Mark Felsenthal
Recent Stories By Mark Felsenthal:
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Obama tells veterans better mental health care on the wayAugust 26, 2014
CHARLOTTE N.C. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to make amends with veterans on Tuesday, announcing steps to expand their access to mental health care and an initiative with financial...
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Obama to business: tell your lawmakers to renew Ex-Im BankAugust 23, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged business owners to press Congress to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which could halt any new financing Sept. 30 - as some...
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Obama authorizes air strikes in IraqAugust 7, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he has authorized air strikes against Islamist militants in Iraq to protect American personnel and launched humanitarian...
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Obama calls House immigration bill extreme, vows actionAugust 1, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday immigration legislation on track to pass in the House of Representatives is unworkable and will force him to act on his own to address...
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Boehner warns on unilateral immigration action by ObamaJuly 31, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday that any unilateral steps by President Barack Obama on immigration would make matters worse and add to a "legacy...
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Obama, corporate giants announce plan to boost suppliersJuly 11, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is enlisting several major U.S. and multinational companies to draw attention to an initiative aimed at helping small businesses expand and hire workers...
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Former IRS official sought to hide information, lawmakers assertJuly 9, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans asserted on Wednesday that new emails show a former Internal Revenue Service official deliberately sought to hide information from Congress, opening...
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Obama to meet Texas governor, a critic in U.S. border crisisJuly 8, 2014
WASHINGTON/AUSTIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet Texas Governor Rick Perry on Wednesday to discuss a surge of Latin American young people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border that has put...
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Obama Pledges Millions to Fix Security in Central AmericaJune 22, 2014
The White House on Friday stepped up efforts to slow the flow of illegal children into the country, expanding the government's ability to process and deport people and announcing new funding to boost...
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Obama moves to ease student loan burdens, urges Congress to actJune 9, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday signed an executive order making it easier for up to 5 million people to pay off college tuition debt, and scolded congressional Republicans...
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Obama accepts veterans affairs chief resignation with 'regret'May 30, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned on Friday after a political firestorm over widespread delays in veterans' medical care, leaving President Barack Obama...
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GOP Revs Up for Campaign Push on VA ScandalMay 23, 2014
Republicans who hope to wrest control of the U.S. Senate from Democrats see medical care delays for veterans as a potent line of attack and are devising ways to keep the issue in the news in the...