President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama offer a special holiday tribute to the men and women who wear our country's uniform and the families who support them. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Evening Thread: The Obama’s Holiday Tribute To Our Military
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Tuesday Evening Thread
After spending a quiet Christmas morning with his family, President Barack Obama attended church services Sunday at a Marine base near his rented Hawaiian vacation home. (Dec. 25) … [Read more...] about Tuesday Evening Thread
VIDEO: President Obama Speaks on Payroll Tax Cut
TRANSCRIPT: Remarks by the President on the Payroll Tax Cut South Court Auditorium 1:00 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Please have a seat. Good afternoon to all of you. Merry Christmas. Happy holidays. We've been doing everything we can over the last few weeks to make sure that 160 million working Americans aren’t hit with a holiday tax … [Read more...] about VIDEO: President Obama Speaks on Payroll Tax Cut
Friday Evening Thread: A Promise Kept
In 2007 then-Senator Barack Obama spent a day with Pauline Beck, a homecare worker. He worked alongside her, getting to know the daily life and concerns of a homecare worker. Now, as President, he has taken action that will require hommecare workers recieve at least a minimum wage and overtime protections - which many were previously exempt from. … [Read more...] about Friday Evening Thread: A Promise Kept
VIDEO: The Full “60 Minutes” Interview with President Obama
TRANSCRIPT: STEVE KROFT: The speech on Tuesday in Kansas sounded very much like a campaign speech. What were you trying to get across? PRESIDENT OBAMA: Our economy is in a transition of the sort that America's gone through maybe every 70-75 years. We went from an agriculture economy to an information, to an industrial economy during Teddy Roosevelt's period. We've … [Read more...] about VIDEO: The Full “60 Minutes” Interview with President Obama