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Gas Prices Loom as Re-Election Obstacle for Obama
Apr 23rd 2011 – 9:56PM
Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP
WASHINGTON - With gas prices climbing and little relief in sight, President Barack Obama is scrambling to get ahead of the latest potential obstacle to his re-election bid, even as Republicans are making plans to exploit the issue. No one seems more aware of the electoral peril than Obama himself. "My poll numbers go up...
Obama: 'Change Turned Out to Be a Lot Tougher Than Expected'
Apr 21st 2011 – 3:48PM
Mandel Ngan, AFP / Getty Images
SAN FRANCISCO -- President Barack Obama told supporters on Thursday he is pressing ahead with his agenda in a difficult political environment in Washington and that "change turned out to be a lot tougher than expected." Obama addressed about 200 people who paid up to $35,800 apiece for the fundraiser at a San Francisco...
In Budget Plan, Obama Seeks Cuts and Higher Taxes
Apr 13th 2011 – 4:55PM
AP
WASHINGTON -- Forcefully rejecting Republican budget-cutting plans, President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed lowering the nation's future deficits by $4 trillion over a dozen years and vowed he would not allow benefit cuts for the poor and the elderly to pay for tax breaks for the rich. "That's not right and it's not...
Background on president barack obama
The Presidency of Barack Obama began at noon EST on January 20, 2009, when he became the 44th President of the United States.
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