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President Obama speaks on the payroll tax cut in Washington
President Barack Obama makes a surprise appearance at the daily press briefing to urge the House of Representatives to pass the extension of the payroll tax cut before it expires, at the White House in Washington on December 20, 2011. The Senate had passed a two-month extension of the cut, but House republicans have refused to pass it and sent the bill back to conference. UPI/Kristoffer Tripplaar/Pool

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Obama's third State of the Union address
Added January 24, 2012 with 30 photos
President Obama, in what could be his last State of the Union address, told lawmakers and citizens Tuesday his vision for an America "built to last."
President Obama meets with the Mavericks
Added January 09, 2012 with 10 photos
President Obama held a ceremony honoring the 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks in the East Room of the White Houseon Jan. 9, 2012.
President Obama visits the U.S.S Arizona Memorial
Added December 30, 2011 with 9 photos
President Obama visited the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial on Dec. 29, 2011 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Obama leaves for vacation in Hawaii
Added December 24, 2011 with 7 photos
President Obama marks end of Iraq war
Added December 20, 2011 with 11 photos
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Police: Robber wore an Obama mask
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said they are working to identify a man who wore a mask modeled after the face of President Barack Obama while robbing a McDonald's.
Obama to urge $6.5B to spur veteran hiring
Obama to urge $6.5B to spur veteran hiring
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama proposed $6.5 billion in programs to stimulate U.S. veteran hiring as first responders and land preservationists.
Unemployment ticks down to 8.3 percent
Unemployment ticks down to 8.3 percent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. economy added 243,000 jobs in January, which pushed the unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent, the Labor Department said Friday.
GOP decries possible Taliban release from Guantanamo
GOP decries possible Taliban release from Guantanamo
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- A proposal to release senior Taliban from U.S. detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has drawn sharp rebuke from several congressional Republicans.
Blue Dog Heath Shuler won't seek re-election
Blue Dog Heath Shuler won't seek re-election
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition in the U.S. House, said he won't seek re-election in November.
U.S. unveils plans for offshore wind farms
U.S. unveils plans for offshore wind farms
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. government announced plans to move forward with a lease sale for offshore wind farms along the Atlantic coast.
The almanac
UPI Almanac for Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.
Romney: 'I'm worried about all Americans'
Romney: 'I'm worried about all Americans'
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- GOP White House hopeful Mitt Romney twice said he "misspoke" when he said he wasn't concerned about the very poor but repeated his focus is on the middle class.
Bible College bombed in Sudan
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- A Christian school in Sudan funded by Franklin Graham's evangelical organization was hit by an air raid on its first day of classes, relief workers said.
Holder: Fast and Furious 'misguided'
Holder: Fast and Furious 'misguided'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Thursday called the "Fast and Furious" gun-running operation "inappropriate and misguided" and pledged to correct "mistakes."
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“ With those three executive orders and this memorandum the message that we are sending around the world is that the United States intends to prosecute the ongoing struggle against violence and terrorism, ”
Obama signs orders to close Gitmo
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“ Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations. ”
Barack Obama: Man of history
United Press International
“ On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord, ”
Barack Obama: Man of history
United Press International
“ The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness. ”
Barack Obama: Man of history
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“ I'd say I've narrowed the field but I don't seem to stay with the same picks for a period of time, ”
Paterson to decide Senate seat this week
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Vanessa Hudgens attends the "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" premiere in Los Angeles
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