Barack Obama

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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…
May 23, 2011

Slideshow: Obamas reaffirm 'bonds of affection' in Ireland

SLIDESHOW - President Barack Obama says the enduring, centuries-old relationship the U.S. and Ireland enjoy is bound by history, friendship…
May 23, 2011

Obama returns to his ancestral roots in Ireland

DUBLIN (AP) - President Obama said Monday that the U.S. and Ireland share a "blood link" that extends beyond strategic…
May 23, 2011

Will Herman Cain's candidacy change black America?

OPINION - Whether we like it or not, Herman Cain is expanding the definition of what it means to be…
May 21, 2011

Herman Cain enters 2012 presidential race

ATLANTA (AP) - Herman Cain has run a pizza chain, hosted a talk radio show and sparred with Bill Clinton…
May 21, 2011

From marijuana to alligator hides, Obama pardons 8

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House, as is typically the case with every administration, offered no elaboration for the president's…
May 19, 2011

Obama tells Israel: Go back to 1967 borders

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said that while each country in the region is unique, there are shared values in the…
May 19, 2011

Why Cornel West is wrong to question Obama's blackness

OPINION - For those of us who respect and appreciate West's scholar-activist contributions, the past few days have been both…