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THE RESET: Gov't slowing economic and job growth
President Barack Obama declared last June that "the private sector is doing fine." And President Ronald Reagan liked to tell audiences, "Government ...
Illegal immigration foes despair over GOP moves
Marty Lich is ready to bolt. It's been a couple of years since the self-described conservative considered herself a Republican, but she still often ...
Ryan says GOP needs to pick its fights with Obama
Rep. Paul Ryan has a message for fellow Republicans: Let's stick together and carefully pick our fights with President Barack Obama. In a speech ...
Once GOP stronghold, West veers into Dems' column
A political generation ago, the West signaled the nation's rightward swing, from the emergence of Ronald Reagan to the success of tax-limitation ...
Court says Obama appointments violate constitution
President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate last year to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board, ...
Court says EPA overestimates biofuels production
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency is overestimating the amount of fuel that can be produced from grasses, ...
Obama visit to Kenya? Only 1 day in Africa so far
President Barack Obama promised to visit his father's homeland — Kenya — before the end of his presidency, but of the 51 country visits Obama made the ...
Nielsen: 20.6 million watched inauguration
Nielsen says an estimated 20.6 million people watched President Barack Obama's second inauguration on TV, sharply down from his first. The company, ...
Obamas, Bidens attend Cathedral prayer service
President Barack Obama began the first full workday of his second term with a rousing, spiritual appeal for unity and strength from church leaders of ...
Top to bottom changes in Congress' foreign policy
A harrowing nighttime flight over the African jungle and a wild search for a rebel leader helped forge a relationship between Democratic Sen.
Quick hits and other moments from Obama inaugural
A wistful moment for President Barack Obama came shortly after his public swearing-in ceremony. As he began walking off the inaugural platform to go ...
Ex-President George H.W. Bush sends Obama regards
Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, are congratulating President Barack Obama as he begins his second term. The 88-year-old ...
Obama officially signs Cabinet nominations
Minutes after his inauguration speech Monday, President Barack Obama signed documents officially submitting top administration nominations to the ...
THE RESET: Obama oath-taking pauses partisan duels
President Barack Obama took the ceremonial oath of office for four more years on a chilly day under overcast skies. But temperatures will surely rise ...
Obama adviser optimistic on immigration overhaul
A top White House adviser said Sunday the stars seem aligned for Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration overhaul this year, but he sounded less ...
Unexpected inaugural moments make history, too
The inauguration of a U.S. president is traditionally a highly scripted celebration, with seating charts, schedules, dress rehearsals and planning ...
Can Obama keep warmer inauguration weather pledge?
It will be the first up or down fact check of a Barack Obama campaign pledge for his second term: Promised warmer Inauguration Day weather. Will he ...
Redford: Diversity reigns at Sundance Festival
Diversity is king at the Sundance Film Festival — and queen, too. For the first time, half of the films featured at the festival were made by women.
Second presidential terms loaded with setbacks
Second presidential terms are never easy — even for George Washington. More often, they're fraught with peril, frequently marred by scandal, failure, ...
Most fade, but these inaugural words endure
A sampling of inaugural addresses remembered for speaking eloquently to their historical moment: ___ FIRST INAUGURALS ___ George Washington, who began ...
Obama gets a second chance at speech for the ages
Sixteen presidents before Barack Obama got a second chance at giving an inaugural address for the ages. Most didn't make much of it.
Presidential strut is now iconic inaugural moment
At some point on Inauguration Day, if all goes as expected, the president's limousine will slow to a stop on its journey down Pennsylvania Avenue from ...
Ex-President George H.W. Bush leaves the hospital
Former President George H.W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital and went home Monday after spending nearly two months being treated for a ...
Kerry's words on Assad certain to draw scrutiny
Sen. John Kerry has held up Syria as a country that could bring peace and stability to the Mideast and predicted that the now-disgraced government of ...