Barack Obama

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September 13, 2010

White House hopes GOP will accept tax cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and its Democratic allies hope to use the tax-cut fight to cast themselves as…
September 12, 2010

Gingrich slammed for saying Obama may hold 'Kenyan' world-view

Gingrich pointed to a recent Forbes article by conservative writer Dinesh D'Souza which attempted to trace the origins of Obama's…
September 12, 2010

As Obama's popularity drops, so do sales of his merchandise

Not that long ago, President Obama was more than a president wading through two wars and a bad economy...
September 11, 2010

Unsettled nation marks 9/11 with rituals of sorrow

NEW YORK (AP) - Under a flawless blue sky that called to mind the day itself, there were tears and…
September 11, 2010

Obama commemorates 9/11 with appeal for tolerance

WASHINGTON (AP) - "We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust,"…
September 10, 2010

Obama: Settlement for black farmers is a 'priority'

TALKING POINTS MEMO - During his press conference, Obama was asked about the $1.25 billion settlement for African-American farmers who…
September 10, 2010

Obama: We call God 'different names, but we remain one nation'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said people must remember that the country's enemy is not Islam but al-Qaida and other extremist…
September 10, 2010

GOP rep: With Obama as president, we need more trigger locks

When asked for comment, Rehberg's office said his joke was a reference to Obama wanting to impose onerous gun control…
September 10, 2010

Guns kept from NJ man accused of Obama threats

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The judge says his ruling might have been different if the October incident had happened before…
September 10, 2010

Mary J. Blige, NASA pair up to get girls into science

The goal of the collaboration is to garner attention for NASA's Summer of Innovation, a multiweek, intensive STEM program for…
September 10, 2010

Racist emails circulated from police chief's account

WILTON MANORS - E-mails, some including racial slurs, photos of nude women and other insults directed towards President Barack Obama…
September 10, 2010

Obama takes GOP to task on economy, taxes

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing devastating poll numbers and prospects of big losses, Democrats are in danger of losing control of…
September 9, 2010

Pastor cancels Quran burning, then backtracks

GAINESVILLE, Florida (AP) - The anti-Muslim leader of a tiny Florida church says he was lied to and is rethinking…
September 9, 2010

Obama concedes poor economy threatens Dems

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama rolled out a trio of new plans this week to help spur job growth and invigorate…
September 9, 2010

Is Mandela's memoir 'Conversations With Myself' Oprah's new book club pick?

Mandela's book already boasts a foreword by Barack Obama, which may make an Oprah endorsement seem like just so much…
September 9, 2010

Playing a black president gets complicated in age of Obama

OPINION - Will Blair Underwood walk the Obama tightrope of likability and capability?...
September 9, 2010

Obama: Minister must cancel Quran-burning 'stunt'

WASHINGTON (AP) -"If he's listening, I hope he understands that what he's proposing to do is completely contrary to our…
September 8, 2010

Obama tells Ohio audience of own family struggles

CLEVELAND (AP) - Obama noted Wednesday that his grandfather served in World War II while his grandmother toiled in factories…
September 8, 2010

Obama to Congress: Axe Bush tax cuts for the rich

VIDEO - President Obama said, "We're talking investments in tomorrow that are creating hundreds of thousands of private sector jobs…
September 8, 2010

Why conservatives want to rewrite civil rights history

OPINION - They have an image problem regarding race that will preclude them picking up moderate white voters who fled…