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    Apr 14, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  1. Gun control advocates rally in South Bend

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND &mdash; About 60 people gathered in the cold, damp air Saturday</span> <span style="font-size: small;">in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center, urging U.S. senators </span><span style="font-size: small;">to move ahead with a bill that would expand background checks for gun </span><span style="font-size: small;">sales.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND — About 60 people gathered in the cold, damp air Saturday in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center, urging U.S. senators to move ahead with a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales. Dale Gibson of South Bend held a...

    Tags: Laws, John Broden, Joe Donnelly, Barack Obama, Gun Control

    2. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. Enroll America sets private outreach for Obamacare enrollment

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    By David Morgan WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Enroll America, a nonprofit group at the center of the political fight over President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, launched a multi-state grassroots campaign on Tuesday to help sign up millions...

    Tags: H&R Block Inc., White House, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform (2009), Politics

    3. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  3. Toomey eyed as possible swing vote on immigration overhaul

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Sen. Pat Toomey is being targeted as a possible deciding vote on immigration overhaul, one of the biggest policy items of President Barack Obama's second term.
    WASHINGTON — Sen. Pat Toomey is being targeted as a possible deciding vote on immigration overhaul, one of the biggest policy items of President Barack Obama's second term. After co-authoring a proposal in April to tighten background checks on gun...

    Tags: Laws, White House, Barack Obama, Immigration, Politics

    4. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Mayors Against Illegal Guns targets first Democrat

    The Michael Bloomberg-backed group Mayors Against Illegal Guns is following up on its promise to hound Senate Democrats who voted against gun control legislation in April.
    The Michael Bloomberg-backed group Mayors Against Illegal Guns is following up on its promise to hound Senate Democrats who voted against gun control legislation in April. In an ad that launched Friday, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) is implored by a...

    Tags: Democratic Party, New York City, Barack Obama, Gun Control, Politics

    5. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Obama uses 2012 campaign tactics to sell healthcare law

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Seeking to ensure his landmark healthcare law is successfully implemented, President Obama is reprising his 2012 election strategy in hopes of enrolling millions of uninsured Americans in health plans this fall.
    WASHINGTON — Seeking to ensure his landmark healthcare law is successfully implemented, President Obama is reprising his 2012 election strategy in hopes of enrolling millions of uninsured Americans in health plans this fall. The new campaign,...

    Tags: Lawyers, Laws, White House, Insurance, Barack Obama

    6. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Targeting tax-exempt groups

    One of the great outrages of the Watergate scandal was President Nixon's use of the Internal Revenue Service to harass his political opponents. Yet some IRS officials appear to have forgotten what happens when tax law enforcers pick their targets based on...

    Tags: White House, Barack Obama, Politics, Richard Nixon, Internal Revenue Service

    7. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Gun control backers turn up heat on selected senators

    WASHINGTON &mdash; First came the letter-writing campaigns, then the protests at town hall meetings and now the television ads. The last several weeks in New Hampshire have had the feel of a heated electoral season &mdash; but the target of this siege, first-term Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte, isn't on the ballot until 2016.
    WASHINGTON — First came the letter-writing campaigns, then the protests at town hall meetings and now the television ads. The last several weeks in New Hampshire have had the feel of a heated electoral season — but the target of this siege,...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Gun Control, Politics, Voting

    8. May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Rich liberal donors throw weight behind Obama agenda

    WASHINGTON — An influential network of some of the country's wealthiest liberal political donors is steering resources to an advocacy group backing President Obama's agenda and to organizations working to pass immigration reform, providing a surge...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Immigration, Career and Workplace, Think Tanks

    9. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Obama seeks to allay healthcare law concerns

    WASHINGTON &mdash; President Obama sought to tamp down fears Tuesday that his landmark healthcare law would raise insurance costs and cause other disruptions, saying most Americans were already benefiting from it and others soon would.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama sought to tamp down fears Tuesday that his landmark healthcare law would raise insurance costs and cause other disruptions, saying most Americans were already benefiting from it and others soon would. "Any time you'...

    Tags: Anxiety, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Lawyers, Max Baucus, Insurance

    10. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Obama's mission impossible

    Earlier this month, President Obama visited San Francisco and was joined by Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for a fundraising event. In the course of the evening, Obama told the donors that he expected that after the 2014 election, Pelosi would resume her place as speaker, which she relinquished after the 2010 election.
    Earlier this month, President Obama visited San Francisco and was joined by Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for a fundraising event. In the course of the evening, Obama told the donors that he expected that after the 2014 election, Pelosi...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Higgs Boson Search, Paul Dominique Laxalt, Immigration, Politics

    11. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. America's just not that into Obama

    "You know, I actually believe my own bull----." That's what President Barack Obama once told a reporter. If the man ever uttered a statement that spoke more to his approach to politics, I haven't heard it. Whether it stems from a grandiose...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Gun Control, Health Care Reform (2009), Politics

    12. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Pro-Obama group will go after Democrats on guns

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; The nonprofit advocacy group backing President Obama&rsquo;s second-term agenda plans to mobilize constituents against the U.S. senators who helped <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-guns-senate-20130418,0,343889.story" target="_self">defeat a measure to expand background checks Wednesday</a> &ndash; including four members of the president&rsquo;s own party.
    WASHINGTON — The nonprofit advocacy group backing President Obama’s second-term agenda plans to mobilize constituents against the U.S. senators who helped defeat a measure to expand background checks Wednesday – including four members of...

    Tags: Max Baucus, Conservation, Barack Obama, Gun Control, Republican Party

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