Speaking at a town hall in Green Bay Wisconsin, President Barack Obama addressed head on what is the hot debate of the day.
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President Barack Obama is challenging Congress to force itself to pay for new spending as it goes rather than sink the nation deeper into a debt, calling it a matter of public responsibility.
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President Barack Obama warned Thursday that if Congress doesn’t deliver health care legislation by the end of the year the opportunity will be lost, a plea to political supporters to pressure lawmakers to act.
On the 100th day since he signed his economic stimulus bill into law, President Barack Obama touted its successes. The president says the plan has saved or created 150,000 jobs.
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