Tag Archives: President Obama

• News / Politics

  Republicans critical of Pres. Obama’s inauguration speech

  GOP lawmakers don’t like what they heard in President’s second Inaugural address.
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  1.1 million tweets at Monday’s inauguration squashes 2009 total

  There were a lot of new Inauguration Day social media stats and trends from Washington.
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  Obama’s approval rating at 53 percent

  An average of the latest surveys indicates that 53% of Americans approve of the job he’s doing in office, with 42% giving him a thumbs down.
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  Can President Obama avoid the ‘Second Term Curse?’

  The debate over gun control is consuming a lot of President Barack Obama’s time as he wraps up his first term in office and will certainly carry over into his second term.
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  NRA uses President’s children in ad, call him ‘elitist’

  Some, including many Democrats in Washington, are criticizing a new NRA ad, that they say goes too far.
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  Mechanicsville Gun Show expected to draw thousands

  The Gun Show opens its doors at The Showplace, in Mechanicsville, Saturday morning and some vendors are expecting record crowds.
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  Obama’s second term cabinet shaping up to be a boys club?

  The trend troubles those who study the role of women in government.
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  Obama is CNN’s Most Intriguing Person of 2012

  A year ago, President Barack Obama was under fire. Today, he is being feted.
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  Nation’s leaders remember late Sen. Daniel Inouye

  The Hawaii Democrat, the second longest serving senator in U.S. history, died on Monday. He was 88.
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  Obama mentions NRA members and sets deadline for gun law actions

  The nation will have a set of recommendations to address widespread gun violence within weeks, President Obama announced Wednesday.
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  White House must review petition to build Death Star

  Nation calls on President Obama to build moon-sized battle station… all in the name of national security and jobs.
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  Here’s what the leader of the free world gobbles up on Thanksgiving

  What’s on the Thanksgiving menu for the leader of the free world?