Reuters – President Barack Obama asked Congress on Friday for broad powers to overhaul the U.S. government and untangle what he called an “outdated bureaucratic maze” that makes it hard for U.S. businesses to sell their goods abroad.
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Obama seeks to revamp government, focus on exports
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Reuters – President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed recent Israeli-Palestinian talks on Thursday as U.S. officials signaled that a January 26 target date for the two sides to exchange proposals could slide.
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Obama, Netanyahu talk after peace contacts resume
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Reuters – Senate Republicans on Thursday beat back Democratic President Barack Obama’s pick to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and each party accused the other of holding consumers hostage to politics.
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Republicans block Obama’s consumer nominee
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Reuters – Republican presidential hopefuls gathered in Florida on Thursday for a debate that is likely to see front-runners Rick Perry and Mitt Romney jockeying for the lead.
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Republicans vying to take on Obama in 2012
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Reuters – With the Senate set to vote on just one judicial nominee as it returns to work on Tuesday, President Obama faces an uphill fight to get federal judges approved and ease a backlog of cases in the courts.
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Obama faces crucial period for judicial nominations
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Reuters – President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress on September 8 instead of September 7 to unveil proposals to create new jobs, bowing to objections from Republicans, the White House said on Wednesday.
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Obama shifts date of jobs address to September 8
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Reuters – New Jersey residents struggled with flooded homes, blocked roads and power outages on Wednesday as rivers and creeks overflowed following Hurricane Irene, and some areas were declared disaster zones.
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President Obama offers disaster aid to New Jersey
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Reuters – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday there were a range of policy options available that could create up to a million new U.S. jobs, in remarks ahead of a major economic speech that he will deliver next week.
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Obama: could add 1 million new jobs
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Reuters – President Barack Obama said on Saturday that bitter fights between Democrats and Republicans in Washington were hurting the economy and he urged lawmakers to embrace compromise in order to boost job growth.
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Obama says political divide is hurting economy
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Reuters – President Barack Obama urged lawmakers on Saturday to set aside partisan politics after a fierce debt battle, saying they must work to put America’s fiscal house in order and refocus on stimulating its stagnant economy.
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More work ahead to get finances in order: Obama
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