Saturday, November 16, 2024

Biden sees dip in support amid new COVID cases: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing a summer slump, with Americans taking a notably less positive view of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his job approval rating ticking down.
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Biden sees dip in support amid new COVID cases: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing a summer slump, with Americans taking a notably less positive view of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his job approval rating ticking down.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Biden sees dip in support amid new COVID cases: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing a summer slump, with Americans taking a notably less positive view of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his job approval rating ticking down.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Biden approval buoyed by his pandemic response

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is plunging into the next phase of his administration with the steady approval of a majority of Americans, according to a new poll from
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Biden approval buoyed by his pandemic response

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is plunging into the next phase of his administration with the steady approval of a majority of Americans, according to a new poll from
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Biden pitches big government as antidote to crises

WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty years ago, a newly elected American president declared government the source of many of the nation's problems, reshaping the parameters of U.S. politics for decades to come. On Wednesday night, President Joe Biden unabashedly embraced government as the solution.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Biden pitches big government as antidote to crises

WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty years ago, a newly elected American president declared government the source of many of the nation's problems, reshaping the parameters of U.S. politics for decades to come. On Wednesday night, President Joe Biden unabashedly embraced government as the solution.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Biden pitches big government as antidote to crises

WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty years ago, a newly elected American president declared government the source of many of the nation's problems, reshaping the parameters of U.S. politics for decades to come. On Wednesday night, President Joe Biden unabashedly embraced government as the solution.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Biden bolstered by strong marks on pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are broadly supportive of President Joe Biden’s early handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a new poll finds, and approval of his stewardship of the economy has ticked up following passage of a sprawling
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Biden bolstered by strong marks on pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are broadly supportive of President Joe Biden’s early handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a new poll finds, and approval of his stewardship of the economy has ticked up following passage of a sprawling
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Biden bolstered by strong marks on pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are broadly supportive of President Joe Biden’s early handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a new poll finds, and approval of his stewardship of the economy has ticked up following passage of a sprawling
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Americans largely back Biden's virus response

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Americans largely back Biden's virus response

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Americans largely back Biden's virus response

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Americans largely back Biden's virus response

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Americans largely back Biden's virus response

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: Americans largely back Biden's virus response

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Biden ambitions run into reality of Senate's rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The early ambitions of Joe Biden's presidency are quickly running into the guardrails of archaic Senate rules, testing his willingness to remake an institution he reveres to fulfill many of the promises he has made to Americans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Biden ambitions run into reality of Senate's rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The early ambitions of Joe Biden's presidency are quickly running into the guardrails of archaic Senate rules, testing his willingness to remake an institution he reveres to fulfill many of the promises he has made to Americans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Biden ambitions run into reality of Senate's rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The early ambitions of Joe Biden's presidency are quickly running into the guardrails of archaic Senate rules, testing his willingness to remake an institution he reveres to fulfill many of the promises he has made to Americans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Impeachment proves imperfect amid US polarization

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Republican senators spent an hour talking strategy with lawyers for the accused. The entire Senate served as jurors even though they were also targets of the crime. No witnesses were called. And the outcome was never in doubt.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Impeachment proves imperfect amid US polarization

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Republican senators spent an hour talking strategy with lawyers for the accused. The entire Senate served as jurors even though they were also targets of the crime. No witnesses were called. And the outcome was never in doubt.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Impeachment proves imperfect amid US polarization

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Republican senators spent an hour talking strategy with lawyers for the accused. The entire Senate served as jurors even though they were also targets of the crime. No witnesses were called. And the outcome was never in doubt.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Impeachment proves imperfect amid US polarization

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Republican senators spent an hour talking strategy with lawyers for the accused. The entire Senate served as jurors even though they were also targets of the crime. No witnesses were called. And the outcome was never in doubt.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC Poll: Americans open to Biden's approach to crises

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks into a new administration, a majority of Americans say they have at least some confidence in President Joe Biden and his ability to manage the myriad crises facing the nation, including
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC Poll: Americans open to Biden's approach to crises

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks into a new administration, a majority of Americans say they have at least some confidence in President Joe Biden and his ability to manage the myriad crises facing the nation, including
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Biden issues call to unity that comes with urgency

WASHINGTON (AP) — As newly inaugurated leaders often do, President Joe Biden began his tenure with a ritual call for American unity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Biden issues call to unity that comes with urgency

WASHINGTON (AP) — As newly inaugurated leaders often do, President Joe Biden began his tenure with a ritual call for American unity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: Biden issues call to unity that comes with urgency

WASHINGTON (AP) — As newly inaugurated leaders often do, President Joe Biden began his tenure with a ritual call for American unity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: For Biden, chance to turn crisis into opportunity

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the 11 weeks since Election Day, the collision of crises confronting President-elect Joe Biden have gone from staggering to almost unimaginable.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: For Biden, chance to turn crisis into opportunity

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the 11 weeks since Election Day, the collision of crises confronting President-elect Joe Biden have gone from staggering to almost unimaginable.
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Analysis: A GOP reckoning after turning blind eye to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the heart of the
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Analysis: A GOP reckoning after turning blind eye to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the heart of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was a lie, one that was allowed to fester and flourish by many of the same Republicans now condemning President Donald Trump for whipping his supporters into a frenzy with his false attacks on the integrity …
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Under attack from Trump, institutions bend but don't break

WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, President Donald Trump has put America's democratic institutions under unprecedented strain as he fights to hold power despite losing his bid for reelection. But the institutions so far are holding firm.
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Under attack from Trump, institutions bend but don't break

WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, President Donald Trump has put America's democratic institutions under unprecedented strain as he fights to hold power despite losing his bid for reelection. But the institutions so far are holding firm.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: The election is over; Trump's attacks will linger

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2020 presidential election is over. But President Donald Trump’s baseless efforts to undermine it, and the consequences of those undemocratic actions, will linger in America for far longer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: The election is over; Trump's attacks will linger

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2020 presidential election is over. But President Donald Trump’s baseless efforts to undermine it, and the consequences of those undemocratic actions, will linger in America for far longer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: The election is over; Trump's attacks will linger

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2020 presidential election is over. But President Donald Trump’s baseless efforts to undermine it, and the consequences of those undemocratic actions, will linger in America for far longer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: The election is over; Trump's attacks will linger

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2020 presidential election is over. But President Donald Trump’s baseless efforts to undermine it, and the consequences of those undemocratic actions, will linger in America for far longer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden taps Rice as domestic policy adviser, McDonough for VA

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, giving her broad sway over his administration’s approach to immigration, health care and racial inequality and elevating the prominence of the position in the West Wing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden picks former Obama chief of staff McDonough for VA

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Denis McDonough, who was President Barack Obama’s White House chief of staff, as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a sprawling agency that has presented organizational challenges for both parties over the years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: For Trump, sowing post-election chaos is the goal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is trying to turn America's free and fair election into a muddled mess of misinformation, specious legal claims and baseless attacks on the underpinnings of the nation's democracy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Analysis: GOP lets doubts about Biden's legitimacy flourish

WASHINGTON (AP) — In backing President Donald Trump's
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Analysis: GOP lets doubts about Biden's legitimacy flourish

WASHINGTON (AP) — In backing President Donald Trump's baseless claims of election fraud, Republicans risk leaving millions of Americans with the false impression that the results of the 2020 race are illegitimate.
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Analysis: Biden claims a mandate that will quickly be tested

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s bet on the 2020 race was a simple one: that a nation riven by deep partisanship was ready for a reset.
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After year of disruption, America set to choose a path ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a year of deep disruption, America is poised for a presidential election that renders a verdict on the nation's role in the world and the direction of its economy, on its willingness to contain an escalating pandemic and its ability to confront systemic racial inequity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

After year of disruption, America set to choose a path ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a year of deep disruption, America is poised for a presidential election that renders a verdict on the nation's role in the world and the direction of its economy, on its willingness to contain an escalating pandemic and its ability to confront systemic racial inequity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Analysis: Debate is brief interlude of normalcy in 2020 race

WASHINGTON (AP) — The second and final
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Analysis: Debate is brief interlude of normalcy in 2020 race

WASHINGTON (AP) — The second and final presidential debate, it turns out, was actually a debate — a brief interlude of normalcy in an otherwise highly abnormal year, and a reprieve for voters turned off by the candidates’ noxious first faceoff.
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AP-NORC poll: Americans critical of Trump handling of virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than three weeks from
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Fauci: 'We're not there yet' on key steps to reopen economy

The government's top infectious disease expert says the U.S. still lacks critical testing and other procedures needed to begin reopening the nation's economy, adding a dose of caution to increasingly optimistic projections from the White House
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VIRUS DIARY: The world seemed small and accessible. No more.

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in years, we’ve put our suitcases away. Flights have been canceled. The shared Google calendar where we tracked each other’s travel schedules is empty for the foreseeable future.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

VIRUS DIARY: The world seemed small and accessible. No more.

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in years, we’ve put our suitcases away. Flights have been canceled. The shared Google calendar where we tracked each other’s travel schedules is empty for the foreseeable future.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Fallout of '08 bailout looms over Washington negotiations

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the fall of 2008, an unlikely alliance of lawmakers, regulators and Bush administration officials banded together to rescue an economy they feared was hours away from collapse. They also unwittingly reshaped American politics, unleashing a populist furor that lingers in both parties to this day.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Fallout of '08 bailout looms over Washington negotiations

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the fall of 2008, an unlikely alliance of lawmakers, regulators and Bush administration officials banded together to rescue an economy they feared was hours away from collapse. They also unwittingly reshaped American politics, unleashing a populist furor that lingers in both parties to this day.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Fallout of '08 bailout looms over Washington negotiations

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the fall of 2008, an unlikely alliance of lawmakers, regulators and Bush administration officials banded together to rescue an economy they feared was hours away from collapse. They also unwittingly reshaped American politics, unleashing a populist furor that lingers in both parties to this day.
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'Bigger than any one of us': Biden, Sanders tackle pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders sought in the Democratic debate to cast themselves as best-positioned to lead the nation through a global pandemic, uniting in their criticism of President Donald Trump's response to the fast-moving coronavirus but diverging in how they would confront …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

'Bigger than any one of us': Biden, Sanders tackle pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders sought in the Democratic debate to cast themselves as best-positioned to lead the nation through a global pandemic, uniting in their criticism of President Donald Trump's response to the fast-moving coronavirus but diverging in how they would confront …
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Inside the 3 days that remade the Democratic primary

WASHINGTON (AP) — At Mike Bloomberg’s midtown Manhattan campaign headquarters, a team of pollsters and analysts churned out multiple tranches of data each day on the state of the Democratic race. The sophisticated data operation was supposed to be the candidate’s not-so-secret weapon, giving Bloomberg an almost real-time look at …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Inside the 3 days that remade the Democratic primary

WASHINGTON (AP) — At Mike Bloomberg’s midtown Manhattan campaign headquarters, a team of pollsters and analysts churned out multiple tranches of data each day on the state of the Democratic race. The sophisticated data operation was supposed to be the candidate’s not-so-secret weapon, giving Bloomberg an almost real-time look at …
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Analysis: Biden's stunning turnabout remakes Democratic race

WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than a month ago, Joe Biden’s campaign was in free fall. Even after he mounted a comeback in South Carolina, he confronted the reality of competing in crucial Super Tuesday contests with little money and no discernible campaign infrastructure.
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Analysis: Biden's stunning turnabout remakes Democratic race

WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than a month ago, Joe Biden’s campaign was in free fall. Even after he mounted a comeback in South Carolina, he confronted the reality of competing in crucial Super Tuesday contests with little money and no discernible campaign infrastructure.
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Warren bets on brokered convention. Will she last that long?

WASHINGTON (AP) — As her rivals head to the exits, Elizabeth Warren is vowing to press on to a contested convention.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a fast-rising conservative judge with a writer's flair, to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, a selection expected to spark a fierce fight with Democrats over a jurist who could shape America's legal landscape for decades to come.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a fast-rising conservative judge with a writer's flair, to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, a selection expected to spark a fierce fight with Democrats over a jurist who could shape America's legal landscape for decades to come.
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Reports: Trump taps Zinke for Interior

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has offered Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke the job of interior secretary, though it's unclear whether the congressman has accepted, two people with knowledge of the offer said Tuesday.
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RED REVOLT: Trump leads GOP sweep

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Trump takes Florida, Ohio, NC in battle for White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump captured crucial victories over Hillary Clinton Tuesday night in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, showing remarkable strength in three of the nation’s most fiercely fought battleground states in an unexpectedly tight race for the presidency.
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RED REVOLT Trump leads GOP sweep

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America’s 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters’ economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House.
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Trump wins White House in astonishing victory

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Trump might not accept results

Threatening to upend a basic pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused Wednesday night to say he would accept the results of the November election if he loses to Hillary Clinton
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Clinton, Trump battle fiercely over taxes, race, terror

In a combative opening debate, Hillary Clinton emphatically denounced Donald Trump Monday night for keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret from voters and peddling a "racist lie" about President Barack Obama
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Debate Night: Clinton, Trump set for high-stakes showdown

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Clinton promises steady hand in dangerous world

Promising Americans a steady hand, Hillary Clinton cast herself Thursday night as a unifier for divided times, steeled for a volatile world by decades in politics that have left some Americans skeptical about her character
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Obama boosts Clinton

His own legacy on the line, President Barack Obama implored Americans to elect Hillary Clinton to the White House, casting her as a candidate who believes in the optimism that drives the nation's democracy
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Trump's open path to nomination causes agony for some in GOP

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Obama thrusts gun control debate into forefront of 2016 race

President Barack Obama is making good on his pledge to politicize gun violence
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Trump rivals see reasons for hope

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On Iran deal, Obama threw everything into uniting Democrats

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Unexpected rises, signs of weakness

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GOP steels itself for uncertainty in White House race

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Ready to enter the race?

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A turning point

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Putin left off the guest list

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New Hampshire Republican voters are relishing crowded field

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Obama adjusts itinerary

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President set to target the rich

President Barack Obama is turning to his biggest television audience of the year to pitch tax increases on the wealthiest Americans and put the new Republican Congress in the position of defending top income earners over the middle class.
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Growing skeptical and weary?

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Obama takes foreign policy risk, but on his own terms

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American, South African hostages killed in Yemen

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'Go to hell and call me'

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US, Japan, Australia agree to deepen security ties

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Potential push for Obama to expand military effort

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The pull of war?

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Airstrikes undertaken as US re-engages in Iraq

WASHINGTON — U.S. fighters dropped bombs on Islamic militants in Iraq Friday, the Pentagon said, carrying out President Barack Obama’s promise of military force to counter the advancing militants and confront the threat they pose to Iraqi civilians and Americans still stationed there.
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Obama to host Africa summit with an eye on legacy

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Split-screen presidency

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Idaho soldier freed from captivity

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U.S. soldier freed from captivity in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON — The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said Saturday.
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Obama offers Europe, Mideast allies assurances

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For Obama, a last stab at improving ties with Hill

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Obama to tout job training, retirement security

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GOP hopes Obama heath care woes have staying power

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Approaching a half million

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Obama to public: Don't give up on health sign-ups

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Low, middle or high road?

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Washington's newest odd couple

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'Our fates are tied up with your success'

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'Fever' Obama has not broken

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Boehner: Up to Democrats to prevent budget cuts

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Economy to be State of the Union focus

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'We have cleared away the rubble'

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Obama proposes gun limits

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President Obama backs gun limits

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Surrogates shore up support

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Race gets tight

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Presidential face-off

DENVER - In a showdown at close quarters, an aggressive Mitt Romney sparred with President Barack Obama in their first campaign debate Wednesday night over taxes, deficits and strong steps needed to create jobs in a sputtering national economy. "The status quo is not going to cut it," declared the …
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One thing in common

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Drill baby drill

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Obama seeks to shift election toward tax debate

WASHINGTON - Facing sagging jobs numbers, President Barack Obama sought to recast the November election as a fight over tax fairness on Monday, urging tax cut extensions for all families earning less than $250,000 but denying them to households making more than that.
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Obama touts $3 billion in pledges to help feed Africa

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Obama: Enough oil to squeeze Iran

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A surprise pick for World Bank

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Obama signs defense bill despite 'reservations'

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Obama marks Christmas with gifts, carols, church

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Need a speaker?

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For a jobs bill in pieces, Obama hits the road

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Obama likely to cut 10K troops from Afghanistan

WASHINGTON - Facing a war-weary public, President Barack Obama is expected to call for a major withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan Wednesday night, with roughly 10,000 coming home to the U.S. in less than a year.
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Can golf success carry over for Obama, Boehner?

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner put partisanship aside, at least on the golf course, and teamed up to triumph on the final hole Saturday in their long-awaited links outing.
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9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden is dead!

WASHINGTON (AP) - Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday.
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Osama bin Laden is dead!

WASHINGTON (AP) - Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday.
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bin Laden is dead

WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday.
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Two-thirds of oil, gas leases in Gulf inactive

WASHINGTON - More than two-thirds of offshore leases in the Gulf of Mexico are sitting idle, neither producing oil and gas, nor being actively explored by the companies who hold the leases, according to a Department of Interior report released Tuesday.
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Obama offers assurances to GOP on nuke treaty

WASHINGTON - Pushing hard for a victory on a top national security imperative, President Barack Obama sought to assure Republican lawmakers Saturday that a new arms control treaty with Russia would not hamper U.S. missile defense.
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U.S., South Korea reach highly-coveted trade deal

WASHINGTON - The U.S. and South Korea have reached an agreement on the largest trade pact in more than a decade, a highly-coveted deal the Obama administration hopes will boost American exports and create tens of thousands of U.S. jobs.
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Obama hails promise to end U.S. combat in Iraq

ATLANTA - Nearing a milestone in the long and divisive Iraq war, President Barack Obama on Monday hailed this month's planned withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops - "as promised and on schedule" - as a major success despite deep doubts about the Iraqis' ability to police and govern their …
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Obama to GOP: Restore unemployment benefits now

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama took aim at Republican lawmakers Monday, accusing them of holding the public hostage to Washington politics by blocking extended unemployment benefits for millions of out of work Americans.
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