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Week in review: Food stamp use on the rise
John Dimsdale Feb 2, 2012
Is Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich justified in calling President Obama the "Food Stamp President?"
Obama's familiar tagline
Jeremy Hobson Jan 27, 2012
President Obama has released his first TV ad of the 2012 election campaign.
Attitude Check: The State of the Union
Frank Newport Jan 19, 2012
As Americans await Obama's State of the Union address, are they feeling better about the economy than in 2011?
Obama to propose plan for leaner government
John Dimsdale Jan 13, 2012
Later this morning President Obama is expected to outline a new plan to shrink government. He's going to ask Congress to give him the authority to merge some departments and agencies.
Obama seeks power from Congress to merge agencies
John Dimsdale Jan 13, 2012
This morning, President Obama will announce that he plans to cut back on government spending by merging a number of government agencies. Will Congress agree to fork over the power?
Fashion designers fundraise for Obama
Jeff Tyler Jan 27, 2012
By supporting the Democratic president, designers risk alienating customers.
The first $1 billion presidential candidate?
John Dimsdale Jan 27, 2012
The Obama re-election campaign said this morning the campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised $68 million in the last three months of 2011. Could he be on his way to topping the $1 billion mark by election day?
How campaign spending has changed since 2008
Steve Chiotakis Jan 27, 2012
Today we found out President Obama and the Democrats raised $68 million in the last quarter of 2011, as the president seeks re-election. But this money is a bit... different.
President Obama appoints new chief of staff
John Dimsdale Jan 10, 2012
The President's budget director Jack Lew is taking over as chief of staff. He's replacing Bill Daley, who spent just a year on the job. What will this mean for White House relationships with big business?
Job growth could stay slow through election season
Mitchell Hartman Jan 27, 2012
Economy continues to add jobs, but not fast enough to make campaigning easy for President Obama.
