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June 7, 2010

Obama going to Kalamazoo high school graduation

AP - Kalamazoo Central was one of three Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge finalists chosen through public…
June 4, 2010

Louis Gossett Jr. calls for patience with Obama

VIDEO - Actor, author and activist, Louis Gossett Jr. talks with MSNBC about his new book and continual support of…
June 4, 2010

Army dashes birther hopes for Obama testimony at court martial

Investigating Officer Lt. Col. Daniel Driscoll ruled in a June 1 memo that he is denying a request to have…
June 4, 2010

Obama sees progress on oil spill response

KENNER, Louisiana (AP) - But the president says it's "way too early to be optimistic" about BP's latest attempt to…
June 4, 2010

Can the Gulf Coast still be saved?

OPINION - President Obama should respond to the oil gushing from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico as he…
June 4, 2010

Why Democrats are the greatest danger to Obama’s agenda

OPINION - President Obama's deadliest enemy is not Sarah Palin, GOP congressional obstructionists, the Republican National Committee or even Fox…
June 4, 2010

‘Furious’ Obama heading to Gulf for spill update

WASHINGTON (AP) - Polls show the public growing more negative toward the president's handling of the spill...
June 4, 2010

Cap collecting Gulf oil, still unclear how much

GRAND ISLE, Louisiana (AP) - It's the latest bid to contain -- not plug -- the worst U.S. oil spill.…
June 3, 2010

Feds send BP $69M bill as Obama plans return to Gulf

WASHINGTON (AP) - BP has until July 1 to pay back what the government says is 75 percent of costs…
June 3, 2010

Gov. Brewer: Obama and I agree to work together

WASHINGTON (AP) - Brewer also says Obama assured her that most of the 1,200 National Guard troops he is sending…
June 3, 2010

Artur Davis through with politics after loss

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Davis also said he has no interest in an appointed government job, including the U.S. attorney's…
June 3, 2010

McCartney turns ‘Michelle’ into ode to first lady

WASHINGTON (AP) - Paul McCartney had been itching to perform a certain song at the White House, and he seized…
June 3, 2010

Anger over Obama’s meeting with Ariz. governor

WASHINGTON (AP) - Jan Brewer is to meet Obama at the White House, and opponents said they will hold a…
June 3, 2010

Obama extends benefits to same-sex workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The moves come a year after Obama signed a memorandum giving federal workers' same-sex partners a first…
June 2, 2010

Obama: US must end its dependence on fossil fuels

PITTSBURGH (AP) - President Obama called on Congress to roll back billions of dollars in tax breaks for oil and…
June 2, 2010

Obama to meet with Ariz. governor on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama has criticized a tough new Arizona law, signed by Jan Brewer in April, that cracks down…
June 1, 2010

Will ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal start new ‘separate but equal’?

OPINION - The military is an institution built upon uniformity, integrity, equality and singularity of mindset. How then will it…
June 1, 2010

Obama caught between BP and a hard place

OPINION - The Obama critics shout it at him partly out of ignorance at what the government can do, and…
June 1, 2010

Obama on oil spill: ‘People will be prosecuted’

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama gave the oil spill commission marching orders to thoroughly examine the disaster and ensure that…
June 1, 2010

Obama to meet Gulf Coast slick investigators

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid concern that the worst oil spill in U.S. history could threaten his presidency, Obama has stepped…