Barack Obama

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May 31, 2011

Obama finds some solid ground; tests still ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) - "It is likely he will be re-elected, in my opinion," veteran Republican pollster Wes Anderson says...
May 31, 2011

Why black basketball fans back LeBron in the NBA Finals

OPINION - Perhaps to a fault, African-Americans are very protective of our athletes...
May 30, 2011

Obamas honor America's veterans on Memorial Day

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will spend Memorial Day paying tribute to the military....
May 30, 2011

Obama consoles tornado-ravaged Missouri city

JOPLIN, Missouri (AP) - Obama came face to face Sunday with the legions of homeless, consoling the community as it…
May 28, 2011

GOP Rep: Obama elected because he's a `black man who was articulate'

Yesterday, GOP Rep. Joe Walsh raged at Jewish Americans for not being sufficiently pro-Israel...
May 27, 2011

Clyburn protests McClatchy article on Obama and race

WASHINGTON - House Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn objected Thursday to coverage of his views on the impact of President…
May 27, 2011

Why Obama and Cain are praying for a Palin run

OPINION - Can she win against an incumbent who has substantive work experience and, for all of his perceived shortcomings…
May 26, 2011

Palin signals ambition, reluctance for White House

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Palin's supporters are putting together a campaign-in-waiting in Iowa in the hopes she decides to join…
May 26, 2011

Trump says Obama birth certificate fake

Upon the release of Obama's birth certificate, Trump took credit for the disclosure...
May 26, 2011

Racism to blame for Obama's problems, Clyburn says

Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking African-American in Congress, on Wednesday blamed most of President Barack Obama's political problems on racism...
May 25, 2011

Fox Business News guy sick of 'Obama chugging 40s'

Let's get one thing straight right up front: wealthy white American male Republican and Fox Business Network TV personality Eric…
May 25, 2011

Jesse Jackson Jr. takes stand at Blagojevich retrial

CHICAGO (AP) - The defense said Wednesday that Jackson would testify that he never offered or directed anyone to offer…
May 25, 2011

Obama can't remain ringside in Jack Johnson pardon fight

OPINION - There would be absolutely no political repercussions, let alone political fall-out to Obama for pardoning Johnson...
May 24, 2011

Resolution to pardon Jack Johnson re-introduced

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama refused to act on the call for a pardon in the last congressional session,…
May 24, 2011

Obama reaches out to twister victims

JOPLIN, Missouri (AP) - Speaking from London, President Barack Obama said he would travel to Missouri on Sunday to meet…
May 24, 2011

Whites believe they are victims of racism more often than blacks

The findings, say the authors, show that America has not achieved the "post-racial" society that some predicted in the wake…
May 24, 2011

What would the world be like without Oprah?

OPINION - Without Oprah, we would be deprived of one of the nation's most profound success stories, and a role…
May 24, 2011

Why the Irish embraced Obama as their own

OPINION - It seems serendipitous that the man who occupies the Oval Office is a descendant of two ethnic groups…
May 24, 2011

Obamas welcomed at Buckingham Palace

LONDON (AP) - President Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama have been welcomed to Buckingham Palace in grand royal style…
May 23, 2011

Trump won't 'rule out' reversing 2012 prez run decision

NEW YORK - A week after ending his would-be candidacy, he said on Monday that he might consider getting back…