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    May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News
  1. Column: Obama's plan to avoid lame duckery

    For the last two months, President Barack Obama has been mired in Washington’s inside game, caught up in backroom congressional politics as he tried unsuccessfully to pass a bill on gun control and nudge Republican senators toward compromise on...

    Tags: Interior Policy, U.S. Senate, Budgets and Budgeting, Republican Party, State of the Union Address

  2. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. GOP senator gloats after hole in one during round with Obama

    WASHINGTON – A round of golf with the president of the United States is a rare treat, to be sure. So hitting a hole in one while in a foursome with the commander in chief quickly became the stuff of legend on Capitol Hill after word that Sen. Saxby Chambliss had done just that.
    WASHINGTON – A round of golf with the president of the United States is a rare treat, to be sure. So hitting a hole in one while in a foursome with the commander in chief quickly became the stuff of legend on Capitol Hill after word that Sen....

    Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Saxby Chambliss, Republican Party

  4. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Obama golfs with GOP senators

    WASHINGTON -- On the first green, President Obama put his arm around Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican.
    WASHINGTON -- On the first green, President Obama put his arm around Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican. He shared his golf cart with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Republican from Georgia. Obama hasn’t had much luck schmoozing GOP lawmakers in...

    Tags: Interior Policy, U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio, Golf, Republican Party

  6. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Obama nominates Rep. Mel Watt to head Housing Finance Agency

    WASHINGTON — President Obama nominated Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to be the top regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, moving to replace a career bureaucrat who has been sharply criticized by liberals for not doing more to help troubled homeowners.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama nominated Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to be the top regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, moving to replace a career bureaucrat who has been sharply criticized by liberals for not doing more to help troubled homeowners....

    Tags: Washington, DC, Finance, Kamala D. Harris, Parties and Movements, Republican Party

  8. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Obama to nominate Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to head housing agency

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to head the federal housing agency that oversees taxpayer-owned Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a White House official said Wednesday.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to head the federal housing agency that oversees taxpayer-owned Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a White House official said Wednesday. Watt, an 11-term congressman from North Carolina,...

    Tags: Finance, Washington, DC, Kamala D. Harris, U.S. Senate, Politics

  10. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. Ranking Democrat, Republican press Obama administration on Syria

    WASHINGTON – The ranking Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee both urged the Obama administration Thursday to exert more pressure on behalf of the rebels in the Syrian civil war.
    WASHINGTON – The ranking Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee both urged the Obama administration Thursday to exert more pressure on behalf of the rebels in the Syrian civil war. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-...

    Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. Senate, Bob Menendez, G8, Unrest, Conflicts and War

  12. Mar 15, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel
  13. John Boehner on ‘This Week’; Paul Ryan on ‘Face the Nation’

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    House Speaker John Boehner speaks at a Thursday press briefing on Capitol Hill. Photo credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: The Sunday morning guest list: House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks to Martha Raddatz on ABC's “...
  14. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  15. Twelve steaks and an arugula salad: Obama takes the GOP to dinner

    President Barack Obama had a dinner date last week with a dozen of his worst enemies, thus proving that the governmental stalemate in Washington, D.C., is driving him to unusual acts of political creativity -- or desperation.
    President Barack Obama had a dinner date last week with a dozen of his worst enemies, thus proving that the governmental stalemate in Washington, D.C., is driving him to unusual acts of political creativity -- or desperation. The president personally...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Entertainment Events, Ron Johnson, Dan Coats, CNN (tv network)

  16. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News
  17. Efforts to avoid gov't shutdown move to Senate

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts to stave off a late March government shutdown shifted to the Senate after House Republicans swiftly passed legislation to keep federal agencies running, while also easing some of the effects of $85 billion in budget cuts.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts to stave off a late March government shutdown shifted to the Senate after House Republicans swiftly passed legislation to keep federal agencies running, while also easing some of the effects of $85 billion in budget cuts....

    Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. Senate, Dan Coats, Joe Biden, Politics

  18. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. At new phase in budget fight, Obama reaches out to GOP lawmakers

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- President Obama appears to be trying to thaw chilly relations with lawmakers as he pushed through the latest budget battle while moving on to other parts of his second-term agenda.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama appears to be trying to thaw chilly relations with lawmakers as he pushed through the latest budget battle while moving on to other parts of his second-term agenda. Obama will head to Capitol Hill next week to visit...

    Tags: Interior Policy, U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, Ron Johnson, Dan Coats

  20. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. Bernanke warns Congress that budget cuts pose danger [Updated]

    WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Tuesday that the upcoming budget cuts under the so-called sequestration would create a "significant" burden on an economy that is growing only moderately.
    This post has been updated, as indicated below.
    WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Tuesday that the upcoming budget cuts under the so-called sequestration would create a "significant" burden on an economy that is growing only moderately. In his semi-annual economic report...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Washington, DC, Employment, Government Debt, Career and Workplace

  22. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  23. Senate approves Kerry as secretary of state

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Kerry's nomination as President Barack Obama's new secretary of state sailed through the Senate on Tuesday, as his fellow senators voted overwhelmingly to confirm him to replace Hillary Clinton as the country's top diplomat.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Kerry's nomination as President Barack Obama's new secretary of state sailed through the Senate on Tuesday, as his fellow senators voted overwhelmingly to confirm him to replace Hillary Clinton as the country's top diplomat....

    Tags: Washington, DC, Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John O. Brennan, Chuck Hagel

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