President Barack Obama
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Obama calls for Congress to pass proposal, delay sequestration
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The short-term plan would help the country to avoid more than $1 trillion in automatic spending cuts due to kick in next month. Obama wants Congress to pass the smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms to delay those cuts for a few more months.
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President signs bill averting government default
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President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill raising the government's borrowing limit, averting a default and delaying the next clash over the nation's debt until later this year.
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Obama campaigns for gun control in Minnesota
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The president spoke from a special police operations center in a city once known to some as "Murderapolis" but where gun violence has dropped amid a push to address it from city leaders.
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Obama: 2013 can be the year of economic growth
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In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Obama says there are signs of progress in real estate, manufacturing and job-creation.
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Obama signs $50.5B Superstorm Sandy aid bill
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Congress gave the measure its final approval late Monday. Obama signed it Tuesday night, minutes after returning to the White House from a visit to Nevada.
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Immigration reform: President hopes for swift immigration reform
"A call to action can now be heard all across America," Obama said during a campaign-style event in Las Vegas, one week after being sworn in for a second term in the White House.
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Ray LaHood resigning as transportation secretary
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the only Republican still in President Barack Obama's first-term Cabinet, said Tuesday he plans to leave the Obama administration.
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U.S. and Egypt: President Obama hopes to maintain good relationship with Egypt
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President Barack Obama begins his second term straining to maintain a good relationship with Egypt, an important U.S. ally.
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Gun control: Obama says advocates have to listen more
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In an interview with The New Republic, Obama says he has "a profound respect" for the tradition of hunting that dates back for generations. The president says it's understandable that people are protective of their family traditions when it comes to hunting.
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Gun control: Democrats poised to stand in president's way
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Democrats from largely rural states with strong gun cultures view the president's proposals warily and have not committed to supporting them.
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Immigration push to be launched by White House, senators
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President Obama will launch a campaign next week aimed at overhauling the nation's flawed immigration system and creating legal status for millions, as a bipartisan Senate group nears agreement on achieving the same goals.
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Denis McDonough next chief of staff
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President Barack Obama announced Friday he would pick his longtime foreign policy adviser and popular West Wing staffer Denis McDonough to lead his staff.
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President Obama nominates Mary Jo White for SEC post
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President Barack Obama sent his strongest signal yet Thursday that he wants the government to get tougher with Wall Street, appointing former prosecutor Mary Jo White to head the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first time in the agency's 79-year history.
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Timothy Geithner's last day as Treasury Secretary Friday
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President Barack Obama has saluted the outgoing Timothy Geithner as one of the best U.S. Treasury secretaries ever. He's surely been among the most contentious.
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President Obama to attend prayer service
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President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and their families plan to attend a prayer service Tuesday morning at the Washington National Cathedral.
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President Obama thanks troops at inaugural ball
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Obama addressed cheering crowds at the Commander in Chief Ball, speaking by video to thank a group of troops in southern Afghanistan. The first lady wore a custom Jason Wu dress and Jimmy Choo shoes.
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President Obama calls for unity in inaugural address
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Similar to four years ago, President Obama called for unity in his inauguration speech Monday. But unlike four years ago, parts of the speech ventured into left-wing partisanship.
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Obama inauguration speech video: Barack Obama delivers second inaugural speech
CommentINSIDE: The full transcript and video from President Barack Obama's second inaugural speech.
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