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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 speaks during a ceremony to award U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty M. Carter the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry on Aug. 26, 2013, at the White House. (Associated Press)

Obama: I haven’t made a decision about Syria

President Obama said Wednesday the U.S. has concluded that the Syrian government carried out a large-scale chemical weapons attack against civilians last week, but he still has not decided what action to take against the nation.

August 28, 2013
President Obama speaks on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Aug. 28, 2013, during a ceremony to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (Associated Press)

Obama uses Martin Luther King speech to call for middle-class justice

Standing on the spot where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. famously urged Americans not to judge one another by the color of their skin, President Obama said Wednesday that Americans must use the example of the civil rights marchers of 50 years ago to press for his brand of economic justice for the middle class.

August 28, 2013
**FILE** President Obama makes a statement to the media from his rental vacation home in Chilmark Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard on Aug. 15, 2013. (Associated Press)

Obama promises mayors unilateral action on guns

Stymied by Congress in his gun control efforts, President Obama told a group of big-city mayors Tuesday that he would take more executive actions to reduce gun violence.

August 27, 2013
President Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama struggles to justify Syria attack to skeptical Americans, Congress

The White House on Tuesday began to lay out a public justification for a possible bombing of Syria, saying the nation's use of chemical weapons is a threat to U.S. interests — a scenario that opens the door to military strikes that wouldn't require authorization from Congress or the United Nations.

August 27, 2013
In this citizen journalism image which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians inspect the rubble of damaged buildings due to heavy shelling by Syrian government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Aug. 26, 2013. (Associated Press/Aleppo Media Center)

Obama already missed chance on Syria: Analysts

As President Obama weighs a military response to Syria's purported use of chemical weapons, some observers say the administration's best chance for effective intervention has already passed.

August 26, 2013
** FILE ** Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (center) leaves a D.C. federal court on Aug. 14, 2013, after being sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing money from his own campaign. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. gets 30 months in prison

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., son of the prominent civil rights activist, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in federal prison for spending $750,000 in campaign funds on luxury personal items such as mink capes and a gold-plated Rolex watch.

August 14, 2013
President Barack Obama tees off while golfing at Vineyard Golf Club in Edgartown, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Obama plays golf as White House condemns Egypt violence

While President Obama played golf again on vacation, the White House criticized the latest crackdown in Egypt on Wednesday, saying violence between government forces and protesters will make it more difficult for the interim government to shift to a democracy.

August 14, 2013
President Obama speaks at a news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama’s ‘soft power’ policy in a world of hurt

President Obama's foreign policy strategy of "soft power" and reliance on international organizations is suffering setbacks around the globe this year, including from Egypt, Syria, Russia and China.

August 13, 2013
President Obama speaks at a news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington on Aug. 9, 2013. (Associated Press)

Obama challenged on terror, al Qaeda claims

Facing more questions about his handling of the war against Islamist terrorists, President Obama said Friday the U.S. will "never" wipe out terrorism completely and he claimed a personal victory in the killing of Osama bin Laden.

August 9, 2013
**FILE** Former President Bill Clinton (Associated Press)

Bill Clinton to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Bill Clinton, one of only two presidents in history to be impeached, will be among 16 honorees to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama, the White House announced Thursday.

August 8, 2013
President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in June in Northern Ireland. Mr. Obama has put off a scheduled meeting in Moscow following Mr. Putin's granting of asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. (Associated Press)

Obama to keep pushing Putin over Snowden

The Obama administration will continue to pressure Russia to send back fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden, despite deteriorating relations between the two nations that resulted in President Obama canceling a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

August 8, 2013
President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in June in Northern Ireland. Mr. Obama has put off a scheduled meeting in Moscow following Mr. Putin's granting of asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. (Associated Press)

Obama cancels Putin meeting over Snowden amnesty deal

President Obama canceled a planned one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to protest Moscow's granting of asylum to fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden and a "lack of progress" between the two nations on other issues, the White House announced Wednesday.

August 7, 2013
President Obama smiles as he talks with Jay Leno during a commercial break during the taping of his appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” in Los Angeles on Aug. 6, 2013. (Associated Press)

Obama a costly talk-show fixture

When it comes to late-night comedy shows, President Obama is a prolific guest, but taxpayers might not be laughing along with him.

August 7, 2013
President Obama speaks to with U.S. troops and their families at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., on Aug. 7, 2013. The visit to the Marine Corps base is Obama's final stop on a two-day West Coast trip that included the roll-out of his principles for overhauling the nation's mortgage finance industry. (Associated Press)

Obama: Al Qaeda ‘on the way to defeat’

Speaking to Marines who've borne the brunt of combat in Afghanistan, President Obama said Wednesday that hard fighting remains, but the "core" of al Qaeda is nearly defeated.

August 7, 2013