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Poll: Obama Leads Romney In Virginia

By Justin Duckham on February 8, 2012

Support for President Obama appears to be up in Virginia, an important swing state. According to a poll conducted by Quinnipiac University, Obama leads Mitt Romney by 47 to 43 percent. The new numbers represent the first time Obama was able to pull ahead of the former Massachusetts Governor, according…

Obama: Science Fair Participants Show America’s Best Days Ahead

By Justin Duckham on February 7, 2012

President Barack Obama told young science fair participants Tuesday that their success shows that America’s best days are ahead. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Obama: America Needs To Double Down On STEM Education

By Staff on February 7, 2012

President Barack Obama told young science fair participants Tuesday that America needs to have an “all-hands-on-deck” approach to STEM education. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Obama: 2013 Budget Will Boost STEM Graduates

By Staff on February 7, 2012

President Barack Obama told young science fair participants Tuesday that his soon to be unveiled budget for 2013 will include programs that will boost the number of science, math, engineering and technology graduates.

Scalise To Obama: Let (Religious) Freedom Ring

By Elana Goldberg on February 6, 2012

Congressman Steve Scalise (R-LA) urged the Obama administration Monday to reverse its healthcare law requiring religious organizations to include medications used to induce abortion, contraceptives, and sterilizations in the health care plans of their employees. Scalise initiated a bipartisan letter with 154 co-signers against the Obama healthcare measure, deeming it…

Cain: Payroll Tax Cut Having Little Impact

By Geoff Holtzman on February 6, 2012

Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain says “most people could not even notice” the extra money in their paychecks made possible by the current two percent payroll tax cut.

Obama Orders New Sanctions, Hopes Diplomacy Will Defuse Iran Stand-Off

By Staff on February 6, 2012

President Barack Obama announced a far-reaching executive order Monday morning aimed at freezing all Iranian government assets accessible to the U.S.

Good News, Bad News on Jobs

By Ernest Istook on February 6, 2012

It’s hard to separate the facts from the politics about job creation in America. More jobs than expected were created in January. Almost a quarter million new jobs is about 100,000 more than projected. We continued a three-month trend of 200,000 or more new jobs each month. That’s a good…

House GOP On Jobs Numbers: We Can Do Better

By Benny Martinez on February 3, 2012

House GOP leaders downplayed what they called “encouraging” jobs numbers Friday and argued that the country would be in a better place if it wasn’t for President Barack Obama. “There is certainly some positive news here,” House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said. “But the point we’re making is that we…

Poll: Obama’s Approval Rating Highest Since 2009

By Staff on February 1, 2012

President Barack Obama’s approval rating is the highest since the end of 2009, according to a poll from Rasmussen Reports. 48 percent of respondents said that they support Obama’s performance, with 20 percent describing it as “excellent.” The poll was conducted among 1,000 likely voters between January 29th and 30th….