Obama: debt talks "constructive," but more to do

President Obama asks congressional leaders to come back to debt talks Sunday with "bottom line" ready

• Jul 7, 2011

Bachmann vote contradicts debt ceiling stance

GOP presidential candidate says she wouldn't vote to raise debt ceiling, but she backed GOP budget that requires just that

• Jul 7, 2011

Report: Obama's father spoke of adoption for son

New report says Barack Obama's father told the INS he planned on giving future president up for adoption

• Jul 7, 2011

GOP decries "nanny state" push on junk food ads

Backers of guidelines for marketing food to kids seek to combat obesity epidemic; critics and industry complain of government overreach

• Jul 7, 2011

GOP senators pre-empt Obama on "debt limit dodge"

Sens. Graham and Cornyn launched a pre-emptive strike against any attempt Obama may make to ignore the nation's debt limit

• Jul 7, 2011

Bachmann touts Iowa roots in campaign spot

In first television spot, Rep. Michele Bachmann touts Iowan heritage, pledges to vote against debt ceiling hike

• Jul 7, 2011

GOP stands firm going into WH debt meeting

Republicans insist "everything is on the table except raising taxes" as they go into debt talks with the president

• Jul 7, 2011

Iowa conservative pushes marriage, anti-Sharia pledge

nfluential Christian conservative leader Bob Vander Plaats is asking GOP presidential candidates to pledge to support a federal marriage amendment

• Jul 7, 2011

Pawlenty: Aide's Bachmann sex appeal quip not OK

Top adviser for GOP presidential hopeful walks back remarks citing Michele Bachmann's "sex appeal" as reason for her success

• Jul 7, 2011

Atl. cheating scandal renews school reform debate

Some, like Diane Ravitch, believe the "No Child Left Behind" legislation is the reason for Atlanta's test cheating scandal

• Jul 6, 2011

Obama changes policy on condolence letters

Long-standing policy of not sending letters to the families of troops who commit suicide while in a combat zone is reversed

• Jul 6, 2011

Obama wants bigger debt deal - up to $4 trillion

President sees "once a decade" opportunity for major deal to save the federal government trillions, according to Democratic officials

• Jul 6, 2011

Policy shift in presidential condolence letters

Starting today, all military families who lose loved ones in a war zone will receive a letter, regardless of how they died

• Jul 6, 2011

Obama reverses condolence letter policy

The president officially announces a policy reversal to acknowledge soldiers who commit suicide

• Jul 6, 2011

Senate Dems insist they'll protect Medicare

Amid reports Obama is ready to accept cuts to Medicare in debt reduction talks with the GOP, Senate Democrats today reiterated their pledge to protect the program

• Jul 6, 2011

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