England's Prime Minister Gordon Brown praised Obama and the Democrats, but neglected to mention McCain, infuriating the Republicans and raising Tory eyebrows. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

President Obama struggled to explain today whether his health care reform proposals would force normal Americans to make sacrifices that wealthier, more powerful people -- like the president himself -- wouldn't face. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

AMHERST — With the presidential inauguration just days away, people are looking for all things Obama. Kiedrowski's Simply Delicious Bakery, Amherst, can't keep their Obama cookies on the shelves. picked by TraumaMamma 10 months ago

President Barack Obama hoped to sell his economic stimulus tonight, instead, he was talking first about "screwing up'' with a key Cabinet appointment. And the president says that he worries about sending the wrong message picked by bingo 10 months ago

President Barack Obama has only been in office for just over nine months, but he's already hit the links as much as President Bush did in over two years.

CBS' Mark Knoller wrote on his Twitter feed that, "Today - Obama ties Pres. Bush in the number of rounds of golf played in office: 24.

Took Bush 2 yrs & 10 months." picked by shuallyo 1 month ago

Barack Obama has said he wants to change the political system. Now that he is president-elect, we'll see what that actually means.

In his acceptance speech, Obama plans to offer some symbolic gestures, such as reaching out to Republicans and not appearing overly celebratory. This is a good start, but there's more he could do. Here are a few suggestions: picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

By (1) refusing to free Marc Emery and (2) refusing to Re-Legalize the Self-Cultivation of Marijuana, President Obama is well on his way to becoming the most hypocritical President in US history If he refuses to do these two things immediately the American People should understand that they have been betrayed. The time for the American People to demand these actions, from President Obama, is right... read full post picked by nickcobb 3 months ago

"I think Sen. Obama may have opened up a slight window for John McCain here," New York Times reporter David Sanger said during Wednesday's taping of Charlie Rose. "If the McCain camp can find some way to exploit this miscue, it could have the potential to be a real game-changer." picked by tvirus 1 year ago

Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that racial politics played a role in South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's speech to Congress last week.

Why else would someone disagree with Obama? Right? picked by proverb 2 months ago

President Barack Obama claimed early progress Tuesday night in his aggressive campaign to lead the nation out of economic chaos and declared that despite obstacles ahead, ``we're moving in the right direction.'' picked by ebindelglass 8 months ago

Tiny plastic figures of Barack Obama and Gordon Brown relieving themselves in public have become online bestsellers. picked by pvisi111 12 months ago

President Obama tackled the divisive issue of abortion this past weekend, urging people on all sides of the debate to seek common ground. But less noteworthy than what he said is where he said it: the University of Notre Dame. The Roman Catholic institution had drawn criticism for inviting the president, whose support for abortion rights is at odds with church doctrine.
Update to this story picked by bingo 6 months ago

Just three weeks from the 200th birthday of the Emancipation Proclamation, President Obama is sworn in using the same burgundy velvet, gilt-edged bible that was used to swear-in President Lincoln in 1861 picked by theshizknitt725 10 months ago

The Pew Research Center reported last week that President Barack Obama "has the most polarized early job approval of any president" since surveys began tracking this 40 years ago. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

President Obama has been roundly criticized by "prominent evangelicals" for not continuing President Bush's tradition regarding the National Day of Prayer.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs clarified that the President's decision: "Prayer is something that the president does every day. I think the president understands the role that prayer plays." picked by bingo 7 months ago

Since Mr Obama took office, the rate of threats against the president has increased 400 per cent from the 3,000 a year or so under President George W. Bush, according to Ronald Kessler, author of In the President's Secret Service. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Throughout his campaign Barack Obama has mocked his critics, noting that they just don't get what a novel figure and consistent unifier he has been for his whole life. "They say: We don't know enough about him. His pastor once said something. He's got a funny name, sounds Muslim." picked by 1thirteen3 2 years ago

If numbers don't lie, the Democratic presidential race is proving they can confuse: Both campaigns claim they are ahead in the popular vote.

Technically Hillary does have more votes, they just have been thrown out. Plus, caucuses don't report numbers, though that would tend to help Obama picked by 1thirteen3 2 years ago

Obama warned Wednesday that if he is elected president, he would order US forces to hit extremist targets on Pakistan's frontier with Afghanistan if embattled military ruler President Pervez Musharraf failed to act. picked by sicc 2 years ago

Back in 1933, at a time of economic crisis, President Roosevelt forced U.S. Citizens to sell their gold at $20 an ounce - and then subsequently revalued the metal to $35. Could President Obama, a Roosevelt disciple, have similar plans in mind. picked by rambler 6 months ago