Barack Obama

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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…
May 5, 2010

Supreme Court short-listers’ job no. 1: Don’t mess up

WASHINGTON (AP) - As the president closes in on his choice to fill a vacancy on the high court, the…
May 5, 2010

Politicizing oil spill, terror puts the right on wrong side of history

OPINION - The GOP needs to get itself in check and recognize that every incident is not a legitimate excuse…
May 4, 2010

Oil spill puts people of color on slippery slope

OPINION - People of color in the U.S. and around the world have the most to lose with climate change...
May 3, 2010

New Orleans jazz fest thrives in spite of oil spill

VIDEO - It is jazz fest weekend in New Orleans, but no amount of oil spill will put a stop…
May 3, 2010

Obama seeks to reassure as oil slick nears coast

WASHINGTON (AP) - The leaking oil imperils not only the environment but an abundant fishing industry, which Obama called "the…