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Dave Boyer

dboyer@washingtontimes.com

Dave Boyer is a White House correspondent for The Washington Times. A native of Allentown, Pa., Boyer worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer from 2002 to 2011 and also has covered Congress for the Times. He is a graduate of Penn State University. Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.

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**FILE** President Obama meets with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on April 9, 2012, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Associated Press)

Brazil snubs Obama by refusing White House state-dinner honor

In an unprecedented snub to President Obama, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has canceled her official state visit to the White House scheduled for next month, angered by revelations of U.S. spying on her and on major Brazilian state institutions.

September 17, 2013
President Obama speaks in the South Court Auditorium at the White House complex on Sept. 16, 2013. (Associated Press)

Obama: Navy Yard shooting ‘cowardly’

Responding to the shooting deaths Monday at the Washington Navy Yard, President Obama said he would do everything in his power to prevent "yet another mass shooting" in the U.S.

September 16, 2013
Vice President Joseph R. Biden is likely to run for the White House in 2016 if Hillary Rodham Clinton decides against a bid, those close to him say. (Associated Press)

Biden roasts rising Republicans at Iowa steak fry

On a trip to another state crucial for 2016, Vice President Joseph R. Biden told Iowans on Sunday that a new generation of Republican leaders threatens to unravel the gains of the Obama administration.

September 15, 2013
White House press secretary Jay Carney gestures as he answers questions on Syria during the daily news briefing on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House: Putin can say what he wants, U.S. has freedom of speech

Continuing President Obama's tit for tat with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House said Thursday that the Russian leader enjoyed in his op-ed article in The New York Times the kind of freedom of expression that Moscow doesn't tolerate from its citizens.

September 12, 2013
President Obama, flanked by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell (left) and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, speaks to members of the press before the start of a cabinet meeting on Sept. 12, 2013, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (Associated Press)

As Syria talks with Russia, Obama’s ‘red line’ starts to fade

President Obama's "red line" vow of action against Syria turned a lighter shade of pink Thursday, with Secretary of State John F. Kerry saying a U.S. military strike "might" be necessary if talks led by Russia fail to compel Syria to turn over its chemical weapons.

September 12, 2013
Joyce Brody (right) joins anti-war activists at a rally for peace outside the offices of Rep. Adam B. Schiff, California Democrat and a member of the intelligence committee, to urge him to vote against a military strike on Syria. (Associated Press)

With a diplomatic plan for Syria, Russia outshines U.S. in Mideast

Just a month after canceling a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over behavior that President Obama characterized as childish, the White House said Wednesday that the U.S. is counting on Russia's "prestige" to deliver a diplomatic solution to avert a military attack on Syria.

September 11, 2013
President Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Obama asks Congress to delay Syria vote, give diplomacy a chance to work

President Obama and his Western allies faced off against Russia on the international stage Tuesday, battling over how exactly to force Syria to turn over its chemical weapons, even as the president pleaded with Congress to give him time to see the diplomatic efforts through.

September 10, 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his meeting with elected region leaders in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Sept. 10, 2013. (Associated Press/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Putin: Obama must back off for Syria plan to work

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his government's plan to have Syria turn over chemical weapons will only work if President Obama calls off his plans for military strikes — something the White House has rejected.

September 10, 2013
Anti-war activists march down Pennsylvania Avenue to voice opposition to proposed U.S. involvement in the Syrian civil war. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

Obama edges toward Russian plan for Syria to turn over chemical weapons

Facing overwhelming opposition from the public and fears in Congress that he lacks a sound military plan, President Obama backed away Monday night from his proposed missile strike against Syria and said he would pursue a Russian proposal to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control.

September 9, 2013