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Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul. Complete Story...
A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up.
U.S. Sen. John McCain predicted success in the Afghan war effort Friday if President Barack Obama makes a decision quickly to send the reinforcements requested by his top commander there.
A wavering centrist Democrat said Friday he'd stand with Senate Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications other moderates would fall in line.
The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering to get Barack Obama's old Senate seat from the governor who was ousted for trying to sell it.
Fresh from his weeklong trip through Asia, President Barack Obama is taking time to catch up on dad duty.
President Barack Obama has nominated a former press secretary to President George W. Bush and a past chairman of CNN to the Broadcasting Board of Governors. The independent agency oversees nonmilitary international broadcasts sponsored by the federal government, including Voice of America.
The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were expanded after President Barack Obama took office.
Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.
President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways.
The U.S. Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama, officials said Thursday.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical hassles that force almost all major deliveries of troops and supplies to go by air.
President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip.
Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware has played in dozens of important games and hung out with some of the biggest stars in sports.
When the U.S. House admonished Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during a health care speech to Congress, it not only lit up talk show lines, but also sent many people scurrying to the Internet in search of a definition.
President Barack Obama appeared to be taking a page from Richard Nixon's playbook Wednesday when he seemed to declare the suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed guilty and deserving of the death penalty.
President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison — partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees.
President Barack Obama told U.S. troops stationed in South Korea that their service has ensured peace in Asia and around the world.
President Barack Obama says he is committed to resolving issues that have stalled a free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea.
President Barack Obama says his envoy on North Korea will travel to the country early next month for the first bilateral talks with the communist regime since he took office.
South Korea's president says he and President Barack Obama have agreed to offer North Korea a "grand bargain" aimed at ending the North's nuclear program.
Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.
From opposite ends of the globe, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder firmly rejected criticism Wednesday of the planned New York trial of the professed Sept. 11 mastermind and predicted Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would be exposed as a murderous coward, convicted and executed.
President Barack Obama's choice for a top job in the Treasury Department did not disclose all of her late tax payments until she was repeatedly prodded by Senate investigators, a congressional report issued Wednesday said.
Mid-November and President Obama has passed a milestone that virtually all presidents reach at some point – a below 50% approval rating.
Army Limits Media Access at Palin Event at NC BaseRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The U.S. Army will allow the media limited coverage of Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, but will bar reporters from interviewing her or her supporters on the post, officials said Thursday.
Obama faces congressional anger about economyGrowing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration.
Greg Craig debacle will cost Obama support -- among DemocratsNOTE: This classic "inside the Beltway", "DC-insider" piece/seed dedicated to JFX Gillis.
CNN Poll: It's Obama's Economy Now -- Blame for recession shifting from GOP to DemocratsNearly two years into the recession, opinion about which political party is responsible for the severe economic downturn is shifting, according to a new national poll.
D.C. Hypocrisy Should Be A Four-letter Word In regard to the latest brouhaha over President Obama bowing to the Emperor of Japan, former Vice President Richard Cheney now says that; "No leader of the United States should ever bow to another world leader". How quickly and conveniently he forgets?
Obama: 'We've Restored America's Standing' "I think that we've restored America's standing in the world, and that's confirmed by polls," he told CNN's Ed Henry in a wide-ranging interview this week during his trip to China.
Poll: Majority Of Republicans Think ACORN Stole the 2008 ElectionThe new national poll from Public Policy Polling (D) has an astonishing number about paranoia among the GOP base: Republicans do not think President Obama actually won the 2008 election -- instead, ACORN stole it. My comments on what happened in thread #1 are here.
Attorney General Eric "General" Holder recently said that the only people he had consulted before making the decision to bring KSM to New York City for trial was his wife and his brother, who is a retired Port Autority cop.
Reid Releases Senate's Health Care Bill -- 94% Covered at $849 BillionThe political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid launched long-awaited health care legislation Wednesday estimated to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans at a cost of $849 billion. More Articles
The Consequences of "No"In the next few weeks, Congress will determine the fate of health care reform. An early and important objective of the Obama administration, reform once carried an air of inevitability.
Obama says it: There's a chance he won't run in 2012In an interview with CNN in China, President Obama opened the possibility to not running for re-election in 2012 -- something that no president has done since Lyndon Johnson. Here's what he said:
9/11 Trial: Lottery of the goatsThose of us who are watching the latest developments 'here from reality' are bound to have same eerie feeling the 'mad king' in Serpico had, as the empire that 'poisoned the well' gives its best to force the worldwide populace into taking another sip from tainted source, striving …
Who Is Barack Obama and What Has He Done With the Community Organizer We Elected President?What's up with Barack Obama? The candidate for change once promised to take on the powerful banking interests but is now doing their bidding.
Daily Kos: "Trawling for assassins": Evangelical nuts want Obama dead UPDATED: CAFEPRESS DROPS MERCHANDISETonight, Rachel Maddow aired a bonechilling interview with former fundamentalist leader Frank Schaeffer in which Schaeffer accuses evangelical zealots and far-right wing nuts of fomenting violence against our president.
Obama Very Close to Afghan Troop DecisionBEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview with CNN on Wednesday he is "very close" to a decision on boosting troop levels in Afghanistan and would make an announcement "in the next several weeks."
Barack Obama's Jewish half-brother "We've all heard about Michelle Obama's Jewish cousin, Rabbi Caspers Funnye. Now it turns out the Jewish people have an even closer link to the First Couple..."
Quinnipiac poll: President Obama's approval rating drops below 50%Quinnipiac is out with a new poll that shows President Obama's job approval is under 50% for the first time, at 48%.
Obama admits Guantanamo won't close by Jan. deadlineBEIJING -- President Obama directly acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay will not close by the January deadline he set, but he said he hoped to still achieve that goal sometime next year.
Obama: Too much debt could fuel double-dip recessionWith the U.S. unemployment rate at 10.2 percent, Obama told Fox News his administration faces a delicate balance of trying to boost the economy and spur job creation while putting the economy on a path toward long-term deficit reduction.
Why the Left Fears Sarah PalinHave you ever seen so much hatred for, and vitriolic criticism of, someone who had only a brief stint on the national political stage? More than a year after the presidential election in which Sarah Palin, as the GOP nominee for Vice-President, campaigned for about 3 months, she …
Baltimore, MD, A year ago before the election, I joined Newsvine to express my discomfort with the election and how it was going for Barack Obama. I didn't want Barack Obama to become President of the United States for various reasons but not because he is black (I am black).
POLL: Obama Approval Shows DurabilityPresident Obama is showing durability against significant economic and policy challenges, maintaining majority approval for his job performance in the face of broad unemployment, a controversial health plan and continued doubts about his work on the war in Afghanistan.
FACT CHECK: Palin's Book Goes Rogue On Some FactsSarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to pow …
It's Official: President Obama to Appear on Fox NewsIt's official. Fox News' Major Garrett will interview Pres. Obama at 9:20pmET tonight. He tweets: I will interview POTUS on camera Wed am here in Beijing. 4 other networks will too. 10 mins per. Many had asked. Can say now. Follow @MajoratWH...
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