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President Obama appoints new chief of staff
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?
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Job growth could stay slow through election season
Jan 6, 2012
Economy continues to add jobs, but not fast enough to make campaigning easy for President Obama.
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Obama tries to go it alone on economy
Jan 5, 2012
But can the president boost the economy without Congress?
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Obama appoints new head of CFPB
Jan 4, 2012
The president plans to use a recess appointment to name Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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President Obama takes aim at rising inequality
Dec 7, 2011
Yesterday, the president spoke about the loss of the American dream. But just how much is the middle class really shrinking?
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Dutch prime minister on the future of the eurozone
Nov 30, 2011
The Netherlands' prime minister Mark Rutte discusses the future of Europe, the eurozone and the global economy.
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Mid-day Extra: When Obama dines at your restaurant
Oct 25, 2011
Yesterday, Obama dropped in on a Los Angeles institution: Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles. When the president makes a visit, does it make a difference in food sales in the months that come?
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Birth certificate turned campaign merchandise
May 19, 2011
People asked to see it, now you can wear it.
The campaign to re-elect Barack Obama is selling t-shirts on its website that show the president's ...
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MIDDAY UPDATE: State of the Union, cocoa prices, Academy Award nominations
Jan 25, 2011
President Barack Obama is expected to discuss the economy, unemployment, and the deficit in tonight's State of the Union address. But Senator Jeff...
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Obama & co: Make 2009 the Year of Energy Efficiency
Dec 9, 2008
To face the long-term problem of global warming we need to be rooted in short-term reality. And the reality of the year ahead is a global recessi...
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