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Why the environment is a Latino issue

Amid all the jockeying of the primary debates, President Barack Obama's 2013 budget was a breath of fresh air that underscored the priorities we should have as a nation. Sure, politicos may call it a campaign document, but even if you view it as only that, it is a much needed reminder of just what we should be focusing on.

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Obama to offer corporate tax reform plan

The Treasury Department will unveil President Barack Obama's corporate tax reform plan Wednesday -- a framework that would reduce the overall rate paid by corporations, a senior administration official told CNN.

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Obama adds his voice to White House blues jam

President Barack Obama complained Tuesday that he doesn't get out much. Then he noted he doesn't have to when B.B. King and Mick Jagger come to play a concert at his house.

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Obama to offer corporate tax plan

The Treasury Department will unveil President Barack Obama's corporate tax reform plan on Wednesday, senior administration officials told CNN.

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Strident attacks continue on eve of GOP debate

On the eve of the last debate before crucial primaries, Republican presidential challengers Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich battled for conservative support by targeting President Barack Obama in increasingly strident attacks Tuesday.

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Obama pushes Congress on initiatives for middle class

President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised Congress' decision to extend the payroll tax cut while also pushing legislators to enact the rest of what the administration characterizes as its economic support plan for the middle class.

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Santorum hits Romney on tactics, Obama on gas prices

Rick Santorum ratcheted up his attacks Monday against both Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, nailing Romney for negativity and Obama for rising gas prices, as he campaigned in the perennial swing state of Ohio.

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Many wild cards could swing the 2012 presidential race

The outcome of the election of 2012 is becoming even tougher to predict, since there are many political landmines facing both parties.

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Obama budget proposal under fire in GOP address

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama spoke on U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, while Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers used the Republican response to hammer the budget proposal he sent to Congress on Monday.

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Obama administration asks for delay in legal fight over contraception coverage

An ongoing political dispute over the Obama administration's new mandate on contraceptive coverage has reached the federal courts, with the Justice Department on Friday urging judges to stay out of the controversy until a compromise can be worked out.

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