“The president has the ability to step into the vacuum created by the House Republican inaction to protect millions of people who are low priority, use his executive authority in an expansive way.” ...

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President Barack Obama has revised his promise to Americans that they could keep their old health plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a report from The Hill.

Barack Obama made a lot of promises during the campaign, then came the crisis in the economy. Can Obama fix the economy and spend big money on healthcare, education, infrastructure and energy ...

Denver looks golden in most memories of last year’s Democratic National Convention — including Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, which was delivered on August 28, 2008, exactly 45 years to the day of ...

Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential contender, won headlines on Wednesday for vowing in a speech in Iowa to expand existing national-service programs like the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps and ...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama promised Monday to deliver more than 600,000 jobs through his $787 billion stimulus plan this summer, with federal agencies pumping billions into public works ...

Barack Obama is closing his case for the presidency with a promise to restore economic prosperity and a higher purpose to an embattled nation. Speaking in the tightly contested state of Ohio, Obama ...

DENVER -- Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed presidency of George W. Bush" Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his audacious bid ...

That's what Barack Obama promised -- again and again and again -- as he was campaigning for president in 2008. As Obama prepares for his second inaugural address on Monday, it's a good time to take a ...