US shows doubt over monitoring in Syria

2011-12-19T19:30:40Z

The Obama administration expressed doubt Monday that Syria was genuine in its promise to allow Arab observers to monitor a deal to end a nine-month protest crackdown that has killed over 5,000 people.

"A signature on a piece of paper from a regime like this, that has broken promise after promise after promise, means relatively little to us," State Department spokeswoman

Key Iowa paper backs Romney for president

2011-12-17T19:00:05Z

DES MOINES (Reuters) - The main newspaper in Iowa, the Des Moines Register, Saturday endorsed Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential race, less than three weeks before the s...

US Republicans turn guns on Obama in debate

2011-12-16T09:30:34Z

Republican White House hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney took aim at President Barack Obama more than each other Thursday in their final debate before the first nominating event in Iowa.

In an event hosted by

White House defends honor for Marine

2011-12-15T19:31:10Z

President Barack Obama was proud to award US Marine Dakota Meyer his nation's top honor, his spokesman said Thursday, after the corps rejected reports they exaggerated the young warrior's deeds.

Obama welcomed Meyer, 23, into the exclusive club of Medal of Honor winners in September, for heroically rushing ...

Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman Select Gay Delegate Candidates

2011-12-15T08:00:13Z

Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman have selected gay republicans as delegate candidates to next year's RNC

The campaigns of Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman have selected gay US President Barack Obama's overall popularity has slipped to a new low but his approval ratings are still ahead of current Republican frontrunner Newt Gingrich, a poll showed Wednesday.

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Romney's $10,000 bet falls flat in Iowa debate

2011-12-10T20:30:08Z

DES MOINES (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney put his money where his mouth was on Saturday in a quip at a presidential debate that may have backfired.

Romney, a multi-millionaire and a frontrunner for the Republican nomination, offered a $10,000 bet t...

Rick Perry Criticizes Obama On DADT Repeal

2011-12-10T09:30:36Z

Rick Perry on Friday criticized President Barack Obama on repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Rick Perry on Friday criticized President Barack Obama on repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” the recently ended policy that for 18 years banned gay and bisexual troops from serv...

White House rejects Republican payroll tax proposal

2011-12-09T11:30:48Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House rejected on Friday the latest proposal from Republicans in Congress on a payroll tax cut, saying its costs needed to be offset in a balanced away and not with budget cuts exempting the rich.

"We are open to looking at other ways to pay for this, but they have to be economically r...

Gingrich takes New Hampshire fight to Romney

2011-12-08T18:00:05Z

LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is ramping up his campaign in the key early primary state of New Hampshire in an attempt to undercut a stronghold of ...

Republicans block Obama's consumer nominee

2011-12-08T15:30:49Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans on Thursday beat back Democratic President Barack Obama's pick to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and each party accused the other of holding consumers hostage to politics.

Democrats were able to muster only 53 of th...

Gingrich takes big poll lead in 3 states

2011-12-08T07:01:10Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich has taken double-digit leads over his Republican rivals in three states, according to a poll on Thursday.

Gingrich, former House of Representatives speaker and recent frontrunner in t...

Obama channels Roosevelt, eyes 2012

2011-12-06T21:30:32Z

US President Barack Obama said Tuesday the "gaping inequality" facing the middle class was the "defining issue of our time" in a passionate outline of his 2012 reelection message.

Obama traveled to Kansas in a bid to commandeer the aura of barnstorming president Theodore Roosevelt, who battl...

Obama administration backs education diversity

2011-12-02T14:00:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration released new guidelines on Friday aimed at promoting diversity and reducing racial isolation in education, replacing the policy adopted in 2008 under then-President George W. Bush.

Administration officials said the ne...

White House urges Cuba to release U.S. contractor

2011-12-02T11:30:21Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday urged Cuba to immediately release jailed U.S. contractor Alan Gross, saying it was "past time" to allow him to return home.

"Cuban authorities have failed in their effort t...

Palin fans urge her to get into 2012 race

2011-11-30T19:30:41Z

Fans of conservative darling Sarah Palin urged the former Alaska governor to jump into the race for the White House Wednesday, running a small ad on a local station in the key electoral state of Iowa.

The ad comes as the Republican field remains unsettled just over a month before the

Clinton arrives in Myanmar on historic visit

2011-11-30T10:30:30Z

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Myanmar Wednesday on the first top-level US visit for half a century, seeking to encourage a "movement for change" in the military-dominated nation.

Clinton and her entourage flew into a little-used airport in Naypyidaw, the remote city where Myanmar's generals abruptl...

Barney Frank Promoted A 'Deathstyle'; Responsible For AIDS Deaths, Bryan Fischer Says

2011-11-30T09:30:27Z

Barney Frank's announcement that he will retire prompted Bryan Fisher to declare that the congressman promoted a 'deathstyle'

Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank's announcement that he will not seek a 17th term in 2012 has prompted Bryan Fisher to declare that the congress...

Obama Thanks Barney Frank For His Service; Karl Rove Says Frank Won't Be Missed

2011-11-29T09:00:27Z

Reacting to the news that Barney Frank won't seek a 17th term in 2012, President Barack Obama thanked Frank for his service

Reacting to the news that Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank will not seek a 17th term in 2012, President Barack Obama thanked Frank for his...

Factbox: Barney Frank's long, colorful career

2011-11-28T08:30:29Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barney Frank, one of the most colorful members of the House of Representatives, is expected to announce he is quitting after 32 years of representing his Massachusetts district, congressional aides said on Monday.

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Gingrich rises to the fore in US Republican debate

2011-11-23T08:30:46Z

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich cemented his place as the main rival to Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination with a solid debate performance on foreign policy.

Buoyed by opinion polls that gave him a four percent lead over the former Massachusetts governor, Gingrich, whose campaign had been all but written off a few months ago, came out o...

Obama: Asia-Pacific defence immune from budget cuts

2011-11-16T17:30:26Z

President Barack Obama Thursday pledged he would not let a Washington budget crunch compromise an expansive vision and military presence designed to cement America as a top Pacific power.

In a message aimed both at a dynamic region he sees as key to the US economic future and warring lawmakers at home, Obama told the Australian parliament the White House hopeful Herman Cain stumbled badly Monday in a painful response to a journalist's question about whether he supported Barack Obama's response to the Libyan uprising.

The five-minute video posted by the Reuters) - The Obama administration will announce a $1 billion program on Monday to support healthcare innovation to lower costs and boost the training and deployment of workers, a White House official said.

The move is the latest in a string of execu...

With no end in sight, Guantanamo work goes on

2011-11-11T13:30:43Z

In the midst of the barbed wire and watchtowers dotting Guantanamo's green hills, construction workers continue to build despite US President Barack Obama's promise to close the prison.

Nearly 10 years since the first handful of detainees arrived at the US naval base in southern Cuba from Reuters) - President Barack Obama's chief of staff Bill Daley has asked a senior aide to take on greater operational oversight of staff at the White House, a senior administration offici...

Obama meets NATO chief, aides laud Libya role

2011-11-07T18:30:40Z

President Barack Obama on Monday met NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen, as top officials again defended the US role in the western alliance's campaign that helped topple Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.

Obama and Rasmussen spo...

Poor economy strikes at heart of Obama support

2011-11-07T10:32:23Z

The state of the US economy matters, but President Barack Obama's hopes of reelection may hinge on the economic fate of a small group of voters in key states who handed him the keys to the White House.

For much of Obama's three years in office, healing the economy has been a Sisyphean race against the clock.<...

Obama congratulates Sarkozy on birth of daughter

2011-11-07T10:32:21Z

US President Barack Obama congratulated France's Nicolas Sarkozy on the birth of his daughter on Thursday amid signs of a thaw between two leaders with a history of tense relations.

Obama made the gesture ahead of a difficult G20 summit hosted by Sa...

Economy tests limits of US presidents' power

2011-11-07T10:32:19Z

President Barack Obama occupies the most powerful political office in the world, but when it comes to managing the economy he -- and his predecessors -- are more impotent than many Americans believe.

It is a truism of American politics that the president carries the can.

Whether it is a war going sour or a roaring legislative victory years in the making, as the sign on Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday reiterated its call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, despite an Arab League announcement that Reuters) - A top aide to President Barack Obama expressed frustration on Friday with his fellow Democrats as well as Republican members of Congress for resisting the White House's domestic agenda.

The comments by Obama's chief of staff

Romney keeps attacks focused on Obama, not rivals

2011-10-24T11:00:22Z

CONCORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) - White House hopeful Mitt Romney kept his attacks focused on President Barack Obama<...

White House repeats Syria's Assad has lost legitimacy

2011-10-20T12:30:31Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House repeated on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had lost his legitimacy to rule.

President Barack Obama said earlier that Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Michele Bachmann's stuck poll numbers leave them effectively out of a GOP debate

Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich ...

Back on the bus: Obama hits the jobs trail

2011-10-16T05:30:24Z

President Barack Obama clambers back aboard his campaign bus on Monday, to clock up more miles on his crusade to force Congress to pass his jobs plan and to ease his own perilous political plight.

His sleek, armored bus will spend three days cruising Virginia and North Carolina -- traditionally, southern, conservative territory, but states wh...

Obama team slams 'brazen' Romney reversals

2011-10-12T17:30:47Z

US President Barack Obama's reelection campaign on Wednesday accused Republican 2012 frontrunner Mitt Romney of "brazen" political reversals and an "appalling" neglect of the middle class.

The fact that the campaign took the trouble to attack Romney in a conference call -- in its most direct strike at him yet -- appeared to signal Obama aides see the ex-Massachusetts govern...

Obama backed probe of alleged Iran plot: White House

2011-10-11T12:00:52Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday hailed the disruption of an alleged Iranian bomb plot as a major achievement for U.S. intelligence and law enforcement and said President Barack Obama had ordered full cooperation with the inve...

Democrats wary of their unpopular president

2011-10-10T22:30:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four years ago, Senator Claire McCaskill was one of Barack Obama's biggest boosters in his presidential campaign. But when he recently visited her state of Missouri, she did not have time to join him.

Many of McC...

Attorney general fires back on gun scandal

2011-10-07T16:00:07Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under fire for a botched operation to track guns smuggled to Mexican drug cartels, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday his critics seek to score political points, but will not try to stem the flow of weapons across the border.

He lashed back at Republican criticism in the Congress over when and ...

Romney: God wants America to lead

2011-10-07T15:30:23Z

Leading Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney declared Friday that God created America to lead the world, and accused President Barack Obama of deliberately weakening his nation.

Romney sought to bolster his credentials to serve as commander-in-chief as new polls showed him back at the top of the Republican field and in a tight potential head-to-head matchup with Ob...

John Boehner Criticizes Obama's Gay Marriage Decision

2011-10-07T11:00:08Z

House Speaker John Boehner on Friday criticized President Obama over his decision to no longer defend DOMA in court

House Speaker John Boehner on Friday criticized President Obama over his decision to no longer defend in federal court the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

Top foe praises Obama on 'war on terrorism'

2011-10-06T18:30:37Z

US President Barack Obama has done a good job in battling Islamist extremism, accomplishing more than predecessor George W. Bush in Pakistan's tribal areas, Republican House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday.

"I think so far the president's done just fine," Boehner...

Singer, ESPN part ways after Hitler-Obama flap

2011-10-06T15:30:43Z

After 20 years as the musical signature opener of US Monday night NFL telecasts, singer Hank Williams Jnr parted ways with ESPN on Thursday, three days after comparing Barack Obama with

Majority Support DADT Repeal, Including Most Republicans

2011-10-06T09:00:13Z

A majority of Americans and a plurality of Republicans support repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

A majority of Americans and a plurality of Republicans support repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell.”

The military ended its 18-year-old policy that banned gay and bisexual troops from serving openly on September 20, nine months after Congress repealed the law with the help of...

Trying to fix ties with Mexico after gun sting

2011-10-05T15:30:15Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will have to work to restore frayed ties with Mexico after a bungled operation allowed guns to illegally cross the border to violent Mexican drug cartels, a top U.S. official said on Wednesday.

The acting head of the US Supreme Court Monday slapped down a new bid seeking to show that Barack Obama was ineligible to be elected president of the United States in the 2008 White House race.

The nation's highest court refused to take up a case brought by thr...

Senate will consider Obama jobs plan this month

2011-10-03T12:00:40Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Monday that his chamber will consider this month President Barack Obama's embattled $447 billion jobs program, and urged members of both par...

Obama Jokes He Met With Gay Leader Lady Gaga At HRC Fundraiser

2011-10-02T05:00:07Z

President Barack Obama on Saturday joked that he had met with gay leader Lady Gaga

President Barack Obama on Saturday joked that he had met with gay leader Lady Gaga.

In addressing roughly 3,000 people at the 15th annual Human Rights Campaign (HRC) National Dinner, the presiden...

White House supports European actions on debt problems

2011-09-29T11:30:14Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday that it supports actions that European leaders have taken on their debt problems and urged them to continue.

"We are very close allies with our European friends and work with them very closely in discussing these matters and... have urged them in our consultations at all leve...

Obama congratulates Uzbek President on independence

2011-09-28T20:30:29Z

US President Barack Obama called Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov to congratulate the former Soviet state on its 20th anniversary of independence, the White House said.

"President Obama expressed our view that a more prosperous and secure Uzbekistan bene...

Obama sees narrow path to 2012 win

2011-09-28T10:30:36Z

President Barack Obama is crossing swords with potential Republican rivals and demanding demoralized Democrats wake up as he plots what appears a narrow but possible path to reelection.

Hemmed in by an obstinate Congress, Republicans who want to make him a one-termer and a sickly economy, Obama is waging a kind of private primary campaign to...

Obama goes back to school in jobs push

2011-09-27T18:30:31Z

President Barack Obama stood in a Denver schoolyard Tuesday imploring Congress to pass his jobs bill, saying it would save teachers the sack and help secure the futures of America's children.

Obama, on a nationwide tour to push the $447 billion legislation, which faces an uncertain fate in Congress, said it would provide jobs ...

Obama to receive Tunisian PM: White House

2011-09-27T13:30:22Z

President Barack Obama will receive Tunisian Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi on October 7 for their first meeting in Washington since the overthrow in January of the Ben Ali regime, the White House said Tuesday.

"During his meeting with th...

US weighs blacklisting Haqqani network

2011-09-26T20:30:36Z

The Obama administration is considering placing the Haqqani network on its list of terror groups after blaming the militants for deadly attacks in Afghanistan, a US official said Monday.

Seven leaders of the Haqqani network, which operates from safe havens in Pakistan and was founded by former CIA ass...

White House expects budget deal by lawmakers

2011-09-26T13:30:26Z

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House urged Congress on Monday to resolve a budget impasse but said it did not think lawmakers would allow an imminent shutdown of the federal government.

"We believe it is inconceivable that they will not work it out," White House spokesman Jay Ca...

White House sees October vote on US jobs bill

2011-09-25T12:30:21Z

US President Barack Obama's administration is expecting Congress to vote on his sweeping jobs bill in October, a senior advisor said Sunday, dismissing talk of discord over the bill among Democrats.

Obama has encountered stiff resistance from Republicans who make no secret of their desire to bounce him out of the White House next year, but opposition la...

Quotes from Republican candidates' Florida debate

2011-09-22T20:30:14Z

(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates met on Thursday in Orlando, Florida, in the latest of a series of debates about who should be the nominee to face Democratic President Barack Obama in the November 2012 election.

Here are some quotations.

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Senate rejects bid to force F-16 sale to Taiwan

2011-09-22T15:30:20Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected a bid to require President Barack Obama to sell 66 new F-16 fighter jets to

Geithner rejects charges in new book

2011-09-19T15:30:30Z

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Monday slammed the "sad little stories" of a new book that has exposed the White House's economic team to embarrassing scrutiny at a key political moment.

Excerpts from "Confidence Men," by Ron Suskind, billed as "a hidden history of Kennedy, the 51-year old daughter of the late US senator and Democratic Party icon Ted Kennedy, died of an apparent heart attack, her family said Saturday.

Kara Kennedy "suffered an apparent heart attack following her daily wor...

Obama to speak at inauguration of King memorial

2011-09-14T14:30:48Z

US President Barack Obama will speak at the dedication of a monument to civil rights leader Martin Luther King that has been rescheduled to October 16, the White House said on Wednesday.

The imposing stone monument on the National M...

Broomfield film looks for insight into Sarah Palin

2011-09-12T17:30:24Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - Will the real Sarah Palin please stand up?

In "Sarah Palin: You Betcha," British filmmaker Nick Broomfield travels to Wasilla, ...

Saudi prince calls on U.S. to back Palestinian U.N. status

2011-09-12T07:00:30Z

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's former top U.S. diplomat pressed the United States to support a Palestinian bid to upgrade its U.N. status, sayi...

Carrot Top calls Tonight Show' summit with Dick Cheney both exciting' and awkward'

2011-09-10T02:30:19Z

Carrot Top hustled onstage and quickly turned to the gentleman seated just a few feet to his right."This is so exciting, and also awkward," Carrot Top said, hitting his mark between two opened trunks stuffed with props, "because you said he's not going to stay, and now he's staying, and I have all of these jokes. So this is going to be weird."

The Topper was right about that.

The "he" in this equation was former President Barack Obama will try to co-opt the anger of Americans stifled by the stagnant economy to punish Republicans at the polls if they kill the jobs plan he unveils Thursday, Democrats said.

But even before Obama basks in the pomp of a joint session of Congress to debut the plan at 7 pm (2300 GMT) Republicans are warning that Obama's policies on iss...

US Republicans invite Gibson chief to Obama speech

2011-09-07T19:30:39Z

Some of President Barack Obama's Republican foes are skipping his much-trumpeted jobs speech Thursday, and one has invited the top executive of a firm recently raided by the US government.

Republican Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee said Wednesday that Henry Juszk...

An unreal debate in CD2

2011-09-07T02:30:49Z

As early voting in that cooly contested special House election begins this weekend, I wanted to share this transcript of the "Sodium Pentathol" debate between Republican Mark Amodei and Democrat Kate Marshall:Marshall: "Good evening. I'm Kate Marshall. I know most people have no idea who I am or what the treasurer does. But I want to be your gal in Congress. Really, I have no idea why I talk like that."

Amodei: "Hi. I'm Mark Amodei. I loved

Obama poll ratings dive as job speech looms

2011-09-06T18:30:29Z

President Barack Obama's poll numbers crashed to new lows ahead of his crucial speech Thursday aimed at tackling zero US job growth and reviving his own political fortunes.

Opinion polls revealed a mood of deep pessimism in the American electorate, amid high unemployment and economic anxiety, and suggested an unpredictable run-up to the 2012 election with Republic...

Tackling housing woes high priority for Obama: aide

2011-09-05T10:00:05Z

DETROIT (Reuters) - Tackling the housing market's woes is a "high priority" for President Barack Obama, a White House official said on Monday, but the aide would not say whether housing-related measures would b...

Cheney praises Hillary Clinton over Obama

2011-09-04T17:30:31Z

Former vice president Dick Cheney Sunday praised Hillary Clinton as one of the more competent members of President Barack Obama's administration, saying it would be "interesting to speculate" on how she would perform as president.

Cheney was asked in an interview with Reuters) - American football fans can rest easy: President Barack Obama's nationally televised jobs speech to Congress will not conflict with the season-opening NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and

Obama shifts date of jobs address to September 8

2011-08-31T19:00:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress on September 8 instead of September 7 to unveil proposals to create new jobs, bowing to objections from Republicans, the White House said on Wednesday.

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Obama says 'major disaster' in N. Carolina, New York

2011-08-31T12:30:46Z

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday declared a "major disaster" in parts of North Carolina and New York following last weekend's Hurricane Irene, which unleashed massive flooding.

The move will make federal funding available for relief efforts in both hard-...

Obama makes opening salvo on jobs with speech date

2011-08-31T11:00:20Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday sought a high profile and politically provocative venue to unveil new economic proposals, asking to address Congress on the same night Republican presidential candidates hold a debate.

In a letter to congressional leaders, Obama asked for a joint session of the

ATF chief reassigned after botched sting

2011-08-30T10:00:13Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. agency that oversaw a botched attempt to track arms flowing to drug cartels in Mexico is being reassigned to Justice Department headquarters, the Obama administration said on Tuesday.

The White House said Monday it had no indication of Moamer Kadhafi's whereabouts after members of the ousted strongman's family surfaced in Algeria.

"We have no indication that he has left Libya," said White House spokesman Reuters) - The U.S. government has seen no indication that Muammar Gaddafi has left Libya, the White House said on Monday.

"If we knew where he was, we would pass that on to the...

Cheney takes 'cheap shots' in memoir: Powell

2011-08-28T17:30:22Z

Ex-vice president Dick Cheney takes "cheap shots" in his new memoir in his criticism of top members of the George W. Bush administration, former US secretary of state Colin Powell said Sunday.

Cheney predicted "In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir" would be a sensation that would cause heads to "explode" -- ...

Colin Powell says Cheney book takes "cheap shots"

2011-08-28T13:00:05Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's new book levels "cheap shots" at colleagues and mischaracterizes events, ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday.

Powell, whose disagreements with Cheney on issues such as

2011-08-25T10:30:23Z

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Joe Wilson of South Carolina -- the lawmaker who shouted "You Lie" at President...

Dick Cheney had secret resignation letter

2011-08-24T14:00:12Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney signed a secret resignation letter shortly after taking office in 2001 and kept it in a safe, according to an excerpt of an NBC interview released on Wednesday.

Cheney, who has a long history of heart d...

FRUSTRATION AMONG THE BASE

2011-08-24T02:30:24Z

WANING POPULARITY Since he was elected, President Barack Obama's popularity has hovered in the mid-40s, according to Pollster.com. It has fallen as lowas the high 30s. ASSOCIATED PRESS President Barack Obama greets members of the audience after a town-hall meeting in April in Reuters) - President Barack Obama has not changed his opposition to putting U.S. troops on the ground in Libya, a White Hou...

US watches Libya amid decisive Tripoli battle

2011-08-21T18:30:39Z

The United States closely monitored the events in Libya, staying in close contact with rebels appearing to make a decisive surge to oust strongman Moamer Kadhafi in Tripoli.

President Barack Obama, who receive...

White House: Kadhafi's days numbered

2011-08-21T13:30:29Z

The White House predicted Sunday that Moamer Kadhafi's days as leader of Libya were numbered, as rebel forces fired the opening shots in a battle for Tripoli.

President Barack Obama received a briefing fro...

Barack & Michelle Obama 'It Gets Better' Videos Labeled 'Disgusting' By Tony Perkins

2011-08-19T06:30:42Z

It Gets Better videos featuring Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Joe Biden have been labeled 'disgusting' by FRC's Tony Perkins

It Gets Better videos featuring Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Joe Biden have been labeled 'disgusting' by

Dan Savage On Obama And Gay Rights: He's Doing The Right Stuff

2011-08-18T07:00:44Z

Gay activist Dan Savage says President Barack Obama is 'doing the right stuff' on gay rights

Gay activist Dan Savage says President Barack Obama is “doing the right stuff” on gay rights.

Savage is the founder of the It Gets Better Project, whose website includes thousands of videos from everyday folks to Obama telling gay, lesbian, bise...

Obama administration to stimulate biofuel industry

2011-08-16T12:00:14Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday announced a $510 million initiative to boost the production of next-generation biofuels.

Under the plan sponsored by the Navy, Energy and Agriculture departments, companies will be invited to bid on new biofuel projects where the government will match the investment.

"The ...

Obama seeks bounce back on jobs bus tour

2011-08-13T19:30:37Z

Mired in one of the bleakest patches of his presidency, Barack Obama hits the US heartland Monday, seeking to rekindle the spirit of hope which swept him to the White House but has been crushed by a lame economy.

Obama will embark on a fabled ritual of American politics -- a bus tour to rural areas of Minnesota, Iowa and President Barack Obama met Friday with top executives at marquee US firms like American Express and Johnson & Johnson, with the country's economy struggling and global markets prone to wild swings.

"The president appreciated the thoughtful exchange of ideas and the private sector's share...

U.S. imposes Syria sanctions, set to urge Assad exit

2011-08-10T14:30:20Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed new financial sanctions on Syria Wednesday and edged closer to issuing an explicit call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down.

With international press...

White House says watching Syria "with horror"

2011-08-10T10:30:34Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International criticism is growing against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad because of his "heinous actions," White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Wednesday.

"We are all w...

Obama to meet Bernanke on economy later Wednesday

2011-08-10T10:30:31Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to discuss the economy later on Wednesday, the White House said.

Obama and Bernank...

White House: Obama asked Geithner to stay at Treasury

2011-08-07T12:30:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to remain in his post and is pleased that he has decided to do that, the White House said on Sunday.

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New Congress

2011-01-04T15:01:56Z

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., right, walks with Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, to a closed GOP conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Boehner New Congress

2011-01-04T15:01:56Z

House Speaker-designate John Boehner of Ohio arrives for a closed GOP conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel smiles during at a news conference at the Better Boys Foundation, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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APTOPIX Chicago Mayor Emanuel

2011-01-04T12:01:36Z

Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel waits in the wings before speaking at a news conference at the Better Boys Foundation, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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2011-01-04T06:00:36Z

President Barack Obama walks with Xavier Nesbitt, left, and his daughter Sasha Obama, center, through Honolulu Zoo in Honolulu, Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Obama Thanks Barney Frank For His Service; Karl Rove Says Frank Won't Be Missed

Factbox: Barney Frank's long, colorful career

Gingrich rises to the fore in US Republican debate

Obama: Asia-Pacific defence immune from budget cuts

With no end in sight, Guantanamo work goes on

Obama meets NATO chief, aides laud Libya role

Poor economy strikes at heart of Obama support

Obama congratulates Sarkozy on birth of daughter

Economy tests limits of US presidents' power

Romney keeps attacks focused on Obama, not rivals

White House repeats Syria's Assad has lost legitimacy

Back on the bus: Obama hits the jobs trail

Obama team slams 'brazen' Romney reversals

Obama backed probe of alleged Iran plot: White House

Democrats wary of their unpopular president

Attorney general fires back on gun scandal

Romney: God wants America to lead

John Boehner Criticizes Obama's Gay Marriage Decision

Top foe praises Obama on 'war on terrorism'

Singer, ESPN part ways after Hitler-Obama flap

Majority Support DADT Repeal, Including Most Republicans

Trying to fix ties with Mexico after gun sting

Senate will consider Obama jobs plan this month

Obama Jokes He Met With Gay Leader Lady Gaga At HRC Fundraiser

White House supports European actions on debt problems

Obama congratulates Uzbek President on independence

Obama sees narrow path to 2012 win

Obama goes back to school in jobs push

Obama to receive Tunisian PM: White House

US weighs blacklisting Haqqani network

White House expects budget deal by lawmakers

White House sees October vote on US jobs bill

Quotes from Republican candidates' Florida debate

Senate rejects bid to force F-16 sale to Taiwan

Geithner rejects charges in new book

Obama to speak at inauguration of King memorial

Broomfield film looks for insight into Sarah Palin

Saudi prince calls on U.S. to back Palestinian U.N. status

Carrot Top calls Tonight Show' summit with Dick Cheney both exciting' and awkward'

US Republicans invite Gibson chief to Obama speech

An unreal debate in CD2

Obama poll ratings dive as job speech looms

Tackling housing woes high priority for Obama: aide

Cheney praises Hillary Clinton over Obama

Obama shifts date of jobs address to September 8

Obama says 'major disaster' in N. Carolina, New York

Obama makes opening salvo on jobs with speech date

ATF chief reassigned after botched sting

Cheney takes 'cheap shots' in memoir: Powell

Colin Powell says Cheney book takes "cheap shots"

Dick Cheney had secret resignation letter

FRUSTRATION AMONG THE BASE

US watches Libya amid decisive Tripoli battle

White House: Kadhafi's days numbered

Barack & Michelle Obama 'It Gets Better' Videos Labeled 'Disgusting' By Tony Perkins

Dan Savage On Obama And Gay Rights: He's Doing The Right Stuff

Obama administration to stimulate biofuel industry

Obama seeks bounce back on jobs bus tour