For clues about the topics President Barack Obama will cover in his State of the Union address tonight, just peruse a guest list for the event. Of the 24 guests slated to join Michelle Obama, Jill Biden and presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett in the...
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State of Union Guest List Offers Clues to Speech Content
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Community members hold a candle light vigil at Harsh park to honor Hadiya Pendleton on Feb. 1, 2013 in Chicago.
Michelle Obama Attending Chicago Shooting-Victim’s Funeral
Fifteen-year-old Hadiya Pendleton attended President Barack Obama’s second-term inauguration. First lady Michelle Obama will attend the girl’s funeral. The trip home to Chicago for the first lady comes as the president is embroiled in a debate with Congress about curbing gun...
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John Kasich, governor of Ohio, center, announces his state's choice for presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention.
Ohio’s Kasich Accepting Medicaid Expansion Under ‘Obama-care’
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, an opponent of President Barack Obama’s federal health care program, has joined Republican governors in states including Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico in saying he supports the state accepting the Medicaid expansion under the law. Kasich...
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Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to President Barack Obama, during an interview in San Francisco.
Obama Should’ve Gotten Out More: Valerie Jarrett
Valerie Jarrett, President Barack Obama’s senior adviser, flies in the front of Air Force One with him and dines with him on vacation and at the White House residence. Yet, as she assessed the president’s first term today, she expressed...
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President Barack Obama with senior adviser Valerie Jarrett in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago.
Obama, Romney Crossed Paths in Chicago; Romney Left With Millions
President Barack Obama is headed home to Chicago this weekend for the family wedding of a close friend and adviser. Republican Mitt Romney passed through last night to raise some campaign cash on the president’s home turf. Romney raised more...
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