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President Barack Obama is targeting the concerns of political constituencies pivotal to his re- election one signature at a time.
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President Barack Obama “walked away” from his bipartisan U.S. deficit-cutting commission’s plan “because he knew he’d be torn to bits,” said former Republican Senator Alan Simpson, who was co-chairman of the panel.
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When President Barack Obama stands in front of House Speaker John Boehner to give his State of the Union address on Jan. 24, it will be the most time the two have spent together since talks on the U.S. debt in July and August.
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The Strokes took five years to record just 35 minutes of music.
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Donald Berwick, who directed the U.S. health-care overhaul as head of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, resigned, and President Barack Obama nominated Berwick’s top deputy to run the effort.
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White House Chief of Staff William Daley, appointed by President Barack Obama in January to improve relations with the business community, said he plans to leave the administration after the 2012 election.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will issue guidance soon that states and polluters may use to implement the agency’s new greenhouse-gas regulations, Administrator Lisa Jackson said.
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Lady Gaga immodestly predicts her next CD will be “the greatest album of the decade.” Not everyone will agree. She faces tough competition.
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