President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party as he faces a unifying Republican effort around Mitt Romney for the White House.
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Obama raises $44 million for campaign, Dems in May
President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party as he faces a unifying Republican effort around Mitt Romney for the White House.
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Obama raises $44 million for campaign, Dems in May
President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party as he faces a unifying Republican effort around Mitt Romney for the White House.
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Obama raises $44 million for campaign, Dems in May
The U.S. military says five service members supporting the Secret Service in advance of President Barack Obama’s visit may have been involved in inappropriate conduct and have been confined to quarters. Obama is in Colombia for a Summit of the Americas.
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5 service members confined in misconduct probe
While the rest of us have to wait until June, the justices of the Supreme Court will know the likely outcome of the historic health care case by the time they go home this weekend.

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Justices meet Friday to vote on health care case
President Barack Obama’s latest budget would raise taxes next year on 1 in 4 households, but with little impact on families earning under $200,000 a year, a nonpartisan research group has estimated.
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Analyst: Obama ups taxes for 1 in 4, mostly rich
A bill designed to enact President Barack Obama’s plan for a “Buffett rule” tax on the wealthy would rake in just $31 billion over the next 11 years, according to an estimate by Congress’ official tax analysts obtained by The Associated Press.
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Report: Just $31b from Buffett rule tax on rich
Conservative House Republicans on Tuesday set up what appears to be a potential re-run of last year’s turbulent domestic policy fight with President Barack Obama, putting forward an election-year budget manifesto that would blend steep social program cuts with reduced tax rates.

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House GOP unveils budget blueprint
Reuters – The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ratchet up pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, even as world powers remained divided over how to end the crisis.
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U.S. closes embassy in Syria, vows further pressure
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Reuters – A new team of U.S. trade enforcers will make countries think twice about putting up unfair barriers to American exports, President Barack Obama’s top trade official said.
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Trade cheats beware: new U.S. team will come after you: Kirk
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Reuters – President Barack Obama’s nominee to head a new financial watchdog agency said on Wednesday he was ready to get to work, and would not be distracted by challenges to his appointment.

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New financial watchdog vows to protect consumers
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