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Positions harden as fiscal cliff looms
President Barack Obama warned Republicans Wednesday not to hold the US economy hostage in a new feud over raising government borrowing, as battle lines hardened in the “fiscal cliff” showdown. Obama and Republican foes accused one another of intransigence as vital hours ticked away without serious negotiations on averting a…
Soledad tells House Financial Services chair he has ‘no leverage’ as he misstates election results
The newly-named chair of the House Financial Services committee defended Republican resistance to tax cuts on the middle class in part by misrepresenting this year’s presidential election results to CNN host Soledad O’Brien. “The President won 51-49. He’s got an electoral college victory,” said Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), both neglecting…
Watch live: Obama delivers remarks at Business Roundtabe
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Business Roundtable in Washington, D.C. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Dec. 5. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Right-wing misinformation leads half of Republicans to believe ACORN stole 2012 election
Nearly endless gobs of misinformation spewed from partisan media outlets in recent years had resulted in an astonishing achievement: 49 percent of Republicans now say that the disbanded community organizing group ACORN stole the 2012 presidential election for President Barack Obama, according to a survey by Public Policy Polling (PPP)…
‘Spock’ actor reveals that Obama gave him Vulcan salute
Monday night on “Conan,” host Conan O’Brian welcomed “Star Trek” and “American Horror Story” actor Zachary Quinto, who revealed that President Barack Obama may be even nerdier than some people suspect. Quinto worked as a surrogate for the Obama campaign in 2008 and 2012, but said, “It all culminated on…
Obama calls on Russia to update nuclear arms treaty
US President Barack Obama on Monday called on Russia to join him as an equal partner in updating a nuclear non-proliferation deal, after Moscow opted not to extend it earlier this year. Russian officials said in October that they had notified Washington that the Nunn-Lugar program, which disposed of thousands…
Obama warns Assad on chemical weapons
US President Barack Obama directly warned Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad Monday that he would face “consequences” if he made the “tragic mistake” of turning chemical weapons on his own people. “Today, I want to make it absolutely clear to Assad and those under his command, the world is watching. The…
Watch live: Obama delivers remarks on cooperative threat reduction
President Barack Obama delivers remarks to the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction symposium being held at the National Defense University. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Dec. 3. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Dan Senor blasts Obama for meeting with MoveOn, ignores meeting with CEOs
Dan Senor, a top adviser to former GOP nominee Mitt Romney, on Sunday lashed out at President Barack Obama for meeting with progressive groups like MoveOn.org after winning the election, but ignored similar meetings with business leaders. Appearing on a Sunday panel on ABC’s This Week, Senor said that the…
Geithner says no budget deal without tax hikes
WASHINGTON — Lead White House negotiator Timothy Geithner insisted Sunday there would be no deal to avert the “fiscal cliff” unless Republicans allowed tax rates on the wealthiest Americans to rise. Talks to avoid the dreaded “fiscal cliff” are at a dangerous impasse after President Barack Obama’s opening gambit in…
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