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White House: No change to U.S. Afghan strategy
The White House said Monday that US strategy would not change in Afghanistan despite the fallout from a US soldier’s shooting rampage which killed 16 civilians in a new jolt to America’s war policy. “Our strategic objectives have not changed and they will not change,” White House spokesman Jay Carney…
GOP Rep. introduces bill to trigger Obama’s impeachment
In a House Resolution introduced last week, Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-NC) put forward use of the military by the executive branch without explicit authorization from Congress as an impeachable offense: one which some conservatives believe President Barack Obama has already committed. The bill’s author, Rep. Jones, was once a…
Obama poll rating drops in Republican boost
President Barack Obama’s approval rating has plunged below 50 percent and he would be beaten by Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney if November’s US election were held today, a poll showed Monday. The survey, by ABC News and The Washington Post, indicated that only 46 percent of Americans now approved of the way…
Harris-Perry slams Breitbart.com for ‘lies’ on Derrick Bell
New MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry criticized conservative website Breitbart.com for creating controversy over an old video from President Barack Obama’s days as a student at Harvard University Law School. This past week, Breitbart.com indicated that Obama’s introduction and hugging of the late African-American Harvard professor Derrick Bell at a protest…
Obama calls for investment in clean energy
US President Barack Obama called on Congress Saturday to invest more money in clean energy technologies and end multi-billion-dollar subsidies given each year to oil companies. “I want this Congress to stop the giveaways to an oil industry that’s never been more profitable, and invest in a clean energy industry…
Mississippi governor endorses Romney
WASHINGTON — Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney picked up the key endorsement of Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, days ahead of a primary in the conservative southern state. Bryant said on Thursday he thought Romney had the best chance of beating President Barack Obama in November’s general election and believes…
Senate rejects oil pipeline plans
WASHINGTON — The US Senate voted down Thursday a measure to start building the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline between Canada and the Gulf Coast of Texas despite President Barack Obama’s opposition. The Senate measure was introduced by minority Republican lawmakers upset at Obama’s decision to delay a decision on…
House passes bipartisan small businesses bill
WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a jobs bill backed by President Barack Obama that Republican leaders said would help small businesses expand and hire new workers. House speaker John Boehner said the measure, which passed by a vote of 390 to 23, would give a…
Local news station confirms: Obama footage ‘is not hidden’
Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday night made the dubious claim that Harvard law professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., a former mentor of President Barack Obama, purposefully hid footage from the media in 2008. But Ogletree could not have suppressed the footage even if he wanted to. Local news…
Harvard protester on Obama video: Why would anyone want to hide this?
Daily Voice editor Keith Boykin, who attended Harvard University with President Barack Obama, expressed confusion on Wednesday over the controversy surrounding video of Obama introducing Dr. Derrick Bell in 1990. Breitbart.com published video of Obama speaking about Bell, a racial justice pioneer who developed the critical race theory. Breitbart.com has…
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