<p>President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at The Associated Press luncheon during the ASNE Convention, Tuesday, April 3, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p>
April 4, 2012
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April 4, 2012 9:15 p.m.
Obama: Reagan could not survive in 'radical' GOP
President: New House Republican budget is bleak, backward vision
WASHINGTON - In combative campaign form, President Barack Obama accused Republican leaders on Tuesday of becoming so radical and dangerously rigid that even the late Ronald Reagan, one of their most cherished heroes, could not win a GOP primary if he were running today.