Barack Obama

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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…
April 27, 2011

Trump should receive same scrutiny he sought for Obama

Chances are it was a confluence of dumb events that brought the White House to this point...
April 27, 2011

Family of doctor who delivered Obama 'honored'

HONOLULU (AP) - The family of a Honolulu doctor whose signature appears on Obama's birth certificate says they're honored to…
April 27, 2011

The Obamas go to Chicago for Oprah

CHICAGO (AP) - Obama and his wife, Michelle, took turns answering Winfrey's questions during a taped interview at her studio,…
April 27, 2011

Is Obama an 'affirmative action president'?

OPINION - Demanding that the president produce his college transcript, like demanding that he show his birth certificate, is an…
April 27, 2011

Obama releases birth certificate, decries 'silliness' of debate

WASHINGTON (AP) - By coming before the press in a national statement, Obama sought to stake himself out as a…
April 27, 2011

White House releases Obama birth certificate

WASHINGTON (AP) - The certificate, released Wednesday, says Obama was born in Hawaii, which makes him eligible to hold the…
April 26, 2011

Arizona gov.: Birther issue 'path of destruction'

PHOENIX (AP) - She also said she believes there's no question that it was directed at Obama though it's clear…