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Gov. Martin O'Malley: Democrats too slow in delivering on economy (VIDEO)
Democrats have not delivered fast enough on the economy, said Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. But he defended Obama at a Monitor breakfast Thursday.
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Palestinians ask Obama: Why not endorse our Arab Spring?
President Obama is sending two Middle East envoys back to the region Tuesday for a final stab at dissuading the Palestinians from seeking a UN vote on statehood.
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Susan Rice: Palestinian statehood plans a 'mistaken calculation' (VIDEO)
A United Nations vote to approve Palestinian statehood later this month could work against the Palestinians' own interests, US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said Monday.
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GOP's Eric Cantor: Three ways we can work with Obama on jobs
Ahead of President Obama's jobs speech, House majority leader Eric Cantor sees places for potential compromise. But he hopes Obama won't try to dictate solutions to the GOP.
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Is Libya an 'arms bazaar' for terrorists?
Counterterrorism chief John Brennan says it is now much harder for Al Qaeda to carry out an attack in the US. But he's keeping an eye on Libya's weapons stockpiles.
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A decade after 9/11, cyberattack is biggest worry, says Janet Napolitano
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the US has become 'categorically safer' since 9/11. Cyberterrorism now tops the list of security concerns, she said at a recent Monitor breakfast.
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Labor Secretary Hilda Solis makes a statement with her SUV (video)
Cabinet officers ride massive Chevy Suburbans, but Labor Secretary Hilda Solis chose a smaller, more fuel-efficient model as more in tune with the new direction of American labor.
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Have shrinking union rolls eroded the middle class? (VIDEO)
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said Wednesday that as union membership declines in the US, so does the number of people able to stay in the middle class.
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Napolitano: FEMA cash crunch shouldn't stop Irene relief efforts (VIDEO)
Disaster aid funds are running low but Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that Congress should put Irene relief first.
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Homeland Security chief slams critics of hurricane Irene preparations (VIDEO)
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano praised New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Tuesday for the city’s effective response to hurricane Irene.
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Rick Perry’s 'Texas Miracle' is a dismal model, AFL-CIO chief says (VIDEO)
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka suggests that there are deep flaws in the Texas job-creation model touted by Gov. Rick Perry, a GOP presidential candidate.
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AFL-CIO chief: History will judge Obama if he 'nibbles' at jobs crisis (video)
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Thursday that if President Obama’s jobs speech after Labor Day consists of 'nibbling around the edge' of the issue, 'history will judge him.'
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Watch out incumbents and Mitt Romney: Tea party is frowning at you
Jenny Beth Martin and Mark Meckler, national coordinators of Tea Party Patriots, expect tea party will have bigger role in 2012 primary season – eyeing incumbents from both parties.
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Chief Gallup pollster says Obama's popularity sturdy even in poor economy
Gallup Poll Editor in Chief Frank Newport said President Obama maintains his popularity through trying economic times better than the experience of his predecessors would dictate.
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Tea party fires warning shots at both parties in Congress (video)
Tea Party Patriots leader Mark Meckler issues a blunt warning to Congress: His group is “going to be dramatically engaged in the primaries – on both sides of the aisle,” in 2012.
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John Boehner faces a tea party revolt over debt-ceiling crisis (video)
John Boehner may be in trouble: Tea Party Patriots say 4 in 5 of their members want to see different leadership in the House, while the Tea Party Nation leader says John Boehner 'has to go.'
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GOP Pollsters Say Obama Must Pull Voters Back from Brink of Anger
Conservative advocacy and polling group Resurgent Republic's Ed Gillespie, a former Republican National Committee Chairman, and Ed Goeas, a veteran GOP pollster, argue independents like President Obama but don't believe he's made the economy better.
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Gallup chief puzzled by Obama's poll numbers
President Obama posted a 45 percent approval rating in a recent USA Today/Gallup poll, which is higher than expected, says Frank Newport, editor in chief of the Gallup Poll.
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Gallup's pollster: Debt ceiling battle won't matter by Election 2012
Fight over the national debt ceiling is consuming Washington, but most Americans don't list it as a major concern. As a result, Gallup Poll's Frank Newport doesn't see it as a major campaign theme for Election 2012.
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Moody's economist Zandi sees US economic positives amid gloom
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, is 'optimistic' about the economy and sees unemployment trending down toward 8 percent by the end of 2012 as cyclical forces such as higher oil and food prices, as well as effects from the Japanese earthquake, begin to ease.
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