PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
Obama supports including gays in immigration bill 
President Barack Obama says he supports recognizing gay unions in a broad immigration bill pending in Congress but won't say whether he would sign legislation that fails to do so.
By Associated Press , May 03, 2013
OUR OPINION: Slam the gate on ‘crossing the border’ fee
Put simply, we’re going to make it easier to conduct the trade and travel that creates jobs, and we’re going to make it harder for those who would do us harm and threaten our security.”
By Tom Dennis , May 02, 2013
Obama: Half of US combat troops home within 1 year
President Barack Obama said Tuesday he will bring home within a year about half of the 66,000 U.S. troops now in Afghanistan, shrinking the force to the size he found it when he entered the White House vowing to reinvigorate a stalemated war.
By Julie Pace and Robert Burns , February 13, 2013
Senators reach deal on immigration changes
A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration laws.
By Erica Werner , January 27, 2013
PAUL KRUGMAN: Spenders were right, scrimpers were wrong
President Barack Obama’s second Inaugural Address offered a lot for progressives to like. There was the spirited defense of gay rights; there was the equally spirited defense of the role of government, and, in particular, of the safety net provided by Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
By Paul Krugman , January 27, 2013
GEORGE WILL: Recipe emerges for America’s conservative revival
Barack Obama — with the lowest approval rating of any re-elected president when inaugurated since the Second World War — has a contradictory agenda certain to stimulate a conservative revival.
By George Will , January 27, 2013
Ryan says GOP need to pick its fights with Obama
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Rep. Paul Ryan said Saturday that Republicans need to stick together and pick their fights during President Barack Obama's second term, rejecting some White House proposals outright and trying to infuse others with conservative principles.
By Ken Thomas , January 26, 2013
OUR OPINION: A ‘Bedford Falls’ president begins his 2nd term
Our view: If the GOP wants to regain power, it’s got to come to terms with the concept of a safety net.
By Tom Dennis , January 21, 2013
Obama’s and Martin Luther King’s stories will merge Monday
When President Barack Obama takes the oath of office Monday on the national holiday celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and vision, the links between the two men will be easy to discern.
By William Douglas and David Lightman , January 20, 2013
Inauguration weekend kicks off with day of service
Three days of inaugural celebrations kicked off in Washington Saturday, with President Barack Obama heading up a National Day of Service ahead of his swearing-in for a second term.
By Julie Pace , January 19, 2013
Brandon Omdahl, Grand Forks, letter: Finger-pointing and blame hinder progress
To say that Bush won approval solely through his claim of weapons of mass destruction is unfair, simply because most political elites in Washington have the same access to information as the president does.
By Brandon Omdahl , December 15, 2010
Guard activated to help with storm cleanup
UPDATED 4:53 P.M.Gov. John Hoeven has activated 20 National Guard soldiers to help speed up cleanup after the Easter weekend snowstorm that knocked out power to thousands.
By Associated Press , April 21, 2010
AP source: Obama talking to possible court picks
President Barack Obama has begun conversations with potential Supreme Court nominees, a senior administration official said Tuesday, signaling an upswing in the president's consideration of an already coalescing list of candidates.
By Ben Feller , April 20, 2010
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