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Likely GOP Presidential Candidates Slam Obama Budget Plan

CONCORD, N.H. -- The Republicans vying to challenge President Barack Obama next year are universally panning his budget proposal as political gimmickry and another example of his inability to lead. The likely candidates lined up Wednesday against Obama's budget proposal, which would cut the federal deficit by $4 trillion...

Opinion: Who Has the Courage to Lead on Spending Cuts?

Last week's release of President Barack Obama's budget left many Americans scratching their heads. They'd made clear their demands for a dramatic change in Washington's overspending ways; they'd also made clear their expectation for President Obama to lead in that charge. And certainly, the president fueled that...

Opinion: 2 Ways to Win the Future

When the latest job numbers came out, they continued to deliver bad news. Just 36,000 jobs were added last month, far short of what analysts predicted. Fortunately, the president has finally -- and wisely -- shifted his focus away from the issues that sent his party plummeting in the polls and put it back where it...

Obama: Medicare, Social Security Demand Compromise

WASHINGTON -- Defending his new budget as one of "tough choices," President Barack Obama said Tuesday that more difficult decisions about the nation's biggest expenses - Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security - will have to be tackled by Democrats and Republicans acting together, not by White House dictates. "This is not...

Opinion: Obama's Underpowered Energy Policy

If President Barack Obama's budget proposal tracks the broad game plan for energy policy that he laid out in his State of the Union address, be prepared for a letdown when the numbers come out on Monday. For all of his "big ideas" -- from Sputnik to job creation, high-speed rail to high-speed Internet -- Obama offered...

State of the Union News From the Web

05/24/12 Law of the Sea Treaty Is Found on Capitol Hill, Again Source: Kashmir News thefilmarchive.org The 1995 State of the Union address was given by President Bill Clinton to a joint session of the 104th United States Congress on January 24, 1995.
05/22/12 Dumbing Down Political Speech Source: The Moderate Voice Pretty much everyone notices that political speech has become more bitterly partisan in recent years.
05/13/12 Opposition rubbishes Thomson's plot claims Source: Perth News thefilmarchive.org January 23, 2007 The 2007 State of the Union address was a speech given by United States President George W. Bush on Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at 9:13 PM EST.
05/10/12 President Fails to Show Support for Coal Industry in... Source: Marketwire The Paragon Report Provides Stock Research on Arch Coal and Alpha Natural Resources NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 05/10/12 -- President Barack Obama has continued to show strong support of energy development in the U.S., but recently failed to mention the coal industry in his State of the Union address or during a recent tour promoting his policies.
05/05/12 Warren Buffett jokes about fame his secretary gained... Source: Winnipeg Free Press - Manitoba - Canada Billionaire Warren Buffett's secretary got to attend the State of the Union speech in January because of Buffett's complaints that tax laws are too easy on wealthy investors.