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Obama would end subsidies to wealthiest farmers

President Barack Obama called for the elimination of farm subsidies to the wealthiest farmers in his new budget plan on Monday, arguing that the payments distort the farm sector and even pay some farmers that grow no crops.

Gates plays down Afghan troop figures in budget

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates played down the accuracy of troop figures outlined in a budget request unveiled on Monday, saying the pace of the upcoming drawdown in Afghanistan was still unclear.
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DOE moving ahead on Chrysler loans: Chu

Chrysler Group LLC's application for federal loans is moving ahead and will not be affected too much by proposed cuts in the Obama administration's budget, the head of the U.S. Department of Energy said on Monday.
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Budget proposal only a temporary fix: S&P

President Barack Obama's budget proposal for 2012 is not a permanent fix for finances and chances are it will be watered down in Congress, Standard & Poor's chief economist said on Monday.
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (C)(R-OH), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R)(R-VA) and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speak to the press outside the White House following their lunch meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, February 9, 2011.

Top Republicans say Obama budget plan to 'destroy jobs,' 'fails'

Top House Republicans reacted to President Barack Obama's 2012 budget proposal on Monday, saying that it would destroy jobs and that the President missed a unique opportunity to reduce the federal government's budget deficit, which would rise to $1.65 trillion under the plan.

Boehner says it’s not his job to convince Birthers they are wrong (VIDEO)

During an interview of NBC’s “Meet the Press” news talk show on Sunday, Speaker of the House John Boehner said that while he believes that President Barack Obama is a U.S. citizen and a Christian, he added that isn’t his responsibility to persuade people who questioned Obama’s origin and religion
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Obama's Remarks on Unveiling of the 2012 Federal Budget (Full Text)

The following is a White House Transcript of President Barack Obama's remarks on the unveiling of his proposal for the U.S. 2012 fiscal year federal budget as delivered at Parkville Middle School and Center for Technology in Baltimore, Maryland on February 14, 2011.
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Stock futures dip after strong run for stocks

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday after Wall Street posted two straight weeks of gains that drove indexes to new multi-year highs and investors worried the market is overextended.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the budget during his visit to Parkville Middle School and Center of Technology in Parkville, Maryland February 14, 2011. At right is OMB Director Jack Lew.

Obama: 2012 Budget is 'down payment,' long term challenges loom

Seeking to balance cuts while maintaining U.S. competitiveness and facing pressure from Republicans seeking even bigger reductions, President Barack Obama said on Monday his proposed 2012 budget was a down payment, on reducing the federal budget deficit, but said more work was needed to address long term challenges.
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Obama budget to cut deficit by $1.1 trillion

President Barack Obama proposed a budget on Monday that would cut the U.S. deficit by $1.1 trillion over 10 years, setting the stage for a bitter fight with Republicans who vow even tougher spending controls.
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Wall Street set to dip after strong run

U.S. stocks were set to dip on Monday after posting two straight weeks of gains that drove indexes to new multi-year highs and some investors worried the market was overextended.
Sanaa

Yemeni police block protesters' march on palace

Hundreds of anti-government protesters, inspired by the mass uprising in Egypt, clashed with police blocking them from marching to Yemen's presidential palace in Sanaa on Sunday, witnesses said.
Egypt

Egypt celebrates as Mubarak resigns (PHOTOS)

Three decades of totalitarian rule by the Mubarak regime finally ended on Friday as the President gave up his powers to the military. Vice President Omar Suleiman announced Mubarak's resignation amidst cries of joy by the masses.
U.S. President Barack Obama walks to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington February 10, 2011.

Obama to visit Intel in Oregon next week

President Barack Obama will make a trip to Oregon at the end next week and will visit an Intel manufacturing plant as well as discuss the company's programs related to science, engineering and math programs, the White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a press conference on Friday.
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Bill O’Reilly’s interview with President Obama (Transcript)

Bill O’Reilly’s interview with President Obama before the Super Bowl last Sunday has elicited a broad array of criticism, particularly from liberals like Bill Maher who claimed O’Reilly interrupted the President too much and didn’t show him enough deference. Meanwhile, conservatives and others called Maher a hypocrite because he savagely had attacked George W. Bush when he was President.

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