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• President Obama heads back to Colorado next week

  August 22, 2012 4:51 PM

  President Barack Obama is returning to Colorado next week to try to steal the spotlight from the Republican National Convention. Obama is scheduled to address a rally at CSU Fort Collins on Tuesday evening, just as the Republicans' convention in Tampa heads toward its climax. Mitt Romney is scheduled to... more »

• Obamas dine with supporters, contest winners

  March 8, 2012 10:09 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are having dinner with three donors to his re-election campaign and guests who won a rare chance to have a private meal with the first couple. Obama's campaign is staging its third "Dinner with Barack" event at Boundary Road,... more »

• Obama cheered over bin Laden's death

  May 10, 2011 10:17 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The killing of Osama bin Laden has given President Barack Obama a new applause line for fundraising events. Obama boasted at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser Tuesday night that thanks to the U.S. military and American intelligence agencies, "Osama bin Laden will never again threaten... more »

• Govt to seek stay of gays in military ruling

  October 14, 2010 3:27 PM

  A lawyer in the case and a person in the government deeply familiar with the discussions say the Obama administration will ask a federal judge to allow the "Don't ask, don't tell" law to continue in force pending an appeal. Lawyer Dan Woods says his client, Log Cabin Republicans,... more »

• Chief of Staff Emanuel says goodbye to White House

  October 1, 2010 12:37 PM

  President Barack Obama has formally announced the departure of his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, praising him as "extraordinarily well-qualified" for his new challenge - a run for mayor of Chicago. Emanuel stood next to Obama as the president gave him a high-profile send-off in the East Room. ... more »

• President to address the nation on Iraq

  August 31, 2010 8:32 AM

  President Barack Obama speaks to the nation tonight to herald the formal end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq. The president will say tonight he's fulfilled a campaign promise. Ahead of the speech, he's thanking troops at Fort Bliss, Texas, for the valor they've shown in Iraq.... more »

• GOP House leader: Obama economic team should resign

  August 24, 2010 10:48 AM

  In a speech on jobs and the economy, House Republican leader John Boehner is urging President Barack Obama to support an extension of tax cuts and to fire key economic advisers. The text was released in advance before the lawmaker from southern Ohio spoke to the City Club of... more »

• US troops in Iraq fall below 50,000 number

  August 24, 2010 8:21 AM

  The American military says the number of US troops in Iraq has fallen below the 50,000 figure that was mandated by President Barack Obama. This is the lowest troop level in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. American forces in Iraq will no longer conduct what are described... more »

• President Obama politicking, raising money

  August 16, 2010 8:54 AM

  President Barack Obama is touching nearly every region of the country to stir up cash and attention for Democrats, launching a three-day trip. Obama will spend the heart of his Monday in Wisconsin, raising money for gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett and other Wisconsin Democrats. He will cap his... more »

• Obama playing host to Super Bowl champs

  August 9, 2010 8:53 AM

  Now that training camp is underway for the new NFL season, President Barack Obama will welcome the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints to the White House on Monday. The Saints will hold a football clinic with Washington-area children before the event with Obama. After their White House meeting,... more »

• States continue legal battle against health care law

  August 6, 2010 8:19 AM

  Twenty states and the nation's most influential small business lobby are about to respond to the federal government's attempt to dismiss their lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The states, the National Federation of Independent Business and several individual taxpayers will file their response Friday. A key... more »

• Obama pleads with Colorado Dems to stick with Bennet

  August 4, 2010 8:29 AM

  President Barack Obama is pleading with Colorado Democrats to stick with Sen. Michael Bennet in a primary challenge, calling the appointed senator "the person that I want alongside me." Bennet is facing a primary challenge from Andrew Romanoff, a former state lawmaker who has blasted Bennet as too cozy... more »

• Obama defends education policies to critics

  July 29, 2010 1:39 PM

  President Barack Obama says the country's long-term economic success will be tied to the success of the nation's schools. Speaking at the centennial convention of the National Urban League, Obama says he won't tolerate a status quo where United States lags behind other countries in education achievements. The... more »

• Obama to head to gulf in pivotal week for disaster response

  June 14, 2010 8:09 AM

  A crucial week is beginning for the disaster recovery effort along the Gulf coast as President Barack Obama heads there for his fourth visit to the oil spill zone. Obama will wrap up the two-day visit with a national address and on Wednesday, he plans to lay down the... more »

• White House faces questions over Colorado dealmaking

  June 3, 2010 8:20 AM

  The White House is facing fresh questions over back-room dealmaking. Colorado Democrat Andrew Romanoff has acknowledged that he was encouraged by one of President Barack Obama's top advisers to apply for an international development job instead of challenging the candidate whom the president favored in a Senate race, Michael... more »

• Obama heading to Louisiana for oil spill update

  May 28, 2010 8:11 AM

  President Barack Obama is heading to coastal areas of Louisiana for an update on the latest efforts to stop the devastating spill of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Obama was to get a briefing today from Adm. Thad Allen, who is overseeing the response to the spill... more »

• Despite gulf spill, Americans still want drilling

  May 13, 2010 8:11 AM

  A new poll finds that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill hasn't stained President Barack Obama nor dimmed the public's desire for offshore energy drilling. While some conservative pundits have called this "Obama's Katrina," that's not how the public feels. The AP-GfK poll found that BP PLC, the company... more »

• Obama to choose Kagan for Supreme Court

  May 10, 2010 8:15 AM

  The woman President Barack Obama is set to nominate to the Supreme Court is known as sharp, politically savvy and someone who has led a blazing legal career. Solicitor General Elena Kagan was the first female dean of Harvard Law School and the first woman to serve as the top... more »

• President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

  October 9, 2009 6:02 AM

  OSLO (AP) - President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee says Obama is receiving the honor because of "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." According to the committee "Only very rarely has a person to the... more »

• Olympics decision stuns Chicago crowd

  October 2, 2009 12:42 PM

  Bewilderment and disappointment sum up the reaction in downtown Chicago to word that the Windy City won't be hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics. The crowd in Daley Center gasped, then stood in stunned silence after the International Olympic Committee eliminated Chicago in the first round of voting. The rejection came... more »

• Obama meets with Afghanistan commander

  October 2, 2009 11:11 AM

  President Barack Obama summoned his top commander in Afghanistan to a 25-minute meeting aboard Air Force One before returning to Washington. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs that Obama invited Gen. Stanley McChrystal to meet him Friday in the Dutch capital, where he was pitching the International Olympic Committee's on the... more »

• Obama wants longer school day, shorter summer break

  September 28, 2009 5:54 PM

  President Barack Obama is among those making the case that American kids aren't spending enough time in school. The president says that puts them at a disadvantage compared to other students around the globe. He's pushing for schools to add time to classes, to stay open later and to let... more »

• Obama asks more economic balance from G-20 nations

  September 24, 2009 9:04 AM

  Leaders of the world's major economies are gathering in Pittsburgh today with the goal of preventing a repeat of the conditions that took them to the brink of a devastating meltdown. President Barack Obama comes to the G-20 summit to tell world leaders that the global economy cannot continually rely... more »

• McHugh sworn in as Army secretary

  September 21, 2009 12:59 PM

  Former Republican congressman John McHugh has been sworn in as the new secretary of the Army. President Barack Obama named McHugh to the Army's top civilian spot in June. But his nomination was blocked by the two Kansas senators over the prospect of Guantanamo detainees being sent to their home... more »

• 'You lie' - Rep. Wilson is admonished by House

  September 15, 2009 5:42 PM

  The House has voted to admonish Rep. Joe Wilson over his "You lie" outburst to President Barack Obama during the president's health care speech to Congress last week. The 240-179 vote on the resolution of disapproval reflected the sharp partisan divide over the issue. Democrats insisted that the South Carolina... more »

• Obama urges financial industry to rebuild trust

  September 14, 2009 1:13 PM

  President Barack Obama is telling Wall Street to take steps on its own to rebuild trust with the public, and not wait for Congress to legislate the tighter oversight of the industry he is pushing. Obama says many of the firms now seeing improvement in their finances owe a debt... more »

• White House: Job losses would have been worse without stimulus

  September 10, 2009 3:33 PM

  The nation has lost 2.5 million jobs since Feburary, but White House economists say things would have been much worse without the government's economic stimulus efforts. The White House Council on Economic Advisers credits the stimulus with creating or saving more than a million jobs so far. But in its... more »

• Obama to deliver health care address to Congress

  September 2, 2009 4:47 PM

  President Barack Obama has set a major address on health care for Sept. 9 before Congress. The speech will come a day after lawmakers return from an August recess in which critics of Obama's health proposals have dominated many public forums. Some Democrats feel Obama has been too vague... more »

• Gifted 14-year-old begins sophomore year in college

  September 1, 2009 1:07 PM

  As the school year gets under way at Howard University, one of the new faces on campus already has done enough work to rise to sophomore standing. And he's only 14 years old. "To me it's just normal, you know," Ty Hobson-Powell said. "I'm just in a different environment.... more »