Philip Rucker
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Obama appoints Gabby Giffords to Fulbright board

The former congresswoman who was shot in Tucson will be part of the board that selects scholarship winners.

Will Obama suffer the ‘second-term curse’?

Will Obama suffer the ‘second-term curse’?

Difficulties mount for the Obama presidency: a stymied agenda plus controversies at home and abroad.

Obama honors law-enforcement officers, pitches gun control

President paid tribute Saturday to the nation's law enforcement personnel and urged lawmakers to take steps to reduce gun violence.

Obama to peg health-care speech to Mother's Day

President plans to deliver a speech Friday afternoon about how the Affordable Care Act will benefit women and their families.