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President Barack Obama renewed his oath of office in January vowing to use the bully pulpit to rally the American people around his second-term agenda.
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The historian Richard Hofstadter said that the U.S. is the only country in history that believes it was born perfect and strives for improvement. The idea that we are a nation without flaws or that we can permanently eliminate our very human failings is, of course, delusional.
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The long-awaited retribution against al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for the Sept. 11 attacks likely will strengthen President Barack Obama ’s hand in pursuing both his foreign policy and domestic goals.
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President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both running against history -- the only question now is who will defy it to win the presidency.
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When Barack Obama held his first prime-time news conference as president, the financial crisis was at its peak and not a single Republican had voted for his economic stimulus bill. So he pleaded for their partnership.
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President Barack Obama ’s approval of the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden stymies a central tenet of Republican campaigns for the White House: that Democrats can’t pull the trigger.
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In presidential politics, a candidate’s children are off limits. In the 2012 campaign, pets are fair game. Two dogs to be exact: Bo and Seamus.
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President Barack Obama sought to contain political damage by clarifying optimistic comments about the state of the U.S. private sector, saying it is “absolutely clear that the economy is not doing fine.”
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President Barack Obama said it is “absolutely clear that the economy is not doing fine,” seeking to contain criticism from Mitt Romney that his upbeat remarks about the U.S. private sector show he is out of touch.
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Phil Schiliro, then the White House congressional liaison, put his boss on notice last year. One hurdle stood between him and the start of his re-election campaign: lifting the debt ceiling.
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