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Team Romney Broadens Assault On Administration’s Welfare Tweak

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The presumptive GOP nominee and his advisers launched a full-throttled attack against President Obama’s new welfare policy, prompting the White House to respond.

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Ted Cruz: Obama Welfare Announcement Sidesteps Congress

Texas U.S. Senate Candidate and Romney campaign surrogate Ted Cruz told reporters on a conference call Tuesday that the Obama administration’s openness to revising welfare work requirements is another example of the White House issuing policy directives on matters that have no hope of passing Congress. [audio:http://trns.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120807CruzWhiteHouseOrders.mp3|titles=20120807CruzWhiteHouseOrders]

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Candidates React To Wisconsin Temple Shooting

Wisconsin Sikh Temple

In the wake of a rampage Sunday that left six dead at an Oak Creek, Wisconsin Sikh temple, both President Obama and his Republican opponent issued public statements.

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Romney Adviser Slings Criminal Allegation At Obama Campaign Official

On a conference call with reporters today, a senior adviser to Mitt Romney accused President Obama’s campaign manger of breaking the law.

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House Report Targets Obama’s “Lax” Immigration Policy

By Luke Vargas In an apparent effort to unearth a counter narrative to President Obama’s immigration stance, in which elevated deportation levels have been paired with procedural reforms for younger immigrants, the House Judiciary Committee has published a new report citing failures stemming from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency’s “Secure Communities” program. [...]

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Obama Touts America’s Restored International Image

President Obama touted his administration’s foreign policy successes in a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars annual convention in Reno, Nevada Monday, noting that America’s reputation has been restored in the eyes of citizens around the world, especially in countries like Libya. [audio:http://trns.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120723USAAroundTheWorld.mp3|titles=20120723USAAroundTheWorld]

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Obama Implores Congress To Avoid Sequestration Cuts

Adding to his previous appeals to Congress, President Obama said Monday that lawmakers need to find a way to avoid the implementation of steep defense spending cuts. Obama delivered his remarks at the 113th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S in Reno, Nevada. [audio:http://trns.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120723ObamaAvoidSequestrationCuts.mp3|titles=20120723ObamaAvoidSequestrationCuts]

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President Obama: Time To “Nation-Build” At Home

President Obama addressed the the annual Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Monday in Reno, Nevada Monday, telling attendees that with the money freed up from suspending the war in Iraq and winding down the conflict in Afghanistan, America should reinvest in domestic initiatives. [audio:http://trns.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120723ObamaNationBuildingHere.mp3|titles=20120723ObamaNationBuildingHere]

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Arms Trade Treaty Backers Call For Obama’s Support

A coalition of civil society groups is calling on President Obama to step up support for the UN Arms Trade Treaty, as countries enter the final week of negotiations on a proposed draft that would regulate international weapons transfers and curb the flow of weapons to human rights abusers. “President Obama has said that he [...]

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CO Shooting Puts Campaigns On Hold

Aurora Theater

According to local police, a shooter opened fire during a midnight showing of the new Batman movie in a packed theater located in suburban Aurora, Colorado. (Photo/Adam Martin)

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Obama Heckler Got In Via Media List

“This speech was not open to the general public,” a statement from the University reads

Report: Lois Lerner Takes Administrative Leave

Citing a source in the IRS’ Cincinnati’s office, NRO says that Lois Lerner told employees that she is beginning the leave on Thursday.

GOP: Obama Lacks GITMO Plan

McCain noted that previous discussions about closing the facility fell apart when the administration couldn’t find a solution for the detainees.

In Runup to Boston Bombing, Federal Fusion Center Melted Down

An early adopter of the intelligence-gathering program, failed to stop the two accused Boston Marathon bombers

Heckler Interrupts Obama During Gitmo Remarks

The president was forced to pause for several seconds as a female anti-war activist seated in the back of the audience protested the continued detention of 166 terror suspects inside a military prison located in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.