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G.O.P. Governors meet, amid whispers of 2016Essential Reads The polite praise initially showered upon Mitt Romney for having waged a good fight against President Obama has given way to a plea from some Republicans: Please stop talking. |
How to run a killer campaignEssential Reads Every morning when Barack Obama’s campaign manager Jim Messina turned on his computer, he saw a snapshot of the state of the race. Campaign software engineers had built him a dashboard that showed how many doors volunteers had knocked on the night before, how many phone calls they had made, how much money had been raised, and what was moving on Twitter and other social networks. It also included a feed of traditional news feeds. |
PBS Newshour: President Obama's Second Term Agenda Begins With Stressing Compromise on BudgetWeb content With automatic spending cuts and tax increases scheduled to hit in January 2013, President Barack Obama hopes to find a "grand bargain" solution to U.S. budget woes. Gwen Ifill talks to Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas, about President Obama's latest efforts to push compromise on Capitol Hill. |
Obama meets C.E.O.’s as fiscal reckoning nearsEssential Reads President Obama extended an olive branch to business leaders Wednesday, seeking their support as he prepared to negotiate with Congressional Republicans over the fiscal impasse in Washington. |
Obama says no ‘red lines’ on top tax rate, signaling some flexibility in debt talksEssential Reads President Obama cracked open the door to compromise with Republicans on tax rates for the nation’s wealthiest households Wednesday, saying he is “open to new ideas” for increasing their tax bills without letting the top rate rise as scheduled in January to 39.6 percent. |
Petraeus will testify behind closed doors on BenghaziEssential Reads |
Obama to open talks with $1.6 trillion plan to raise taxes on corporations, wealthyEssential Reads President Obama is taking a hard line with congressional Republicans heading into negotiations over the year-end “fiscal cliff,” making no opening concessions and calling for far more in new taxes than Republicans have so far been willing to consider. |
Obama vows firm stance on deficit-reduction planEssential Reads President Obama reassured leaders of labor and progressive groups on Tuesday that he will not yield to Congressional Republicans and extend Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans as he negotiates for a deficit-reduction plan to avoid looming tax increases and spending cuts. |
The fiscal cliff: Will Obama, Congress cut budget deal?Essential Reads Five people will gather Friday inside the White House to begin making decisions that could affect the pocketbooks of 315 million Americans. |
Through Post-Election Fog, a Fiscal Cliff LoomsEssential Reads WSJ reporters look ahead to the immediate challenges for Barack Obama's second term, including the approaching fiscal cliff and the likely way Congress will solve it. |
