Articles tagged:Barack Obama

Posted: Tue Feb 21 2 p.m. by Julie Baker News producer
Ave Maria University suing over federal health care contraception rule

Ave Maria University, a Florida-based Catholic institution founded by Domino's Pizza creator Tom Monaghan, is suing over President Barack Obama's law that requires contraception coverage in employers' health care plans, Fort Myers television station NBC2 reported.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18 8 a.m. by Wayne Baker Community Contributor
American character strengths: How about fairness?

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week, Dr. Baker is relying on a global survey to discuss America's character strengths, along with its weaknesses.

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Posted: Mon Jan 30 12:35 p.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer
Poll: Romney, Obama tied in Michigan, other key swing states

GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are tied in a poll of likely voters in key battleground states, including Michigan, USA Today reports.

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Posted: Fri Jan 27 4:30 p.m. by Melanie Maxwell Staff Photographer
Images from President Obama's stop in Ann Arbor

President Barack Obama spoke to a crowd of about 4,000 people at the University of Michigan's Al Glick Fieldhouse this morning. AnnArbor.com photographers Angela Cesere and Melanie Maxwell captured the event.

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Posted: Fri Jan 27 2:55 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Romney to Obama:  'Unlike you, I am not a career politician'

Mitt Romney's gloves were already off before Friday, but he took another swing at Barack Obama upon the president's visit to Ann Arbor.

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Posted: Fri Jan 27 2:05 p.m. by Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter
U-M president after Obama's speech: Higher ed cuts 'not good for the state'

When President Barack Obama spoke Friday about state governments reinvesting in public universities and skyrocketing college tuition, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman nodded in agreement.

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Posted: Fri Jan 27 12:45 p.m. by Nathan Bomey Business news director
Auto industry's resurgence turns into political asset for President Obama

The resurgence of the U.S. auto industry is quickly turning into a political asset for President Barack Obama. Speaking to a crowd of 4,000 at the University of Michigan, Obama was not bashful about highlighting the auto industry's comeback.

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Posted: Fri Jan 27 12:15 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Text of the president's speech on college affordability

(Related: Mega guide to the president's visit) Below is the full text of President Barack Obama's speech in Ann Arbor today. The president visited the University of Michigan to talk about college affordability. Obama: Hello, Michigan! (Applause.) Oh, it is good to be back in Ann Arbor. (Applause.) Thank you, ...

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Posted: Fri Jan 27 11:38 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Campaigner in chief: Obama address to Ann Arbor crowd sounded like stump speech

(Related: Mega guide to the president's visit) Despite assurances his visit to Ann Arbor wasn't a political event, but rather official White House business, Barack Obama surely played the role of campaigner in chief today. But who could blame him? The November election is a little more than nine months ...

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Posted: Fri Jan 27 11:26 a.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson gets shout-out from Obama

Denard Robinson is a rock star. There's just no other way to put it. The Michigan football team's senior-to-be quarterback got a shout-out this morning from, of all people, the commander in chief.

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Posted: Fri Jan 27 11:23 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer
Obama in Ann Arbor: Mega guide to the president's visit

President Barack Obama brought his message of college affordability to Ann Arbor Friday to a cheering crowd of mostly students at the University of Michigan. From the details of the president's speech to his shout-out to Denard Robinson, here's a guide to AnnArbor.com's complete coverage:

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Posted: Fri Jan 27 11:11 a.m. by Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter
Obama: College needs to be affordable

(Related: Mega guide to the president's visit) President Barack Obama stressed the importance of affordable higher education to the nation's recovering economy as he outlined a series of overhauls to federal-based college aid before a crowd of thousands of University of Michigan students Friday. "Student loan debt has now surpassed ...

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Posted: Fri Jan 27 11:10 a.m. by Nathan Bomey Business news director
Analysis: President hopes incentives will force lower tuition, higher grad rates

(Related: Comprehensive guide to AnnArbor.com's coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to Ann Arbor) President Barack Obama today said in Ann Arbor that he would offer a bucket of incentives devised to nudge states to restructure their college funding systems and force universities to keep tuition low.

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Posted: Fri Jan 27 10:47 a.m. by Elizabeth Edwards

(Related: Mega guide to the president's visit) The University of Michigan's Al Glick Fieldhouse in Ann Arbor was packed Friday morning as thousands of people claimed their seat at President Barack Obama's speech. These are readers photos of their experiences.

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Posted: Fri Jan 27 10:30 a.m. by The Associated Press
Obama in Ann Arbor: 'Hold colleges accountable'

(Related: Mega guide to the president's visit) President Barack Obama called Friday for an overhaul of the higher education financial aid system, warning that colleges and universities that fail to control spiraling tuition costs could lose federal funds. Speaking at the University of Michigan, Obama said the government cannot just ...

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