Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
First lady joins President Obama on jobs tour
The White House deployed first lady Michelle Obama Wednesday in the president's campaign to promote his jobs bill, as the administration pressured Republican senators to approve incentives for businesses to hire more veterans. Published October 19, 2011
Obama nixes parley with ‘Occupy’ activists
President Obama has taken nearly every opportunity lately to express support for the "Occupy Wall Street" protesters, but he failed to meet with some of the activists when he had the chance on his Southern bus trip. Published October 18, 2011
Obama opens bus tour with attack on GOP jobs plan
President Obama said the rival GOP plan would "let Wall Street do whatever it wants." Published October 17, 2011
Obama: MLK would have backed ‘Occupy’ protests
Drawing parallels between civil rights legend Martin Luther King Jr. and his own leadership challenges, President Obama on Sunday dedicated a memorial to King on the National Mall by saying King would have sympathized with activists demanding social justice from Wall Street. Published October 16, 2011
Obama, Lee see Iran’s danger in suspected assassination plot
In his first public comments on a suspected plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., President Obama said Thursday that the scheme was "part of a pattern of dangerous and reckless behavior" by Iran. Published October 13, 2011
Obama vows to continue fight for jobs bill
President Obama vowed Wednesday he "will not take no for an answer" from Republican senators who stood unified against his $447 billion jobs bill, as Democratic leaders regrouped and moved forward with a Plan B. Published October 12, 2011
South Korean visit offers rare bright spot for Obama
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak arrived in Washington on Tuesday evening for a five-day U.S. visit that gives President Obama the opportunity to showcase both a strong personal alliance with a key East Asian ally and some rare good news on the economic front. Published October 11, 2011
White House challenges Cantor over anti-Wall Street ‘mob’
The White House is criticizing House GOP Majority Leader Eric Cantor's description of Wall Street protesters as a "mob," saying the activists compare favorably with the tea party movement. Published October 7, 2011
Obama backs Holder, but hedges on ‘Fast and Furious’
President Obama said he has "complete confidence" in Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., although his response Thursday to a question about the "Fast and Furious" gun-running probe suggested something less than certainty about when Mr. Holder learned of the controversial program. Published October 6, 2011
Obama to senators: Explain opposition to jobs bill
President Obama challenged congressional Republicans to "think long and hard" before opposing his jobs-stimulus bill. Published October 6, 2011
Obama backs off debit card fee complaint
Only two days after President Obama suggested the government could stop Bank of America from charging customers a $5 debit card fee, his spokesman said Wednesday the administration has no such plans to fight the fee. Published October 5, 2011
Obama, Cantor spar over jobs-stimulus bill
Stepping up the partisan battle over his jobs bill, President Obama called on House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Tuesday to hold a vote on the $447 billion plan, and Mr. Cantor's office replied that the president isn't providing "serious leadership." Published October 4, 2011
Obama trade aide says Perry bid flaming out
An Obama administration official said Tuesday that the presidential candidacy of Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry is flaming out like a comet. Published October 4, 2011
‘Underdog’ Obama on attack against GOP
A newly combative President Obama engaged the Republican field of presidential candidates Monday, attacking them for pursuing failed policies even as Mr. Obama conceded to a TV interviewer that Americans aren't better off than they were four years ago. Published October 3, 2011
Obama on Solyndra: ‘People felt that it was a good bet’
President Obama said Monday he doesn't regret promoting tSolyndra as a model before the company went bankrupt. Published October 3, 2011
Obama signals impatience on jobs bill
President Obama said Monday he will personally lobby congressional leaders to hold a vote on his new jobs-stimulus proposal, but barely an hour later, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor once again pronounced the legislation dead as written. Published October 3, 2011
Obama rebukes GOP candidates for not speaking up for gay soldier
The president said the GOP candidates' silence is emblematic of the party's "smallness." Published October 2, 2011
Obama: ‘No safe haven anywhere’ for terror
At the swearing-in of a new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Obama said the death Friday of al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen shows the terror network "will find no safe haven anywhere in the world." Published September 30, 2011
Obama: U.S. ‘a little soft,’ needs to ‘get back on track’
President Obama told an Orlando TV interviewer Thursday that America had "gotten a little soft" and lost some of its competitiveness in the global economic race. Published September 30, 2011
Obama dismisses claims of racial slur on ‘slippers’
Facing an uproar from President Obama's most loyal base of supporters, the White House on Thursday rejected claims that Mr. Obama stereotyped blacks when he told them to "take off your bedroom slippers" and work for his re-election. Published September 29, 2011
