In shift, Obama campaign to support Super Pac fundraiser

6 February 2012, 9:20 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, worried about the influx of money to groups supporting Republican candidates, said on Monday it would start supporting the struggling Super PAC designed to help Obama stay in office. The decision to back Priorities USA, a fund... Read More »

In a Shift, Obama Campaign Moves to Support Outside ‘Super PAC’

6 February 2012, 9:11 pm

President Barack Obamas reelection campaign is moving to actively support a pro-Obama group that has struggled to raise money, hoping wealthy supporters will give large contributions and counter the impact of well-funded groups doing the same for Republicans. To encourage donations, senior campaign ... Read More »

Obama prods donors for super PAC

6 February 2012, 9:10 pm

The president offers a reluctant blessing to his top bundlers to raise cash for his pet super PAC.... Read More »

Obama: Israel Has Not Made Decision on Possible Iran Attack

6 February 2012, 9:11 am

U.S. President Barack Obama says he believes Israel has not made a decision about whether to take military action against Iran's nuclear program.... Read More »

Obama: Israel has not made decision on Iran attack

5 February 2012, 4:33 pm

President Barack Obama said on Sunday that Israel has not yet decided how to respond to concerns about Iran’s nuclear program and said there was no evidence that Iran has the “intentions or capabilities” to wage attacks on U.S. soil.... Read More »

U.S. Cabinet Member Shaun Donovan to Speak at SGA Town Hall Event

2 February 2012, 10:17 pm

Shaun Donovan, U.S. secretary of housing and urban development and member of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, will speak at a State of the Union Town Hall at Emory, sponsored by the Student Government Association (SGA), on Friday, Feb. 10. The event will take place in the Cox Ballroom though the ... Read More »

Obama re-election a foregone conclusion?

31 January 2012, 8:40 pm

President Barack Obama, next to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House. The Republican primaries are in full swing.... Read More »

Obama returns focus to small-business tax breaks

31 January 2012, 12:49 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Tuesday to revive a plan to give small businesses tax breaks and help start-up firms, ideas he proposed over the last year and which will feature in his 2013 budget next month, the White House said. Obama told a meeting of his cabinet that a to... Read More »

Obama wants small-business bill this year

30 January 2012, 8:25 pm

President Barack Obama speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. From left are, Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Commerce Secretary John Bryson, and Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood.... Read More »

Obama Elevates SBA to Cabinet-Level Agency

13 January 2012, 2:29 pm

President Barack Obama today announced that the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Karen Mills, will be the newest cabinet member.... Read More »