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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.

Articles by Dave Boyer

President Obama holds out his hand to shake Russian President Vladimir Putin's during a bilateral meeting at the G-20 summit on Monday, June 18, 2012, in Los Cabos, Mexico. (Associated Press)

Obama, Putin seek ‘cessation’ of Syria violence

In their first meeting following renewed tensions between the U.S. and Russia, President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin called Monday for an end to the violence in Syria and said there's still time for diplomacy to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

June 18, 2012
** FILE ** President Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres share a toast after Mr. Obama presented Mr. Peres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama aims to shore up Jewish support

President Obama awarded the nation's highest civilian medal Wednesday night to Israeli President Shimon Peres as frustration mounts in Israel over the administration's handling of Iran and as signs emerge of a possible backlash among Jewish voters in the U.S.

June 13, 2012
President Obama leaves after talking about the economy on Friday, June 8, 2012, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Taking a look back on a bad week for Obama

When President Obama looks back on the past week, perhaps he'll remember fondly the pies that first lady Michelle Obama purchased for him at a bakery in Virginia – because the rest of his week was a political nightmare.

June 8, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks June 8, 2012, during a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (Associated Press)

GOP slams Obama’s rosy remarks on economy

President Obama's comments Friday that the "private sector's doing fine" attracted sharp and immediate counterfire from GOP nominee Mitt Romney and fellow Republicans, who said the remarks showed the president was badly out of touch on the plight of the economy.

June 8, 2012
President Obama (Associated Press)

Obama rejects White House leaking charge

President Obama reacted indignantly Friday to accusations that his aides may have leaked classified details of successful anti-terrorism operations to bolster his national security credentials for the fall reelection campaign.

June 8, 2012
President Obama speaks June 6, 2012, at a campaign fundraiser at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Associated Press)

GOP faults Obama in impasse on student loans

The White House has been mum on new Republican offers to break an impasse on student loans, and President Obama's schedule on Thursday offered a reason for the stall: It gave Mr. Obama another chance to flog the issue on a college campus in the midst of a multimillion-dollar campaign-fundraising trip.

June 7, 2012
President Obama speaks at a campaign event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Associated Press)

Gay support pays big dividends for Obama camp

Cashing in on his support of same-sex marriage, President Obama flew to California Wednesday for a fundraiser with gay supporters, one of five events expected to pull in at least $5.3 million.

June 6, 2012
Former President Bill Clinton speaks at a Democratic fundraiser in New York. He later told CNBC he favors keeping tax cuts for all income levels. (Associated Press)

Clinton stumps for Obama, then bucks him on tax policy

Undercutting one of President Obama's core economic arguments less than 24 hours after campaigning for him, former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that Congress should extend the George W. Bush-era tax cuts, even for the wealthy, because the economy threatens to tumble back into recession.

June 5, 2012
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican (AP Photo)

McConnell hits Obama on student loan debate

With the deadline looming on a rate hike for federal student loans, the Senate's top Republican accused the White House Tuesday of dragging its feet and using students as political pawns.

June 5, 2012
** FILE ** An image made from video posted on a website frequented by Islamist militants and provided via the IntelCenter shows al Qaeda leader Abu Yahia al-Libi in 2007. (AP Photo/IntelCenter)

White House: Al Qaeda No. 2 killed

A U.S. drone strike has killed one of the most senior al Qaeda operatives, and the White House said Tuesday the terrorist group was left with "no clear successor."

June 5, 2012
Minneapolis Superintendent of Schools Bernadeia Johnson (left) shakes hands June 1, 2012, with President Obama as he greets supporters at Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions Global Headquarters in Golden Valley, Minn., where he spoke about jobs for veterans. (Associated Press/The Star Tribune)

Dr. Obama diagnoses GOP ‘fever’

At a fundraiser Friday, President Obama said he's hopeful that Republicans will snap out of their "fever" and cooperate with him after he wins re-election in November.

June 1, 2012
President Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton applaud as former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush stand near the presidential portrait of Mr. Bush at its unveiling at the White House in 1995. A portrait of Mrs. Bush was unveiled as well. (Associated Press)

Picture this: Obama to host Bush, the man he scorns

When President Obama hosts former President George W. Bush at the White House on Thursday to unveil his predecessor's official portrait, he'll pay tribute to the man he has blamed lately for everything short of an outbreak of the flesh-eating virus.

May 30, 2012
** FILE ** President Obama shakes hands with former President George W. Bush in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on Jan. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Awkward: Obama to host Bush, the man he blames for it all

When President Obama hosts former President George W. Bush at the White House on Thursday to unveil his predecessor's official portrait, he'll pay tribute to the man whom he has blamed lately for everything short of an outbreak of the flesh-eating virus.

May 30, 2012
President Obama speaks May 23, 2012, at the Fox Theater in Redwood City, Calif. (Associated Press)

Obama ducks calls to release his collegiate transcripts

When President Obama gave the commencement address last week at the Air Force Academy, he congratulated the cadets for excelling at one of the most demanding schools in the country. But decades after Mr. Obama completed his own college course work, his academic performance is still a mystery.

May 28, 2012
A visitor to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial touches the name of a fallen soldier etched on the wall of the memorial in Washington, Friday, May 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama honors Vietnam War veterans

Beginning a yearlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, President Obama on Saturday called on Americans to thank veterans of that war during this weekend's Memorial Day observances.

May 26, 2012