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Barack Obama’s approval rating on the economy has fallen to the lowest level of his presidency. That’s the latest word from a Gallup poll released on Wednesday.

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Faced with stagnant unemployment rates, a lowered credit rating and the threat of a double dip recession, President Barack Obama plans to give a major speech about job creation and debt reduction in September.

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President Barack Obama said Sunday night that he and Congressional leaders had reached a debt deal that cuts trillions in federal spending. The debt ceiling plan was set to face a vote on Monday in hopes of enacting it before a Tuesday deadline, thus averting default, The New York Times reported.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - United States Senators Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are urging the Federal Government to grant individual disaster assistance to Upstate New York homeowners affected by April storms.

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President Barack Obama is set to hold his first Twitter town hall on Wednesday.

The president will answer questions submitted by using the #AskObama hashtag via a live webcast at 2 p.m. ET at askobama.twitter.com.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - A day after announcing plans to withdraw 10,000 troops from Afghanistan this year,  President Obama pays a visit to troops at Fort Drum.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - Senator Gillibrand is applauding President Obama's decision to release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - A recent poll on President Obama's approval ratings shows a slight dip in the number of people who believe he's still doing a good job leading the country.

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