Tag: State of the Union

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White House Invites DREAMer to State of Union

On Tuesday, a DREAMer from Texas will be sitting with First Lady Michelle Obama during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. The White House officially announced that Ana Zamora will join 21 others as Michelle Obama’s guests tomorrow evening in
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Obama Pushes Hundreds of Billions in Tax Hikes

In the build up to President Obama's State of the Union address, the White House has floated plans to raise hundreds of billions in new taxes. The plans have almost no chance of passing Congress but are designed to frame the upcoming debates and alter the landscape for the presidential election in 2016.
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Obama Previews State of the Union in Weekly Address

President Obama previewed his State of the Union Address during his Weekly Address on Saturday. Transcript as Follows:  “Hi, everybody.  Every day, we get thousands of letters and emails at the White House from Americans across the country – and
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Obama’s Not the State of the Union Address

Gone are the days when Obama wants to talk about changing the nation. Now, he seems content to send his people out to talk to Politico about changing a speech here and there. The speech in question is the traditional
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Obama Pitching Big Government Programs Ahead of SOTU Speech

As the President's State of the Union speech nears, he is launching trial balloons right and left--mostly left--to see what might prove a hit for his annual night of big policy initiatives. Some of the proposals on deck are cyber security and Internet proposals, two years of "free" community college, and changes in the way people qualify for homeownership.
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NYT: Dismal Community College Graduation Rates, Not Cost, The Real Problem

The White House claimed last week that President Barack Obama's proposed "free" community college for everyone proposal would cost U.S. taxpayers at least $60 billion over the next 10 years were it to pass. But as the New York Times pointed out on Friday, community college is already tuition-free for millions of students.
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Obama Hits Road Ahead of State of the Union Address

As President Obama returns briefly to Washington from vacation, he prepares for a campaign-like swing through three states to promote his upcoming State of the Union address. Obama will hit Michigan, Arizona and Tennessee with a focus on economic issues.

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