Tag Archives: Barack Obama
Obama Kicks Off Campaign in Ohio, Virginia
President Obama launched his re-election campaign in Virginia and Ohio today, highlighting progress the U.S. has made toward pulling itself out of an economic malaise under his leadership. Accompanied by his wife Michelle, the President delivered speeches before audiences at … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Obama, Ohio, Ohio State University, Stuart C. Siegel Center, Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University
Obama Signs Pact with Afghanistan
President Obama, speaking on television on Tuesday night from Bagram Air Base, declared that he had traveled to herald a new era in the relationship between the United States and Afghanistan, “a future in which war ends.” Mr. Obama’s address, … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Bagram Airfield, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, Obama, Osama bin Laden, United States
Poll: Obama Leads, Especially Among Women
President Barack Obama holds a nine-point lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to a CNN/ORC International poll released Monday. Pres. Obama holds a sixteen-point advantage over his challenger among women and a three-point advantage among men. Seven in ten … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barack Obama, Democrat, Mitt Romney, Obama, Republican, United States
House Republicans to Struggle with Budget
House Republicans return from spring recess next week to face the difficult task of filling the holes in the House-passed budget. The budget, which the House passed last month, has faced criticism for cuts to federal programs. President Obama called … Continue reading →
Government to Pay $1 Billion for Mismanaging Reservations
The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it had agreed to pay forty-one American Indian tribes $1.023 billion because the Interior and Treasury Departments failed to adequately oversee concessions on Indian lands from companies that exploit resources, including minerals, timber, oil … Continue reading →
Santorum Drops Out
Rick Santorum suspended his campaign for the Republican Presidential nomination. Mitt Romney is now the certain Republican nominee to take on President Barack Obama in November, as Mr. Santorum was his main challenger. Mr. Romney issued this statement: Senator Santorum … Continue reading →
Tagged as Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Republican, Rick Santorum, Romney, Santorum, United States
Justice Department Responds to 5th Circuit about Affordable Care Act
The Justice Department obeyed a federal appeals court’s order Thursday in a legal and political spat over the health care law championed by President Barack Obama. Administration lawyers filed a three-page, single-spaced letter to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of … Continue reading →
Obama Clinches Nomination
President Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination by winning primaries in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Like his Republican counterparts, Pres. Obama has competed in primaries and caucuses this year. Unlike the Republicans, he faces no serious opposition. … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barack Obama, CNN, Maryland, Mitt Romney, Obama, Republican, Rick Santorum, Washington D.C
U.S. Defends Suspending Food Program to N. Korea
The U.S. has defended its decision to suspend a food aid program to North Korea, drawing criticism from an nongovernmental organization which said that Washington had missed an opportunity to help “severely hungry people.” A State Department spokesperson told reporters … Continue reading →
Tagged as Aid, Barack Obama, North Korea, Pyongyang, Seoul, United States, Washington
Did Santorum Almost Call the President the N-Word?
Above is a clip of Rick Santorum speaking at the Armory in Janesville, Wisconsin on March 27, stumbling over a word that sounds a lot like the N-word. As crazy as I think Mr. Santorum is, I just don’t think … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Barack Obama, Republican, Rick Santorum, Santorum, Wisconsin
