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updated 9/17/2011 6:21:03 AM ET 2011-09-17T10:21:03 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said on Saturday that Americans need to be ready to “pay their fair share” to narrow the deficit, previewing his proposals to Congress that are expected to include more taxes on the rich. In his weekly radio and video address, the Democrat said his $447 [...]
By William Thomas Posted: Friday, October 1st, 2010 There was a time not so long ago when Americans, regardless of their political stripes, rallied round their president. Once elected, the man who won the White House was no longer viewed as a republican or democrat, but the President of the United States. The oath [...]
Health insurers switching funding to Republicans Practice might backfire if conservatives kill mandate to buy coverage By Jim Kuhnhenn and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press Published on Saturday, Oct 23, 2010 WASHINGTON: Health insurers flirted with Democrats, supported them with money and got what they wanted: a federal mandate that most Americans carry medical coverage. Now [...]
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 6:15 PM President Obama’s accomplishments by GottaLaff 45 Comments and 7 Reactions By GottaLaff My Twitter pal d_klein3 sent me this (unconfirmed) list of President Obama’s accomplishments that she tells me comes from Robert P. Watson, Ph.D. Coordinator of American Studies Lynn University. I hope it’s accurate, so please feel [...]
Obama on Faith The exclusive interview transcript Click here to view my pictures from election night 2008 in Chicago! Editor’s Note: At 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, 2004, when I was the religion reporter (I am now its religion columnist) at the Chicago Sun-Times, I met then-State Sen. Barack Obama at Café Baci, a [...]