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President Obama's Emotional Address on the Connecticut Shooting

James "Bubba" Meeks — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:11:14 +0000

All day we’ve been covering and updating you with information as it becomes available to us on our website and Facebook page. We now have the video of President Obama’s emotional address regarding the incident.

Hank Williams, Jr.: President Obama Is 'the Worst'

Cory Stromblad — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:00:34 +0000

It’s not a big secret that Hank Williams, Jr. isn’t President Obama’s biggest fan. But in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the opinionated country singer really slammed the man inhabiting the White House, going as far as to call him “the worst.” “I mean, the guy is the worst,” Williams tells the magazine of [...]

President Obama's Website Gets More Visitors Than All His GOP Rivals Combined

Shauna Wright — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:49:14 +0000

Looks like President Obama’s re-election campaign is well on its way to having the same kind of digital success that helped him secure the presidency in the first place.

According to a recent Nielsen analysis, the president’s website attracted more unique voting-age visitors than the sites for the four remaining GOP candidates — combined.

Do You Think President Obama Is Conservative or Liberal? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:35:17 +0000

When it comes to his political ideology, President Barack Obama has different Americans seeing very different things. According to a recent survey from the Pew Research Center of 1,502 adults, 43 percent view Obama as liberal, 37 percent as middle of the road, and 13 percent conservative. These figures are basically unchanged since the beginning [...]

President Obama Welcomes Home US Soldiers After 8 Years of War [PICTURES, VIDEO]

Kathy Landin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:40:45 +0000

President Barack Obama finally made good on his 2008 campaign promise to end the war in Iraq. On Wednesday, the president was at Fort Bragg in North Carolina to welcome troops returning home from Iraq for the last time.

President Obama's Family Avoids Facebook and DVRs 'Modern Family' Just Like Us!

Kathy Landin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:41:25 +0000

He’s one of the most powerful people on the planet, but President Barack Obama is just like every other American with an average American family. According to an interview in PEOPLE, he watches TV and tries to keep his girls away from Facebook, just like any parent. Like we needed an interview to figure that out.

President Obama Announces US Troops Will Be Out of Iraq by Year's End [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:19:14 +0000

In a White House briefing held Friday, President Obama announced the remaining American troops in Iraq will be home by the end of the year, closing a war effort there that has killed more than 4,400 US servicepeople and wounded 32,000 more since 2003.

“After nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over,” the president said.

President Obama Doesn't Want Daughters 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians'

Shauna Wright — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:12:37 +0000

The Kardashians may be fans of President Obama’s, but it doesn’t seem the affection is terribly mutual.

In an interview with iVillage this week, First Lady Michelle Obama said her husband wishes daughters Malia, 13, and Sasha, 10, wouldn’t tune in to ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians.’

Obama Joins Foursquare – But Won't Be Mayor of the White House

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:40:34 +0000

Barack Obama became the most high-profile member of Foursquare when he joined the location-based social network on Monday. For now, Obama’s Foursquare followers will be treated to the details of the President’s economic bus tour across the Midwest. He won’t be using the app to check in anywhere specific, however, for obvious security concerns. Foursquare users [...]

President Obama, Congressional Leaders Reach Debt Deal, Plan to Face Vote

Stephanie Berning — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:10:54 +0000

President Barack Obama said Sunday night that he and Congressional leaders had reached a debt deal that cuts trillions in federal spending. The debt ceiling plan was set to face a vote on Monday in hopes of enacting it before a Tuesday deadline, thus averting default, The New York Times reported.

President Obama Ends Ban on Gays in the Military

Shauna Wright — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:32:46 +0000

On Friday, President Obama joined Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Adm. Mike Mullen in formally signing a document certifying that military readiness would not be hurt by allowing gays in the military. The notice will now be sent to Congress.

The action officially repeals the 17-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy enacted during the Clinton Administration and begins the 60-day waiting period that will lead to a full lift of the ban.