Video: Obama says to wait for facts before reaching conclusions: PHOTO
Barack Obama gave his second statement on the Fort Hood massacre, and this one went better than his first. He cautioned Americans to let Law-enforcement agencies do their job in investigating the 13 murders apparently committed by Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan and to avoid “jumping to conclusions” based on incomplete data. Although this statement has prompted angry responses in e-mail, in this case Obama’s correct — almost anticlimactically so: Visit msnbc.com for...

The Associated Press: Obama says don't jump to conclusions on shooting
Washington — President Barack Obama said Friday the entire nation is grieving for those slain at Fort Hood, and he urged people not to jump to conclusions while Law Enforcement officers investigate the shootings. Obama met Friday morning with FBI Director Robert Mueller and other federal leaders to get an update on what they've learned. Thirteen people were killed and 30 others injured in the shooting rampage at the Texas Army post on Thursday. The suspected shooter is an Army...

Obama wants more time on Afghanistan, but it is running out fast
Why is it taking President Obama so long to decide what to do in Afghanistan? There are a lot of reasons, a few good, but most are the consequence of past mistakes. The first is the sheer amount of information pouring into The White House, from the State Department, The Pentagon and Afghanistan. It is beyond the ability of any single person to read it all, said one who is witness to the flood. That is a result not just of the deteriorating situation — as General Stanley McChrystal...

Obama says don't jump to conclusions on shooting - Yahoo! News
Washington – President Barack Obama said Friday the entire nation is grieving for those slain at Fort Hood, and he urged people not to jump to conclusions while Law Enforcement officers investigate the shootings. Obama met Friday morning with FBI Director Robert Mueller and other federal leaders to get an update on what they've learned. Thirteen people were killed and 30 others injured in the shooting rampage at the Texas Army post on Thursday. The suspected shooter is an Army...

U.S. drafts new deal with E. Asia: PHOTO
Ever since taking office, President Obama has signaled that the United States wants to improve relations with the powerhouse nations of East Asia, and he'll put his personal imprint on that when he travels to the region for the first time next week.

Oh my: Public now opposes ObamaCare, 45/53: PHOTO
A tip o’ the hat to CNN for gamely trying to spin one of the most gruesome polls for ObamaCare that we’ve seen this year — so far. Opposition to The One’s plan is now a clear majority, up seven points since September; the number of Americans who want Congress to either make major changes to the bill, start over on the bill, or scrap the entire effort stands at a combined 72 percent; and the number who say Obama isn’t doing enough to work with Republicans now equals...

President Obama Signs Unemployment Insurance Extension Act; Contains Important New Tax Benefits; Enrolled Agents Recommend End-of-Year Tax Planning
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov 06, 2009 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ ----As part of the government's efforts to encourage people to spend money to help revive The Economy, the House voted 403-12 Thursday to expand a popular tax credit for homebuyers. The bill, which also extends Unemployment benefits and expands a tax break for money-losing businesses, was signed on Friday by President Obama.

The Associated Press: House Dems say Sat. vote on health care may slip
Washington — House Democrats acknowledged they don't yet have the votes to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's Health Care system, and signaled they may push back the vote until Sunday or early next week. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters in a conference call Friday that the make-or-break vote on President Barack Obama's push to make Health coverage part of the social safety net could face delay. Democrats were originally hoping to pass the bill on Saturday. The...

Obama weighs steps to spur jobs, wary on deficit
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Obama Awards Purple Hearts at Walter Reed: PHOTO
(AP) President Obama visited with 19 Soldiers during a visit to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center this afternoon, The White House said. He also spent time with three families of Soldiers in the Intensive Care Unit and Hospital staff. In addition, the president awarded two Purple Hearts, according to The White House. The visit is the president's first to Walter Reed since entering office, though he went as president-elect on January 19th. It was planned before this week's shootings at the Fort...

Analysis: New jobless threshold raises stakes for Obama, Democrats
Washington — For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when Unemployment topped 10 percent. A year after his election Obama finds it increasingly difficult to blame the sour economy on George W. Bush or offer reassurances that jobless Americans will soon find work. Never mind that The Economy itself grew in the last quarter, that the Recession by most accounts is over and that the number of jobs lost in October was less...

Rep. Deal wants Obama to prove citizenship
WASHINGTON -- Republican gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal says he wants the president to prove he is an American citizen.

Obama Can, Should Lock Congress In Until Health Vote
Grumpy old man Jack Cafferty is getting tired of Congress dragging out Health reform, and wants President Obama to get lawmakers motivated. Using his constitutional powers, Obama should deliver this ultimatum: I’m ordering the Congress to remain in session until both houses vote on a final version of Health-care reform. Pass it or don’t, but you're not going home until you address it.”

Wisconsin man donates cheesehead hat signed by Obama to historical society for museum
MADISON, WIS. — A Wisconsin man who got his cheesehead hat signed by President Barack Obama has decided to donate it to a museum rather than sell it on eBay. Mansfield Neblett told The Associated Press in an e-mail Friday he decided to donate the triangular, bright yellow hat to the Wisconsin Historical Society. Obama signed the hat Wednesday during a visit to a Madison middle school that Neblett's daughter attends. Fans often wear the hats shaped like slices of cheese to Green Bay...

AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspect
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Law Enforcement officials say the suspected Fort Hood, Texas, shooter had come to their attention at least six months ago because of Internet postings that discussed Suicide bombings and other threats. The officials say the postings appeared to have been made by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was killed during the shooting incident that left least 11 others dead and 31 wounded. The officials say they are still trying to confirm that he was the author. They say an official...

Obama: Economic challenges lie ahead
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Obama to Honor Veterans During Alaska Visit
President Obama will visit Alaska next week for the first time, stopping at Elmendorf Air Force Base to observe Veterans Day with base personnel while Air Force One refuels. Like most recent presidents, Obama will visit Alaska en route to Asia, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The president would like to stay longer in the future, he told Alaskan tribal leaders yesterday, but “it's going to be during the summer."

Michigan unemployed get benefits extension: PHOTO
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) - The nation's Unemployment rate is now in double digits and at a 26-year high. The labor department says the October jobless rate was 10.2%, the highest level since April of 1983. The rate in September of this year was 9.8%. President Barack Obama says the double-digit Unemployment is regrettable and that he will not rest until all Americans who want work can find jobs. In an effort to ease the pain of joblessness, President Obama signed a bill extending Unemployment...

Dierks Bentley Fan Is Hero Who Ended Fort Hood Shooting Spree
In the aftermath of shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people and injured another 30, Dierks Bentley learned that he had a connection to the civilian police officer who stopped the rampage. The singer was featured in a photo with the officer, Kimberly Munley, that made its way to television news shows and the Internet. Bentley met Munley earlier this year during a Fourth of July music festival at the U.S. Army post near Killeen, Texas. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army...

Spending vs. jobs a Dem dilemma
Washington, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The White House and the Democratic Congress are caught between the proverbial rock and hard place, pressured to cut spending and create more jobs, analysts say. After Tuesday's Elections skewed toward the Republican party, GOP pollster Neil Newhouse warned President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats ignore voters' angst over growing deficits and government intrusion in their lives at their own peril, the Washington publication Politico reported Friday. "The...

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Obama Visits Wounded Soldiers At Walter Reed Army Medical Center
The day after a massacre at Fort Hood, President Obama visited the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington late Friday. The visit was planned before a shooting rampage left 13 people killed and 30 wounded. Still, the contrast is striking: Soldiers hurt while fighting two wars, and those killed and hurt Thursday at a Texas Military post, where the suspect is an Army major. The visit was private and lasted 30 or 40 minutes longer than the hour Obama had been expected to spend visiting...

Fort Hood suspect cried Allahu Akbar say witnesses
The motive for the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage that has left America reeling is still unclear. But eyewitnesses say suspected gunman Nidal Malik Hasan shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ or ‘God is great’ before opening fire at the Military base in Texas. Thirteen people have died from gunshot wounds. Around 30 more were injured. All eyes are now on US Major Hasan, an army psychiatrist thought to be behind what President Obama has called an “horrific outburst of...

Obama's Oversized Agenda
President Obama will win the war with economics given another year or so [" Obama's Honeymoon Is Over ," usnews.com ]. It would take the next decade or two to make any progress in Afghanistan. He should cut our losses and pull out of Afghanistan; let their own people take care of the Taliban. He needs to focus more on our economy, quick! He better not let the Great Recession become another Depression! Barry W. Shook of IN I voted for Obama because I was waiting many years for change....

A historical perspective on Obama's war with Fox
When Abraham Lincoln was confronted with unflattering press editorials during the Civil War that described him as "a blockhead," "a moron" and a "widow maker," he shrugged it off with a joke. "Having an hour to spare on Sunday I read this batch of editorials and when I was through reading I asked myself, 'Abraham Lincoln, are you a man or a dog?' " he was quoted as saying. Mosque worshipers knew Fort Hood suspect Hasan was troubled By ISAAC WOLF, Scripps Howard News Service SILVER SPRING, Md. -...