Posts tagged ‘President’
In his balanced, and thus all the more disturbing, history of the CIA, Tim Weiner tells how an agency intended to inform the President about the world became so mired in cloak and dagger politics that the US now lacks the intelligence it needs to operate effectively on the world stage.
Has Obama Hit Bottom?
Come November, the president and his party may find themselves succeeding most by failing the least.
North Dakota man pleads guilty to threatening Obama
A North Dakota man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to threatening to kill President Barack Obama.
Obama Using ‘Bounty Hunters’ for Health Care Fraud
President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system.
Six Reasons Barack Obama is Still the Favorite in 2012
In a recent Gallup Poll, Obama was losing by 14 points among these swing voters in a 2012 matchup to something called the "generic Republican." Will Obama become a one-term president or stick it out?
Facebook launches payments between friends service
“People share their statuses, their information and their pictures on Facebook so the question is why not share money there too?” said Christian von Hammel-Bonten, senior vice president at ClickandBuy.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad calls Sept 11 “big fabrication
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the September 11 attacks on the United States a "big fabrication" that was used to justify the U.S. war on terrorism, the official IRNA news agency reported.||Ahmad...
MMA Promotional Battle Heats Up Outside Cage
A behind-the-scenes chess match has resulted in the UFC and its top rival, Strikeforce, running head-to-head tv specials on April 17. Strikeforce made the official announcement of an event on CBS, with 3 championship matches earlier in the week, then UFC president Dana White confirmed a show on the same date, "Ultimate Fight Night 22" on Spike.
Obama Touts Green Jobs as Key to Recovery
U.S. President Barack Obama pushed his clean-energy agenda Friday, stressing in Arlington, Va., the prospect of green jobs fueling an economic recovery.
Chile rebuilding ‘can take years’
The effort to rebuild Chile after Saturday's massive earthquake can take at least three years, Michelle Bachelet, the country's outgoing president, has said.
RNC Memo Leaked: ‘Fear’ Strategy Planned
The Republican National Committee plans to raise money this election cycle through an aggressive campaign capitalizing on "fear" of President Barack Obama and a promise to "save the country from trending toward socialism."
Obama – Healthcare debate is over.
President Barack Obama urged Congress Wednesday to vote "up or down" on sweeping health care legislation in the next few weeks, endorsing a plan that denies Senate Republicans the right to kill the bill by stalling with a filibuster.
Obama Caught Lip-Syncing Speech (video)
After Obama slips up during an address on health care, White House officials are forced to admit the president occasionally uses a backing track for important speeches.pa href="http://digg.com/politics/Obama_Caught_Lip_Syncing_Speech_video"Digg/a | a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/obama_caught_lip_syncing_speech"Original/a/p
Governance Was Missing Link at Toyota
You know the joke that every bank branch has a president -- well, every Toyota facility has a president, and one can't tell another what to do.pa href="http://digg.com/world_news/Governance_Was_Missing_Link_at_Toyota"Digg/a | a href="http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/governance-was-missing-link-at-toyota/?cs=39610"Original/a/p
Obama to pitch “cash for caulkers” in Georgia
President Barack Obama will announce details of an estimated $6 billion program on Tuesday to generate jobs by providing incentives for Americans to make their homes more energy.pa href="http://digg.com/business_finance/Obama_to_pitch_cash_for_caulkers_in_Georgia"Digg/a | a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6211C320100302?feedType=RSSfeedName=topNewsutm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29"Original/a/p





