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Fluke: Obama told me my parents should be proud
Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke on Friday choked up as she recalled an encouraging phone call from President Barack Obama after conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh smeared her as a “slut.” “You were in our green room getting ready to come on and the White House tells us that…
Obama, Netanyahu set to confront divisions over Iran
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Just days before what could be the most consequential meeting of U.S. and Israeli leaders in years, aides to President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are scrambling to bridge stark differences over what Washington fears could be an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear sites. Further…
Feminists warn pols not to erode women’s gains
Feminists in the United States, “fed up” with election-year attempts to erode their hard-won gains, issued a sharp reminder that women make up a voting bloc that cannot be ignored. HERvotes, a coalition of 51 women’s groups, vowed to ensure that several decades of progress in health care, education and…
Heckler interrupts Obama: ‘No war with Iran!’
While speaking at a fundraising event on Thursday, President Barack Obama was briefly interrupted by a supporter who urged him not to go to war with Iran. “We promoted human rights,” Obama said. “We made it clear that America is a Pacific power. We demonstrated that if countries like Burma…
63 percent of voters back Obama birth control policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly two-thirds of Americans favor President Barack Obama’s policy requiring birth control coverage for female employees, including clear majorities of Roman Catholic, Protestant evangelical and independent voters, a poll showed on Thursday. A Kaiser Family Foundation survey of 1,500 adults showed public opinion breaking more strongly according…
U.S. making energy progress despite critics: Obama
NASHUA, New Hampshire — President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States is making progress in curbing its dependence on imported petroleum as he defended his energy policy in the face of criticism from Republican rivals. Speaking in New Hampshire, Obama sought to deflect election-year charges that he is to…
Arpaio probe concludes Obama’s birth certificate a ‘forgery’
Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced on Thursday that his investigation into President Barack Obama’s birth certificate concluded the document was most likely a “forgery.” “President Barack Obama’s long-form birth certificate released by the White House on April 27, 2011, is suspected to be a computer-generated forgery, not a…
WATCH LIVE: Arpaio press conference on Obama’s birth certificate
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio called a press conference on Thursday to announce the results of an investigation of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. The event was scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET. Watch this live video from World Net Daily, broadcast March 1, 2011. …
Federal judge admits sending racist Obama email
A federal judge on Wednesday insisted that he was not a racist even though he sent an email suggesting President Barack Obama’s mother had sex with a dog. Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull, who was nominated by President George W. Bush, admitted to the Great Falls Tribune that he…
Obama ‘confident’ of keeping to Afghan pullout plan
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said he was “confident” the United States could stick to its Afghan drawdown timetable despite a week of deadly unrest over the burning of the Koran at a US base. “I feel confident that we can stay on a path that by the end of…
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