Topic: Barack Obama
Combative Obama insists on ending Bush-era tax cuts for nation's wealthiest; would keep othersPolitically weakened but refusing to bend, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that Bush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealthiest Americans, joining battle with Republicans - and some ...
Obama takes on Boehner, House speaker in waiting, on Republican's home turfPresident Barack Obama has leveled an unusually direct attack against House Minority Leader John Boehner in the Republican's home state of Ohio. Mindful of midterm election polls showing the GOP could ...
Obama to pitch trio of economic proposals, draw contrast with Republicans' agendaSeeking to give anxious Democrats a boost ahead of the November elections, President Barack Obama is pitching a trio of economic initiatives Wednesday and voicing unwavering opposition to Bush-era tax breaks ...
Obama's tax-break plan for businesses isn't likely to quickly boost hiring or the economyEven if they were enacted soon, President Barack Obama's proposed tax breaks for businesses would hardly be a quick fix to rejuvenate hiring or the economy, analysts say. And ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tax cuts should be extended for all Americans to help spur the economy, but even the middle-class cuts should end in two years, former U.S. budget director Peter Orszag said on Tuesday. Orszag's views differed from those of his ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve $350 billion worth of measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than two months away. Obama's plans for billions of dollars in tax breaks for ...
US President Barack Obama Monday promised more than 50 billion dollars to create jobs rebuilding roads, railways and airports, targeting huge unemployment and ripping resurgent Republicans. Obama, under intense pressure due to the sputtering economy ahead of November's mid-term congressional elections, announced ...
US President Barack Obama unveils plans Monday to spend at least 50 billion dollars to expand and renew US roads, railways and airports, in a fresh bid to fire up sluggish economic growth. Obama, under intense pressure over November's mid-term congressional elections ...
Labor secretary says Obama doing good job on economy focusing on joblessLabor Secretary Hilda Solis is defending President Barack Obama's efforts to combat the recession and unemployment, saying his focus has been on helping the jobless and underemployed. In a Labor Day ...
US President Barack Obama will travel to the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin Monday as part of a broad effort to stem ebbing political support over the slowing economic recovery. The president will deliver remarks on the economy at the Milwaukee Laborfest, ...
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