Barack Obama

All Articles

April 19, 2010

Ex-Obama mentor: Sharpton is the president's link to the streets

NEW YORK (AP) - "Sharpton has become the lightning rod in moving Obama's agenda forward," said Charles Ogletree...
April 17, 2010

Sharpton's National Action Network: An organization like no other

OPINION - They don't get together to talk about what will make the world a better place, they actually get…
April 16, 2010

Obama extends health care rights to gay partners

WASHINGTON (AP) - The move was called a major step toward fairness for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans...
April 16, 2010

Michelle Obama: 'I am not a political animal'

VIDEO - "I am not a political animal," says Michelle. "I think the whole arena of politics cuts against the…
April 16, 2010

Obama finally fulfills promise of change for gay Americans

OPINION - For the first time in his tenure as president, Barack Obama has stood strong with his gay and…
April 16, 2010

Obama assassination plotter gets 10 years behind bars

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - A young white supremacist was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for conspiring to kill…
April 16, 2010

Obama signs $18 billion jobless benefits bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of people who lost out on additional weeks of unemployment can reapply for long-term…
April 16, 2010

Barbershop Buzz: How did the tax man treat you?

VIDEO - The tax deadline has come and gone and its now time to face Uncle Sam. Did you pay…
April 15, 2010

Obama to NASA: Next stop, Mars

VIDEO - President Obama predicted Thursday his new space exploration plans would lead American astronauts to Mars and back in…
April 15, 2010

Tax Day fact check: Most Americans got a tax cut this year

After all, neutral economists insist that, under the Obama administration, the overwhelming likelihood is that your tax burden has gone…
April 15, 2010

Obama launches sweeping federal mine safety review

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama ordered an exhaustive federal review of coal mine safety Thursday and asked Congress to strengthen…
April 15, 2010

Michelle Obama discusses Supreme Court diversity

VIDEO - "Diversity in this country is a good thing," says Michelle. "Whether it's gender or race or socioeconomic background…
April 14, 2010

'Birther' military doctor rejects Obama orders

WASHINGTON (AP) - An Army doctor is under investigation after questioning on YouTube whether President Barack Obama is U.S.-born...
April 14, 2010

Veteran spacemen slam Obama's NASA plans

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The president is pointing America toward a new direction in space, and some heroes from…
April 14, 2010

Summit endorses Obama goal on nuclear security

WASHINGTON (AP) - World leaders have endorsed President Barack Obama's call for securing all nuclear materials around the globe within…
April 14, 2010

Nuclear summit stars a black man leading the free world

OPINION - The summit's success seems to come as a shock only to President Obama's most strident and deranged detractors...
April 13, 2010

Obama says nuke summit made US, world more secure

VIDEO - In full accord on a global threat, world leaders endorsed President Obama's call for securing all nuclear materials…
April 13, 2010

NY gov candidate issues tepid apology for racist 'tea-mails'

VIDEO - In his apology, Carl Paladino insisted that he's "not a racist", and that the emails were intended for…
April 13, 2010

Who would be the supreme Stevens substitute?

OPINION - The choice of the next Supreme Court justice, while daunting and stressful, is also an opportunity for America…
April 13, 2010

Obama's nuclear summit yields early dividends

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama has secured China's agreement to work with the U.S. on sanctions against Iran and the Ukraine…