers won't be required to provide coverage until 2015

(Newser) - ObamaCare is still going into effect in 2014, but one key component of it is being temporarily shelved. The White House today postponed by one year a rule requiring employers to either provide coverage to employees or face hefty fines, reports the Wall Street Journal . The rule will take effect...

Disappointed? Don&#39;t Blame Obama
 Disappointed? 
 Don't Blame 
 Obama 
OPINION
Jul 2, 2013 11:16 AM CDT

Disappointed? Don't Blame Obama

President was victim of unrealistic expectations: Gideon Rachman

(Newser) - Amid concerns over surveillance and drone attacks, liberals at home and abroad have lately been making their disappointment with President Obama clear. And it's true that "when it comes to foreign policy, Mr. Obama campaigned with the human rights rhetoric of Jimmy Carter but has governed like Henry...

Romneys Voted Against Mitt Running, 10-2

Even the would-be candidate voted no: Dan Balz book

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's entrance into the 2012 race was apparently no easy decision. Around Christmas of 2010, he and his family voted on whether he should run. Of 12 votes, 10 were nays—including Romney's own, the Huffington Post reports, per Washington Post reporter Dan Balz's upcoming book,...

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