Michael D Shear

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Obama Says GOP Won’t Get “Ransom” to Lift Debt Limit

The president said Republicans would be responsible for the economic fallout if they refused to raise it.

By: Jackie Calmes ,; Michael D Shear ,; Peter Baker ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService

January 14, 2013

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Obama Vows Fast Action in New Push for Gun Control

President Obama declared on Wednesday that he would make gun control a u201ccentral issueu201d as he opens his second term.

By: Michael D Shear ,; TheNewYorkTimes

December 20, 2012

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Romney Calls 47% of Voters Dependent in Leaked Video

Mitt Romney described almost half of Americans as

By: Michael D Shear &; Michael Barbaro ,; NewYorkTimes

September 18, 2012

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Obama Backs Same-Sex Marriage

President Obama declared for the first time on Wednesday that he supports same-sex marriage, putting the moral power of his presidency behind a social issue that continues to divide …

By: Michael D Shear &; Michael Barbaro ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService

May 9, 2012

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Obama Campaign Grapples With New Voter ID Laws

A voter registration form in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, on March 22, 2012. The Obama campaign has begun national outreach to train volunteers and staff about the new voter …

By: Michael D Shear ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService

April 30, 2012

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Santorum Suspends Presidential Campaign

Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign on Tuesday, bowing to the inevitability of Mitt Romney's nomination and ending his improbable, come-from-behind quest to become the party's conservative standard-bearer in …

By: Michael D Shear &; Jim Rutenberg ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService

April 10, 2012

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Mitt Romney Wins New Hampshire Primary

Manchester, N.H. - Mitt Romney has won the New Hampshire Republican primary, achieving a sweep of the first two critical contests in the 2012 presidential race and boosting his …

By: Michael D Shear ,; NewYorkTimesNewsService

January 10, 2012

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Romney Appears to Waver on Ohio Anti-Union Rules

Fairfax, Virginia - Mitt Romney’s critics are quick to accuse him of being a flip-flopper on important issues, part of an effort by Democrats and his Republican rivals to …

By: Michael D Shear ,; NewYorkTimesNewsService

October 27, 2011

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At Outsize Ritual of the Straw Poll, GOP Candidates Jockey for Position

Des Moines - A half-dozen Republican presidential hopefuls jockeyed Friday for attention on the eve of the Iowa straw poll, a ritual that has taken on outsize meaning as …

By: Michael D Shear &; Jeff Zeleny ,

August 13, 2011

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House Passes Bill on Debt Ceiling

Washington - The House began voting on the landmark compromise to raise the debt ceiling and sharply cut spending, after Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress made their final …

By: Michael D Shear ,; Carl Hulse ,; Helene Cooper ,; NewYorkTimesNewsService

August 1, 2011

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