President says rebuilding infrastructure, with help of private investment, is one of best ways to put more Americans to work
White House hoping the change in tactics will lead them to compromise on the budget and other issues
President Obama continues his outreach efforts to lawmakers with a visit to Republicans in House of Representatives
Obama says Asian countries involved in maritime disputes should abide rule of law, international standards to ease tensions
Effort is sudden change from president's recent strategy of criticizing Republicans, appealing directly to American people
President's signature renews 1994 law which lapsed in 2011, when Republicans, Democrats could not agree on legislation to renew it
President blames Republican lawmakers for failing to stop automatic government spending cuts that took effect Friday
Arne Duncan says political bickering over budget cuts threatens to put US students at a competitive disadvantage
Three days remain before $85 billion in automatic cuts go into force
Reports of long lines at the polls have led the president to call for reforms in the way Americans vote
President says opportunity still exists to make right decisions to reduce deficit without harming economic recovery
Japan's rising tension with China over a territorial dispute also discussed at White House talks
Medal of Valor awarded to 14 first responders, families of four others who died in line of duty - all praised for selfless heroism
President visited school on city’s troubled South Side, appealed for several initiatives to reduce firearm violence, including tighter gun laws
President is campaigning for proposals he laid out in State of the Union speech
President kicks off series of trips to win support for economic plan he presented Tuesday in his State of the Union address
President says about one-half of American forces still in Afghanistan will leave country by this time next year
Wind gusts of well over 100 kilometers per hour blew through the region overnight
President also speaks in personal terms about how Christian Scriptures guide him in his life and work
Brennan, recognized as architect of White House strategy on targeted killings, has called Obama’s policy legal, ethical and wise
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