Barack Obama

GOP weighs filibuster of Obama judicial nominee Republicans who decried Democrats' filibusters of President George W. Bush's judicial nominees are debating whether they should use the same tactic against one of President Obama's nominees, a...

In this article: Republican Party, George W. Bush, Sonia Sotomayor, Washington, Christianity, Miguel Estrada, and Jeff Sessions

Insiders: GOP Should Lay Off Obama on Global Warming In a new Pew poll, 77 percent believe in global warming and want carbon emissions cut. So what should GOP critics do? Insiders say: Shift the debate to creating alternative clean energy...

In this article: Global warming, GOP, Carbon, and Google

...one of several higher-education programs that benefits from the economic stimulus package. New D.C. tone: Obama meets both Dems, GOP on stimulus WASHINGTON a Amid a galloping global economic crisis and mounting U.S. job losses,...

In this article: Tax, Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department, West Virginia, Washington, and Beneficiary

...to be a popular figure with a large following in the Republican party. In an interview promoting her book, Palin rated Obama's performance as president as a 4 out of 10. Obama dismissed the criticism, saying he and the former Republican vice...

In this article: Sarah Palin, Republican Party, CNN News, and Beijing

...considerably to their demands to moderate on social issues such as gay and abortion rights. For that, the GOP has given him little if any credit. Instead he should have moderated much sooner on spending and tax cuts, planning to spend less...

In this article: Respondent, Meeting of the minds, Tax, Unemployment, and GOP

Obama's best performance in a "Going Rogue" county came in Hennepin County (Minneapolis, MN) where he won 64 percent; he took 59 percent in Franklin County (Columbus, OH), Cumberland County (Fort Bragg, NC) and Orange County (Orlando, FL).

In this article: John McCain, Sarah Palin, Minneapolis, MN, Fort Bragg, NC, Washington County, Orange County, Cumberland County, Allen County, and Hamilton County

...final bill itself later this year. Before he left for Asia on Nov. 12, Obama met with wavering Democratic senators, including Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, whose vote on health care remains in doubt. Asked if the president might call...

In this article: Afghanistan, Bruce Reed, Asia, David Axelrod, GOP, Washington, Blanche Lincoln, and Bill Clinton

Conyers Rips Obama, Emanuel For "Bowing Down" To GOP On Health Care Read More: Conyers, Conyers Obama, Conyers Rahm Emanuel, Emanuel Health Care, John Conyers, Obama Bow Down, Obama Emanuel, Politics News Rep. John Conyers took a broad...

In this article: John Conyers, Rahm Emanuel, White House, GOP, and Afghanistan

This is the contest Republicans won on Tuesday. Given the breadth of Obama's victory a year ago, Republicans had no choice but to seek the support of wavering Obama voters and independents. McDonnell, in particular, went after them with...

In this article: Republican Party, Virginia, Radicalism, New Jersey, White House, and Ideology