Obama on Stalled Second Term: Rumors of My Demise May Be a Little Exaggerated

Obama: Rumors Of My Demise Are Exaggerated (NPR)

Joking that a reporter's question Tuesday about whether he has "any juice" left to get things done in Washington made it sound like "I should just pack up and go home," President Obama paraphrased Mark Twain:

"Rumors of my demise may be a little exaggerated," the president said, as he predicted that an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws will be among the things that get accomplished in his second term.

Obama took questions from reporters for about 50 minutes during a White House news conference in which the issues included the war in Syria, the bombings in Boston, health care, and the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.