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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…
Aide: GOP candidate says Obama an ‘illegal alien’ and ‘Holocaust never happened’
A congressional candidate from Illinois who believes the “Holocaust never happened” is running as a Republican because President Barack Obama is an “illegal alien,” according to one of his campaign aides. In a report published by OakLawn Patch on Tuesday, Arthur Jones charged that “the Holocaust is nothing more than…
Franklin Graham apologizes for questioning Obama’s faith
A week after questioning President Barack Obama’s Christian faith, maligned pastor Franklin Graham issued an apology for his controversial comments Tuesday afternoon, according to Religious News Service. Graham, the son of renowned evangelical pastor Billy Graham, provided a statement of penitence after being criticized by the NAACP and a group…
N. Korea agrees to nuclear program halt
The United States said Wednesday that North Korea has agreed to halt its nuclear program and allow back UN inspectors, in a surprise breakthrough soon after the communist state’s veteran leader died. Welcoming the progress, President Barack Obama’s administration said it would move ahead on a long-mulled plan to deliver 240,000 metric tons of food aid to…
After big primary loss, Santorum retools message for must-win Ohio
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (Reuters) – After missing a golden opportunity to dethrone the front-runner, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has begun to retool his message as he turns his sights to Super Tuesday. Santorum fell to rival Mitt Romney in the latter’s home state of Michigan even though it appeared…
Obama sidesteps NDAA provision requiring military custody for terror suspects
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama announced measures Tuesday allowing civilian investigators to handle cases of terror suspects, effectively sidestepping a 2011 law requiring they be brought before military courts. The directive provides more flexibility to the president in deciding whether to use military tribunals to try foreign terror suspects,…
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