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Obama touts higher ed reforms in rally-like atmosphere
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[msnbc.com] - By NBC's Shawna Thomas ANN ARBOR, MI -- The White House insists that the three-day, five-state tour upon which President Obama embarked on Wednesday was intended to sell his State of the Union message, and wasn't directed toward campaign purposes.
Obama begins post-SOTU tour in Iowa
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[msnbc.com] - By NBC's Shawna Thomas CEDAR RAPIDS, IA -- President Obama began his post-State of the Union trip with a stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday to reinforce his call to bolster American manufacturing. The initiative, one of four pillars in the White
Catholic bishops criticize Obama admin. rules on contraception
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[msnbc.com] - By NBC's Shawna Thomas The Obama administration announced today that a rule requiring “non-profit religious employers” to comply with the federal health-care law and fully cover contraception would stand -- albeit with a reprieve.
White House calls Gingrich's food stamp rhetoric 'crazy'
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[msnbc.com] - By NBC's Shawna Thomas The White House on Tuesday responded to criticism of its welfare policies, denouncing as "crazy" a suggestion by Newt Gingrich that President Obama has increased the number of people on food stamps. Press secretary Jay Carney
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