McConnell's Escape Hatch: Let Democrats Raise the Debt Limit
The plan is being called "an escape hatch" for Republicans
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In his much-anticipated national security speech on Thursday, President Obama will reportedly revisit his longstanding pledge to close Guantanamo. And in the coming weeks, Obama will reportedly announce the restart of detainee transfers to Yemen
The plan is being called "an escape hatch" for Republicans
The president "can't guarantee" Social Security checks will be go out without an agreement
The group calls on foreign governments to "reaffirm the primacy of the rule of law"
The rivalry between the top two Republicans is beginning to show
USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council had its say about Obama's press conference
A roundup of reactions to the president's second press conference on the debt limit
The President is holding a press conference on the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations
Negotiations flail as deadline nears
The Saturday collapse of the effort to craft a deal reduces hopes for a recovery
$119 billion would be provided for efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan
President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak from the White House Rose Garden
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is a hotspot of arboreal peril
Democrats--not to mention voters--don't want to change the program
The revelation comes from the immigration file of Barack H. Obama Sr.
Twitter's first town hall is happening now at the White House
Everybody's excited about Obama's Twitter town hall. But what's the real deal?
As Obama pushes the deadline for a deal up to July 19
Lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to put the execution of Humberto Leal Garcia on hold
Gallup finds no decline in Jewish support after controversial speech on Israel and Palestine
Cartoonist Nick Anderson observes each party's unique negotiating style
All options being looked at as deadline looms
Obama hasn't endorsed same-sex marriage but there's no doubt on where he stands
The 2011 White House staff salary report is here
Romney backtracks on saying Obama made the recession worse
Current NSA general counsel Matthew Olsen would replace Mark Leiter
Romney is expected to raise less than 2008, while Obama is wants to break Bush's record
The backlash to the backlash against Halperin's "dick" comment is already here
At his farewell ceremony, Gates receives highest honor a president can give to a civilian
At White House Pride Month event last night, the sex columnist stepped forward
Pundits saw him as a dad, a dick, a grown-up, a surly teen, a class warrior
He apparently didn't like the debt ceiling press conference very much
Obama's defense of the war in Libya fails to quell critics
Jerome Corsi and Joseph Farah say satirical article damaged books sales
A 2-1 ruling says the 'individual mandate' does not violate commerce clause
Honestly, he talked about much more than just "corporate jet owners"
As negotiations falter, senators look closely at the 14th Amendment
The president is fielding questions from the White House
On Obama and gay marriage, bringing Assad to the Hague and Chavez's health
Scrambling by the president’s political advisers indicates their worries about his chances
NMATV tries to make a viral video out of Obama's recent, adorable viral videos
The President offers to buy the press lunch if they eat the whole thing
Cartoonist Tom Toles on what's preventing Obama and Republicans from compromise
Presidential visit to the state coincides with Sarah Palin's
She'll be at the premiere of a documentary about her; he's touring a factory
Obama is picking up on what college kids and Hollywood have known for months
On Obama's prudence, the Syrian people, and Shakespeare's appeal in China
If a new YouTube channel isn't part of the re-election campaign, it should be
Foreign Policy says U.N. authorization is being interpreted as allowing dictator's killing
The House is now expected to vote on a bill that would strip funding for the mission
They will "discuss the status of the negotiations to find common ground" on Monday
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