Obama Reasserts Support For Public Plan While AMA Backtracks On Opposition
June 11, 2009 – 1:51 pm | One Comment

Speaking at a town hall in Green Bay Wisconsin, President Barack Obama addressed head on what is the hot debate of the day.

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Obama Says Now Is The Time For Health Care Reform
June 11, 2009 – 5:14 pm | No Comment
Obama Says Now Is The Time For Health Care Reform

President asks critics of health care reform, “What’s the alternative?”

Obama Visits Concentration Camps, Speaks Of Holocaust “Horrors”
June 5, 2009 – 4:54 pm | One Comment
Obama Visits Concentration Camps, Speaks Of Holocaust “Horrors”

President Obama visited the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany Friday.

Gay Groups Grow Impatient With Barack Obama
June 4, 2009 – 8:15 am | No Comment
Gay Groups Grow Impatient With Barack Obama

President Barack Obama’s promises of change are falling short for one core Democratic constituency: gays and lesbians, whose leaders say Obama’s administration isn’t keeping up with the times.

Is The GOP Paranoid When It Comes To Obama?
June 4, 2009 – 6:42 am | No Comment
Is The GOP Paranoid When It Comes To Obama?

Listening to the paranoid Republicans, you’d think that Barack Obama is working night and day to give away what’s left of U.S. power.

Obama Speech Draws Strong Reactions From Egyptians, Arabs And Israelis
June 4, 2009 – 6:28 am | No Comment
Obama Speech Draws Strong Reactions From Egyptians, Arabs And Israelis

According to UPI, the reaction within Israel to Obama’s speech was ‘divided.’

Steele Rips Obama’s Plans For GM
June 3, 2009 – 11:00 am | No Comment
Steele Rips Obama’s Plans For GM

Steele refers to the GM plan as “government intrusion.”

Are Politician’s Wives Given A Fair Shake By The Media?
June 2, 2009 – 1:24 pm | No Comment
Are Politician’s Wives Given A Fair Shake By The Media?

Are modern politicians’ wives seen as intelligent, influential individuals? Or merely fashion plates and targets of gossip?

Mitt Romney Angered By President’s Apologetic Stance
June 2, 2009 – 1:10 pm | No Comment
Mitt Romney Angered By President’s Apologetic Stance

Republican Mitt Romney, seen as a likely contender for the White House in 2012, scolded President Barack Obama on Monday, arguing that he has failed to take a tougher line against U.S. critics in the …

Obama Stays Hopeful In Efforts To Bring Peace To Mideast
May 28, 2009 – 6:05 pm | 2 Comments
Obama Stays Hopeful In Efforts To Bring Peace To Mideast

President Obama called the U.S. a “stalwart ally” of Israel on Thursday, but challenged the Israelis to stop settlement construction in the disputed West Bank to help advance the long and painful road to peace with the Palestinians.

Tom Tancredo Likens Sotomayor’s Membership In Civil Rights Group To Membership In The KKK
May 28, 2009 – 5:52 pm | 2 Comments
Tom Tancredo Likens Sotomayor’s Membership In Civil Rights Group To Membership In The KKK

Former Colorado congressman and radical anti-immigration activist, Tom Tancredo, attacked judge Sonia Sotomayor in a CNN appearance on Thursday, claiming Sotomayor’s affiliation with the National Council of La Raza was equivalent to being a member …

Will Obama Clash With Bibi?
May 19, 2009 – 12:23 am | No Comment
Will Obama Clash With Bibi?

In their meeting today, Bibi Netanyahu will ask Obama for help with Iran. Obama should tell him to tear down his illegal settlements first.

Obama Restarting Guantanamo Trials
May 17, 2009 – 5:59 am | No Comment
Obama Restarting Guantanamo Trials

President Barack Obama has ordered the military to resume Bush-era trials of terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, but with changes he says will safeguard defendants’ rights.

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Buy Black for a Year? Meet the Andersons
May 13, 2009 – 2:41 pm | No Comment
Buy Black for a Year? Meet the Andersons

Towards the end, they admit sticking to the plan is proving difficult…

Did Wanda Sykes Cross The Line At White House Correspondents’ Dinner?
May 11, 2009 – 9:07 pm | No Comment
Did Wanda Sykes Cross The Line At White House Correspondents’ Dinner?

Watch the performance that’s got some people laughing and some people shaking their heads.

Black Leaders Adjust to the Obama Era
May 7, 2009 – 2:18 pm | No Comment
Black Leaders Adjust to the Obama Era

For some, the thrill of seeing a black man in the White House has lasted a little longer.

Palin Bypasses Legislature To Block Teen Abortions
May 4, 2009 – 11:09 am | No Comment
Palin Bypasses Legislature To Block Teen Abortions

Gov. Sarah Palin is backing a ballot measure to bypass the Legislature and make it illegal for teenagers to get an abortion without telling their parents.
The initiative sponsors, including former Lt. Gov. Loren Leman, applied …

Orrin Hatch: Obama Speaking In “Code”
May 3, 2009 – 11:08 am | No Comment
Orrin Hatch: Obama Speaking In “Code”

A senior Republican on the Senate committee that will consider President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee says he’s worried the president might pick a judicial activist instead of someone who bases decisions on the law.
Sen. …

Toobin: Obama Likely To Pick A Woman For Souter Seat
May 2, 2009 – 10:33 am | One Comment
Toobin: Obama Likely To Pick A Woman For Souter Seat

Jeffrey Toobin says retiring justices like to be succeeded by people who will sustain their view of the law.

Michelle Malkin Claims Spread Of Swine Flu Result Of Uncontrolled Immigration
May 1, 2009 – 12:52 pm | One Comment
Michelle Malkin Claims Spread Of Swine Flu Result Of Uncontrolled Immigration

Michelle Malkin claims that the spread of contagious disease is a result of “uncontrolled immigration.” Is the Republican echo chamber stirring the American melting pot with its classic recipe of hate and fear?

Obama Approval High Among Muslims, Jews, And Catholics
May 1, 2009 – 8:15 am | No Comment
Obama Approval High Among Muslims, Jews, And Catholics

Catholics give Obama higher approval score than Protestants.