Obama Says He Wants to Work 'as a Team' With Congress

U.S. President Barack Obama is telling congressional leaders, including opposition Republican lawmakers, that he hopes to work with them "as a team" this year to pass key legislation, even as they continue to spar over several contentious issues. The president called key senators and members of Congress to the White House Tuesday. With Republicans now controlling Congress, the party's top leaders, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, flanked...

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