ARTICLES BY TOM RAUM
Middle class focus?
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama still calls shoring up the middle class his "No. 1 priority," but recent events overseas and at home are overshadowing the U.S. economy as a political issue.
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Poll: Public pessimism on economy is increasing
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Reality of cuts sinks in
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History says trouble ahead for Obama
WASHINGTON - Second presidential terms are never easy - even for George Washington.
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History says trouble ahead for Obama
WASHINGTON - Second presidential terms are never easy - even for George Washington.
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War games erupt in White House battle
Everywhere you turn in politics a war is raging - at least of words.
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Higher gas prices cloud Obama re-election hopes
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Can we still build, America?
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A flicker of economic hope
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GOP rivals focus on flat taxes, smaller government
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Record $14 trillion-plus debt weighs on Congress
WASHINGTON - The United States just passed a dubious milestone: Government debt surged to an all-time high, topping $14 trillion - $45,300 for each and everyone in the country.
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Federal Reserve now the only stimulus game in town
WASHINGTON - Any more stimulus spending by President Barack Obama and Congress is dead, after this week's election blowout by the Republicans. Yet, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's "Hail Mary" pass to pump $600 billion into the banking system is really stimulus spending under another name.
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Jobs report is bleak news for Democrats
WASHINGTON - The economic die is cast, and it's grim news for Democrats. There's nothing now that Congress or President Barack Obama can do to before the November elections to jolt the nation's listless recovery.
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Bank bailout supporters struggling for re-election
WASHINGTON - The government's giant bank bailout may well have averted a second Great Depression, economists say, but a lot of voters aren't buying it. Support for the program is turning into a kiss of death for many in Congress.
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