BARACK OBAMA

U.S. President Obama waves alongside his bus in Cannon Falls

On Bus Tour, Obama Shifts Blame to Republicans

President Barack Obama sought on Tuesday to turn voter anger over the economy toward Republicans in the U.S. Congress as he courted rural Americans in a campaign-style bus tour through a key election state.

White House Rebukes Perry for Threatening Remarks About Fed

At Issue: 2012 U.S. Election
The White House denounced Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Tuesday for his threatening remarks about U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that represented some of the most inflammatory rhetoric of the 2012 election campaign.
Artist Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey: Obama 'Hope' Artist, Beaten in Copenhagen

Shepard Fairy, the Los Angeles street artist who won international acclaim for creating the popular "Hope" poster that became the image of President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign was reportedly assaulted last weekend at the opening of his exhibition at a gallery in Copenhagen.
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Rick Perry

Perry Blasts Fed, Obama in Noisy Start to Race

Texas Governor Rick Perry has only been a presidential candidate since Saturday, but the Republican hopeful has already produced some of the most inflammatory rhetoric of the early 2012 campaign.
A boy watches through a window of an Amtrak train from Birmingham to Anniston

U.S. Infrastructure Woes: A Roadblock to Growth

Long famous for its top-notch highways and passion for cars, the United States is letting bridges rust as traffic chokes overburdened roads, threatening a pillar of its economic strength.
U.S. President Obama speaks during a town hall-style event in Decorah

Obama to Unveil Measures to Boost Rural Jobs

President Barack Obama will on Tuesday announce fresh steps to boost rural hiring on the second day of a bus tour through the heartland to explain his economic and job policies to anxious voters.
U.S. President Obama speaks during a town hall-style event in Decorah

Obama Says Warren Buffett is Right About Taxes

Small-town Americans probably don't make as much money as Warren Buffett, but they pay more of their income in taxes, President Barack Obama said on Monday, citing the billionaire investor to argue that the government needs more revenues to balance the budget.
GOP

Brickbats, Few Bouquets, Greet Lawmakers at Home

For weeks during the rancorous debate over the debt ceiling limit, Americans were treated to the widely televised spectacle of their lawmakers drubbing each other in a bruising partisan jousting match.
U.S. President Obama meets Lydia Schaefer in Zumbrota

In Campaign Mode, Obama Talks Jobs in Midwest

President Barack Obama blasted Republicans over taxes on Monday as he launched a bus tour of the U.S. Midwest to tout his job-growth strategy and distance himself from anger toward Washington that could dent his 2012 re-election hopes.
Obama

Obama Approval Rating Dips: Can He Still Champion Needed Reforms?

Critics have chided President Barack Obama for his economic reforms, which they view as too big, or too liberal. The reality is however, that if Obama's reforms don't stand, and the economic/social problems are not addressed, an even more-liberal public official will likely emerge to propose and enact bigger changes.
Cuban singer Pablo Milanes performs his first concert in Spain, presenting the album "Mas alla de todo", in Burgos

Singer Pablo Milanes Urges More Freedom in Cuba

One of Communist-ruled Cuba's best-known singers, Pablo Milanes, said in quoted comments he would like to see more freedom to protest on the island as he prepared for a controversial concert this month in Miami.

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