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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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President Obama speaks at the State University of New York's Nano-Tech complex in Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Daily Gazette, Patrick Dodson)

Obama denies presiding over ‘bloated government’

After presiding over three consecutive years of trillion-dollar deficits, President Obama told an audience in New York on Tuesday not to believe critics who accuse him of running a "bloated government."

May 8, 2012
Vice President Joseph R. Biden made his remark in favor of gay marriage two days before voters in the swing state of North Carolina are to weigh in Tuesday on a ballot measure that would codify the traditional definition of marriage as only the union of one man and one woman. (Associated Press)

Obama zigs as Biden zags on gay marriage

President Obama is "comfortable" with full legal rights for same-sex couples, but still doesn't support gay marriage, his spokesman said Monday as the administration scrambled to clarify comments by Vice President Joseph R. Biden in support of such unions.

May 7, 2012
President Obama speaks during May 5, 2012, a campaign rally at the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Associated Press/Columbus Dispatch)

White House ditches Arab-owned site for U.S. jobs speech

The White House has switched the venue in upstate New York for President Obama's speech Tuesday on manufacturing, ditching a plant owned by the government of Abu Dhabi that has received more than $1 billion in state subsidies.

May 7, 2012
White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House on May, 7, 2012. (Associated Press)

Obama ‘comfortable’ with but opposes gay marriage

President Obama is "comfortable" with full legal rights for same-sex couples but still doesn't support gay marriage, his spokesman said Monday as the administration scrambled to clarify comments by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. supporting gay marriage.

May 7, 2012
President Barack Obama speaks at a celebration of Cinco de Mayo in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama tries to rally a jobless generation

President Obama kicks off his "official" re-election campaign Saturday with college rallies in Virginia and Ohio - the latest in a series of events aimed at shoring up flagging support among the coalition of women, minorities and young voters that propelled him to victory in 2008.

May 3, 2012
**FILE** President Obama speaks April 30, 2012, in Washington. (Associated Press)

Obama’s ‘official’ campaign launches Saturday

President Obama kicks off his "official" re-election campaign Saturday with college rallies in Virginia and Ohio the latest in a series of events aimed at shoring up the president's flagging support among the coalition of women, minorities and young voters that propelled him to victory in 2008.

May 3, 2012
President Obama participates in a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Monday, April 30, 2012, in the East Room of the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President says girlfriend in book was ‘composite’

President Obama has admitted that a white girlfriend he depicted in his 1995 autobiography — in which he wrote about their searing argument over racial attitudes — was actually a composite of several girlfriends from his past.

May 2, 2012
President Barack Obama is greeted by Lt. Gen. Curtis "Mike" Scaparrotti, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker as he steps off Air Force One at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama makes surprise trip to Afghanistan

President Obama made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Tuesday on the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, adding drama to what was already a politicized military mission.

May 1, 2012
**FILE** President Obama listens to former President Bill Clinton speak Dec. 10, 2010, in the White House briefing room in Washington. (Associated Press)

A former critic, Bill Clinton stumps for Obama

Campaigning with President Obama for the first time, former President Bill Clinton said Sunday night the economy is recovering faster than expected under Mr. Obama but that "full employment" could still be years away.

April 29, 2012
** FILE ** Vice President Joe Biden speaks on Thursday, March 15, 2012, in Toledo, Ohio. (Associated Press)

Biden savages Romney foreign policy in N.Y. speech

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., settling into his role as the president's campaign attack dog, blasted Republican Mitt Romney Thursday for embracing what Mr. Biden said were dangerous unilateral foreign policy views that would lead the United States into more costly wars such as the conflict in Iraq.

April 26, 2012
President Obama speaks at the University of Iowa on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Team Obama announces formal start of campaign

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will formally kick off his re-election campaign on May 5 with rallies in the swing states of Ohio and Virginia, Obama campaign officials announced Wednesday night.

April 25, 2012
President Obama arrives to speak April 25, 2012, at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. (Associated Press)

GOP isn’t conceding youth vote amid Obama college tour

President Obama tried to pit Republicans against young voters Wednesday on the issue of rising student loan rates, while the campaign of presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney served notice it intends to battle for the votes of a college-age electorate that supported Mr. Obama overwhelmingly in 2008.

April 25, 2012
President Obama pauses as he speaks April 24, 2012, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Associated Press)

Obama takes to the road to court college students

In the crucial swing state of North Carolina where the Democratic Party is dealing with a divisive sexual harassment scandal, President Obama began a two-day national tour Tuesday aimed partly at ramping up enthusiasm among college-age voters.

April 24, 2012
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks April 23, 2012, during his daily news briefing at the White House. (Associated Press)

Carney: No White House staffers involved in Secret Service hooker scandal

The White House tried Monday to contain the growing Secret Service scandal over the alleged hiring of prostitutes ahead of President Obama's recent trip to Colombia, revealing it conducted a brief internal probe of the episode and found that no White House staffers were involved.

April 23, 2012
President Obama speaks April 23, 2012, at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. (Associated Press)

At Holocaust Museum, Wiesel challenges Obama over Israel policy

President Obama toured the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Monday and called it a reminder that nations too often do not do enough to prevent atrocities, even as his host challenged him to do more about the killing of civilians in Syria and the threat posed by Iran.

April 23, 2012
Former President George W. Bush (Associated Press)

Obama reverts to 2008 plan: Blame Bush

No sooner had Mitt Romney effectively locked up the Republican presidential nomination than President Obama began to sharpen his attacks — on former President George W. Bush.

April 19, 2012
President Barack Obama speaks during a joint news conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during the 6th Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, Sunday, April 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama: ‘I’ll be angry’ if Secret Service allegations are true

President Obama said Sunday that he would be "angry" if accusations prove true that his Secret Service agents hired prostitutes, while congressional Republicans called for investigations of the scandal that exploded over the weekend and overshadowed the president's three-day Summit of the Americas trip to Colombia.

April 15, 2012
President Barack Obama sits in front of a large video screen displaying an image of a U.S. national flag at the CEO Summit of the Americas, in Cartagena, Colombia, Saturday April 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama hits Romney over immigration stance

President Obama attacked presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney over his support for Arizona's tough immigration law Saturday and pledged to work for comprehensive immigration reform if he wins a second term.

April 14, 2012