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Obama Visits Swing State of Colo. to See Fire Damage
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A firefighter works the scene of a home being consumed by flames in Estes Park, Colo.
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Barack Obama surveys damage from raging wildfires and thanks first responders in Colorado, he also will be seeking to show voters in one of the nation's most tightly contested political swing states that he is a compassionate leader who can command in a crisis.
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Obama Student Loan Program Ends Saturday
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Students at college graduation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Borrowers hoping to consolidate their student loans through a special program created by President Barack Obama last year have just until Saturday to apply.
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Winners and losers in high court health law ruling
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:40AM June 29, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — By a single vote, President Barack Obama's health care overhaul survived a painstaking Supreme Court review that consumed thousands of pages in legal filings and an extraordinary six hours-plus of oral argument time back in March.
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Analysis: Health care ruling won't stop arguments
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:06PM June 28, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision upholding the nation's health care law marks an enormous political victory for President Barack Obama in the heat of a re-election campaign, and affirmation as well for the Democrats' decades-long drive to extend coverage to millions of Americans who now go without.
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Coverage for most Americans, a scramble for states
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:53PM June 28, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is on the way to its ultimate jury: the families, doctors, business people and state officials who'll have to grapple with the confusing details while striving to fulfill its promise.
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House votes to hold attorney general in contempt
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:47PM June 28, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday became the first sitting Cabinet member held in contempt of Congress, a rebuke pushed by Republicans seeking to unearth the facts behind a bungled gun-tracking operation and dismissed by most Democrats as a political stunt.
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AG emails: Get to the bottom of Fast and Furious
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:17PM June 28, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — "We need answers on this. Not defensive BS. Real answers."
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Some Democrats are skipping national convention
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:11PM June 28, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Some Democrats in tough races are returning their invitations to the Democratic National Convention with a note attached: Thanks, but no thanks.
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THE RACE: Health care lives on as campaign issue
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:33PM June 28, 2012 CommentThe decision is in but the impact is unclear.
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News Organizations Don't All Get Ruling Right
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NEW YORK (AP) — A rush to quickly report the Supreme Court's decision on President Barack Obama's health care law on Thursday tripped up some news organizations that got it wrong and had to quickly correct themselves.
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Obama Calls Supreme Court Ruling a 'Victory'
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President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., after the Supreme Court ruled on his healthcare legislation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the Supreme Court's decision to uphold his health care overhaul is a "victory for people all over the country" and will make their lives more secure.
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High Court Upholds Key Part of Obama Health Law
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Demonstrators protest as they await a decision by the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Affordable Healthcare Act.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the vast majority of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated core requirement that virtually all Americans have health insurance.
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Health Care Ruling A Political Victory for Obama
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Tea Party activist William Temple protests in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Barack Obama's sweeping health care law is a crucial election-year victory for the Democratic incumbent.
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Lawmakers reach compromise on roads, student loans
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:08PM June 27, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Facing weekend deadlines for action, congressional leaders have agreed to deals overhauling the nation's transportation programs without a Republican provision forcing approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, and avoiding a doubling of interest rates for new student loans, congressional officials said Wednesday.
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Health ruling to end campaign mystery, unleash ads
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:56PM June 27, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Barely four months before the nation votes, one of the biggest factors in the fight for the White House still is a mystery. That will change on Thursday.
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Lawmakers reach tentative deal on highway bill
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:20PM June 27, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have tentatively agreed on a two-year bill to overhaul federal highway programs that drops a requirement that the government approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
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As White House race heats up, so do GOP probes
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:54PM June 27, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Contempt of Congress? Subpoenas? Stonewalling?
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NJ Gov. Christie: Romney didn't ask him to be VP
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:48PM June 27, 2012 CommentMAHWAH, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says Mitt Romney didn't ask him to be his running mate when they appeared at a fundraiser on Tuesday.
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THE RACE: Polls: White House race stable and close
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:15PM June 27, 2012 CommentWith just over four months to go, polls underscore what's been clear for some time: President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are locked in a neck-and-neck race in a closely divided nation.
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House panel OKs bill expanding rewards program
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:27PM June 27, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel on Wednesday approved legislation that would expand the State Department's rewards for justice program to target the world's most serious human rights abusers, with African warlord Joseph Kony a top target.
