President Barack Obama is asking Americans to press Congress to pass his new U.S. homeowner relief plan that includes a tax on financial companies that Republicans have already rejected. Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address that the housing crisis has been “the biggest drag on our …

Reuters – President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed lawmakers to pass his proposal to provide up to $10 billion in aid to struggling homeowners, saying a failure to address the housing crisis would put the rest of the economy at risk.

Reuters – The United States created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to a near three-year low, giving a boost to President Barack Obama.

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Aiming tax increases at millionaires and companies that ship jobs abroad may help frame the fairness theme of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, but it’s a plan that stands virtually no chance of passing Congress …

A Boston Bruins goalie’s decision to skip a White House ceremony with President Barack Obama because he believes the federal government is “out of control” points to a growing lack of courtesy in the country, Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday.

A Boston Bruins goalie’s decision to skip a White House ceremony with President Barack Obama because he believes the federal government is “out of control” points to a growing lack of courtesy in the country, Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday.

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President Barack Obama announced plans Thursday to ease visa requirements for tourists from certain countries, a move applauded as long overdue by travel experts. “Hallelujah,” said Jay Caulk, general manager of The Travel Experts in Pompano Beach, Fla.

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama and Congress are back where they were before Christmas, locked in an election-season tussle over a proposed 1,700-mile oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday dubbed the St. Louis Cardinals the “greatest comeback team in the history of baseball” thanks to their thrilling late-season charge into the playoffs and death-defying, seven-game triumph in last November’s World Series.