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Barack Obama (Credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama To Open Jobs Tour In Austin

President Barack Obama wants to show that creating well-paying middle-class jobs is still a priority. He is using bustling Austin as the backdrop on Thursday.

2013/05/09

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Obama Expands Disaster Aid To West

President Obama has approved expanded disaster relief for those impacted by the plant explosion in West. The help includes grants for temporary housing and home repairs.

2013/05/02

President Barack Obama listens as President George W. Bush speaks during a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on January 16, 2010. (credit: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

Obama & Bush: Distinct Men With Policy Overlaps

Despite vast differences with President George W. Bush on ideology, style and temperament, President Barack Obama has stuck with Bush policies or aspirations on a number of fronts.

2013/04/24

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Senators Unveil Deal On Gun Sales Background Check

Two pivotal senators announced a bipartisan deal Wednesday on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama’s efforts at gun control.

2013/04/10

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President Obama Continues Tourney Tradition, Reveals His NCAA Bracket

In 2012, President Obama’s men’s bracket ranked 2,347,421 out of 6.45 million entries, placing him in the 63.6th percentile.

2013/03/20

Barack Obama (Photo credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/GettyImages)

Texas Man Indicted For Alleged Obama Threat

A federal grand jury in West Texas has indicted a 20-year-old man who allegedly threatened to shoot President Barack Obama during his inauguration.

2013/03/12

Employees of an oil and gas company work on a natural gas valve at a hydraulic fracturing site. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Fracking Grabbing The Attention Of Sierra Club, New York Gov.

A two day ‘frack attack’ summit is underway in Dallas. The summit comes on the same day fracking made news in the northeast.

2013/03/02

Texas Governor Rick Perry during the State of the State Address on January 29, 2013. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

Perry Standing Pat On Medicaid Expansion

If Gov. Rick Perry is feeling pressure to expand health care coverage to more than 1.5 million people under Medicaid, he sure isn’t showing it.

2013/03/02

John Boehner

Boehner: No Reason To Block Keystone XL Pipeline

A new State Department report is the latest evidence that the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada should be approved, supporters say.

2013/03/02

Former First Lady of the United States Laura Bush speaks during a conference at the Long Beach Convention Center on October 26, 2010 in Long Beach, California. (credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Group Removes Laura Bush From Gay Marriage Ads

A pro-gay marriage group says it’s “sorry” former first lady Laura Bush does not want to be included its national advertising campaign featuring prominent people speaking about gay marriage

2013/02/21

Obama Makes Statement On Fiscal Cliff Negotiations

White House Tries To Keep Immigration On Track

The White House is seeking to keep delicate immigration negotiations on track, as a key Republican senator distances himself further from a draft bill President Barack Obama’s aides are readying in case congressional talks crumble.

2013/02/20

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Obama: Nation Stronger, GOP Should Back His Plans

President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation’s middle class.

2013/02/12

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