On Sunday, President Obama gave the all-male graduating class of Morehouse College very important advice for their futures during his commencement speech. "Be the best father you can be," he said.The president then got personal, explaining how he wishes his father was there for him growing up. "I have tried to be for Michelle and my girls what my father was not for my mother and me.
This morning, Reuters noted that the odds of a "grand bargain" on taxes and spending between Democratic and Republican lawmakers are rapidly diminishing -- because the deficit is falling. "A sudden improvement in the outlook for the government deficit over the ... Continue reading ->
During the past few months I have been very concerned that the Second Amendment was being misused, and its historical application distorted, as an offensive shield against any effort to encourage and require only the smart and responsible ownership and use of guns in our nation.
During the past few months I have been very concerned that the Second Amendment was being misused, and its historical application distorted, as an offensive shield against any effort to encourage and require only the smart and responsible ownership and use of guns in our nation. Thus, like an overwhelming majority of my fellow citizens, I supported President Obama's efforts to get Congress to enact legislation requiring background checks on the purchase and sale of guns.
John Kerry and Chuck Hagel have been at the helm of American foreign and security policy for some months now. Much was expected from new faces, new approaches and -- perhaps -- some new thinking. How are they doing? Any proposed answer, however tentative, depends on the standards used to measure success or failure in the conduct of the United States' external relations. If you judge the direction of the Obama administration's foreign policy over the past four-plus years as basically sound, then there are solid grounds for rating the new team highly.
John Kerry and Chuck Hagel have been at the helm of American foreign and security policy for some months now. Much was expected from new faces, new approaches and -- perhaps -- some new thinking. How are they doing? Any proposed answer, however tentative, depends on the standards used to measure success or failure in the conduct of the United States' external relations. If you judge the direction of the Obama administration's foreign policy over the past four-plus years as basically sound, then there are solid grounds for rating the new team highly.
Over the weekend, CNN released the first extensive national polling on the "scandals" that have gripped Washington, and it got a bit of a bounce yesterday over two key findings. First, Obama's approval rating is holding steady (53 percent) despite the scandal chatter. ... Continue reading ->
If I were a lyricist, I would pen a ballad about the scandals from this past week. It would have to be a country song because no other format could capture the irony that, all in the same week, we eulogized Billie Sol Estes, a con man tied to Lyndon Johnson, celebrated the 40thanniversary of the Watergate hearings, and took in President Obama's 3-part scandal of IRS investigations of political opponents, Benghazi cover-ups and AP subpoenas.
More than eight months after the horrific attacks on U.S. interests in Benghazi, the story has pretty much run out of juice: *The failure to protect the U.S. diplomatic post is a consensus breakdown by government. *The nature of the ... Continue reading ->
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry is vowing that the Obama administration will spare no expense or effort to protect U.S. diplomats serving overseas.
Kirsten Powers or Bill Kristol? On the Obama administration scandals: "These are all bad -- it's bad behavior by people in the government. In each of these situations. I mean, nothing about Benghazi imputes anything bad upon liberalism. This is ... Continue reading ->
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White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer made clear on Sunday that the Obama administration will not gather itself into a defensive crouch in the wake of a series of scandals and investigations that have come to a head in the ... Continue reading ->
A look back at some of the biggest small business and start-up stories from the past week, with a focus on Washington.
Appearing Sunday's on "Meet the Press," Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward disappointed Republicans who very much want the attack on U.S. personnel in Libya to bring down President Barack Obama much like the Watergate scandal brought down President Richard Nixon, telling host...
"And the war will end by the end of next year . . . "
In the elusive search for an Obama Doctrine, that struck me as a telling phrase when I heard the president deliver it last week as he and British Prime Minister David Cameron took a couple of questions from reporters.
Here's one place where the president didn't have a dramatic week: in his approval ratings. According to two polls -- the Gallup daily tracking poll, and a CNN/ORC International poll released Sunday -- Obama's approval rating has more or less remained steady as potential scandal upon potential scandal blew up the news cycle.
Barack Obama visited Morehouse College on Sunday to give a refrain on the responsibility of Morehouse Men and black America to find dignity and progress in self-reliance, a refrain that has simultaneously proven exciting and excruciating for African Americans over the last four years.More on Barack Obama
President Barack Obama visited Morehouse College on a rainy Sunday afternoon to give a refrain on the responsibility of Morehouse Men and black America to find dignity and progress in self-reliance, a refrain that has simultaneously proven exciting and excruciating for African Americans over the last four years.His commencement speech was highly-anticipated as an opportunity to reconnect the Obama Administration with black legislators and thought leaders whom have sharply criticized his approach to executive diversity, and policy directives aimed squarely and publicly at addressing social a
President Barack Obama visited Morehouse College on a rainy Sunday afternoon to give a refrain on the responsibility of Morehouse Men and black America to find dignity and progress in self-reliance, a refrain that has simultaneously proven exciting and excruciating for African Americans over the last four years.
A look at the day's political happenings, including a radio host makes shocking and incendiary remarks about Hillary Clinton and Bill Maher criticizes Republicans over the issue that he says should really be causing outrage.
Related Entriesthere's the almost ritual expectation by the public that second term presidents will be dogged by some scandal. This was the case with Eisenhower, Nixon, of course, Reagan, Clinton and George W. Bush. This shouldn't surprise.More on GOP
The mostly media driven scandal talk involving President Obama has so far stirred barely a yawn among the public. There are good reasons. The four alleged scandals, Benghazi, the IRS, the AP leaks, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius supposed shakedown of corporations to help implement the health care act don't come close to passing the smell test for a public fogging of the president. There is absolutely no clear-cut evidence or testimony that Obama had any knowledge of or hand in the missteps. And the comparison to Watergate, or Nixon, is a joke and an insult.
The mostly media driven scandal talk involving President Obama has so far stirred barely a yawn among the public. There are good reasons. The four alleged scandals, Benghazi, the IRS, the AP leaks, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius supposed shakedown of corporations to help implement the health care act don't come close to passing the smell test for a public fogging of the president. There is absolutely no clear-cut evidence or testimony that Obama had any knowledge of or hand in the missteps.
Debtors with high interest rates on their federal student loans would refinance into cheaper loans under proposed legislation to be unveiled this week, in a move that would lower borrowers' burdens and potentially hurt private lenders and investors.
Between Benghazi, the IRS badgering the tea party, and assorted other brush fires, it's hard to imagine President Obama will have time for a vacation this summer. But apparently he will. There's been no official word from the White House, but we're hearing the Obamas have their eyes on a house in Farm Neck on Martha's Vineyard. During three previous visits, POTUS and FLOTUS and their daughters Malia and Sasha stayed at Blue Heron Farm in Chilmark. But British architect Norman Foster has since bought the place for $21.9 million.
Debtors with high interest rates on their federal student loans would refinance into cheaper loans under proposed legislation to be unveiled this week, in a move that would lower borrowers' burdens and potentially hurt private lenders and investors.The plan sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) would force the U.S. Secretary of Education to automatically refinance most government loans carrying interest rates above 4 percent into fixed, 4-percent loans.
Debtors with high interest rates on their federal student loans would refinance into cheaper loans under proposed legislation to be unveiled this week, in a move that would lower borrowers' burdens and potentially hurt private lenders and investors.
* Says Washington beset by partisan politics * Gets personal about race, imperfections By Steve Holland ATLANTA, May 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama complained on Sunday that partisan battles in Washington are holding back stronger U.S. economic growth as he tried to recover from one of the most difficult weeks of his presidency.
* Says Washington beset by partisan politics * Gets personal about race, imperfections By Steve Holland ATLANTA, May 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama complained on Sunday that partisan battles in Washington are holding back stronger U.S. economic growth as he tried to recover from one of the most difficult weeks of his presidency.
ATLANTA - President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.
President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and his plans to close the prison camps at Guantánamo during a speech Thursday on counterterrorism practices, a White House official said.
President Barack Obama has urged young black men to help empower America's disadvantaged, saying he had done so because he "might be in prison" if his life had taken a different path.
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ATLANTA - President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.
BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPresident Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, told graduates of Morehouse College Sunday to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.More...
BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, told graduates of Morehouse College Sunday to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.
Debtors with high interest rates on their federal student loans would refinance into cheaper loans under proposed legislation to be unveiled this week...
Amid a trio of controversies that has put the White House on defense, Dan Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to the President Obama, appeared on all five Sunday news shows, defending the administration against attacks from Republicans. Pfeiffer said the GOP is trying to make ... Continue reading ->
John Edwards was right. There are two Americas.
