Video: Obama says he's ready for budget fight

In his weekly radio and video address, President Barack Obama challenged the nation's vested interests to a legislative duel Saturday, saying he will fight to change health care, energy and education.

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Video: Troops react to Obama's Iraq pullout plan

Some troops, veterans and military families in Fort Hood, Texas support President Barack Obama's plan to remove U.S. combat forces by August 2010.

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Video: Obama set to unveil Iraq plan

President Barack Obama has told lawmakers he plans to withdraw most American troops from Iraq by August 2010. The President hopes to leave about 35,000 troops in Iraq to advise Iraqi forces.

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Video: Senate approves DC voting bill

The people of District of Columbia would get the vote in Congress the Founding Fathers denied them under legislation the Senate has approved. The House is to take up the measure next week and is expected to pass it easily.

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Video: Pentagon reverses coffin photo ban

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has decided to allow photos of flag-draped caskets at Dover Air Force Base, Del., if the families of the fallen troops agree.

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Video - Holder: Closing Gitmo will be challenging

Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the prison at Guantanamo Bay is a well-run facility, that will be a challenge to close. Holder recently visited Gitmo, where he said he did not witness any mistreatment of prisoners.

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Expert: Is recession threat to security?

Trillions of dollars in government spending might stabilize the economy, but for now it may have weakened some U.S. security interests abroad and hampered the nation's ability to respond financially to an attack at home.

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Video: Obama names Gary Locke Commerce secretary

President Barack Obama named former Washington Gov. Gary Locke as his nominee for Commerce secretary Wednesday, trying a third time to fill a key Cabinet post for a country in recession.

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Video: Sen. Burris refuses call for his resignation

Senator Roland Burris is refusing to resign despite a suggestion from fellow Illinois senator Dick Durbin to do so. Burris also is refusing to say whether he'll run for the seat in 2010.

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Video: GOP's Jindal calls Obama's plan irresponsible

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says Republicans are ready to work with the president on turning around the economy, but says Obama's recovery plan will increase the size of government, raise taxes and saddle future generations with debt.

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Video - Obama: Energy reform critical to economic future

President Barack Obama says the recovery plan will, in part, focus on clean renewable energy and fund research into breakthroughs in energy and save our planet from climate change.

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Video - Obama: economic agenda begins with jobs

During his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama said 'now is the time to jumpstart job creation.'

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Video - Obama: US will survive 'day of reckoning'

President Barack Obama warned anxious Americans Tuesday night the U.S. faces a dire 'day of reckoning' but can emerge ever stronger by pulling together, sharing sacrifices and confronting hard choices head-on.

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Video - Officials: Most troops out of Iraq in 18 months

President Barack Obama plans to order that all U.S. combat troops be withdrawn from Iraq by August 2010, ending the war that defined his presidential campaign three months later than he had promised.

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Video: Economy to dominate Obama speech

The economy is expected to dominate President Obama's speech before a joint session of Congress. As the AP's Julie Pace reports, the speech is as close to a State of the Union as a newly-elected president gets.

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Video - Official: Obama likely to name Locke to Commerce

A senior administration official says that President Barack Obama's likely third pick for Commerce secretary is former Washington Gov. Gary Locke.

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Video: Ginsburg is back at Supreme Court after surgery

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is back at work at a public session of the Supreme Court, 18 days after undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer.

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Video: Obama declares plan to cut deficit in half

President Barack Obama vowed Monday to cut the country's budget deficit in half by the end of his first term.

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Video - Obama: $15B from stimulus going to Medicaid plan

President Barack Obama told the nation's governors Monday that the administration is quickly releasing $15 billion from the stimulus package to help them cover soaring Medicaid costs.

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Video - Obama: Governors understand economic troubles

President Obama told the nation's governors who were attending his first formal White House dinner, that all governors, despite party affiliation, need to work with Washington to help repair the economy.

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Video: Bush Goes to Hardware Store That Offered Him Job

Former President George W. Bush has visited a Dallas hardware store that earlier this month made him a lighthearted offer to work as a greeter.

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Video: Resisting The Stimulus

Many Republican governors are staunchly opposed to Pres. Obama's stimulus package. As Randall Pinkston reports, they have no intentions on keeping the money.

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Video: Taxation With Representation

On Monday, the Senate will tackle an issue that's as old as the nation itself. As Thalia Assuras reports, will the District of Columbia final receive a full vote in Congress?

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Video: Attack Of The Drones

Despite being strong allies, anti-American sentiment is growing in Pakistan as U.S. military drone missiles are being launched against suspected militants. David Martin reports.

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Video - Obama: Stimulus is just the first step

During his weekly address, President Obama outlined what the stimulus package and his home foreclosure plan can do to help turn around the nation's economy. President Obama plans to address a joint session of Congress Tuesday night.

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Video - White House: 'Long way to go' in fixing economy

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says the president believes there is a long way to go to solve the economic crisis, but that his policies will help solve the problems faster.

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Video: Mayors welcome stimulus money for cities

Mayors from across the country gathered at the White House to discuss the money their cities will receive from the president's massive economic stimulus plan.

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Video: Illinois governor calls on Sen. Burris to resign

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says Sen. Roland Burris should resign because the controversy surrounding his appointment has cast a shadow over his service in the Senate.

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Video: Black ministers may call for Burris' resignation

A group of black ministers who supported U.S. Sen. Roland Burris as he fought to get his job now plan to ask for his resignation following revelations that he tried to raise money for Illinois former governor.

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Video: PM, Obama talk trade, Afghanistan, pledge 'clean energy dialogue'

PM hails Obama's visit as 'great honour'

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Video: Senator Kerry visits Gaza

John Kerry makes a rare visit to the Gaza strip with other members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. During his visit, Kerry visited an American International school in Gaza and he plans to visit UN facilities in the region. The Committee did not make any plans to meet with Hamas officials, in keeping with the United States long-standing policy of no contact with the group.

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Raw Video: Obama arrives in Ottawa, Canada

Outside U.S. borders for the first time as president, Barack Obama launched a brisk, closely watched visit Thursday with leaders of Canada, an essential economic ally.

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Video - Durbin: Senate investigating Burris appointment

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he believes the testimony Roland Burris gave to Illinois lawmakers about his appointment to the U.S. Senate was incomplete and a preliminary Senate ethics investigation under way.

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Video: Explaining the government mortgage bailout

AP Business Writer Alan Zibel explains how and why the government will spend $75 billion to help homeowners avoid foreclosure.

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Video: Obama prepares for first intl. trip to Canada

President Barack Obama heads to Canada Thursday for the first international trip of his presidency. The AP's Julie Pace previews the issues that face Obama as he heads north.

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Video: Troops weigh in on Afghanistan surge

Soldiers and locals in Fort Lewis, Washington, are giving their thoughts on President Barack Obama's announcement that 17,000 additional troops will be heading to Afghanistan this year.

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Video: President Obama Meets the Press

U.S. News Chief White House Correspondent Kenneth T. Walsh examines Barack Obama's new relationiship with the press.

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Video: Obama signs economic stimulus into law

President Barack Obama signed the massive $787 billion economic stimulus bill into law Tuesday. It's the most sweeping economic package in decades.

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Video: What the stimulus bill may do for you

The economic stimulus bill that President Barack Obama will sign into law Tuesday is worth $787 billion. Among the bill's provisions are measures designed to help average Americans right away.

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Video: New Choppers For No. 44

President Obama will have to decide soon whether or not to invest in a very expensive new fleet of presidential helicopters. Bob Orr reports that it's a question of cost versus security.

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Video: Obama's Focus On Foreclosures

President Obama will sign the stimulus bill and begin to focus on a housing foreclosure bill. Chip Reid reports.

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Video: Pres. Obama's Report Card

President Obama has accomplished much in his first few weeks in office, yet problems still plague the new administration. Chip Reid reports.

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Video: Republicans still criticizing stimulus bill

Senators and Representatives from both sides of the aisle discuss the newly passed $787 billion stimulus package. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the bill Tuesday.

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Video - Obama: Stimulus passage is a 'major milestone'

President Barack Obama, savoring his first major victory in Congress, said Saturday that newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus legislation marks a "major milestone on our road to recovery."

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Raw Video: Senate passes stimulus bill

In a major victory for President Barack Obama, Democrats muscled a huge, $787 billion stimulus bill through Congress late Friday night in hopes of combating the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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Video - White House: Obama will still reach out to GOP

The White House says President Obama will continue to reach out to GOP lawmakers, despite Republican Sen. Judd Gregg's decision to withdraw his nomination for commerce secretary because of 'irreversable conflicts' on several issues.

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Video: Did bipartisanship sink Obama's commerce pick?

President Obama is facing an unexpected problem - finding a commerce secretary.The AP's Julie Pace looks at how Obama's commitment to bipartisanship may the undoing of his latest nominee.

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Video: Senate confirms Panetta as CIA director

The Senate has confirmed former Rep. Leon Panetta to run the CIA. Panetta's nomination sailed through the chamber by a voice vote.

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Video: Obama honors Lincoln, jokes about Commerce post

President Obama returned to Springfield, Illinois where he announced his candidacy 2 years ago this week to mark the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.

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Video: Highlights of economic stimulus plan

Highlights of a nearly $789 billion compromise version of President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan agreed to by Democrats and moderate Senate Republicans.

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Video: Pelosi On Stimulus Deal

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sat down with Katie Couric to discuss the stimulus package negotiations between the House and Senate.

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Video: Senator 'Appalled' At Bailout

Senate banking committee member Richard Shelby, R-Ala., tells Harry Smith on "The Early Show" the White House should have waited before announcing its bailout plans.

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Video: US bankers challenged to reform system quickly

The top members of a key House of Representatives panel told U.S. banking leaders Wednesday they must win over a disgusted public and work with Congress without hesitation to right the deeply troubled financial system.

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Video: Geithner talks bank bailout plan on Capitol Hill

Senators are looking for more details from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today on the administration's bailout plan for the financial industry. Disappointment over the plan led to a plunge on Wall Street yesterday.

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Video: President Obama's Florida Town Hall

A behind the scenes look at President Obama's Town Hall meeting in Ft. Myers, Florida.

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Video: Obama ties political fate to economy

As the Senate passed its version of the economic stimulus bill and the Treasury Department unveiled new plans to help banks, President Obama tied his political fate to the economy. The AP's Julie Pace reports.

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Raw Video: Senate approves stimulus bill

The Senate passed an $838 billion version of an economic stimulus. Just three Republicans helped pass the plan on a 61-37 vote. The next step will be for House and Senate negotiators to work out a compromise.

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Video: Obama seizes the stage, but with no drama

President Barack Obama's first news conference had a prime-time audience and plenty of hype, but the outcome from drama-free.

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Video: Obama says he will engage with Republicans

President Barack Obama says he will continue to reach out to Republicans to try to change the partisan habits of Washington. Speaking at a news conference, he says it will still take time to break down some of Washington's 'bad habits.'

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Video: Calif. artist sues AP over image of Obama

An artist who created a famous image of Barack Obama before he became president sued The Associated Press on Monday, asking a judge to find that his use of an AP photo in creating the poster did not violate copyright law.

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Video - Barack Obama: The first 100 days

The Associated Press is asking a variety of political experts to give their assessment on the first 100 days of the Obama administration. American University's Allan Lichtman weighs in.

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Video: Stimulus bill draws Kennedy back to Senate

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has returned to the Senate in the midst of his battle with brain cancer to vote for President Barack Obama's massive economic stimulus package.

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Video: Congress' Stimulus Showdown

With only a few days before President Obama's deadline, Congress still has a long road to travel for the new stimulus package to pass. Kimberly Dozier reports.

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Official: Sebelius near top for health post

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was very near the top of President Barack Obama's list of candidates to head the Health and Human Services Department, a senior administration official said Saturday.

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Video: Democrats say stimulus plan progressing

The Democratic leader says lawmakers have made progress on an economic recovery package and the Senate could vote as early as Friday afternoon.

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Video: Fed Overpays $78B For Stocks

The TARP Congressional Oversight Panel reviewed bailout money the Federal Government gave to banks and found that it overpaid by $78 billion. Priya David reports.

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Video: Obama creates economic advisory board

President Obama has created an economic advisory board to help steer the economy out of a tailspin. The board is led by former Fed chair Paul Volcker.

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Video: Pentagon PR spending raises propaganda concerns

As it fights two wars, the Pentagon is steadily and dramatically increasing money spent on winning what it calls "the human terrain" of world public opinion.

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Video: FDIC chair on the economy and her friends

Shelia Bair says the foreclosure crisis could have been forestalled and comments on her relationships with Warren Buffett and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

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Video: Is Obama losing control of stimulus message?

After successfully staying on message during the campaign, is President Obama losing message control on his stimulus bill? The AP's Julie Pace looks at how Obama is trying to get the conversation back on track.

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Video: Stimulus Plan's Uphill Climb

Republicans and some Democrats in the Senate are not sold by President Obama's proposed economic stimulus plan. Chip Reid reports.

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Video: Obama announces faith-based initiative

President Barack Obama says he will establish a White House office of faith-based initiatives that will show no favoritism to any religious group and closely adhere to the strict separation of church and state.

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Video: Tough Push For New Bailout

Criticism continues to mount against Pres. Obama's stimulus package. As Chip Reid reports, Pres. Obama must win over moderate Democrats and Republicans in order to get his legislation passed.

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Video: Loss of Daschle clouds health reform prospects

Tom Daschle's decision to withdraw his nomination as HHS secretary clouds hopes that President Obama will make significant progress on health reform in his first 100 days. The AP's Julie Pace reports.

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Video: Gibbs turns to baseball to explain stimulus

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs turned to a baseball analogy to explain where the president and Congress stand on the economic stimulus bill. For the record, Gibbs believes it's the bottom of the fifth.

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Video - Clinton: US Mideast envoy going back to region

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is sending the Obama administration's special envoy for the Middle East back to the region within weeks to pursue further progress between Israel and the Palestinians.

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Video: Holder sworn in as attorney general

Eric Holder, sworn in Tuesday as attorney general, promised a clean break with the past policies of the Bush administration, saying the Justice Department will be "no place for political favoritism."

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Video: Obama blames himself for mishandling Daschle

President Barack Obama is taking the blame for mistakes in the handling of a tax controversy that led Tom Daschle to withdraw his Cabinet nomination. The AP's Mark Smith reports that Daschle is one of three Obama appointees with tax issues.

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Video: Loopholes exposed in Obama lobbying rules

Despite signing an executive ordering restricting the role of lobbyists in government, President Barack Obama is making some exceptions. The AP's Julie Pace looks at the lobbying loopholes.

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Video - Obama: FDA too slow in tracking tainted food

Concerned about a salmonella outbreak involving peanut products that has sickened 550 people and is blamed for at least eight deaths, President Barack Obama says he wants to review how the Food and Drug Administration operates.

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Video: Obama to nominate Gregg for Cabinet

President Obama plans to nominate Sen. Judd Gregg as commerce secretary on Tuesday, the White House confirmed on the eve of the announcement.

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Raw Video: Secretary of State Clinton takes oath

Hillary Clinton was officially sworn in as Secretary of State by Vice President Joe Biden at a State Department ceremony Monday.

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Video: McCain On Obama Stimulus Plan

Harry Smith spoke with Sen. John McCain about what changes the GOP would like to make to President Obama's stimulus plan.

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Video: 'Pork' at center of stimulus debate

Ahead of this week's Senate vote on President Obama's massive economic stimulus plan, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) derides what he calls "pork" in the bill, but Rep. Barney Frank defends the spending in the bill.

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Raw Video: Palin arrives at swank D.C. dinner

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin joined President Barack Obama Saturday at the Alfalfa Club dinner, an annual black-tie event where the capital's political and business leaders give humorous speeches.

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