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,...

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.

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 [...]

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

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.

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...

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'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

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...

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.

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

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

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

Born On The Fourth Of July [Snap Judgment]
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Obama's sweet talk is a tale of pie
Sen. Barack Obama likes pie. Over the last three days of campaigning, it's become clear that he's given a great deal of thought to pie. He's talked about the kinds of pie he likes, about having a pie contest where he'll be a judge, and how pie fits into the larger economic difficulties of our time. On Thursday afternoon, in Georgetown, Ohio, Obama and Gov. Ted Strickland stopped at a diner for pie. He's been talking about the visit ever since. He waxed on about his pie during a rally in Portsmouth, Ohio t

Obama Endorses Medvedev's Agenda but Pushes for More Democratic Reforms
MOSCOW, July 6 -- President Obama told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday that Russia needs more "consistent" protection of property rights to attract investment and a free press, independent courts and political opposition to fight corruption.

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....

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...

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, “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

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...