Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Obama hits Romney over immigration stance
President Obama attacked presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney over his support for Arizona's tough immigration law Saturday and pledged to work for comprehensive immigration reform if he wins a second term. Published April 14, 2012
Obama: Pressure Congress to raise taxes on wealthy
As millions of Americans prepare to file their tax returns, President Obama urged them Saturday to pressure Congress to raise taxes on the wealthy. Published April 14, 2012
Misconduct alleged against Obama’s Secret Service agents on Colombia trip
President Obama's weekend trip to Colombia is being rocked by the disclosure that up to a dozen Secret Service agents there have been relieved of their duties amid allegations of misconduct with prostitutes. Published April 14, 2012
Obama talks up Latin American trade en route to summit
On his way to a summit in Colombia, President Obama stopped in the key election battleground state of Florida Friday and told port workers that he's promoting more trade with Latin America. Published April 13, 2012
Obamas’ tax bill under ‘Buffett rule’ standard
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama didn't quite reach the "Buffett rule" threshold with their income in 2011, paying an effective federal tax rate of 20.5 percent, according to their tax returns released Friday. Published April 13, 2012
Romney tags Obama for N. Korean defiance
The White House late Thursday criticized North Korea's failed missile launch, saying it jeopardizes the region's security — but President Obama's likely Republican opponent in the election said the current administration is to blame for the situation getting this far. Published April 12, 2012
Biden says paying higher taxes ‘patriotic’
As part of the Obama administration's push to raise more taxes from the wealthy, Vice President Joseph R. Biden told an audience in New Hampshire Thursday that paying higher taxes is "patriotic." Published April 12, 2012
Gibe at Ann Romney opens a new front in ‘war on women’
The importance of female voters to the 2012 vote came into stark view Thursday as President Obama's campaign advisers furiously tried to contain the fallout from a prominent Democratic consultant's comment that Ann Romney, wife of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and the mother of five sons, "never worked a day in her life." Published April 12, 2012
Biden: Paying higher taxes is patriotic
As part of the Obama administration's push to raise more taxes from the wealthy, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. told an audience in New Hampshire on Thursday that paying higher taxes is "patriotic." Published April 12, 2012
Obama team faces furor over Ann Romney gibe
The importance of female voters to the 2012 vote came into stark view Thursday as President Obama's campaign advisers furiously tried to contain the fallout from a prominent Democratic consultant's comment that Ann Romney, wife of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and the mother of five sons, "never worked a day in her life." Published April 12, 2012
Obama evokes Reagan in touting Buffett rule
President Obama surrounded himself with wealthy taxpayers and invoked the name of Ronald Reagan Wednesday as he made another pitch for Congress to raise taxes on people with incomes of more than $1 million. Published April 11, 2012
Obama attacks inequality while soliciting big-money donors
Pausing between $10,000-a-plate fundraisers for his re-election campaign, President Obama called on Congress in a highly partisan speech Tuesday to approve a tax increase on the wealthy to pay for programs for the middle class. Published April 10, 2012
Obama renews call for ‘Buffett rule’ tax on millionaires
The White House and President Obama's re-election team launched a simultaneous offensive Monday to pressure Republican senators to approve the so-called "Buffett rule," a tax increase on income over $1 million. Published April 9, 2012
Gas numbers game is a loser for Obama
President Obama's poll numbers are up and the country's unemployment figures are down — but $4 gas poses a potent threat to the incumbent's re-election bid, polls show. Published April 4, 2012
Gas prices imperil Obama re-election bid
Voters are giving President Obama an emphatic thumbs-down for his handling of gas prices — 68 percent disapprove of his response to the problem in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. Published April 4, 2012
Obama’s uncle back on road after drunken-driving plea
President Obama's illegal-immigrant uncle has received a limited driver's license from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles only a week after entering a plea to drunken driving. Published April 3, 2012
N.J. pol’s group buys Philly papers
Philadelphia's two largest newspapers were sold Monday for the fourth time in six years, this time for about $55 million to a group of investors led by New Jersey Democratic Party boss George E. Norcross III. Published April 2, 2012
Mexico’s Calderon urges Obama, Congress to tighten gun laws
After listening to Mexico's president lecture about the need for Washington to ban assault weapons, President Obama said Monday that the U.S. has an obligation to combat gun smuggling that he said is fueled increasingly by drug addicts in rural communities. Published April 2, 2012
Obama’s vision for Koreas a long shot
President Obama struck a hopeful note recently when he compared the unification of North and South Korea to the reuniting of East and West Germany, but the goal of uniting the peninsula seems as distant as ever. Published April 1, 2012
Obama’s vision for Koreas a long shot
President Obama struck a hopeful note recently when he compared the unification of North and South Korea to the reuniting of East and West Germany, but the goal of uniting the peninsula seems as distant as ever. Published April 1, 2012
