Barack Obama

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May 13, 2010

Barbershop Buzz on Obama’s new drug control plan

VIDEO - With all the money being spent on enforcement is our current judicial system too rigid - or too…
May 12, 2010

Obama: Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama also declared his plan to begin withdrawing U.S. forces next year remains on track...
May 12, 2010

Senate votes to rein in mortgage lenders

WASHINGTON (AP) - Taking aim at deceptive lending, the Senate on Wednesday voted to ban mortgage brokers and loan officers…
May 12, 2010

Obama rejects Rush Limbaugh golf match: Rush ‘can play with himself’

A new book claims that President Obama refused to play golf with conservative talk radio star Rush Limbaugh...
May 11, 2010

Obama telephones new British prime minister

WASHINGTON (AP) - There was no immediate word from the White House on what Obama said during the call from…
May 11, 2010

Tax bills in 2009 at lowest level since 1950

Amid complaints about high taxes and calls for a smaller government, Americans paid their lowest level of taxes last year…
May 11, 2010

Why Elena Kagan is no Thurgood Marshall

OPINION - Clearly she is no bold visionary. Like the president who nominated her, she's a technocrat who appears to…
May 11, 2010

Obama embraces drug prevention not punishment

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first drug plan unveiled by the Obama White House calls for putting more resources into drug…
May 10, 2010

Kagan should have quick path to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) - Barring extraordinary circumstances, Solicitor General Elena Kagan should win confirmation to the Supreme Court on the strength…
May 10, 2010

Will affirmative action be Kagan’s Achilles’ heel?

OPINION - During her six year tenure as dean of Harvard University Law School, Kagan had an abominable record on…
May 10, 2010

Obama at Hampton: Education a responsibility for all Americans

HAMPTON, Virginia (AP) - Obama told the nearly 1,100 graduates assembled in the university's sun-splashed Armstrong Stadium that they have…
May 10, 2010

A darling of none, Kagan may bypass partisan politics

OPINION - Ironically, one of the best reasons to recommend Kagan's nod for the Supreme Court may be the uniformity…
May 8, 2010

Obama gets high marks when it comes to HBCUs

OPINION - Relative to past presidents, Obama is doing more than others to help these struggling institutions...
May 7, 2010

South Africans hope to avoid Obama World Cup challenge

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South Africa's police commissioner said Friday his job will be made easier if the…
May 7, 2010

Obama: Authorities will investigate Wall Street’s wild swing

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama said Friday that U.S. regulatory authorities are evaluating the "unusual market activity" on Wall Street…
May 7, 2010

14 percent of Americans still believe Obama was born abroad

Nearly a year and a half into his presidency, and 14 percent of Americans say they still believe Barack Obama…
May 6, 2010

Obama: Immigration reform can’t wait another year

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama said he wants to begin work this year on legislation overhauling the U.S. immigration system,…
May 5, 2010

NY paper depicts Obamas as ‘Sanford and Son’ characters

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) - A weekly newspaper photo depicting President Obama and his wife as characters from the TV…
May 5, 2010

Obama expands support to vets’ caregivers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The bill, estimated to cost $3.7 billion over five years, also expands veterans care for women, the…
May 5, 2010

Michigan school wins Obama as graduation speaker

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - Kalamazoo Central High School was one of three finalists in the Race to the Top High…