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Poll: Catholics approval of Obama mostly unchanged amid birth control battle
Catholics approval of President Barack Obama has remained relatively unchanged despite facing harsh opposition from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops over new contraception rules. A survey released Tuesday by Gallup found that 46 percent of Catholics approved of Obama last week. A week prior to that his approval was…
Obama unveils ‘fair shot’ election-year budget
President Barack Obama Monday proposed a $3.8 trillion budget brimming with populist tax hikes on the rich and jobs spending designed to outmaneuver Republicans as he takes aim at reelection. But Obama’s possible Republican foe in November, Mitt Romney, slammed the document, which foresees a fourth consecutive year of budget deficits over $1 trillion, as…
WATCH LIVE: Obama speaks on 2013 budget
President Barack Obama will deliver remarks on his FY 2013 budget to students at Northern Virginia Community College on Monday. Watch this live video from MSNBC, broadcast Feb. 13, 2012. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Koch Industries: Obama trying to silence private citizens
Koch Industries has accused President Barack Obama’s allies of trying to silence its wealthy executives, David and Charles Koch, following remarks made by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). “We will exercise our First Amendment rights and not be intimidated or silenced by the President’s aides and his allies who criticize private…
Obama urges Congress to extend payroll tax cut
US President Barack Obama urged Congress Saturday to quickly pass an extension of the payroll tax cut to prevent a tax increase on 160 million Americans. “Now is not the time for self-inflicted wounds to our recovery,” Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. “Now is the time for common-sense…
Maher: Republicans are the ones ‘dividing America’
In his latest “New Rule” segment Friday evening, Bill Maher discussed Republicans’ continued criticism of parts of the nation not considered apart of “Red America.” “Just think of the list of these parts of America that Republicans are publicly bitching about,” he said. “Chicago, that lawless hell hole where Obama…
Bring it on
I’m deeply amused right now. Before the White House announced the policy tweak on the contraception mandate, there was a lot of gloat-y “Obama is going to compromise!” stories from the more conservative-leaning press, and I really did think Obama caved. But I hopped on the White House conference call…
Obama to pitch lower corporate tax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, who has angered businesses with his plans to close corporate tax loopholes, is expected to call for cutting the top 35 percent corporate tax rate as early as this month, according to two sources close to the administration. The president is likely to propose…
Springsteen drops video for Obama 2012 song: ‘We Take Care of Our Own’
A Bruce Springsteen song that’s been selected by President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign now has a sing-a-long video to go with it. In the video “We Take Care of Our Own,” Springsteen plays in what looks like a closed down warehouse. Black and white images of economic degradation, people of…
Poll: 20% of Republicans likely to re-elect Obama
A shocking poll recently released by a conservative publication found that a large number of Republicans and conservatives are likely to vote for President Barack Obama. The survey, conducted by Wenzel Strategies for World Net Daily, showed that one in five Republicans are leaning towards or would “definitely” re-elect the…
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