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  • Biden: Obama stopped $4B in wrong payments Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:09AMWASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- The Obama administration stopped nearly $4 billion from being paid in error, including checks to dead people, Vice President Joe Biden said in a commentary.
  • Minnesota Hacker Gets 18 Years Prison for “Vendetta of Cyber Terror” Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:44PMA Minnesota hacker was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday for using his neighbors’ wireless network without permission and then framing them for child pornography distribution and email threats against Vice President Joe Biden and other officials. The man, 46-year-old Barry Ardolf, apparently unleashed a “vendetta of cyber terror” on his neighbors in [...] Minnesota Hacker Gets 18 Years ...
  • 2 GOP leaders at odds on debt Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:07AMWASHINGTON -- Two top Republican leaders clashed Wednesday over a plan that could allow the government to avoid a potentially catastrophic default, but would not ensure the deep cuts in federal spending that party members seek.
  • Hoffa off and running for 3rd term with Teamsters Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:52PMJames P. Hoffa, who has already served as president of the Teamsters union longer than his legendary father, James R. Hoffa, is off and running for his third, five-year term as the union’s president.
  • US looks to Pakistan border for Afghan endgame Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 5:12AMKHOST, Afghanistan (AFP) - The US-led military campaign in Afghanistan is shifting its focus from Taliban strongholds in the south to the Pakistani border, where troops will likely fight until 2014.
  • The Buzz | Biden is now tweeting Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:58AM@VP Now appearing on Twitter: Vice President Joe Biden.
  • Jobs Data Fuels Calls on Obama to Include Stimulus in Debt Deal Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:21PMA U.S. Labor Department report showing employers added jobs at the slowest pace in nine months fueled demands from Democrats that President Barack Obama press for some form of economic stimulus in the debt deal the White House is negotiating with Republicans.
  • Add Wesley Clark to Biden Alternatives for VP Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:40PMCould there be room for the four-star general in the Obama administration?
  • Obama warned against entitlement cuts Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:48AMProgressive Democrats and advocacy groups warned they could turn on President Obama if a deficit-reduction deal reduces benefits in entitlement programs.
  • Liberals warn Obama on entitlements Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:48AMSensing a shift away from their priorities, progressive Democrats and advocacy groups warned Thursday they could turn on President Barack Obama if a deficit-reduction deal reduces benefits in entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
  • Carney: No breakthrough in WH meeting Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:07PMWashington (CNN) - President Barack Obama said Thursday his talks with congressional leaders were constructive and he will meet with...
  • Obama orders rapid troop cuts in Afghanistan Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:49AMWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that the United States had largely achieved its goals in Afghanistan, setting in motion a timetable for the rapid withdrawal of U.
  • Obama: Time to turn from Afghanistan, focus on U.S. Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:32AMWashington • President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that the United States had largely achieved its goals in Afghanistan, setting in motion a timetable for the rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops in an acknowledgment of the shifting threat in the region and fast-changing political and economic landscape in a war-weary America.
  • Obama slides toward Afghan exit Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:23AMPresident Barack Obama is gambling that his gradual military withdrawal from Afghanistan won’t prompt the tribal country to spin out of control in the next 12 months, but will help him run as a jobs-and-growth candidate in the 2012 election.
  • U.S. to withdraw 30,000 troops from Afghanistan by summer, 2012 Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 1:56AMPresident will order 10,000 American troops home this year, another 20,000 in 2012
  • Obama will bring 10,000 U.S. troops home from Afghanistan this year Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:59AMPresident Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2011, telling Americans a military surge launched 18 months ago has produced enough success to begin winding down the decade-old war.
  • War-weary US withdraws Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:55AMPRESIDENT Barack Obama will pull 33,000 U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, signaling a rapid drawdown to please Americans weary of the decade-long war.
  • Analysis: Afghan troop plan is political gamble for Obama Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:52AMWASHINGTON, June 23 — President Barack Obama’s new troop drawdown plan for Afghanistan may be too slow to satisfy the growing ranks of war-weary US lawmakers and too fast to sit well with military leaders. But Obama is gambling that a promise to withdraw 10,000 US troops this year and 23,000 more by the end of next summer will be enough to buy ...
  • Obama orders U.S. troops to begin coming home Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:47AMPresident Barack Obama delivers a televised address from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 22, 2011 on his plan to drawdown U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
  • Obama expected to unveil Afghan drawdown plan next week Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 11:49PMWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected to unveil his U.S. troop reduction plan for Afghanistan next week, buoyed by assessments by senior defense officials that the U.S. war strategy is headed in the right direction and has weakened the Taliban-led insurgency.
  • After the raid: mining the haul, debating photos Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 8:42PMWASHINGTON - With Osama bin Laden dead and buried, U.S. officials are starting to explore the computer files, flash drives, DVDs and documents that U.S. commandos hauled out of his Pakistani compound hideaway, hopeful that the intelligence trove will yield insights that point the way to other al-Qaida leaders.
  • Raid poses narrative challenge for White House Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 8:01PMFor President Barack Obama, the test now is in the telling.
  • White House walks fine line in telling raid story Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 7:34PMIt wants to capitalize on a remarkable military achievement while at the same time seeking a tone that does not gloat or incite the Muslim world.
  • Raid poses narrative challenge for White House - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 7:11PMWASHINGTON — For President Obama, the test now is in the telling.
  • Bin Laden raid poses narrative challenge for White House Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 6:52PMNo Summary Available
  • Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsRaid poses narrative challenge for White House Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 7:54AMWASHINGTON (AP) - The challenge now is in the telling.
  • Weldon visits Libya Sunday, April 10, 2011 @ 11:13AMTRIPOLI, Libya – A former U.S. congressman invited by Moammar Gadhafi arrived in Tripoli on Wednesday on a self-described private mission to urge the Libyan leader to step down as rebels and pro-government forces waged near stalemate battles.
  • "Reset" Rings Hollow After Two Years Sunday, April 10, 2011 @ 5:03AMMoscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 11, 2011 Two years on, the "reset" in U.S.-Russian ties has changed the tone of relations, but the "hollow" veneer of its overall success does not mask enduring mistrust between the countries and their different national interests, say analysts. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is due in Russia on March 10 to "energize" the reset, but analysts question how warmer ties can ...
  • Speaker Comes to State Hours After Budget Deal Sunday, April 10, 2011 @ 3:43AMSpeaker of the House John Boehner was in Stamford Saturday evening. It was his first public appearance since the budget deal was struck averting a government shutdown. Boehner headlined the Prescott...
  • Budget battle came down to 3 men and their weaknesses Sunday, April 10, 2011 @ 1:46AMThe story of Capitol Hill’s week on the brink — which brought Washington within an hour of a government shutdown — is a narrative of three men, each with a confining sense of his own limitations.
  • W.H. banks on last-minute heroics Friday, April 8, 2011 @ 9:34AMRepublicans have hit President Barack Obama for being out of touch, disengaged and unwilling to lead on the budget negotiations — and Democrats aren’t wild about his taste for last-minute heroics either.
  • Biden Visits N.H., Menino Goes To D.C. Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 5:00PMVice President Joe Biden came to New Hampshire on Monday and talked to UNH students in Durham about preventing sexual abuse, and politics in Portsmouth. While Biden was in New Hampshire, Boston Mayor Tom Menino visited Washington, D.C., to speak at a youth violence prevention summit to promote a new initiative designed to curb youth violence. [ more › ]
  • White House making new efforts to prevent sexual violence on school campuses Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 3:52PMWASHINGTON (CNN) - “Rape is rape is rape,” declared Vice President Joe Biden Monday at the University of New Hampshire,...
  • With short video, Obama launches bid for re-election Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 1:47PMWith a short video on BarackObama.com, the sitting president of the United States has launched his bid for re-election.
  • Rep. Ryan Risks Political Backlash With GOP Budget Rollout Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 1:41PMRep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairs the House Budget Committee. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr . As Congress wrangles over relatively minuscule reductions in non-defense discretionary spending for the remainder of the fiscal year (more on that below), Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is taking the long view Tuesday as he rolls out the House Republican budget for FY 2012 and puts a marker down on major ...
  • The Buzz for March 27 Sunday, March 27, 2011 @ 2:53AMBillion-dollar Biden Vice President Joe Biden came to the top of the John Hancock Tower in downtown Boston last week to rally about 100 elite Democratic financial backers, part of an early round of national stops designed to help President Barack Obama generate as much as $1 billion for his 2012 re-election campaign.
  • Political groundbreaker dies at 75 Saturday, March 26, 2011 @ 11:13PMGERALDINE Ferraro, the former New York congresswoman who made history as the first woman to run for vice president on a major US party ticket, has died from complications of blood cancer, her family said. She was 75.
  • NATO takes lead for no-fly zone Friday, March 25, 2011 @ 1:14PMThe United States welcomed a partial handover for the Libyan air campaign to NATO on Thursday, but the allies apparently balked at assuming full control and the US military was left in charge of the brunt of combat.
  • One year later health reform still uncertain Friday, March 25, 2011 @ 3:45AMHealth care reform in America, one year later: More people can get insurance but some premiums are higher. Seniors can get checks for drug costs, but taxes for that “fake bake” tan are higher. Health care reform politics , one year later: A fierce push to repeal or de-fund the law. An intense legal assault challenging the law’s constitutionality. Republicans angrily insisting the federal ...
  • The Week Ahead: Shutdown, the sequel Monday, March 7, 2011 @ 11:41AMThe temporary resolution funding the government will expire March 18, and the two sides are $50.5 billion apart. Read more...
  • Licensing bill to aid military spouses Monday, March 7, 2011 @ 6:05AMTOPEKA — Military spouses may have an easier time getting a job when they move to Kansas under a bill being considered in the Legislature.
  • GOP frosh study up at budget camp Monday, March 7, 2011 @ 12:52AMRepublican leaders have been running something of a budget boot camp for the 87 freshman.
  • Remarks by the First Lady and Dr. Jill Biden to the National Governors Association Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 5:39PMRelease Time:  For Immediate Release Location:  State Dining Room 10:54 A.M. EST DR. BIDEN:  Good morning, and thanks to all of you for inviting us here today.  It was a great time last night, wasn’t it?  We had a great day --     MRS. OBAMA:  Whooo!  (Laughter and applause.)     DR. BIDEN:  So Michelle and I will be joining your spouses shortly for lunch.   But we wanted to speak to you today ...
  • U.P. salutes Stupaks Sunday, February 27, 2011 @ 5:48AMMARQUETTE - An appreciative crowd packed the Great Lakes Rooms Saturday at Northern Michigan University for an Upper Peninsula Tribute to Bart and Laurie Stupak. Former U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee, who represented the U.P.
  • Obama, Congress brace for budget impasse Monday, February 21, 2011 @ 8:07AMWASHINGTON — The prospect of a government shutdown appeared more possible Saturday after the House passed a budget measure in the pre-dawn hours that cuts $61 billion — and was immediately rejected by Senate Democrats and President Barack Obama.
  • Several big donors to Hillary Clinton now facing criminal allegations Sunday, February 20, 2011 @ 12:24AMThe indictment of a top Northern Virginia fundraiser last week is the latest in a series of criminal cases that have ensnared campaign donors to Hillary Rodham Clinton, who relied heavily on wealthy bundlers in her failed 2008 bid for the presidency.
  • Obama Stimulus Success: Competition for Taxpayer Dollars Thursday, February 17, 2011 @ 11:48AMTwo years after the stimulus, President Obama has made quiet progress toward reforming Washington -- not politically, but bureaucratically
  • The Stimulus Turns Two: How Obama Quietly Changed Washington Thursday, February 17, 2011 @ 11:38AMBehind the scenes of the Beltway perpetual-conflict machine, Obama has made quiet progress toward reforming Washington -- not politically, but bureaucratically
  • Your2Cents (Week of Feb. 14) Thursday, February 17, 2011 @ 11:30AMGerhard from Norristown
  • U.S. Department of Transportation to get $128 billion budget for 2012 Tuesday, February 15, 2011 @ 8:01AMThe U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday said that the department will get a $128 billion budget for 2012 for restoring the country`s economic competitiveness. The budget is the first year of a comprehensive six-year transportation plan which will lay a new foundation for economic growth and competitiveness by rebuilding the U.S. transportation systems, enabling ...