Articles tagged with: barack obama
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In a post today headlined “Barack ‘N Bones,” the Drudge Report sounds the alarm over President Obama’s gaunt appearance over the weekend.
An intense, hoops-heavy exercise regimen is behind what the conservative site calls “dramatic” weight loss. “No, he’s not chain smoking,”... read more
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The leader of the free world may have been masquerading as a frumpy suburban dad and handing out dried fruit, but it was still a pretty cool treat for a couple thousand DC-area kids who went trick-or-treating at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave last night.
With the first lady dressed as a leopard, Presi... read more
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Breeders’ Cup officials, not to be outdone by President Obama, have decided this is the year of change for the 26th renewal of the World Thoroughbred Championships.
Early on two fan friendly changes were made. First, tickets to the BC races at S... read more
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Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department.
Under the policy spelled out in a three-page legal memo, federal prosec... read more
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President Obama’s former archrival is now leading him in the polls — too bad for her, the election’s over.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pulling a 62 percent favorable rating in the latest Gallup poll, compared with Obama’s 56 percent rating.
ClintonR... read more
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Arnold Schwarzenegger today became the highest-ranking elected Republican to back President Obama’s push for health care reform.
California’s governor urged lawmakers “on both sides of the political aisle at the national level to move forward.” He spoke after New York ... read more
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A decision by Barack Obama to postpone his first meeting as president with the Dalai Lama is overshadowing a visit to Washington this week by the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet’s Buddhists.
The Dalai Lama arrived Monday in Washington and will be received by prominent lawmakers and the... read more
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The Secret Service has found the mastermind behind the “Should Obama Be Killed?” Facebook poll-and it turns out to be a kid.
After a chat wit... read more
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The Secret Service is investigating the circumstances surrounding an eye-opening Facebook poll that asked whether Obama should be assassinated, a Secret Service spokesman confirmed.
The poll, which has already been taken down, offered four possible answers to the question “should obam... read more
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In a blunt challenge to his nation’s critics, President Barack Obama says world leaders who once accused the United States of acting alone must now join with him to solve global crises rather than “wait for America” to lead.
It is Obama’s first address to the U.N. Gene... read more
