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Obama names budget, environment, energy cabinet picks
White House via MSNBC - Mon, 03/04/2013 - 11:49am
First Read: President Barack Obama nominated three more members of his second-term cabinet Monday, formally unveiling his choices to head the Office of Management and Budget, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Energy Department.
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Making sense of the clashing sequester numbers
White House via MSNBC - Mon, 03/04/2013 - 11:39am
A lot of numbers are being tossed around in the raucous debate over the sequester, but there’s no agreement on the correct number to describe the size of the spending cuts required by the 2011 Budget Control Act.
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A budget truce – for now
White House via MSNBC - Mon, 03/04/2013 - 10:16am
First Read: Both sides retreat on budget standoff for now but bigger questions remain.
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Jeb Bush: I won’t rule out 2016 White House run
White House via MSNBC - Mon, 03/04/2013 - 9:59am
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush won’t confirm he’s a candidate for the next presidential race, but he sounded like a White House hopeful Monday, declaring his party in need of leadership.
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Gutted: White House stripped to bare bones in late 1940s
White House via MSNBC - Sun, 03/03/2013 - 9:32pm
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Walmart Foundation head to be Obama's budget chief
White House via MSNBC - Sun, 03/03/2013 - 8:42pm
President Barack Obama will nominate Walmart Foundation head Sylvia Mathews Burwell to direct the Office of Management and Budget, a senior administration official confirms.
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Boehner: ‘I don’t think anyone quite understands’ how sequester gets resolved
White House via MSNBC - Sun, 03/03/2013 - 9:55am
In an exclusive interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, House Speaker John Boehner said there is no easy way to stop the budget cuts — known as the “sequester” — that began taking effect Friday night, and voiced uncertainty over how Washington can solve the overall fiscal problems that have consumed the nation’s politics for more than two years.
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As Obama signs the order, sequester takes effect
White House via MSNBC - Fri, 03/01/2013 - 10:11pm
It’s official: President Barack Obama has signed an order – as required by the “sequester” legislation – to enact broad cuts to federal spending, according to a White House release.
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What now? Congress looks towards new March deadline
White House via MSNBC - Fri, 03/01/2013 - 7:06pm
With the sequestration cogs now turning, in the coming weeks Congress will turn its attention to its next budget deadline on March 27, when funding for the federal government is set to expire.
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Education secretary says 'pink slips' comment was misinterpreted
White House via MSNBC - Fri, 03/01/2013 - 2:45pm
First Read: Education Secretary Arne Duncan said his eyebrow-raising statement that teachers were already getting “pink slips” because of the sequester was misinterpreted and that he only meant they were getting notices of potential future effects.
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Obama: 'Important for us to articulate' gay marriage views to Supreme Court
White House via MSNBC - Fri, 03/01/2013 - 2:43pm
First Read: A day after his administration formally weighed in on an upcoming Supreme Court case on gay marriage, President Barack Obama said he felt the issue required a response that reflected "what I believe."
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Obama calls 'dumb' cuts GOP's 'choice,' signs order
White House via MSNBC - Fri, 03/01/2013 - 1:08pm
First Read: Speaking after meeting with congressional leaders, President Barack Obama said Friday the budget cuts slated to go into effect today are the "choice" of Republicans who stonewalled any compromise to avert them.
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As meeting yields no breakthrough, Obama calls 'dumb' cuts GOP's 'choice'
White House via MSNBC - Fri, 03/01/2013 - 1:08pm
First Read: Speaking after meeting with congressional leaders, President Barack Obama said Friday the budget cuts slated to go into effect today are the "choice" of Republicans who stonewalled any compromise to avert them.
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Sequester day comes at end of unserious week
White House via MSNBC - Fri, 03/01/2013 - 10:23am
First Read: The lack of urgency or negotiations to avoid the pending spending cuts leaves impression that both sides might be fine with the sequester.
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Obama administration steps into California gay marriage battle
White House via MSNBC - Thu, 02/28/2013 - 7:41pm
The Justice Department Thursday urged the US Supreme Court to uphold same-sex marriage in California and went even further, suggesting it is unconstitutional to block gay couples from getting married in half a dozen other states.
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Doomed sequester fixes limp to Senate defeat
White House via MSNBC - Thu, 02/28/2013 - 4:23pm
With less than 36 hours to go until the much-discussed 'sequestration' deadline, the Senate blocked a pair of competing bills to prevent the broad, automatic cuts from taking effect.
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After long wait, Violence Against Women Act renewal heads to Obama's desk
White House via MSNBC - Thu, 02/28/2013 - 1:01pm
After over a year of legislative limbo, the House passed a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Thursday, ending partisan bickering that has plagued the bill since it expired in September of 2011.
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US to send $60M in aid direct to Syria rebels
White House via MSNBC - Thu, 02/28/2013 - 11:02am
In a policy shift, the United States on Thursday announced plans to send military rations and medical supplies directly to Syrian opposition fighters, but fell short of providing weapons and ammunition that the rebels had been asking for.
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A sequester standoff two years in the making
White House via MSNBC - Thu, 02/28/2013 - 10:28am
First Read: Tea Party demands combined with White House uncertainty created the perfect storm to get us where we are today.
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