Topic: Barack Obama

Obama's New Year's resolution? Fix the economy

HONOLULU (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has set his New Year's resolution high for 2011: repair the struggling economy.In his weekly radio and Internet address on Saturday, the vacationing president said recent data showed the economic recovery was gaining traction even as ...
Obama says there's 'a whole bunch of areas we can agree on' with RepublicansPresident Barack Obama says he thinks he can work with Republicans on energy and education.The president cited those two issues after saying he sees "a whole bunch of areas ...

US, Britain both seeking sustainable growth: Obama

Britain and the United States are both aiming for long-term sustainable growth despite different responses to the economic crisis, US President Barack Obama said Saturday."There have been differentiated responses between the two countries because of our different positions, but we're aiming at ...
Obama says economic recovery bill must pass, regardless of party breakdown of supportPresident Barack Obama says he is confident Republicans will come around to support the final version of his economic recovery legislation.Obama said Sunday that he would like Republicans to eventually ...
President-elect Barack Obama is spelling out the key elements of an " American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan" that he is touting to treat a sick economy.Obama told an audience at George Mason University that the plan includes a host of programs to ...