Obama calls for ‘shared sacrifice’
President Obama wrapped up his three-day bus tour of the Midwest on Wednesday by previewing his renewed plans for deficit reduction involving what he called "shared sacrifice." Published August 17, 2011
Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Obama: Tea-party GOP blocking U.S. recovery
A day after clashing with a tea party activist, President Obama Tuesday told crowds in Iowa that it was "a faction in Congress" that was to blame for blocking economic progress. Published August 16, 2011
Tea party activist takes on Obama during town hall meeting in Iowa
President Obama was confronted by a tea party activist Monday night who wanted to know how Mr. Obama can call for compromise with Republicans while Democrats accuse the tea party of being "terrorists." Published August 15, 2011
Obama calls for tax hikes, blasts GOP
President Obama launched a Midwestern bus tour devoted to the economy Monday by again calling for tax increases and accusing Republicans who oppose his plans of failing to put the "country first." Published August 15, 2011
Obama embarks on ‘economic bus tour’ of Midwest swing states
President Obama embarks on a taxpayer-funded bus tour of Midwestern swing states Monday, trying to make the case to voters that Republicans are blocking his efforts to create jobs for the middle class. Published August 14, 2011
Philadelphia mayor talks tough to black teenagers after ‘flash mobs’
Mayor Michael A. Nutter, telling marauding black youths "you have damaged your own race," imposed a tougher curfew Monday in response to the latest "flash mob" — spontaneous groups of teens who attack people at random on the streets of the city's tourist and fashionable shopping districts. Published August 8, 2011
Markets present unhappy birthday surprise for Obama
The Obama administration struggled Thursday to explain its plans for turning around the economy as stock markets plummeted for the second time this week. Published August 4, 2011
Tea partyers exult in Democrats’ name-calling
Democrats in Washington have called them terrorists and extortionists, but tea party activists say the name-calling is only proof they are finally having a real impact on the debate over government spending. Published August 4, 2011
Obama: Congress to blame for economy
The chairs of lawmakers departing for their summer recess had barely cooled Wednesday when the White House tried to shift blame onto Congress for the faltering economy. Published August 3, 2011
Obama to celebrate 50th birthday early in Chicago
Fresh from concluding contentious talks with Congress to raise the nation's debt limit, President Obama will fly to Chicago Wednesday to celebrate his 50th birthday at a fundraiser where tea-party activists plan a protest. Published August 2, 2011
Obamas to visit attack sites on 9/11
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will attend ceremonies at the Pentagon, at the Manhattan site of the Twin Towers and in rural Pennsylvania to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the White House announced Tuesday. Published August 2, 2011
Obama helps ’12 bid with concessions in debt deal
Political observers could not help but notice that many provisions of the compromise debt deal, such as postponing nearly all spending cuts until 2013 and boosting student aid next year, are tailor-made for President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. Published August 1, 2011
Business leaders air growing unhappiness with Obama
As the economic recovery stalls and the debt debate in Washington fuels market uncertainty, business leaders — many of whom were once close to the White House — are increasingly airing their fears that President Obama's policies are stifling job creation. Published July 28, 2011
House panel to probe DNC’s Obama ad
A campaign video filmed inside the White House starring President Obama and a meeting organized for party donors there will be the subject of congressional hearings in the near future, the House of Representative's top investigator said. Published July 25, 2011
DNC targets Hispanic vote with Spanish ad
The Democratic National Committee is devoting its first television ad buy of the 2012 presidential race to a Spanish-language commercial, trying to persuade Hispanic voters in seven swing-state markets that President Obama has not failed them economically. Published July 24, 2011
DNC’s debut TV ad for 2012 in Spanish
The Democratic National Committee is devoting its first television ad buy of the 2012 presidential race to a Spanish-language commercial, trying to persuade Hispanic voters in seven swing-state markets that President Obama has not failed them economically. Published July 22, 2011
Obama flip-flops on debt-limit vow
The White House retreated Wednesday from President Obama's vow to veto any short-term increase in the nation's debt limit, opening the door wider to a bipartisan Senate compromise plan to boost borrowing for now in exchange for a promise by Congress to cut spending later. Published July 20, 2011
Obama raises $86M more for campaign, DNC
President Obama's campaign team announced Wednesday that he had raised $86 million for his re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee in the second quarter, blowing past the stated goal of $60 million Democrats had set. Published July 13, 2011
Obama’s flattery of Boehner goes nowhere
Flattering House Speaker John A. Boehner publicly, President Obama on Monday tried to reel in the reluctant Republican House leader to support the president's goal of a large tax increase to help reduce deficits. Published July 11, 2011
Boehner tells Obama ‘no’ on big debt deal
Speaker John A. Boehner told President Obama on Saturday night he will not agree to the president's most ambitious plan for deficit reduction, citing the administration's pursuit of tax increases as one of the main hurdles. Published July 9, 2011
