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Secret Service takes guns, handcuffs from Kansas birther threatening Obama
A Kansas birther, who publicly announced that he was planning a citizen’s arrest of President Barack Obama, was told Monday by the Secret Service that he would be arrested if he came near the president. Neil Jednoralski claimed that he contacted Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the Kansas Highway…
U.S. unveils new international gay rights strategy
WASHINGTON — The United States put the fight against gay and lesbian discrimination at the heart of its foreign policy Tuesday, but stopped short of warning transgressor nations they could be stripped of US aid. President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered all government agencies that play an active foreign policy…
Obama presses payroll tax cut extension
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers Monday for failing to act to extend a cut in payroll taxes set to expire at the end of the year. In comments at the White House, Obama said Republicans were blocking the measure to avoid allowing a hike in taxes to…
U.S. backs envoy after anti-Semitism remarks
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s administration on Monday rejected Republican calls to fire the US ambassador to Belgium after he said that the Middle East conflict was partly to blame for anti-Semitism. Ambassador Howard Gutman, who is Jewish and the son of a Holocaust survivor, said in a speech that…
When calling out lies, don’t lie. Duh.
Politifact bills itself as a site dedicated to correcting the lies that come out of the mouth of politicians and political operatives. It's a great and necessary service. The problem with it, as you can imagine, is that the field of liars is so tilted to the right that if…
Obama battles charges he’s not Israel’s friend
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama this week stepped up a counterattack against Republican opponents levelling angry, politically fraught charges that he has shortchanged staunch US ally Israel’s security. With an eye on the November 2012 elections, Republicans energized by Obama’s low popularity have slammed his Middle East policy, hoping to…
Obama lights up 2011 national Christmas tree
WASHINGTON — With a little help from the world’s most famous green frog, US President Barack Obama and the first family Thursday lit up the national Christmas tree in the heart of the capital city. Kermit the Frog, one of the irrepressible Muppets, was on hand for the traditional lighting…
McCain questions Obama’s pick for Pentagon Asia post
WASHINGTON — Senior US Senator John McCain demanded in a letter out Thursday that President Barack Obama’s pick to be the Pentagon’s top Asia hand detail his role in internal White House feuds on national security. And McCain signaled that he might block former national security council (NSC) chief of…
Obama cites progress towards payroll tax cut
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama struck an optimistic note on Wednesday night that lawmakers in Congress could reach agreement to extend payroll tax cuts he said earlier were needed to avoid a “massive blow” to the economy. At a fundraiser at a New York restaurant, the Democrat said…
Senate defeats challenge to indefinite detention provision
WASHINGTON — The polarized US Senate on Tuesday beat back an attempt to set aside proposed rules on detention of terrorism suspects, defying a White House veto threat and criticisms from the FBI and the Pentagon. By a 37-61 margin, senators defeated an attempt to strip the proposed regulations from…
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