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Obama Rallies Democrats As Health Care Vote Looms

WASHINGTON (March 20) -- Victory within reach, President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care push, and party leaders appeared confident they had overcome a flare-up over abortion funding restrictions in the legislation. Building on Democrats' momentum, House leaders decided on a...

Obama Backs Off Las Vegas Spending Comment

LAS VEGAS (Feb. 2) -- President Barack Obama, attacked by Nevada leaders after referencing Las Vegas for the second time in a year as an inappropriate place to spend money, tried late today to soften the blow by praising the city as "one of our country's great destinations." Obama's attempt to soothe ruffled feathers came...

Obama, House Republicans Lock Horns at GOP Retreat

BALTIMORE (Jan. 29) - In a remarkably frank encounter, President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers on Friday for opposing him on taxes, health care and economic stimulus, while they accused him of ignoring their ideas and driving up the national debt. The president and GOP House members took turns questioning...

Va. Gov. Lauds Spending Freeze, Decries Deficit

(Jan. 27) -- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell addressed the federal deficit, job growth and health care reform in the Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address Wednesday night. In a speech that at times sought to reach common ground with the president, McDonnell, who took office on January 16, lauded...

Obama Pledges to Push Job Growth, Won't Drop Health Care

WASHINGTON (Jan. 27) -- Declaring "I don't quit,'" an embattled President Barack Obama vowed in his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to make job growth his topmost priority and urged a divided Congress to boost the still-ailing economy with a new burst of stimulus spending. Despite stinging setbacks, he...