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Yahoo! News: Elections


Obama hosts Super Bowl bash with mixed feelings (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 04:56 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2011, file photo President Barack Obama receives an autographed Green Bay Packers Charles Woodson jersey from Wisconsin Gov.  Scott Walker, center, and Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt, upon his arrival in Green Bay, Wis. Obama, a Chicago native, predicted the Chicago Bears would beat Green Bay in the NFC Championship game. But now he's swallowing hard and throwing a Super Bowl party at the White House anyhow, in a biconference and bipartisan celebration of the nation's biggest sporting event. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - President Barack Obama won't get to cheer for his beloved Bears, but he's throwing a Super Bowl party anyway, his beloved hometown team falling one short of the title game.


Cynthia Stroum, Obama Donor, Quits as Ambassador to Luxembourg Under a Cloud (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 02:10 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - The appointment of Cynthia Stroum, a big Obama campaign donor, as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg was not considered all that unusual. Big donors are often given plum diplomatic posts in plush European capitals.

Obama stresses Egypt transition in calls to leaders (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 02:05 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks to the media following televised remarks made by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak while in the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington, February 1, 2011. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama called leaders from Germany, Britain and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday to discuss the situation in Egypt and the need for political change there, the White House said.


Obama Tells Mubarak that Egypt's Peaceful Transition Must Begin Now (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 01:39 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - It must be noted that President Barack Obama is in a very tough diplomatic position with regard to the current government of Egypt and any government that might be appointed, elected, or seizes power in the near future.

Obama: Government, business help shape US future (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:46 AM PST

President Barack Obama and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper take part in a joint news conference, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama says the American government has a responsibility to make the U.S. the best place in the world to do business, but companies have a responsibility to invest in the nation's future by keeping jobs here, hiring workers and paying decent wages.


Obama calls on business to do more to boost U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 03:03 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama called on U.S. businesses on Saturday to do more to boost the economy by hiring more workers and making investments.

US, Canada agree to work on border security (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 08:15 PM PST

President Barack Obama and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper take part in a joint news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, after their meeting at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Calling smarter border management pivotal to U.S. competitiveness, President Barack Obama said he and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed Friday on steps to improve border security and expand their economies.


John McCain Will Not Endorse Sarah Palin in 2012 (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:41 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Silence is said to sometimes speak volumes.
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