Barack Obama

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May 2, 2011

Obama approval rating likely to go up after Osama killing

First, until last night, Americans had largely given up hope that bin Laden would ever be captured...
May 2, 2011

Obama: Bin Laden's death makes the world safer

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the world is better and safer because of the death of al-Qaida leader…
May 2, 2011

Obama wants to restore belief in American dream

CHICAGO (AP) - Obama also expresses disappointment over sharp-edged Washington politics and his failure to soften it as he'd promised...
May 2, 2011

Trump fires back at Letterman for calling him a racist

Donald Trump has another celebrity rival. And it's not Seth Meyers...
May 2, 2011

From taking on Trump to taking out Osama: Obama's timing is impeccable

OPINION - President Obama's announcement that the U.S. military has killed Osama Bin Laden was an obvious show-stopper, both literally…
May 2, 2011

'U-S-A' chant fills the air outside White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - As news of the death of Osama bin Laden spread, a large crowd gathered in front of…
May 2, 2011

'Yes We Did!': Obama's triumph over terrorism trumps doubters

OPINION - Obama has done more than demonstrate leadership, he has proven it..
May 1, 2011

Obama: Osama bin Laden is dead

WASHINGTON (AP) - Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks against the United States, is dead,…
April 30, 2011

Obama goes in on Trump during correspondents' dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama exercised his revenge Saturday after weeks of attacks from his would-be Republican challenger Donald Trump...
April 29, 2011

Obama in Alabama: 'I've never seen destruction like this'

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Obama offered comfort and help in a role he and presidents before him have had to…
April 29, 2011

Daily Mail launches weird attack on Obama's father

Gathered in this brief are a range of things attesting to the senior Obama's youthful shadiness, including a whiff of…
April 29, 2011

Donald Trump's racial discrimination problem

The little-remembered case provides crucial context for the current discussion centering on Trump and race...
April 29, 2011

Obama to visit scene of deadly tornados in South

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (AP) - Obama planned Friday to tour parts of Alabama that were devastated by an outbreak of tornados…
April 28, 2011

Letterman thinks Trump's Obama remarks 'smack of racism'

Letterman dismisses the birther idiocy out of hand, but what bothers the host is Trump's questions about how Obama got…
April 28, 2011

Some blacks see racism in 'birther' questions

WASHINGTON (AP) - Many African-Americans responded to Wednesday's scene with a large sigh...
April 28, 2011

First lady says overseas trips a family highlight

WASHINGTON (AP) - During an interview on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' the first lady singled out a visit to Rome…
April 28, 2011

Why Obama can't escape America's great 'birth defect'

OPINION - We cannot grow stronger, richer and faster as a nation if we continue on this course of hate…
April 28, 2011

Orly Taitz: Obama's birth certificate should say 'negro' not 'African'

Even after the president released his long-form birth certificate to the world, so-called "birther queen" Orly Taitz is still not…
April 28, 2011

Why Obama shouldn't have had to 'show his papers'

OPINION - When they tell you this isn't racial, don't believe them. This controversy was constructed solely as a way…
April 28, 2011

Barbershop Buzz: Is the birther debate finally dead?

VIDEO - What do you think of Obama's decision to release his birth certificate? Should he have released it sooner…