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Dave Boyer

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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 greets Chinese President Hu Jintao at the start of their bilateral meeting in Seoul on Monday, March 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama has eye on election at summit

President Obama pressed Chinese President Hu Jintao to dissuade North Korea from its planned long-range missile launch next month, though Mr. Obama's plea was overshadowed by a few overheard half-whispers that caused a political furor back home over his foreign-policy honesty.

March 26, 2012
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech at Hankuk University in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Obama wants to push reduction of nuclear stockpiles

Seeking to lead by example on the nuclear dangers posed by North Korea and Iran, President Obama said Monday he'll pursue talks with Russia to further reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.

March 25, 2012
White House Senior Press Lead Jesse Lewin (left) and Press Lead Jeff Tiller (center) use their cellphones after the main entrance to the Blue House was blocked by South Korean security personnel during President Obama's visit with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul on Sunday, March, 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Presidential press corps delayed in Seoul

Journalists traveling with President Obama were barred by South Korean security officials temporarily Sunday from gaining access to the grounds of the presidential house where Mr. Obama was meeting with Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

March 25, 2012

World leaders to attend Korea nuke summit

With unpredictable and nuclear-armed North Korea on everyone's mind, South Korea will host a nuclear security summit beginning Monday that will draw the most foreign leaders ever to visit the country.

March 21, 2012
(AP Photo/David Goldman)

Obama: End tax breaks for oil companies

President Obama said Saturday he can't do much to lower gas prices, and renewed his call for Congress to end tax breaks for oil companies.

March 17, 2012
**FILE** Rep. Doc Hastings, Washington Republican (Associated Press)

Government data undercut Obama’s energy claims

Countering President Obama's claim that he's doing everything he can to increase domestic oil production, a top House Republican Thursday released data from the Energy Department showing that fossil fuel production on federal lands has fallen since Mr. Obama took office.

March 15, 2012
Iran was high on the agenda as President Obama met with British Prime Minister David Cameron at the White House on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Obama warns Tehran: Window is closing

President Obama said Wednesday that time is running out for Iran to accept a diplomatic solution that would halt its suspected program to develop nuclear weapons.

March 14, 2012
President Obama welcomes British Prime Minister David Cameron during an official arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama and Cameron pledge to stay the course in Afghanistan

With British Prime Minister David Cameron at his side, President Obama pledged Wednesday not to hasten the end of the joint military mission in Afghanistan before a scheduled "responsible" turnover to Afghan forces in 2014.

March 14, 2012
President Obama

Is Obama bluffing about Iran?

President Obama's claim that he would use military force to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon isn't backed up by his track record of avoiding such unilateral action in international crises, national security analysts say.

March 13, 2012
President Obama speaks March 13, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Associated Press)

Obama: Afghan mission to proceed despite mass shooting

President Obama on Tuesday called the alleged shooting deaths of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier "outrageous" and a case of "murder," but said the incident would not deter the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.

March 13, 2012
President Obama, accompanied by Commerce Secretary John E. Bryson (left) and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Obama takes on China with high-tech trade complaint

Facing accusations from Republicans that he's not tough enough with China over its currency and trade practices, President Obama said Tuesday he is taking a complaint against Beijing to the World Trade Organization "to give American workers and businesses a fair shot in the global economy."

March 13, 2012