Biden rallies Democrats on the Hill
Washington (CNN) - Vice President Joe Biden answered questions from House Democrats for roughly 45 minutes Tuesday while rallying support for the fiscal cliff agreement that passed through the Senate, according to a Democratic source present at the meeting.
Biden, who was a key player in the deal brokered between the White House and Congressional leaders, spent an hour talking to members of the House Democratic caucus explaining the negotiations step by step, the source said.
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Details emerge in fiscal cliff agreement
Washington (CNN) – A deal was reached between Congressional leaders and the White House late Monday night, according to a Democratic source.
The agreement brokered by Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was later signed off on by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid during calls with President Barack Obama, said a source familiar with the deal.
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Significant progress in Biden-McConnell negotiations
Washington (CNN) – Fiscal cliff negotiations between Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made significant progress and the two sides are now closer to a deal than they were Sunday, according to sources close to the process.
Thus far the potential agreement includes allowing top tax rates to return to Clinton-era levels, an extension of unemployment insurance and an agreement to increase the estate tax, though there would likely be a compromise to keep it from jumping to pre-bush policy levels, said a source familiar with the negotiations.
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Plouffe rallies progressives on fiscal cliff
Washington (CNN) - As House Speaker John Boehner prepared to leave the Capitol Friday, President Barack Obama's top political adviser David Plouffe told Democratic activists the nation's attention on the fiscal cliff will increase now that Washington has failed to reach a deal. According individuals on the call, he asked Obama supporters to help spread the message that the president is doing what he can.
Plouffe offered aid for several progressive priorities in exchange for their help messaging on the president's work to get a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, according to participants.
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Executives make White House stop
Washington (CNN) – Hedge fund and Wall Street executives will head to the White House Wednesday to meet with Valerie Jarrett and the White House economic team as the administration continues to lobby on behalf of their economic positions and tax plan, according to an administration official.
Negotiations over tax rates have been at the center of the ongoing fiscal cliff discussions, with the White House insisting rates for the top 2% of income earners go up at the end of the year and congressional Republicans holding firm in their opposition.
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Team Obama says Hispanic vote helps confidence in Florida
Orlando, Florida (CNN) - If President Barack Obama wins Florida, it will be thanks to an increase in Hispanic voters, according to leaders of the president's campaign in the state.
One week before Election Day and three days into early voting in the ever important battleground, Obama's Sunshine State director Ashley Walker told reporters during a pen and pad briefing that early turnout among Hispanics is up 50% from 2008 due to an increase in registration and enthusiasm in the community.
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Obama 'confident' about immigration reform in a second term
Davenport, Iowa (CNN) – New details of President Barack Obama's plans for a second term were given in an off-the-record interview with the Des Moines Register Tuesday but made public only after the paper protested that leaving it private would be a disservice to Iowa voters.
The interview was conducted Tuesday but made public Wednesday after the Obama campaign gave permission to the paper releasing them from their off-the-record agreement.
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Michelle Obama 'excited' about anniversary debate double date
Denver (CNN) - To the political world, October 3 is a high-stakes night in the presidential election. But for first lady Michelle Obama, it's the date night that wasn't.
"I told Barack, 'This, you know, attending a presidential debate on my 20th anniversary is probably the worst way for me to spend (it).' ... I get so nervous at these debates," she said in a recent interview alongside her brother, Craig Robinson.
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Denver (CNN) - Watching her husband during a presidential debate makes Michelle Obama feels like an anxious mom, the first lady confided in an exclusive interview with CNN.
"I get so nervous at these debates," a laughing Obama told CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin. "I'm like one of those parents watching their kid on the balance beam. You're just standing there trying not to you know, have any expression at all."
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Medicare takes center stage for Obama campaign in Florida
Melbourne, Florida (CNN) – In the senior-heavy coastal city of Melbourne on Sunday, President Barack Obama, armed with a new study, continued to hammer the Republican plan to reform Medicare.
He highlighted a Harvard analysis, conducted by a former Obama adviser, that found seniors would pay more under the "Romney-Ryan plan," compared to his plan, which he said will strengthen the entitlement program.
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