From the AFP: WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama, in remarks aired late Sunday, awarded himself a B plus for his first 11 months in office, stressing in an interview with talk show queen Oprah Winfrey that there was still much to be done. “A good solid B plus,” Obama said during an hour-long, intimate […]
WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital got in the holiday spirit Sunday night when music legends Neil Diamond and Mary J. Blige performed for President Barack Obama at the annual “Christmas in Washington” concert. RELATED: Oprah To Visit White House For Christmas TV Special The festivities, hosted by comedian George Lopez, took place at the National […]
VIA THE EXAMINER: Is reality TV fame and crashing a White House party worth possible criminal charges? That’s the question Tareq and Michaele Salahi will have to answer as the couple successfully attended President Obama’s first White House state dinner last month (November 24) – without an invitation. According to the US Secret Service, the […]
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VIA REUTERS: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After a landmark win in the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama’s push for healthcare reform faces a difficult path in the Senate amid divisions in his own Democratic Party on how to proceed. On a 220-215 vote, including the support of one Republican and opposition from 39 Democrats, the […]
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, sit for a family portrait in the Green Room of the White House, Sept. 1, 2009. (Official White House Photo) Photo by Annie Leibovitz/Released by White House Photo Office
OSLO — Members of the Norwegian committee that gave Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize are strongly defending their choice against a storm of criticism that the award was premature and a potential liability for the U.S. president. Asked to comment on the uproar following Friday’s announcement, four members of the five-seat panel told The […]
VIA CNN: WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Senate Finance Committee passed a long-awaited $829 billion health care bill Tuesday by a 14-9 vote. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, was the lone committee member to cross party lines, breaking with other Republicans to vote for the measure. All the committee’s Democrats supported the bill. The plan is projected […]
VIA PAMELA ON POLITICS: The job numbers weren’t good news for the Obama administration Friday as the unemployment rate climbed and Republicans blamed the president’s policies for lagging improvement. Who’s right about what can spur job growth? President Obama told folks in his weekly internet address that one of his policies that will help create […]
VIA THE HILL: President Barack Obama will be the surprise special guest at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual Phoenix Awards dinner in Washington on Saturday, according to sources familiar with the event. The black-tie awards gala is the marquee event of the CBCF’s Annual Leadership Conference, which begins Wednesday morning and runs through Saturday […]
