Topic: Middle Class Task Force

How Miami students can get a free college education

Miami Dade College announced Wednesday the American Dream Scholarship. The ‘free college’ offer could help boost college graduation rates – a goal of President Obama’s.

Can Obama engage in 'self-critique and self-correction'?

After his party's 'shellacking' in the midterm elections, President Obama is getting lots of advice about changes he needs to make – including changes in his character as well as his style.

Can Obama get his mojo back?

By reordering his message to focus on jobs ahead of this week's State of the Union address, President Obama hopes to regain lost momentum. But he's not giving up on healthcare reform.

Obama's plan to help the middle class: how it might affect you

A tax credit here and an expanded program there are part of Obama's new plan to relieve financial stress on the middle class. Among the beneficiaries, if Congress goes along: families with children in child care, college students, and workers without employer-sponsored retirement programs.

Biden gets new role in Iraq policy

'Regular Joe' plays a key White House role

As vice president, Biden is yin to Obama’s yang. But he’s definitely no Cheney.

Biden's speech to AFL-CIO – who banned the cameras anyway?

Biden task force pushes 'green jobs'

The first meeting of the White House's Middle Class Task Force on Friday focused on how the creation of so-called green jobs can help fuel the economic recovery and bolster the middle class.

Obama aims to cut deficit in half by ’13

This week is about the budget, as he issues his first, hosts a ‘fiscal responsibility summit.’