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Bill Maher Cuts $1 Million Check to Obama Super PAC [VIDEO]

Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher publicly donated $1 million dollars to a super PAC supporting President Obama's re-election Thursday during a live web broadcast of his comedy special, CrazyStupidPolitics: Live from Silicon Valley.

Koran Burning Controversy: Barack Obama Says 'Sorry'

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President Barack Obama apologized on Thursday for the burning of copies of the Koran on a U.S. base in Afghanistan as the White House sought to quell spiraling furor among Afghans while also staving off Republican criticism at home.
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President Obama Talks to Hollywood Friends

President Obama took the stage at television producer Bradley Bell's house Wednesday, telling about 1,000 supporters that the economy is rebounding and that when he took office, we didn't realize how profound the nature of the crisis was.
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Obama courts dueling industries after piracy flap

President Barack Obama traveled to California on Wednesday for the first time since anti-piracy legislation pitting Hollywood against the tech sector got derailed, ramping up his election-year fundraising with events courting both dueling industries.
Fiscal stimulus measures amounting to about 5 percent of GDP will expire in 2013 unless Washington renews them

Payroll Tax 'Deal Is Done' in Major Victory for Obama

Negotiators Wednesday evening reached a sweeping tax cut deal that provides a victory to President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats in Congress and frees Republicans of an issue that threatened to stalk them to the November elections.
U.S. President Barack Obama listens to China's Vice President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Washington

Xi Jinping Defends China's Human Rights Record

Xi Jinping defended China's human rights record during his meeting with President Barack Obama on Wednesday. The Chinese Vice President admitted that his country could do more in the area, but added that the United States should respect China's human rights developments.
Considerable Spikes Expected on China’s 2012 Defence Spending

Obama Tells Chinese VP Xi: 'Work by the Same Rules'

Jinping Xi, slated to become China's next leader by 2013, touched down at Andrews Air Force base this morning to begin a busy five-day visit which included meetings with President Obama and other top administration officials at the White House.
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Obama 'Hopeful' on Payroll Tax Cut Extension

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he had seen hopeful signs that Congress would pass a payroll tax cut extension for the full year, as he kept pressure on lawmakers to take action he said was needed to keep the U.S. recovery on track.
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Obama hopeful on payroll tax cut extension

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he had seen hopeful signs that Congress would pass a payroll tax cut extension for the full year, as he kept pressure on lawmakers to take action he said was needed to keep the U.S. recovery on track.
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Obama: hopeful on payroll tax cut extension

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he had seen some hopeful signs that Congress would pass a payroll tax cut extension for the entire year, as he maintained pressure on lawmakers to take action he said was needed to keep the U.S. recovery on track.
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President Obama to Pitch Cutting Top Corporate Tax Rate of 35%

U.S. President Barack Obama will 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 a rate closer to an average of those seen in peer nations, the sources said.
U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney addresses the American Conservative Union's annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, February 10, 2012.

CPAC 2012: Conservatives Afraid of Losing Culture War to Liberals

Many of the discussions at the CPAC 2012 conference have centered on the pros and cons of the prospective Republican presidential nominees. However, some believe the cultural war against liberalism is actually more important than whether Mitt Romney can defeat Democratic President Barack Obama on Nov. 6.
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Obama: Birth control was used as political football

President Barack Obama, announcing new rules on birth control coverage, said religious groups had expressed genuine concerns about his original plan but accused his opponents of using the issue as a political football in an election year.

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