Obama Tries to Define 2012 Immigration Platform (ContributorNetwork)
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| ContributorNetwork - As outlined previously on Yahoo! News, President Barack Obama faces an uphill battle with members of his own party because of unfulfilled immigration legislation promises. Case in point is the failure to at least introduce a comp ... |
At NCLR conference, Obama blames congressional Republicans for stalled immigration reform
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| Addressing the National Council of La Raza’s annual conference, President Barack Obama argued that there was little he could do on crucial issues such as immigration reform and lowering unemployment without the support of congressional Republicans. ... |
NYT's Brooks: Obama Behaved 'Like a Spurned Prom Date' Friday
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 | Has Barack Obama lost New York Times columnist David Brooks? In his piece Tuesday, the so-called conservative said the President last Friday " lectured the leaders of the House and Senate in the sort of patronizing tone that a junior high principal ... |
Obama’s General Motors About to Again Handsomely Reward Unions At Our Expense?
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| In this, the third Age of Bailout, the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)’s $50 billion General Motors (GM) bailout (upped from $20 billion by President Barack Obama) is yet another unmitigated disaster. But a few of the many failures: GM had to fi ... |
Why the liberal base has so little leverage with Obama
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| Progressive elite disgruntlement with the administration of Barack Obama has been aired so many times during the last year that it is sometimes difficult to remember how deep and wide it has become. Like lights blinking off in house after house late ... |
Hispanics Keep Pressure on Obama
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 | President Obama acknowledged on Monday that he has fallen short of his campaign promises to Hispanics but blamed a hostile Congress for his problems and appealed to the Latino community to stick with him while ratcheting up the pressure on Republica ... |
Rev. Rodriguez and Circle of Protection Leaders Meet with President Obama to Discuss Christian Values and America's Fiscal Crisis
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| ... WASHINGTON, July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- In ... meeting with President Barack Obama and senior White House staff yesterday, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez and seven ... about the debt ceiling and deficit-reduction talks. President Oba ... |
Obama courts Hispanics' votes, blames GOP for their frustration
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| President Barack Obama promised a Hispanic group Monday that he would continue to push for a sweeping immigration overhaul even as he acknowledged frustration that he's failed to deliver on his promises. ... |
President Obama to address the nation
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| ... The White House says President Barack Obama will address the ... remains elusive as Pelosi, Reid meet with President Obama President Obama issues ultimatum to Republicans President ... ... |
President Obama Addresses Council of La Raza
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| In an address to the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights organization, President Obama reiterates his vision for an immigration system that holds true to our values and meets our economic and security needs. ... |
Obama tells Hispanics he’ll push immigration reform
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama told Hispanic voters on Monday he would keep fighting to make the U.S. immigration system fairer and blamed Republicans for the impasse that has kept him from achieving reforms he promised. Addressing the ... |
Obama bemoans Congress's inaction on immigration reform, too
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 | It's not all about the debt ceiling. In a speech to the Latino community – a key voter bloc for 2012 – Obama on Monday blamed Republicans for blocking immigration reform at the federal level. ... |
President Obama Welcomes the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
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 | President Barack Obama gives a thumbs up to the 2010 Major League Baseball Champion San Francisco Giants during a visit with the team in the East Room of the White House. Today President Obama welcomed the Major League Baseball World Series champion ... |
Obama’s Worst Campaign Promise
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| Jamelle Bouie has a smart piece about the tactical and budgetary problems with Barack Obama’s pledge against any tax increases on people earning less than $250,000. Something about this that I think often goes overlooked is that the “middle class” ta ... |
Obama tells Hispanics he'll push immigration reform
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Hispanic voters on Monday he would keep fighting to make the U.S. immigration system fairer and blamed Republicans for the impasse that has kept him from achieving reforms he promised. ... |
Obama’s Prime-Time Address: A Dog Whistle to the Astroturf
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| Tonight, President Barack Obama made good on his threat to Eric Cantor to take his case “to the American people.” The people he’s counting on most, however, are not the general public, but the small core of left-wing activists planning nationwide pro ... |
Obama: I'd Like 'to Bypass Congress and Change the Rules on My Own'
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| President Obama let his frustration over the stalled debt talks seep into an address on Latino issues on Monday, confessing that he’d like to “bypass Congress and change the laws on my own.” He told the National Council of La Raza, “Believe me, the ... |
Obama renews pledge on immigration reform (AP)
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 | AP - President Barack Obama called on Hispanic activists Monday to build a movement outside Washington to push for overhauling immigration, saying he can't do it by himself and Republicans aren't playing along. ... |
Barack Obama Courts Latino Voters, Calls For Partner On Immigration Reform
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| WASHINGTON -- Republicans need to come forward to pass immigration reform, President Barack Obama said at a meeting of Latino advocacy group National Council of... ... |
Assessing Obama’s Record on the Environment
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| When Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, environmentalists were optimistic that their issues would finally become a priority at the White House. So how is Obama doing? Yale Environment 360 asked a group of environmentalists and energy experts fo ... |
Blaming Republicans, Obama tries to rally Hispanic support
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| In what amounted to a pep talk aimed at disenchanted Hispanic voters, President Obama on Monday blamed Republicans for his unsuccessful efforts to overhaul the nation's immigration system, telling Hispanic activists that "the Democrats and your presi ... |
Debt talks rain on Obama 50th birthday parade
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rancorous negotiations with congressional Republicans over how best to deal with the U.S. budget deficit may keep President Barack Obama away from his own 50th birthday party in Chicago next month. ... |
Obama confers with Democratic leaders on debt
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| President Barack Obama conferred with Democratic congressional leaders at the White House Sunday night over the political stalemate that has prevented the government from raising the $14.3 trillion limit on its borrowing. ... |
Obama cancels fundraising appearances amid stalled debt talks
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| Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama has canceled two fundraising appearances Monday, a campaign official said, as weekend talks to... ... |
Obama draws highest donations in Texas for presidential candidates
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| Gov. Rick Perry has not jumped into the race for the White House, but Texans have started weighing in with their pocketbooks. Texas political donors have already sent nearly $4 million to presidential candidates, including Democratic President Barac ... |
Clinton seeks to reassure Asia on U.S. debt (Reuters)
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| Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought to reassure Asian investors over U.S. debt worries on Monday, saying she was confident President Barack Obama would ultimately reach a deal with congressional leaders to prevent a catastrophic defau ... |
Obama cancels fundraisers amid stalled debt talks
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| President Barack Obama has canceled two fundraising appearances Monday, a campaign official said, as weekend talks to resolve the nation's debt-ceiling crisis hit a new stalemate. ... |
Obama Steps Up Campaign To Win Over Latino Voters
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| On Monday, President Obama addresses the National Council of La Raza, the largest Hispanic advocacy group in the country. It's part of the president's intense push to reach out for the Latino vote. ... |
