US Catholics’ fury at Obama’s contraceptive bill

examiner 08-FEB-12

Senate OKs insider-trading bill

cnn 03-FEB-12

Obama calls for reform to US tax system

aljazeera 25-JAN-12

Barack Obama to deliver vision for second term in key State of the Union address

dailymail 24-JAN-12

Reid puts off PIPA vote

CBSnews 20-JAN-12

US Senator Praise Myanmar Reforms, Calls for More

ABCnews 16-JAN-12

French minister Alain Juppe meets Suu Kyi

RTERadio 15-JAN-12

U.S. upgrades ties as Burmese reforms proceed

RTERadio 14-JAN-12

Obama unveils plan to shrink big government- as he seeks power to merge six agencies into one

dailymail 14-JAN-12

US to restore full Burma relations

bbc 13-JAN-12

Obama seeks authority to streamline government

cnn 13-JAN-12

Republican push to OK Keystone pipeline grows

montrealgazette 12-JAN-12

Justice Dept.: President can make recess appointments

cnn 12-JAN-12

Obama touts recess appointment: 'I refuse to take no for an answer'

latimes 04-JAN-12

Obama gets belated Christmas present as Gallup approval rating hits highest level since July

dailymail 27-DEC-11

House GOP leaders yield on payroll tax

latimes 24-DEC-11

Republicans pass payroll tax extension

telegraph 23-DEC-11

Top Senate Republican offers payroll tax compromise

cnn 22-DEC-11

Congress leaves, no deal on payroll taxes

cnn 21-DEC-11

Boehner and House GOP to block Senate tax plan

CBSnews 20-DEC-11

House, Senate at odds over payroll tax cut (AP)

news 19-DEC-11

Congress OKs massive spending plan

cnn 18-DEC-11

Russians 'to quit Londongrad' if Putin loses March election

dailymail 17-DEC-11

Hezbollah Prisoner Held by Iraq Faces Minor Charge

ABCnews 17-DEC-11

Negotiations continue on tax cut

cnn 17-DEC-11

US Congress deal averts shutdown

bbc 16-DEC-11

U.S. Republicans move to muscle spending bill through House

montrealgazette 15-DEC-11

U.S. tax fight gets nastier, government shutdown looms

montrealgazette 14-DEC-11

White House: Obama would veto GOP payroll tax plan

cnn 13-DEC-11

Obama makes speech in Kansas ahead of 2012 race

dailymail 07-DEC-11

Occupy activists target lobbyists

bbc 07-DEC-11

Obama says would reject payroll tax, Keystone tie-up

alertnet 07-DEC-11

Obama makes speech in Kansas ahead of 2012 race

dailymail 06-DEC-11

Senate Secret Santa Gift Exchange

ABCnews 01-DEC-11

Senate Democrats Start Push for the Payroll Tax Cut Extension

ABCnews 28-NOV-11

Obama Vows to Veto Attempts to Undo Automatic Spending Cuts

ABCnews 22-NOV-11

Debt-reduction panel spirals toward failure (Reuters)

news 21-NOV-11

Supreme Court agrees to settle fight over Obama health-care law (The Christian Science Monitor)

news 15-NOV-11

Supreme Court agrees to hear Obama healthcare law (Reuters)

news 14-NOV-11

Democrats offer new tax trigger as means to overhaul code

latimes 10-NOV-11

Obama urges Congress to pass veterans' tax credits (AP)

news 07-NOV-11

Origins of JFK's 'ask not' line

news24 02-NOV-11

Obama woos both ends of America's wealth scale in battle for re-election

montrealgazette 25-OCT-11

House Republicans warm to a piece of Obama's jobs plan

latimes 25-OCT-11

Obama to bypass Congress on mortgages

CBSnews 24-OCT-11

Biden leaves door open for White House run in 2016 (Reuters)

news 23-OCT-11

Competing fiscal plans blocked in divided Senate (Reuters)

news 21-OCT-11

First Lady Joins Obama Bus Tour to Tout Jobs for Vets

ABCnews 19-OCT-11

Senate Dems plan new tax to pay for jobs bill

CBSnews 05-OCT-11

US Senate averts government shutdown

aljazeera 27-SEP-11

House disaster vote sets up showdown with Senate

washtimes 21-SEP-11

Obama ties Medicare cuts to tax increases on wealthy

washtimes 20-SEP-11

Obama tax increase proposal 2011: Plan to target families earning 250k or more

dailymail 19-SEP-11

Obama targets wealthy with 'Buffett Tax'

aljazeera 18-SEP-11

'Obama's unpopularity cost me the job': David Weprin blames struggling president after New York election defeat

dailymail 17-SEP-11

Squirrels nearly bring Senate to a halt

cnn 16-SEP-11

Obama to take jobs sales pitch to North Carolina (AP)

news 14-SEP-11

Obama capitalizes on lagging approval ratings for Congress

latimes 13-SEP-11

Obama unveils jobs plan to 'jolt' economy

aljazeera 09-SEP-11

Obama to call for urgent steps on economy

reuters 08-SEP-11

Special deficit committee holds its first meeting Thursday

cnn 08-SEP-11

Rivals’ ideological overreach likely to aid Obama

ft 07-SEP-11

Obama backtracks on smog plan, bows to big business (Reuters)

news 03-SEP-11

Obama backtracks on smog plan (Reuters)

news 02-SEP-11

President Obama goes for a reset on jobs

latimes 20-AUG-11

Obama dares Republicans to block his coming jobs package

latimes 17-AUG-11

Obama seeks to drum up support on US bus tour

RTERadio 15-AUG-11

Court tosses key parts of health-care reform bill

cnn 13-AUG-11

U.S. appeals court rules Obamacare is 'unconstitutional'

dailymail 12-AUG-11

Pelosi Appoints 3 on Her Team to Complete the Deficit-Reduction Committee

IHT 12-AUG-11

Reid picks Sen. Murray to co-chair debt committee

cnn 10-AUG-11

Markets look to Fed to help US economy again

telegraph 09-AUG-11

Snap analysis: Obama fails to reassure markets after S&P move (Reuters)

news 09-AUG-11

House vote on Republican debt plan set for Thursday

cnn 28-JUL-11

Boehner backed into corner by tea party, Obama

cnn 27-JUL-11

Obama: 'Make your voice heard' on debt crisis

cnn 26-JUL-11

Obama to speak on debt ceiling negotiations after Boehner, Reid release separate plans

cnn 25-JUL-11

U.S. leaders struggle to reach debt deal as deadline clock ticks

cnn 24-JUL-11

US seeks deal to avoid 'economic Armageddon'

aljazeera 21-JUL-11

President Obama continues debt talks with Democrats, then Republicans

cnn 20-JUL-11

U.S. debt ceiling hike stalled

CBC 19-JUL-11

'Cut, cap and balance' unlikely to end debt ceiling struggle

cnn 18-JUL-11

Obama pushes for debt deal to avoid crisis

aljazeera 17-JUL-11

Obama appeals to middle class on deficit reduction

cnn 16-JUL-11

Standard & Poor's says US rating at risk

RTERadio 15-JUL-11

Is Cantor going 'rogue' or sticking to principles?

cnn 15-JUL-11

China, EU to seek bilateral investment treaty

chinadaily 14-JUL-11

Moody's says US may lose top credit rating

aljazeera 14-JUL-11

[-said]: No one in the United States — no one — should ever be compelled by their government to choose between violating their religious beliefs and being penalized for refusing. Yet that’s precisely what this mandate would do.

ABCnews 08-FEB-12

[-said]: Make no mistake: the Obama administration's decision to force religious hospitals, charities, and schools to comply with a mandate that violates their religious views is abhorrent to the foundational principles of our nation,

CBSnews 08-FEB-12

[-said]: And if they don't, Congress will act,

news 08-FEB-12

[-said]: It seems to me that Democrats in the Senate have sort of decided to link up with the Obama campaign and make sure that on any bipartisan discussions that occur, it actually doesn't lead to a bipartisan agreement,

cnn 08-FEB-12

[-said]: The Obama administration has crossed a dangerous line,

ABCnews 08-FEB-12

[-told]: The short answer is that we're discussing the appropriate response,

news 08-FEB-12

[ said]: I think it’s safe to say that Democrats are more interested in scoring political points than in scoring a tax cut that millions of middle-class Americans are counting on,

IHT 08-FEB-12

[-said]: The problem isn’t with Republicans,

bloomberg 07-FEB-12

[-said this afternoon]: It’s reminiscent of the contest between Obama and Clinton on the other side in 2008,

ABCnews 01-FEB-12

[-said]: I think we have an excellent chance to have a new president next year, and we’re just all watching like you are the drama associated with this contest,

ABCnews 01-FEB-12

[-said]: Obviously, that ended at some point,

WashingtonPost 31-JAN-12

[-said]: We’ll get it done. We’ll get it done by the end of February.

bloomberg 29-JAN-12

[ added]: By her courage and her patience, that justice delayed would not be justice denied, Aung San Suu Kyi has kept the hope of freedom in her country alive,

voanews 26-JAN-12

[-said]: Never did I think I would get to meet the Nobel laureate in person. And, Mr. President, it was quite a moment.

voanews 26-JAN-12

[ said]: The government of Burma still has a substantial way to go to achieve real and lasting reform,

voanews 26-JAN-12

[ said]: Many of us wondered if things would ever change in Burma. After my recent visit, I am pleased to say that change is clearly in the air,

voanews 26-JAN-12

[-said]: He obviously this year would rather not discuss that, but rather would try to divert our attention in a different direction,

usaToday 25-JAN-12

[ said]: I recommended to them that they have international observers there. That’s not uncommon in countries that are having first-time elections,

dvb 25-JAN-12

[-said]: My message is this,

ABCnews 24-JAN-12

[-says that]: this debate isn’t about what congress may or may not do in the future. It’s about what this president has already done. The president’s policies are now firmly in place. It’s his economy now. We’re living under the Obama economy.

ABCnews 24-JAN-12

[-said]: We all agree that we must do more to combat the on-line theft of intellectual property,

CBSnews 20-JAN-12

[ said]: Rather than prematurely bringing the Protect IP Act to the Senate floor, we should first study and resolve the serious issues with this legislation,

ibtimes 20-JAN-12

[-said]: He is a forceful advocate of pro-growth policies like fundamental tax reform, regulatory reform and energy security,

WashingtonPost 19-JAN-12

[-said]: I thought the ceasefire with the Karen recently was a very important step in the right direction. We would like to see that kind of progress made with other ethnic groups,

irrawaddy 18-JAN-12

[-said]: While the Thein Sein government will need to do more to explain the military relationship with North Korea and hold free and fair elections, it appears entirely appropriate that the United States would consider restoration of more formal diplomatic ties,

irrawaddy 18-JAN-12

[-said]: They [the Burmese government officials] understand that a big part of normalizing the relationship with the United States is to discontinue its relationship with North Korea,

irrawaddy 18-JAN-12

[-said]: I'm convinced he (Thein Sein) is a genuine reformer, and more importantly, so does Aung San Suu Kyi,

ABCnews 17-JAN-12

[-said]: I think that's a smart thing to do,

ABCnews 17-JAN-12

[-told]: We also look forward to free and fair by-elections on April 1, and in the wake of that I think it would be appropriate for us to further consider in the U.S. the various sanctions that we have in place,

upi 17-JAN-12

[-said]: The United States has been very impressed with the changes that are occurring. I am also convinced based on our conversations with Aung San Suu Kyi that these are real changes and the country is heading in the right direction,

voanews 16-JAN-12

[-added that]: Those are the kinds of steps forward that I think would be clearly met on the United States side by consideration of lifting sanctions.

irrawaddy 16-JAN-12

[-said]: we'd like to see that kind of progress made with other ethnic groups,

ABCnews 16-JAN-12

[-told]: It’s exciting,

mizzima 13-JAN-12

[said that:]: after presiding over one of the largest expansions of government in history, and a year after raising the issue ... it's interesting to see the president finally acknowledge that Washington is out of control.

cnn 13-JAN-12

[-said that]: and we are pulling for that faction to continue to prevail.

mizzima 13-JAN-12

[said:]: Americans want a government that’s simpler, streamlined, and secure. So after presiding over one of the largest expansions of government in history, and a year after raising the issue in his last State of the Union, it’s interesting to see the President finally acknowledge that Washington is out of control. And while we first learned of this proposal this morning in the press, we’ll be sure to give it a careful review once the White House provides us with the details of what it is he wants to do.

ABCnews 13-JAN-12

[ said]: While the (Myanmar President) Thein Sein government will need to do more to explain the military relationship with North Korea and hold free and fair elections, it appears entirely appropriate that the United States would consider restoration of more formal ties,

reuters 13-JAN-12

[-added]: This outrageous affront to the American people ventures into uncertain legal territory, threatens the Constitutional process for confirmation, and fundamentally endangers the Constitutional role of Congress to provide a check on the excesses of the executive branch,

reuters 11-JAN-12

[ said]: What the president did today sets a terrible precedent that could allow any future president to completely cut the Senate out of the confirmation process, appointing his nominees immediately after sending their names up to Congress,

usaToday 06-JAN-12

[-said]: This recess appointment represents a sharp departure from a long-standing precedent that has limited the President to recess appointments only when the Senate is in a recess of 10 days or longer. Breaking from this precedent lands this appointee in uncertain legal territory, threatens the confirmation process and fundamentally endangers the Congress's role in providing a check on the excesses of the executive branch,

ibtimes 04-JAN-12

[-said]: While I am pleased that Senate Democrats and House Republicans have agreed to a solution that recognizes — and resolves — the legitimate concerns on both sides, I think it is crucial for everyone to realize that the larger goal is to move beyond a discussion of temporary assistance once and for all and toward a bipartisan plan to get our economy moving again, reform the tax code, and preserve and protect entitlements,

usaToday 23-DEC-11

[-said]: With today's agreement between the Speaker and Leader Reid, working Americans can breathe a sigh of relief knowing their taxes will not go up at the end of the year and that the President will have to finally decide on whether to move forward on a pipeline project that would create thousands of American jobs,

france24 23-DEC-11

[-said]: House Republicans sensibly want greater certainty about the duration of these provisions while Senate Democrats want more time to negotiate the terms,

upi 23-DEC-11

[-says]: There is no reason why Congress and the president cannot accomplish all of these things before the end of the year,

ABCnews 22-DEC-11

[-said]: We can and should do both,

usaToday 22-DEC-11

[-said]: House Republicans sensibly want greater certainty about the duration of these provisions, while Senate Democrats want more time to negotiate the terms,

cnn 22-DEC-11

[ stated]: House Republicans sensibly want greater certainty about the duration of these provisions, while Senate Democrats want more time to negotiate the terms. These goals are not mutually exclusive. We can and should do both,

ibtimes 22-DEC-11

[-said]: We can, and should, do both,

guardian 22-DEC-11

[-said]: should appoint conferees on the long-term bill and the House should pass an extension that locks in the thousands of Keystone XL pipeline jobs, prevents any disruption in the payroll tax holiday or other expiring provisions,

trust 22-DEC-11

[-said]: Since I still haven't heard a good reason from the White House as to why they would block it, I'm hopeful the president will do the right thing, and get this crucial project underway,

usaToday 19-DEC-11

[said that:]: in order to achieve something around here, you have to compromise. The deal thrusts the contentious Keystone XL pipeline, to carry oil from Canada's tar sands to the US Gulf Coast, back onto the political agenda. Obama had put off a decision on the project, which pits environmentalists against labor unions and business interests in his political base, until after the November 2012 elections in which he is hoping to secure a second term. The move drew Republican howls. Instead, the bill gives him just 60 day

kuwaittimes 18-DEC-11

[said that:]: in order to achieve something around here, you have to compromise.

france24 18-DEC-11

[said that:]: in order to achieve something around here, you have to compromise

nzherald 18-DEC-11

[-said]: I’m very optimistic,

ABCnews 17-DEC-11

[ said]: We'll be back discussing the same issues in a couple of months, but from our point of view, we think the keystone pipeline is a very important job-creating measure in the private sector that doesn't cost the government a penny,

AP 17-DEC-11

[ said]: What we said is, let’s also do something that would help create jobs,

latimes 17-DEC-11

[ said]: The main thing that Republicans were fighting for and got,

IHT 17-DEC-11

[-said]: Today's plea of guilt by Alwan, who boasted of killing U.S. troops in a warzone overseas, and bragged that his `lunch and dinner would be an American,' confirms that he was a combatant who was associated with enemy forces overseas,

npr 17-DEC-11

[-said]: confirms that he was a combatant who was associated with enemy forces overseas,

npr 17-DEC-11

[ said]: We're confident, optimistic we'll be able to resolve both on a bipartisan basis,

CBSnews 16-DEC-11

[-said]: I think we're going to get to that place,

cnn 16-DEC-11

[-said]: Here's an opportunity for the president to say he's not going to let a few radical environmentalists stand in the way of project that would create thousands of jobs and make America more secure at the same time,

montrealgazette 16-DEC-11

[-said]: We hope to be able to pass a combination of appropriation bills, and we are working hard to figure out a way to resolve the remaining differences on the payroll tax extension and the related issues that are important to both sides, and we are confident and optimistic we'll be able to resolve both on a bipartisan basis,

cnn 16-DEC-11

[-agreed]: we hope that we can come up with something that will get us out of here in a reasonable time in the next few days.

cnn 16-DEC-11

[ said]: I think everybody should be reassured that’s not going to happen, the conference report has been signed and we’re moving toward completing the basic work of government through next September 30th very shortly,

voanews 16-DEC-11

[ noted]: I think everybody should be reassured that's not going to happen, the conference report has been signed and we're moving toward completing the basic work of government through next September 30th very shortly,

voanews 16-DEC-11

[-said]: The majority leader and I are making significant progress on reaching agreement on a package that will have bipartisan support, I hope,

news 16-DEC-11

[-said]: We hope to be able to pass a combination of appropriation bills and we are working hard to figure out a way to resolve the remaining differences on the payroll tax extension and the related issues that are important to both sides, and we are confident and optimistic we'll be able to resolve both on a bipartisan basis,

cnn 15-DEC-11

[-said]: They're not giving up a whole lot. The tax they wanted to implement on business owners was something that couldn't pass the House and couldn't pass the Senate,

AP 15-DEC-11

[-said]: Quit wasting our time here in the Senate scoring points with the shutdown two days away,

cnn 14-DEC-11

[-said]: Representative Jim Moran, Democrat of Virginia, one of the top members on the House Appropriations Committee, said this yesterday ‘our bill is done. it should go to the president immediately. We’re not holding it up,’

ABCnews 14-DEC-11

[-responded]: Let’s deal first with the deadline that happens this Friday, two days from now,

ABCnews 14-DEC-11

[-said]: It was dead before it got to the Senate.

upi 14-DEC-11

[-said]: We ought to finish our most immediate concern first,

csmonitor 14-DEC-11

[-said]: The most immediate concern at this point is... the federal funding expiring two days from now,

CBSnews 14-DEC-11

[ said]: Here we are with a government shutdown pending Friday, a deal already made, and I think it's appropriate to ask the President and the majority leader why they want to undo a deal that was already made,

latimes 14-DEC-11

[-urge]: Now it's time to get this vote over with so real negotiations can begin to prevent a tax increase on 160 million middle-class Americans.

CBSnews 14-DEC-11

[-said]: There's agreement on the funding bill, but no agreement and no plan at all about how we're going to pass the payroll tax cut extension,

upi 14-DEC-11

[-said]: Now is the time to do what's right for the American people.

usaToday 13-DEC-11

[-said]: Why not have balance rather than have the whole package designed to help those who are unemployed or preventing a tax cut on working Americans,

usaToday 13-DEC-11

[-said]: There is no reason this legislation shouldn't have the president's enthusiastic support,

news 13-DEC-11

[-said]: I believe that we should extend the payroll tax holiday another year,

ibtimes 12-DEC-11

[-told]: Of course, it has bipartisan support,

alertnet 11-DEC-11

[-said]: That isn't going to happen,

alertnet 11-DEC-11

[responded:]: That isn't going to happen, and obviously we'll reach an agreement.

cnn 11-DEC-11

[-said]: Fox News Sunday,

cnn 11-DEC-11

[-told]: We're going to reach an agreement,

reuters 11-DEC-11

[-said]: It's my hope that the prime minister convinces President Obama to reverse his recent decision to delay the Keystone XL pipeline,

usaToday 08-DEC-11

[-said]: The president knew about these concerns months ago and he chose to dismiss them,

news 08-DEC-11

[-said]: Here's the single greatest shovel-ready project in America, ready to go, and for some reason he's suddenly not interested,

AP 07-DEC-11

[-told]: There are differences of opinion in my conference about this, so I'll speak for myself,

cnn 07-DEC-11

[-said]: The reason there's been a lot of discussion about the Keystone XL pipeline is because if there's any shovel-ready project in America, this is it,

latimes 07-DEC-11

Lugar [-said]: I think that Mitch McConnell , our Senate leader, offered an avenue of approach that said this is a serious business,

upi 25-DEC-11

Boehner [said:]: I don’t think it’s any time for celebration. Our economy is struggling.’’ House Republicans who rejected an almost identical deal on Tuesday on the House floor caved in under the political rubble that accumulated over the week, much of it from members of their own party, who worried the blockade would do serious damage to the party brand heading into an election year. The new deal makes minor adjustments to make it easier for small businesses with temporary new caps on the wages that are subject to

IHT 23-DEC-11

Reid [-said]: I negotiated a compromise (with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky) at Speaker Boehner's request. I will not reopen negotiations until the House follows through and passes this agreement that was negotiated by Republican leaders and supported by 90 percent of the Senate,

cnn 20-DEC-11

Reid [-said]: I negotiated a compromise (with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky) at Speaker Boehner's request. I will not reopen negotiations until the House follows through and passes this agreement that was negotiated by Republican leaders and supported by 90% of the Senate,

cnn 20-DEC-11

Schumer [-said]: This compromise was good enough for Mitch McConnell and Marco Rubio. It was good enough for Jon Kyl and Tom Coburn. It should be good enough for Speaker Boehner,

cnn 19-DEC-11

Manchin [-said]: I would have expected Senator Mitch McConnell, on behalf of Louisville or any other school in Kentucky, to do everything he could to make sure that that school was looked at with the highest favor going through the process of evaluation,

usaToday 27-OCT-11

Reid [ stated]: After speaking to Republican Leader Mitch McConnell this morning, I would say we are both cautiously optimistic we will reach a conclusion soon,

ibtimes 01-AUG-11

John Cornyn [ said]: The only people who can cut a deal, at least initially, are the president, (House) Speaker (John) Boehner and Mitch McConnell, our Republican leader in the Senate,

usaToday 03-JUL-11