More coverage: to.pbs.org After another late-night meeting at the White House with congressional leaders, President Barack Obama says the talks did not yield a deal to prevent a government shutdown.

Updated on : Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:35:57 +0000

Dick Morris rebuts the New York Times' characterization of Obama as a centrist in the budget battle and discusses his plan for endless tax increases.

Updated on : Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:43:04 +0000

Republicans are blasting president Obama over the US credit rating downgrade and the lack of job creation and high unemployment rate. Cenk Uygur breaks it down. The Largest Online News Show in the World. Google+: www.gplus.to Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Subscribe: bit.ly

Updated on : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:34:11 +0000

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Updated on : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:08:01 +0000

Speaking in the White House briefing room, President Obama called the proposal presented by the bipartisan "Gang of Six" Tuesday, which includes significant cuts while creating revenue, a "very significant step" in stalled budget negotiations.

Updated on : Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:13:25 +0000

Paul Ryan strikes back after Obama accuses him of wanting old and disabled on the streets

Updated on : Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:52:56 +0000

Chris Preble of CATO joins John to discuss how much military spending is enough. www.LibertyPen.com

Updated on : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:04:05 +0000

President Obama spoke about the budget, reminding viewers that his budget includes tax cuts for 95% of Americans.

Updated on : Sun, 17 Apr 2011 02:05:52 +0000

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) ripped into Republicans on C-SPAN over their reaction to president Obama's budget cut speech. Cenk Uygur breaks it down. Subscribe: bit.ly TYT Mobile: bit.ly On Facebook: www.facebook.com On Twitter: twitter.com www.theyoungturks.com FREE Movies(!): www.netflix.com Read Ana's blog and subscribe at: www.examiner.com Read Cenk's Blog: www.huffingtonpost.com

Updated on : Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:55:29 +0000

"President Barack Obama released Monday his plans to drastically cut federal spending with a proposed $3.73 trillion budget for fiscal year 2012. The proposal will reduce the national deficit by more than $1 trillion over a 10 year period, 75% of which will be accounted for by spending cuts, tax increases or doing away with existing tax breaks. The Obama administration estimates that reducing or cutting 200 federal programs will save $33 billion in 2012 alone. Obama said, "My budget makes investments that can help American win this competition and transform our economy, and it does so fully aware of the very difficult fiscal situation we face." Obama also said that the programs that would be cut under the new budget include "many whose mission I care deeply about, but meeting our fiscal targets while investing in our future demands no less." The president is calling for a 5 year non-security discretionary spending freeze and a 2 year freeze of federal government employee salaries. Despite the reductions, Obama's budget still falls short of the $4 trillion in savings recommended by a White House deficit commission because it offers little change to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security programs. It also fails to measure up to the $62 billion Republican leaders are pushing to slash in the remaining seven months of fiscal 2011 with more cuts in fiscal 2012. Republican lawmakers are also criticizing Obama for failing to outline plans to reduce entitlement spending. However ...

Updated on : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:16:19 +0000

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