Category: President Barack Obama
Obama to fund raise in Conn.
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on August 31st, 2010
(WTNH) -- President Barack Obama will come back to Connecticut in September to attend a fund raiser in Fairfield County. The date is not certain but sources say it will be sometime around September 16.The President last came here in October of last… more »
Obama to address nation
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on August 25th, 2010
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama will address the nation from the Oval Office and visit troops at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Tuesday to mark the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq.White House press secretary Robert Gibbs announced the du… more »
Obama can't shed White House entourage
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Editor on August 22nd, 2010
President Barack Obama had a simple task for his first morning on vacation: shoot over to a Martha's Vineyard bookstore to fill out his daughters' summer reading list and grab himself a novel. Easier said than done. more »
Obama opposes campaign finance ruling
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on August 21st, 2010
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama says Republicans should join him in opposing a Supreme Court ruling that vastly increased how much corporations and unions can spend on campaign ads.Instead, the GOP wants to "keep the public in the dar… more »
Vacation time for the president
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on August 19th, 2010
CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) — Martha's Vineyard is barely an hour's flight from Washington, but it felt worlds away as President Barack Obama and his family began their summer vacation Thursday amid the island's beaches and quaint farmhouses.Instead of politici… more »
WH says Obama is Christian, prays daily
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Editor on August 19th, 2010
(AP) -- The White House insisted on Thursday that President Barack Obama is a Christian who prays daily as it looked to tamp down growing doubts among Americans about the president's religion. more »
Poll: Obama at new low on economy
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on August 18th, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama earned his lowest marks ever on his handling of the economy in a new Associated Press-GfK poll, which also found that an overwhelming majority of Americans now describe the nation's financial outlook as poor.
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Obama: GOP hindering small business
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on August 17th, 2010
SEATTLE (AP) — President Barack Obama is accusing Republicans of thwarting efforts to help small business owners by blocking legislation containing tax breaks and other incentives.He made the charges, a familiar theme for him, in the midst of a three-da… more »
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