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NRA Ad Targets Obama's Children
Tweet Share on Facebook January 16, 2013 CommentWashington is bracing for one of the roughest political fights in memory: the new battle over gun control.
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President Obama Has No Comment
Tweet Share on Facebook January 15, 2013 CommentDespite White House claims of accessibility and openness, President Obama has had fewer news conferences during his first term than three of his four predecessors—and in some cases the margin isn't even close.
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Obama Goes It Alone
Tweet Share on Facebook January 15, 2013 Comment
"The Presidency" column appears in U.S. News Weekly.
Faced with a resistant Congress, President Obama is increasingly using unilateral action by the executive branch to bypass the opposition and get his way.
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Pollster: Economy Will Define Obama 2.0
Tweet Share on Facebook January 15, 2013 CommentBeyond all the pre-inauguration chatter about new initiatives and how to end partisan wrangling, President Obama's legacy will depend on something much simpler--how well the economy does during his second term, says senior Democratic strategist Geoff Garin.
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Introvert in Chief Dismisses Aloofness Criticism
Tweet Share on Facebook January 14, 2013 CommentIf congressional leaders are expecting President Barack Obama to be their newest bud during his second term, they will be sadly disappointed.
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George H.W. Bush Leaves Hospital
Tweet Share on Facebook January 14, 2013 CommentThe worst appears to be over for former President George H.W. Bush. Doctors released him from Methodist Hospital in Houston as he continued to recover from bronchitis and an infection, a family spokesman said Monday.
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Battle Underway for Soul of the GOP
Tweet Share on Facebook January 14, 2013 CommentThe battle for the future of the Republican party is getting more intense.
Prominent conservative leaders are calling for a rethinking of the GOP's message and a refurbishing of its image, and Democrats argue that unless the GOP changes, it will become a regional party of the right based largely in the South.
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Obama Narrows Search for Chief of Staff
Tweet Share on Facebook January 11, 2013 CommentPresident Obama is about to choose a new White House chief of staff, one of the key personnel decisions of his administration even though few Americans understand what the chief of staff's job entails.
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No More Mr. Nice Guy
Tweet Share on Facebook January 10, 2013 CommentPresident Obama's soft touch is fading fast as he shows more toughness toward conservative opponents in Congress.
"We'll be using the word, 'fight,' a lot this year," says Bill Galston, a political scientist at the Brookings Institution and former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton.
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Joe Biden Steals the Spotlight
Tweet Share on Facebook January 10, 2013 CommentThese are heady times for Vice President Joe Biden. He is at the epicenter of two of the nation's most pressing issues, and gives every indication of relishing his role as the consummate Washington insider.
