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August 9, 2010

Obama welcomes Super Bowl champion Saints

WASHINGTON (AP) - "I'm a Bears fan, I'm not going to lie, but this was a big win for the…
August 9, 2010

Dem party official defends Michelle Obama’s travels

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Party Chairman Tim Kaine is defending the first lady's vacation trip to Spain, saying critics of…
August 9, 2010

Michelle Obama’s star power in demand

With midterm elections looming, the White House has started debating how to unleash an untapped political weapon: Michelle Obama...
August 9, 2010

Basketball stars, Obama play hoops for troops

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama pulled together an informal dream team of current and former basketball superstars Sunday. But only…
August 7, 2010

Kagan sworn in as fourth woman ever on Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) - Kagan, a former Harvard Law School dean who most recently was solicitor general, was President Obama's choice…
August 7, 2010

Michelle Obama visits Spanish city of Ronda

RONDA, Spain (AP) - Michelle Obama visited the picturesque southern city of Ronda, once a favorite haunt of actor-director Orson…
August 6, 2010

Kagan celebrates with Obama, to be sworn in Sat.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 50-year-old U.S. solicitor general, who won confirmation Thursday over Republican opposition, will be sworn in twice…
August 6, 2010

Obama: Job creation continuing, must come faster

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama says the country is now consistently adding jobs instead of losing them in huge numbers...
August 6, 2010

Army ‘birther’ charged with disobeying orders

WASHINGTON (AP) - He says he wants to see Obama's birth certificate as proof he was born in the U.S.,…
August 5, 2010

Why Kagan could be a crucial vote on key cases

OPINION - On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court...
August 5, 2010

Cornel West upset with President Obama

Dr. West has become increasingly vocal in his critique of Obama, and even went as far as to say that…
August 5, 2010

Senate approves jobs bill to stop teacher layoffs

WASHINGTON (AP) - Legislation long sought by Democrats to save the jobs of up to 300,000 teachers, police and other…
August 5, 2010

Obama boasts saving auto industry ‘on the brink’

CHICAGO (AP) - President Obama declared Thursday that the U.S. auto industry is not just rebounding from its problems but…
August 5, 2010

Obama target draws fire at Pa. church carnival

VIDEO - The game "Alien Attack" encouraged players to shoot foam darts at an African-American man dressed in a suit,…
August 5, 2010

Big trouble lurks for black members of Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - These were supposed to be heady days for African-Americans in Congress...
August 5, 2010

Senate to confirm Kagan as Supreme Court’s 4th-ever woman

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have harshly criticized Kagan, 50, as a political activist who would be unable to put aside…
August 4, 2010

Darts shot at Obama likeness in Pa. carnival game

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The game featured a large painted image of a black man wearing a belt buckle with…
August 4, 2010

Obama turns 49 with first lady, kids out of town

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama hasn't shied away from talking about his birthday, noting that his hair is getting grayer and…
August 4, 2010

Obama: ‘High confidence’ oil spill almost over

WASHINGTON (AP) - No more oil is likely to leak into the Gulf of Mexico now that efforts to plug…
August 4, 2010

Obama seeks to rally US labor ahead of elections

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama also described the plight of the unemployed in personal, labor-friendly terms...