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[ 23 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 101 views ]

The conspiracy theory that the first black president is an alien and not an American citizen is bizarrely growing a full head of steam and spitting out a wacky cast of characters, notes Eric Etheridge in the New York Times. The fact that Barack Obama has a Hawaiian birth certificate has had little i... read more

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[ 21 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 132 views ]

After some hesitation and a time shift, three major broadcast networks have agreed to carry Barack Obama’s latest primetime news conference.

The event was announced Friday afternoon as Obama battles to bolster congressional support for an ambitious health-care overhaul while facing drop... read more

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[ 10 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 179 views ]

President Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy trade places on a dais with “Junior G8″ delegates.

On first glance, the snapshot appears to show President Obama caught in a moment of less than lofty analysis. But upon looking at read more

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[ 29 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 190 views ]

So much for the folks who thought Obama was going to be something/someone completely different from his predecessor, George Bush.

The Obama team, aides and friends, have been vetting churches, quietly, for the past five months. That’s some serious church shopping.

Part of the cri... read more

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[ 9 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 348 views ]

Actor Jon Voight, the master of ceremonies at the fundraising dinner for the Republican House, opened the evening last night with a series of sharp attacks on Obama, something many Republican leaders have been hesitant to do in light of the president’s high approval ratings.

A USA Today/Gal... read more

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[ 26 May 2009 | No Comment | 255 views ]

President Barack Obama named federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor as the nation’s first Hispanic Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, praising her as “an inspiring woman” with both the intellect and compassion to interpret the Constitution wisely.

Obama said Sotomayor has more... read more

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[ 21 May 2009 | No Comment | 342 views ]

President Obama on Thursday defended his decision to shutter the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, charging that the prison has made the United States less safe and set back the country’s “moral authority.”

“The record is clear: Rather than keep us saf... read more

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[ 30 Apr 2009 | One Comment | 490 views ]

What does ‘Obama’ mean in Japanese?

… it means ‘little beach’… OH LORD let the jokes pour in!

Obama is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. In the Ritsuryō period, Obama was the capital of Wakasa Province, one of entrance of continental cultur... read more

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[ 21 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 718 views ]

Today, President Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate Maria Eitel to be Chief Executive Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service.

President Obama said, “I am pleased to announce my intent to nominate Maria Eitel to be CEO for the Corporation for Nationa... read more

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[ 5 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 264 views ]

President Barack Obama’s administration should be more forceful in dealing with banks and U.S. automakers, said former Treasury Secretary James Baker.

“They should be more aggressive in terms of the financial institutions,” Baker, 78, said on Bloomberg Television’s “Conversations wi... read more