Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Obama won’t acknowledge Armenian genocide by Turkey, protesters say
Protesters will use President Obama's fundraising trip to Southern California on Tuesday to highlight his refusal to live up to a campaign promise to recognize the Armenian genocide in Turkey nearly a century ago. Published November 25, 2013
Pact on Iran could give Obama a rare boost in job performance rating
The agreement on Iran's nuclear program provides President Obama with a rare potential achievement in a blunder-filled second term, but the move is also raising tensions with Israel, America's most important ally in the Middle East. Published November 24, 2013
Obama phones Netanyahu to address Israeli concerns over Iran nuclear deal
President Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday in an attempt to smooth over Israeli anger at the U.S.-brokered pact that eases sanctions against Iran in return for tighter monitoring of its nuclear program. Published November 24, 2013
Iran nuke deal: U.S., Western allies agree on Iran’s nuclear program
The U.S. and five other nations have reached an agreement with Iran on its nuclear program following intense talks, a European Union spokesman said in Geneva. Published November 23, 2013
Beleagured Obama goes west to raise funds
With his popularity sinking and his faulty health-care law endangering Democratic candidates, President Obama will head out of Washington Sunday to show he's still an asset to his party — by raising campaign money Published November 23, 2013
White House changes tune on judge standoff, backs Senate Dems’ filibuster move
Although President Obama supported Senate Democrats' argument Thursday that Republicans are treating his nominees unfairly, Mr. Obama was singing a different tune just two weeks ago while raising money from liberal supporters. Published November 21, 2013
Obama acknowledges Kennedy’s ‘legacy of service’
President Obama paid tribute Wednesday night to the late President John F. Kennedy, saying he and his family gave to the nation "a legacy of service." Published November 20, 2013
Obama to honor provoker in chief Bill Clinton with Medal of Freedom
But would they drink beer together? President Obama will award former President Bill Clinton the Medal of Freedom on Wednesday at the White House, a public display of admiration belied by the enduring tensions between the two men. Published November 19, 2013
Vice President Joe Biden: Feds easing Panamanians’ entry into U.S.
Vice President Joseph R. Biden, in Panama on Wednesday, announced the easing of immigration policies for Panamanians traveling to the United States and said comprehensive immigration reform in Congress is the Obama administration's top goal. Published November 19, 2013
White House: For Obamacare website, 20 percent failure rate best we can do
The White House began grading itself on a curve for Obamacare enrollment Monday, claiming that a goal of 80 percent recruitment among all users of the website would be nearly the best result possible. Published November 18, 2013
Kanye West says he’s ‘past’ Obama, feels used by president
Rapper Kanye West is done with President Obama. Published November 18, 2013
Second-term blunders give Obama his own ‘Katrina’
A perfect storm of blunders, broken promises and rebellion in his own party over Obamacare is raising doubts about whether President Obama can recover from the monthlong debacle to govern effectively in his second term. Published November 17, 2013
Obama ignores health care in radio address, focuses on energy independence
It was a safe bet that President Obama wouldn't talk about his floundering Obamacare program in his weekly address Saturday, and he didn't. Published November 16, 2013
Biden, Hagan avoid Obamacare woes at N.C. fundraiser
At a fundraiser in North Carolina Friday, Vice President Joseph R. Biden and home-state Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan avoided any mention of the subject of Obamacare that is threatening her reelection. Published November 15, 2013
Obama backs Secret Service head after second sex scandal
The White House said Friday that President Obama, faced with a second sex scandal in the Secret Service in less than two years, still has confidence in the first female director of his protective service. Published November 15, 2013
Bill Clinton to receive medal from Obama at White House ceremony
Awkward? On the heels of former President Bill Clinton's very public rebuke of President Obama over Obamacare, Mr. Obama will award Mr. Clinton with the Medal of Freedom at a ceremony at the White House next week. Published November 13, 2013
White House tries to salvage Obamacare, Democrats in distress
The White House scrambled Wednesday to find solutions for the glaring failures in Obamacare as rebellious congressional Democrats pressured the administration over their increasing political predicament. Published November 13, 2013
Bill Clinton tells Obama to honor his promise on health care law
In a startling rebuke to President Obama, former President Bill Clinton and other Democrats picked apart Obamacare on Tuesday as privacy concerns about the program's website multiplied and a video investigation suggested fraudulence among volunteers helping people enroll for government subsidies. Published November 12, 2013
Obama to nominate Treasury official Timothy Massad to run CFTC
President Obama on Tuesday will nominate Timothy Massad, who has guided the Treasury Department's bank-rescue program, as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a White House official said. Published November 12, 2013
Obama pledges aid to returning troops on Veterans Day
As his administration struggles to keep its promise on providing veterans' benefits, President Obama marked Veterans Day with a pledge to care for those returning from war in Afghanistan. Published November 11, 2013