Barack Obama

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August 1, 2011

Deficit numbers don't lie, even when politicians do

OPINION - Data from the non-partisan, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reveals the distinction between mathematical reality and political fallacy...
July 31, 2011

It's a deal: Obama, Congress will avert default

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama and Democrats have been insisting on a one-shot debt ceiling increase of around $2.4 trillion, enough…
July 30, 2011

Rev. Jackson: Obama should have been 'tougher' with GOP

"He has a propensity to be trusting, on the side of reconciliation," the veteran civil-rights activist told POLITICO...
July 29, 2011

Beautyshop Buzz: How will the debt debate end?

VIDEO - President Obama and John Boehner must come to an agreement by August 2nd about whether to raise the…
July 29, 2011

Belafonte says Obama lacks moral courage, vision

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Singer and activist Harry Belafonte says President Barack Obama and his "mission" have failed because…
July 29, 2011

Allen West blasts Tea Party 'schizophrenia' over debt ceiling

Tea Party leaders announced Thursday that they will mount primary challenges against four freshmen Republicans who have declared their support…
July 29, 2011

Obama meets with African leaders, discusses development

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - As President Alassane Ouattara meets with Obama on Friday in Washington, Ivory Coast's national reconciliation…
July 29, 2011

Obama says multiple ways out of debt ceiling mess

WASHINGTON (AP) - He spoke at the White House as a bill by Republican House Speaker John Boehner to lift…
July 29, 2011

Why Obama's foes want a black president with bad credit

OPINION - If a downgrade occurs, the financial markets would suffer a huge blow, and Barack Obama's presidency would clearly…
July 29, 2011

Bachmann's political spouse double standard

OPINION - If a politician plans to trot out his or her spouse and kids as a part of their…
July 28, 2011

Sharpton: Debt fight about 'your mama,' not Obama

BOSTON (AP) - He urged advocates to change the conversation about the debt limit to one about creating more jobs,…
July 28, 2011

Psychology of debt talks is all in game of chicken

WASHINGTON (AP) - This is not political rhetoric. It's a real-life psychological negotiating scenario where it sometimes helps to seem…
July 28, 2011

BET founder weighs in on the debt crisis

VIDEO - "Evidently in Washington, there are no rational people.," this according to Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television...
July 28, 2011

Deportations may divide Obama's black and brown base

OPINION - Stalled immigration reform -- like several other high-profile Obama campaign promises has become a proxy for frustrated political…
July 27, 2011

Congressman arrested during White House protest

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Hispanic congressman again has been arrested outside the White House while protesting U.S. immigration policies...
July 26, 2011

White House threatens to veto Boehner's House plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House threatened on Tuesday to veto emergency legislation pending in the House to avert a…
July 26, 2011

Obama won't win back white voters by being 'President Pushover'

OPINION - Last night, President Obama did what many in his party had longed asked of him: Tell the American…
July 25, 2011

Obama: Default would be reckless, irresponsible

WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation will run out of ability to borrow money and pay its existing bills after Aug.…
July 25, 2011

NAACP chief focuses on voting laws at convention

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Benjamin Todd Jealous said legislation promoted by what he called racist elements in the tea party…
July 25, 2011

Smiley and West take Obama critique on the road

(AP) - Cornel West and Tavis Smiley are planning a 15-city "Poverty Tour" to bring attention to the needy and…