Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Obama’s visit to Boeing plant viewed as a ‘victory lap’
The White House says President Obama's visit to a unionized Boeing Co. plant near Seattle on Friday will focus on the economy, but the event also is being viewed as a victory lap for Mr. Obama with labor unions that successfully fought the aerospace company's plans to move jobs to a nonunion plant. Published February 16, 2012
Obama rakes in the California cash
Fresh from advocating for more blue-collar factory jobs, President Obama roared through California on Thursday for a series of star-studded campaign fundraisers that will rake in at least $8 million. Published February 16, 2012
Obama touts manufacturing at Midwest stop
President Obama visited ground zero of the movement to end collective bargaining rights for public employees Wednesday, meeting briefly in Wisconsin with Republican Gov. Scott Walker and advocating tax policies to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Published February 15, 2012
Obama says China must play by trade rules
Facing accusations from Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney that he's soft on China, President Obama told Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Tuesday that China needs to play fair in international trade. Published February 14, 2012
After backing tax hikes, Obama cheerleads for payroll-tax cut
A day after proposing to raise taxes by nearly $2 trillion over the next decade, President Obama on Tuesday called on Congress to extend a payroll-tax cut for 160 million workers, saying middle-class families can't afford a tax increase at the moment. Published February 14, 2012
Obama unveils fiscal 2013 budget proposal
Unveiling a $3.8 trillion election-year federal budget loaded with deficits, tax increases and hundreds of billions of dollars in new stimulus spending, President Obama said Monday that his plan will "restore an economy where everybody gets a fair shot." Published February 13, 2012
Obama to unveil budget with higher taxes, more deficits
President Obama's budget request to Congress on Monday will forecast a deficit of $1.33 trillion in the current fiscal year and calls for $1.5 trillion in tax increases over the next decade, senior administration officials said Friday night. Published February 10, 2012
Obama: Public accepts efforts for equal rights for gays
President Obama told supporters at a gay fundraiser Thursday night that the public "readily accepts" his administration's efforts to grant equal rights to gay citizens. Published February 9, 2012
Critics slam Obama’s handling of Arab Spring
Growing instability from Syria to Egypt highlights the Obama administration's failure to develop a consistent strategy for promoting democracy in the wake of popular uprisings in the region, analysts say. Published February 8, 2012
Obama edges ahead of Romney in Va. in new poll
President Obama has moved ahead of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Virginia for the first time in Quinnipiac University's polling, according to a survey released Wednesday. Published February 8, 2012
Obama seeks compromise on contraception furor
Advisers to President Obama sent signals Tuesday that the administration is considering a compromise with Catholic-affiliated institutions following an uproar over the administration's plans to force them to offer birth control with employees' health-care coverage. Published February 7, 2012
Obama: U.S. working to keep Israel from striking Iran
President Obama said Sunday he is determined to work with Israel in "lock step" to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, and tried to allay concerns that Israel is preparing to carry out a unilateral military strike. Published February 5, 2012
Pro-life supporters balk at Obama’s new coverage rule
President Obama has elicited an election-year backlash from Catholics and voters of other faiths with his administration's decision to require religious hospitals, universities and other organizations to provide birth control coverage despite their moral opposition. Published February 5, 2012
Obama urges Congress to fix housing problem, tax banks
President Obama told underwater homeowners Saturday that their ability to refinance their mortgages is in the hands of a do-nothing Congress. Published February 4, 2012
Obama presses Congress not to ‘muck up’ growing economy
Seizing on news of another drop in the unemployment rate, President Obama Friday urged Congress to extend a payroll tax holiday for workers and spur the economic recovery even as he called for more than $5 billion in new spending. Published February 3, 2012
Obama pushes agenda at prayer breakfast
Speaking at the traditionally nonpartisan National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama on Thursday cited his Christian faith in offering a vigorous defense of his political agenda of tax increases for the wealthy, universal health care and greater regulation of Wall Street. Published February 2, 2012
Obama’s campaign manager accuses Romney of pandering to tea party
President Obama's campaign manager accused Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney Wednesday of pandering to tea party members who harbor a "very personal dislike" of the president. Published February 1, 2012
Obama floats latest homeowner-relief plan
Only three months after proposing a mortgage-relief plan, President Obama went back to the drawing board Wednesday with another proposal that would allow millions of "underwater" borrowers to refinance home loans and would impose a new tax on big banks. Published February 1, 2012
Deluge of ‘baggage’ ads helps sink Gingrich in Florida
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich saw the momentum of his South Carolina victory vanish in Florida, where he faced a more diverse electorate and an overwhelming blitz of negative advertising from rival Mitt Romney. Published January 31, 2012
Obama enters job fray during online town hall
The live video chat from the White House Monday night was billed as a chance for regular people to "hang out" with President Obama, but at times it sounded like he was running an employment agency. Published January 30, 2012
