Barack Obama

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January 20, 2010

Why Obama can't 'do enough' for black America

OPINION - As we hit the one-year anniversary of President Obama's inauguration, a growing chorus of critics argue that his…
January 20, 2010

TSA nominee withdraws amid 'political agenda'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama had tapped Erroll Southers, a former FBI agent, to lead the TSA in September but…
January 19, 2010

Massachusetts election could unhinge health care

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid the Democratic hand-wringing, Obama continues to court Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe, the only GOP lawmaker to…
January 19, 2010

Limbaugh's remarks on Haiti are callous and unnecessary

OPINION - Limbaugh's remarks are certainly not reflective of the broader sentiment amongst conservatives, many of which have been spurred…
January 19, 2010

Much at stake for Obama in tight Mass. Senate race

BOSTON (AP) - In Washington, White House aides and Democratic lawmakers have been hashing out plans to save the health…
January 19, 2010

'Paddling like mad,' first lady Michelle Obama learns on the job

WASHINGTON (AP) - Her every word, move, bite, gesture, dress and shoe has been analyzed and second-guessed...
January 15, 2010

Obama overtakes LBJ's legislative score

From Newsweek - Congressional Quarterly rates Obama higher than any president in the last five decades in working his will…
January 14, 2010

Limbaugh: 'We've already donated to Haiti, it's called US income tax'

From HuffingtonPost.com Well, it didn’t take long for conservative firebrand Rush Limbaugh to use the crisis in Haiti to attack
January 14, 2010

Obama musical set to open in Germany

BERLIN (AP) -- A musical about Barack Obama's "Yes we can" election campaign premieres in Germany this weekend, including love…
January 14, 2010

Obama says US stands with Haiti, pledges $100M aid

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama says "one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history" is moving toward Haiti...
January 14, 2010

It's official: America is 'post-racial' in the age of Obama

OPINION - President Obama's first year has shown us again and again that race does not matter in America the…
January 12, 2010

Obama's racial exceptionalism exposed by Reid, Blago remarks

OPINION - Racial exceptionalism stems from the ingrained, but terribly misplaced, belief that blacks are perennially disgruntled, hostile, and rebellious...
January 11, 2010

Senator Harry Reid makes first public statement on 'Negro-gate'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senator Harry Reid speaks for the first time on camera about his controversial remarks regarding President Obama…
January 11, 2010

Bill Clinton's Obama remarks should be a wake-up call

OPINION - If the allegations in "Game Change" are true, this is going to destroy the already wounded relationship between…
January 11, 2010

Eric Holder defends Reid's comments as "unfortunate"

WASHINGTON (AP) - Eric Holder, the nation's first black attorney general, defended Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday over…
January 11, 2010

Democrats benefit from double standard with racial remarks

OPINION - The Reid affair is somewhat reminiscent of the firestorm that engulfed former Republican Senator Trent Lott in 2002,…
January 11, 2010

Republicans call for Reid to quit after racial comment

WASHINGTON (AP) - A double standard? Republicans seeking Sen. Harry Reid's resignation as majority leader over racial remarks he made…
January 11, 2010

Blagojevich says he's 'blacker than Barack Obama'

CHICAGO (AP) -- Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's "blacker than Barack Obama" and tells Esquire magazine that he…
January 9, 2010

Reid's 'Negro dialect' remark politically incorrect, but totally right

OPINION - I don't think that Senator Harry Reid is a racist. Although Reid seemed to think that President Obama…
January 9, 2010

Harry Reid apologizes to Obama for 'no Negro dialect' remark

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid apologized on Saturday for saying Barack Obama was a "light skinned" African-American...