'Could there be something to all the talk of an Obama effect, after all?
But the repercussions of the Obama effect on US politics and world affairs have been largely ignored.
Unfortunately, unless the Obama effect wears off soon, by the time the American people become aware of this fact it may be too late to make a difference.
If the rules go into effect before Obama takes office, they will be difficult to overturn since it would require the new administration to restart the rule-making process.
Despite rising acrimony between Obama and congressional Republicans over the forced government spending cuts set to go into effect on Friday, Obama kept his remarks focused on Parks' legacy.
If Congress can't finish a full budget by March 1, when the sequester is scheduled to take effect, President Obama called on lawmakers to at least pass a smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms that would delay the the economically damaging effects of the automatic cuts.
Obama even slightly reversed the Bradley Effect by outperforming the poll predictions in the 2008 election.
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But if it did go into effect, that would mean Obama could not be on the ballot in Arizona.
Obama's also going to have a positive effect on the white community.
Mr Obama's lawyers complained that Arizona was in effect attempting to set its own immigration policy, and thereby arrogating a power the constitution gives to the federal government.
So how able would the United States be to put into effect the "contingency plans" that Mr Obama referred to?
The starkest failure was peacemaking in Palestine, which Mr Obama made a priority but where American peacemaking had in effect collapsed by 2011.
Obama's alarmist rhetoric drew criticism for its likely devastating effect on consumer and investor confidence.
However, the Obama Administration could wield one part of the sanctions to great effect, if it wants to.
The 40% tax rate that Congress agreed to is a compromise between the 45% rate that President Obama was seeking and the 35% rate that was in effect for 2011 and 2012.
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Just like Romney ahead of him, Obama spoke of the proliferation of social media and its social and political effect.
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During this year's Democratic primaries, University of Washington social psychologist Tony Greenwald did a study to see if there was a Bradley or Wilder effect at work in the contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton propose universal health care coverage?which is, in effect, nationalization.
President Obama admitted as much when he stated that he wanted more spending to offset the negative effect of higher tax rates.
With speculation that Bernanke may not retain his role as Chairman for another term, regardless of an Obama or Romney victory, the Federal Reserve is taking its time to see its policies take effect.
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Today, President Obama signed legislation that will stop a significant pay cut for doctors who treat Medicare patients from taking effect.
That wasn't acceptable to President Obama or leaders in Congress and the law the President signed today delays the pay cut from taking effect for another year.
The danger, however, is that the time Mr Obama took to reach his decision and the qualifications with which he hedged its announcement will have the opposite effect.
President Barack Obama previously walled off the military from a reduction in pay so if this current compensation plan goes into effect, it's widely seen as "cutting our pay, " one military officer familiar with the plan told CNN.
This is when Mr Obama has announced that withdrawal of US forces will begin, assuming transition and transfer of responsibility to Afghan forces takes effect.
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