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 faces economically delicate summer - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – Politically and economically, the next three months are critical for Barack Obama 's presidency. The pace of the economic recovery heading into the fall — electric smooth or diesel rough — will determine whether Obama can prod Congress on the key features of his agenda with momentum or from a defensive crouch. Steady economic improvement that is perceptible to the American public would boost his political standing and give him the thrust to get Congress to complete...

Obama's diplomacy to be tested in Russia - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama 's diplomacy is about to get a stern test in Russia , home of a wary public, a two-headed leadership and a lingering bit of hard feelings. The president arrives in Moscow on Monday for a full-scale two-day summit, the first of its kind since the early part of the George W. Bush presidency . He is sure to emerge with tangible signs of progress — including another step toward the world's two largest nuclear powers reducing their arsenals —...

In Moscow, Obama to Focus on Arms Control
MOSCOW, July 6 -- President Obama arrived in Moscow today for the start of a three-day summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that aides were hopeful would yield a framework for an agreement to replace an expiring nuclear arms control treaty.

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...

Born On The Fourth Of July [Snap Judgment]
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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

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.

Russia-US summit a chance to jumpstart ties - Yahoo! News
MOSCOW – Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will likely sign a stack of agreements during their Moscow summit, but their chief goal may be for the United States and Russia to stop acting like adversaries — even if they can't be friends. Over the past year, already tense ties have been strained to the breaking point over Russia's war with Georgia and U.S. plans to build a missile defense shield in Moscow's backyard. With the first full-fledged U.S-Russia summit since 2002,...

Palin drubs Obama on abortion during Pa. rally
Palin says a vote for Obama is, in her words, "a vote for activist courts that will continue to smother the open and democratic debate that we deserve and that we need on this issue of life." Palin made her remarks Saturday during a rally before about 5,000 people in Johnstown, about 60 miles east of Pittsburgh. On Saturday night, the self-described "hockey mom" is scheduled to drop the ceremonial first puck when the Flyers open their NHL season in Philadelphia against the New York Rangers. Share with

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.

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...

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....

Obama's Russia visit to bring over $1.5 billion in deals
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. corporate giants John Deere, PepsiCo and Boeing will announce more than $1.5 billion worth of deals in Russia during President Barack Obama 's visit, part of an effort to revive waning trade and investment between the two nations. Agricultural machinery maker John Deere will invest $500 million in the next six years in Russia , while soft drink giant PepsiCo will boost investment to $4 billion from $3 billion in the next three years.

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.

Gay-rights wedge issue fading away?
For more than four years, the Bush White House has run against any changes in the law that would allow gay Americans -- even his vice president's daughter -- to marry. Under the guidance of political maestro Karl Rove, George W. Bush even ran against gay rights in his 2004 re-election bid. The strategy: push a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman and thereby stir the base of evangelicals to the polls. It worked. Now, four years later, the climate has changed,

Obama and McCain Seem to Understand the Importance of Renewable Energy
The good news from the presidential campaign is that even though Senator McCain and Governor Palin have resorted to swift-boat tactics, the fundamental issue of economic well-being has begun to dominate the race for the White House. In the past, that would be bad news for environmental protection and sustainable development, as we’d be hearing we can either have either economic growth or environmental protection. Fortunately, Senator Obama is connecting economic well-being with energy efficiency and renew

Obama Bemoans Golf Swing To Russian Reporter
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he doesn't like his golf swing and the ball never goes where he wants. Obama told Russian state-run Rossiya TV and ITAR-TASS news agency that he's been working on his golf game lately. However, he disclosed in the interview that he hasn't had much success. The president, who has been playing golf most weekends with aides, says he thinks he should be good at the game. Yet his shots never seem to go straight. Obama played a quick nine holes on...

College Paper Shows Obama Was a Raving Anti-American Kook
Well, what do you know? The state-run media can do research. It only took them 8 months after the election to release this crazy Far Left anti-American article Barack Obama wrote while in college. Andy McCarthy at The Corner has the story: Nearly six months into the Obama presidency, the mainstream media has finally done a bit of the candidate background reporting it declined to do during the campaign — other than in Wasilla — and whaddya know? The New York Times unearthed a 1983...

Rahm: White House Is Family Friendly -- For Obama's Family (VIDEO)
In its second night of exclusive behind the scenes access, NBC's "Inside the Obama White House" delved into the personal lives of White House staffers, highlighting the long, demanding hours required of those lucky enough to snag a job in the office of the president. Host Brian Williams sat down with a few of Obama's top aides, including David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel, to talk about life away from their Chicago-based families for long stretches of time. Axelrod showed off a picture painted by...

Palin On Obama: "Unconditional Support For Unlimited Abortion"
Governor Sarah Palin launched a harsh, frontal attack against Barack Obama on Saturday for the Senator's position on abortion rights. Appearing in Pennsylvania, the Alaska Republican claimed that Obama had "unconditional support for unlimited abortion," was "vague and evasive on the subject," and...Full Article @ huffington post Comment Share Email Post Your Comment say something interesting

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...

McCain shies away from recent days’ attacks
AP - Republican John McCain, the clock ticking down on a chance to narrow Democrat Barack Obama’s lead in polls, turned away Saturday from visceral attacks on his rival to pivot back toward policy differences. McCain kept his speech in this Iowa river town focused on the economy and other policies, a striking change from just days ago when his campaign redoubled its challenge to Obama over his association with a former ’60s radical. McCain also claimed that American voters didn’t really k

Actor Kal Penn starts work as White House liaison - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – Actor Kal Penn started a new job Monday as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities. The Indian-American actor is taking a break from Hollywood to work as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison , with a focus on connecting President Barack Obama with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, as well as arts groups. Penn had a recurring role on Fox's TV show "House" and starred in several films including " Harold & Kumar Go to White...