AP – Politically 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 fellow Democrats — just two months before bruising midterm elections. Yahoo! News: Politics News
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will attend a U.N. summit on Sudan this month, U.S. officials said on Wednesday as they stepped up a bid to head off conflict there before a referendum that could split the African nation. Reuters: Politics
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will attend a U.N. summit on Sudan this month, U.S. officials said on Wednesday as they stepped up a bid to head off conflict there before a referendum that could split the African nation. Reuters: Politics
Washington plans to institute a series of targeted tax cuts for companies and individuals as a way of jump-starting the economy, U.S. President Barack Obama says. CBC | Politics News
Obama capped a rollout of new economic policies with a combative speech that tipped the Democratic plan for the fall campaign: attack the Republicans’ policies and try to monopolize the economic message until Election Day. WSJ.com: What’s News US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that Democrats risked punishment in November’s congressional elections if they allow the vote to be just about the U.S. economy, rather than the two parties’ policies. Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned his Democrats risk punishment in November’s congressional elections if the vote is just about the performance of the U.S. economy. Reuters: Politics
President Says Tax Cuts Should be Extended for a Struggling Middle Class but Not for the Wealthiest Americans Latest Politics Headlines – CBS News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nobody at the White House would be surprised if President Barack Obama’s influential chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, decides to run for Chicago mayor and already there is speculation as to who would replace him. Reuters: Politics
Obama, in a combative, campaign-like speech in Ohio, conceded that his policies have “fed the perception that Washington is still ignoring the middle class,” even as he castigated Republican opponents for “riding…fear and anger all the way to Election Day.” WSJ.com: What’s News US