Barack Obama

President Obama To Visit KU

Jeremy Bernfeld — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:06:44 +0000

President Obama will visit the University of Kansas on Friday, the university said in a statement.

Obama And Boehner Meet At White House; Session Ends Without Deal

Bill Chappell — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:24:00 +0000

President Obama hosted House Speaker John Boehner today, spending nearly an hour together in which they reportedly discussed ways to avert the looming "fiscal cliff" of spending cuts and tax hikes that are due to strike at the end of 2012. Boehner left the White House at 6 p.m., ET, apparently without reaching a deal. As Politico reports, the Republican plans to return to his home state of Ohio this weekend.

The speaker's meeting with the president began around 5:10, just more than an hour after the White House announced that U.N.

What Happens To Supreme Court In Obama's Second Term?

editor — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:50:00 +0000

There has been vigorous public debate this election cycle about the Supreme Court; from the Citizens United case to the Affordable Care Act.

As we look ahead to the next four years, it's not just Congress that will undergo change.

Transcript: President Obama's Victory Speech

editor — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:21:00 +0000

Transcript of President Obama's victory speech in Chicago. Source: Federal News Service

Editor's Note: NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by a contractor for NPR, and accuracy and availability may vary. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future.

(Cheers, applause.)

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: (Chanting.) Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you.

Watch: President Obama's Victory Speech

Emilie Mutert — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:15:59 +0000

Here watch the video of President Obama's victory speech, delivered to roaring crowds very early Wednesday morning in Chicago.

Live Election Coverage From KCUR

Emilie Mutert — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:03:15 +0000

KCUR has live election coverage starting at 7 p.m. tonight. Tune in to 89.3 FM or follow along online.

On Election Eve, Obama And Romney Try Blazing A Path To 270

Frank James — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:19:00 +0000

(Revised at 5:46 pm ET)

On the final day of the 2012 campaign for the White House, President Obama and Mitt Romney are making the last push for votes in states each believes critical to achieving the 270 Electoral College votes needed for victory.

Obama was scheduled to campaign in three swing states, while Romney had events planned in four.

Analysis: Romney Debate Strategy Shows He Thinks He's In the Driver's Seat

Ron Elving — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:43:00 +0000

In his third debate with President Obama, Mitt Romney dialed up "cool and cautious" on his mood meter. And that tells you a great deal about where this presidential race stands with two weeks to go.

Romney had to know the president would be coming after him in Boca Raton, Fla., but he decided to avoid the aggressive and even angry notes he had struck in the first two debates. He had achieved what he could with this approach in the initial clash in Denver on Oct. 3, when he seemed the more decisive and strong-willed candidate on stage.

Debate Takeaway: Little Daylight Between Obama, Romney

Alan Greenblatt — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:33:00 +0000

In at least one sense, the final presidential debate of the year looked a lot like the previous ones between Mitt Romney and President Obama.

Regardless of what they were asked, each offered talking points he had prepared and was determined to make. The candidates, not moderator Bob Schieffer of CBS News, set both the tone and the pace of the debate.

That included switching gears far from the nominal subject of Monday's debate in Boca Raton, Fla., which was foreign policy.

Live Blog: Obama & Romney Square Off In Final Debate

Mark Memmott — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:30:00 +0000

Foreign policy proved to be a subject that kept the tone mostly substantive tonight in the third and final debate between President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney before the Nov. 6 election.

While the president was the more aggressive of the two, sometimes interrupting his opponent and several times forcefully challenging things that Romney said, for the most part the discussion was tough but civil.

Tonight, Obama, Romney Take On Foreign Policy In Third And Final Debate

Eyder Peralta — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:55:00 +0000

We've reached an important landmark in the presidential campaign: President Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney face off tonight in the third and final presidential debate.

As was the case the last two times, the debate starts at 9 p.m. ET. This time, the venue is Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.

If you believe the snap polls, the first debate went to Romney, the second went to Obama, which means we have a 1-1 tie with just minutes to go in the fourth quarter. That is to say, we're just two weeks away from Nov.

Obama Vs. Romney: The Presidential Candidates Set For Round 2

Eyder Peralta — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:26:00 +0000

After a zinger of a vice presidential debate last week, the bosses have a lot to live up to tonight. Just in case you haven't been paying attention: President Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney face off in the second of three presidential debates.

It starts at 9 p.m. at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

As Race Tightens, The Electoral Map Still Favors Obama

editor — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:27:00 +0000

Mitt Romney may have seized the advantage in terms of poll numbers and momentum, but there's one area where President Obama enjoys the upper hand.

In the end, it's the only area that counts: the Electoral College. Over the past 20 years, Republicans have had a much lower ceiling when it comes to electoral support, while Democrats have had a significantly higher floor.

"The Democrats start with a larger number of electoral votes in the bank," says Daron Shaw, author of The Race to 270, a book about electoral strategy.

Obama's Jobs Plan Focuses On Federal Investment

John Ydstie — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:41:00 +0000

In the next two installments of Solve This, NPR's series on the major issues facing the country, we'll examine each presidential candidate's approach to boosting employment.

Romney's Debate Performance Swings Polls In His Favor

editor — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:25:00 +0000
In the five days since Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was declared by many the winner of the first presidential debate, political watchers have waited to see if polls would shift in response to his performance. And, they did.
Not only has the Gallup tracking poll tightened to a tie — 47-47 — but the Pew poll, which last month found President Obama with a strong lead among likely voters — 51-43 — has also seen a huge swing.