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Beyoncé lip-sync: Did she sing national anthem after all?The Beyoncé lip-sync debate is in some ways a clash of cultures. On one side is a political world in which authenticity is seen as important; on the other is show business.
White House, gun advocates find small piece of common groundPresident Obama's FY2014 budget will double funding for the national ballistic imaging system, an aid to law enforcement. A participant in the Jan. 10 meeting with Biden had suggested the move.
Support coalesces around GOP's temporary fix to debt ceiling crisisThe Obama White House said Tuesday it will not oppose a GOP-led House plan to raise the national debt ceiling for 90 days. Many firebrand fiscal conservatives, too, appear willing to go along. But the plan carries risks for both parties.
- Support coalesces around GOP's temporary fix to debt ceiling crisis
The Obama White House said Tuesday it will not oppose a GOP-led House plan to raise the national debt ceiling for 90 days. Many firebrand fiscal conservatives, too, appear willing to go along. But the plan carries risks for both parties.
Monitor BreakfastRep. Sander Levin: ‘Dribble by dribble’ approach undermines tax reformDragging out negotiations on the debt ceiling could potentially harm the US and global economies, not to mention tax and entitlement reforms, says Rep. Sander Levin (D) of Michigan.
Beyoncé lip sync on national anthem: Does it matter?The Beyoncé lip sync, like all things inaugural, is not without precedent: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman didn't play live in 2008, either. But it gives White House critics an opening.
Roe v. Wade at 40: a new surge in support for abortion rightsAccording to one poll, a majority of Americans now support abortion in all or most cases – a result, perhaps, of the many anti-abortion measures enacted by states in recent years.
Republicans call Obama inaugural speech too partisan. Right or wrong?President Obama's speech defended liberal touchstones, such as a strong role for government, but it raised issues that could divide GOP ranks, such as gay marriage, equal-pay legislation, and even amnesty for illegal immigrants.
Roe v. Wade at 40: Six questions about abortion rights On Tuesday, the United States marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the historic US Supreme Court decision that granted women the right to an abortion. Here is a look at the state of abortion rights in America today.
It's not just an inauguration, it's a day of symbolism and stagecraftObama's inaugural address invoked the syntax and themes of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I have a dream' speech, and, on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the president took the oath of office on Bibles used by Lincoln and King.
What is it about an inauguration that lightens the mood on Capitol Hill?At a post-inaugural lunch on Capitol Hill, Obama and US lawmakers put rancor aside, and comity and laughter presided. On Inauguration Day, at least, Washington can still get along.
Obama inaugural speech: a sharp call to actionObama began his second inaugural speech by citing the Constitution and the collective strength it affords America. Then he segued into a second-term agenda sure to raise some political hackles, calling for action on climate change, women’s rights, immigration, gay rights, and gun control.
President Obama's address for Inauguration 2013'When times change, so must we,' President Obama said Monday during his second inaugural address, after taking the oath of office. '...fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges.' Here is the full text of his speech.
Inauguration 2013: For attendees, a time for pride, hope, marking historyIf the crowd at Inauguration 2013 meets the expectation of 500,000 to 700,000 people, it will be the largest ever at a second public inaugural. Here's how some of those who came see the moment.
Inauguration 2013: Most presidents don't invite a poet ... for a reasonRichard Blanco, who speaks at Inauguration 2013, will be only the fifth poet to speak on Inauguration Day. Even John Kennedy was wary that a poet, Robert Frost, would shine so bright as to 'detract' from his own address.
Inauguration Day Bibles: how presidents choose, and what that revealsPresident Obama will have two highly symbolic Bibles at his Inauguration Day swearing-in ceremony: one used by Abraham Lincoln and another from the family of Martin Luther King Jr.
Obama’s second term: Can he work with Congress?Approval ratings for Congress may have plummeted, but President Obama will find he’s going to need to work with the lawmakers he spent much of his reelection campaign railing against.
- Obama’s second term: Can he work with Congress?
Approval ratings for Congress may have plummeted, but President Obama will find he’s going to need to work with the lawmakers he spent much of his reelection campaign railing against.
Inauguration 2013: How Obama is different from four years agoInauguration 2013 is different from the 2009 version in many ways – not least the president himself. He's learned some tough political lessons, but he still seems to have ambitious plans.
Why Republicans defy public opinion in gun-control fightSenate minority leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday, ' I will be doing everything in my power' to block President Obama's gun-control proposals – despite polls showing support for gun control.
