By JULIE PACE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama filled in more pieces of his second term leadership team Monday, nominating a trio of new advisers to lead the Energy Department, Environmental Protection Agency and budget office. The nominations signal the White House’s desire to get back to normal business after the president and Congress [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House conceded Wednesday that efforts to avoid automatic budget cuts are unlikely to succeed before they kick in and is initiating new talks with congressional leaders to confront seemingly intractable tax-and-spend issues. President Barack Obama will meet at the White House Friday with House and Senate leaders of both parties [...]
By JIM KUHNHENN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama reached out to an online audience Thursday, taking questions on deadly subjects like drones and gun violence while also musing about the anachronism of pennies and the “chill” factor in Hawaii. Participating in a Google+ Hangout chat, Obama offered assurances that drones, the unmanned aircraft used [...]
By JULIE PACE WASHINGTON (AP) — Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation’s middle class. He declared Republican ideas for reducing the deficit “even worse” than the unpalatable deals Washington had to stomach [...]
ATLANTA (AP) — The nation was honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday — the same day it celebrated the inauguration of the first black president to his second term. A quirk in the calendar pushed President Barack Obama’s public swearing-in in Washington onto the national holiday honoring the slain civil rights [...]
By MESFIN FEKADU NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly Clarkson is a multiple nominee at next month’s Grammy Awards, but what she’s really excited about is another event where she’ll be joined by Beyonce, Katy Perry, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Mana, Usher and Brad Paisley. Oh, and the president. President Barack Obama’s inauguration is shaping up [...]
By The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A list of the top 10 stories of 2012 from the Ohio Associated Press, as voted on by member newspapers and broadcasters around the state: 1. The 2012 presidential election campaign targeted Ohio with President Barack Obama going on to clinch the state’s electoral votes and win [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, one of Washington’s most respected voices on foreign policy, as his next secretary of state. The move is the first in an expected overhaul of Obama’s national security team heading into his second term. As the nation’s top diplomat, Kerry will not [...]
