Biden: Israel free to set own course on Iran - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden signaled that the Obama administration would not stand in the way if Israel chose to attack Iran 's nuclear facilities, even as the top U.S. military officer said any attack on Iran would be destabilizing. Biden's remarks suggested a tougher U.S. stance against Iran's nuclear ambitions. Nonetheless, administration officials insisted his televised remarks Sunday reflected the U.S. view that Israel has a right to defend itself and make its own decisions...

Dreams - or Nightmares - From Obama's Father?
Anyone who wonders how Barack Obama seems to have come from nowhere to become our 44th President need only read his amazing book, Dreams from My Father . Or, better, you should listen to the audio version of the book, read by Barack Obama himself. This recorded book won a Grammy Award. The award is richly deserved. Obama’s book is a classic of American literature. Those who think he did not write it, that perhaps, as some Internet zanies have alleged, that the radical Bill Ayers wrote it,...

Obama, Putin meet at last, exchange pleasantries - Yahoo! News
NOVO OGARYOVO, Russia – President Barack Obama , meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for the first time, called their talks "an excellent opportunity to put U.S.-Russian relations on a strong footing." Putin told his guest: "With you, we link our hopes for the furtherance of relations between our two countries." Putin warmly greeted Obama for talks on a clear, sunny morning in Nova Ogaryovo, a Moscow suburb where the prime minister's white and yellow traditional...

McCain to Biden: Too early to celebrate
In response to a Joe Biden email telling supporters that the “McCain campaign is on the ropes,” the McCain camp responded that it is too early to celebrate. “Being an underdog is a role that John McCain relishes and with 26 days left I don’t think Joe Biden should pop the champagne just yet,” said McCain spokesman Ben Porritt. “We are confident that as people make their decisions they will choose John McCain, a maverick with a real record over Barack Obama —an unknown comm

Louis Susman, Obama's Choice for U.K. Ambassador, Raises Eyebrows
Wall Street Journal : CHICAGO -- President Barack Obama has raised some eyebrows with his decision to send as ambassador to the U.K. a little-known retired investment banker -- and top fund-raiser -- from his hometown who has little diplomatic experience. The post at the Court of St. James's in London is one of the most prestigious in U.S. diplomatic circles. Though largely ceremonial and rarely controversial, it is a prominent position given the close relations between the U.S. and the U.K. In...

Obama Notes McCain’s Effort To Temper GOP Anger
PHILADELPHIA — His backers feeling increasingly confident, Democrat Barack Obama made a slight nod to his Republican rival on Saturday and asked voters to have faith in him as the next president. Even as he criticized John McCain’s economic policies, Obama acknowledged that the GOP nominee has asked his supporters to temper their attacks on him. "I [...]

Watch Foo Fighters debut new song 'Wheels' for Obama now
Foo Fighters debuted a brand new track for President Obama and military heroes at a special concert at the White House in Washington D.C.

New GOP "Racist" Headache
After "Barack the Magic Negro" and other GOP racial gaffes, a top Young Republican official—who hopes to be elected chairman Saturday—laughs at a racial slur about President Obama.

Obama says Honduran ouster was 'not legal'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the weekend ouster of Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya was a "not legal" coup and that he remains the country's president. Obama spoke to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday after meetings with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. Obama said he wanted to be very clear that President Zelaya is the democratically elected president. Obama pledged the U.S. to "stand on the side of democracy" and to work with other nations and international entities to...

Oprah Rallies Women For Obama Downtown
Sarah Palin may be the only woman on a presidential ticket this year, but that doesn't mean women ought to vote for her, her Democratic opponent Joe Biden told 1,000 women at a national conference/ fundraiser for Barack Obama. "Being a woman is not the same as being THERE for women -- they are...Full Article @ huffington post Comment Share Email Post Your Comment

Analysis: Who's in charge as Obama visits Russia?
President Obama arrived in Moscow on Monday for a summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev aimed at trying to "reset" the U.S.-Russian relationship. But he also may have a less publicized goal: figuring out who's really in charge here.

Born On The Fourth Of July [Snap Judgment]
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Obama agrees arms cuts, Afghan transit with Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Visiting President Barack Obama and Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev agreed a target for cuts in nuclear arms and a deal to let U.S. troops fly across Russia at the start of a trip intended to mend strained ties. At a cordial, formal news conference in the Kremlin's vast, gilded St Andrew's Hall, the two leaders spoke of their resolve to put differences behind them and focus on cooperating to solve global problems such as the spread of nuclear weapons. Both mentioned the issues...

The Biggest Threat To Obama's Agenda: Democratic Centrists
The Hill : Half a dozen members of the Senate Democratic Conference pose the biggest threat to President Obama's agenda, giving Senate Republicans a fighting chance to block the administration's major expansions of government. GOP leaders have begun reaching out to these centrists, hoping they will buck their party on Obama's two biggest initiatives: healthcare reform and climate change legislation. Read the whole story: The Hill

Biden: Recession Worse Than Feared
No gaffes here: Vice President Biden appeared on This Week Sunday morning and spoke relatively candidly about the recession, saying the Obama administration “misread how bad the economy was” and that the $787 billion stimulus plan was “the right package” although it will take months for many of the programs to take effect. He added that the current 9.5 percent unemployment rate is “much too high.” Regarding Iraq, Biden said the administration will hold fast...

Obama, Medvedev Meet In Russia
MOSCOW — Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev confidently committed to a year-end deal to slash nuclear stockpiles by about a third on Monday, but the U.S. leader failed to crack stubborn Kremlin objections to America's missile defense plans _ a major stumbling block to such an agreement. Both men renewed pledges to pull U.S.-Russian relations out of the dismal state into which they had descended during the eight years of the Bush administration. And to that end, they signed a...

Obama's Military Minions Keep Mouthing Off on DADT. This Is Bad
A measured way. That's the latest advice given to President Obama about moving on Don't Ask Don't Tell, and it comes from a very big mouth: Adm. Mike

Senators' Disparate Interests Could Transform Climate Legislation
President Obama's climate-change legislation begins a daunting march through the Senate this week, with supporters acknowledging they are as many as 15 votes shy of victory and well aware that deals to attract more votes could erode the bill's environment-friendly objectives.

Obama's Trip to Russia
President Obama and Dmitry Medvedev have agreed to cut back their stockpiles of nuclear warheads. Plus, view our gallery of Obama's trip.

Barack Obama to pay big for primetime buy
Barack Obama will pay NBC and CBS almost $1 million each for the campaign’s half-hour ad buy in primetime Wednesday, Oct. 29, less than a week before the election. According to papers available at CBS’s headquarters in New York, the campaign agreed Monday to pay $961,000 for the entire 8-8:30 pm time period. It wasn’t clear whether that was in pattern, meaning it would run across all time zones at that period. NBC will sell Obama the half-hour time buy for $891,250 gross and $775,000 net

Obama In Moscow Before Nuclear Arms Talks
Barack Obama has arrived in Russia for a summit with Dmitry Medvedev before an expected declaration of nuclear weapons cuts. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama The talks are aimed at mending frayed ties between Moscow and Washington. Mr Obama 's plane landed at Vnukovo airport to the west of the capital for his first visit to Russia as US president. He was to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before heading into talks with President Dmitry Medvedev in the Kremlin....

Tax rebate, food stamp money possible in aid plan
AP - After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday. The bill’s total cost could reach $150 billion, these officials said. The officials stressed that no final decisions have been made. They spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they did not want to pre-empt a formal announcement. H

Barack Obama to pay big for primetime buy
Barack Obama will pay CBS and NBC almost $1 million each for a half-hour ad buy in primetime Wednesday, Oct. 29. Full election coverage

Clintons launch campaign swing for Obama in Pa.
AP - When Bill and Hillary Clinton take the stage Sunday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will be the launch of an active campaign for their former nemesis Barack Obama in the home stretch of the 2008 presidential race. The nation’s best known and most powerful Democrats for nearly two decades, the former first couple is getting used to a new role: cheerleaders for Obama, who vanquished Hillary Clinton last spring in a Democratic primary contest for the ages. Whatever recriminations the Clint

Obama, “Say It To My Face”. If You Do You are Covered Under Obama’s Plan
Obama attacked John McCain in a recent TV interview, saying “Say It To My Face”. What is amusing about Obama’s response is that it is, in and of itself, an attack. Obama has been running a negative attack on McCain from day one. For him to criticize the McCain camp for any negative comment is laughable. Obama has attacked every facet of the current administration and made every attempt to link McCain and the Bush Administration, no matter how different those policies are and no matter