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Wednesday, January 19, 2011  The Republican-controlled House has voted to repeal the health care law President Barack Obama signed last year.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010  The man who's likely to be the next House speaker, John Boehner, says he'll be looking for President Barack Obama to "change course" and "respect the will of the people."

Monday, October 11, 2010  Texas Gov. Rick Perry is considering his options after the federal government denied his request for emergency aid to help the state clean up from Tropical Storm Hermine, his spokeswoman said.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  The White House says Gov. Rick Perry was offered but declined to meet with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and a top adviser to President Barack Obama on border issues.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  Texas Democrats in Congress rejected state Republicans' pleas - and the threat of a lawsuit - on Tuesday and helped pass a jobs bill that critics say will cost Texas schools more than $800 million.

Thursday, June 24, 2010  Republicans in the Senate have defeated an election-year bill to continue weekly jobless benefits.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010  Gen. Stanley McChrystal's job appeared in grave jeopardy Tuesday as an infuriated President Barack Obama summoned the Afghanistan war's U.S. commander to Washington to explain his extraordinary complaints about the president and his aides.

Thursday, June 10, 2010  President Barack Obama has nominated Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James Graves Jr., to a federal appeals post.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  Barack Obama says the decision to boycott Arizona over its tough new law cracking down on immigration is for private citizens to decide, not the president of the United States.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010  The Obama administration plans to announce Tuesday that it will send as many as 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to improve border security, an Arizona congresswoman said.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010  President Barack Obama stepped up his criticism of Arizona's controversial immigration law Wednesday, calling it "misdirected" and warning that it has the potential to be applied in a discriminatory fashion.

Friday, April 30, 2010  President Barack Obama says a new report on economic growth shows the nation is moving in the right direction. He called it "an important milepost on the road to recovery."

Thursday, April 29, 2010  President Barack Obama says there "may not be an appetite" in Congress to deal with immigration immediately after going through a tough legislative year.

Thursday, April 29, 2010  A Dallas man who posted a death threat against President Barack Obama online is set to be arraigned in federal court Friday.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010  A broadly smiling President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a historic $938 billion health care overhaul