September 2009 Archives
On Sunday, a blogger at The Political Carnival noticed a user-generated poll on Facebook that asked, "Should Obama be killed?" The blogger wrote about the poll, then called the Secret Service to alert them to it.
Rev. Henry Covington and Mitch Albom sit in the balcony of Pilgrim Church in Detroit. Albom has a new book, Have a Little Faith, that looks at love, faith, and duty through his relationships with his childhood rabbi, a beloved person who is dying and wants Albom to do his eulogy, and this Detroit pastor.
Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal believes he can win in Afghanistan. It's the rest of the world that needs convincing.
Bill Clinton, David Paterson, Jon Kyl, Jim Webb
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday that "General McChrystal [is] the very best commanding officer we could possibly have there," but added that the administration isn't ready to commit to more troops yet. He also warned that it's too soon to begin work on an exit strategy, and warned that "failure in Afghanistan would be a huge setback for the United States."
"This Week" Transcript with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.)
Says U.S. Doubts Iran Has Convincing Proof Its Nuclear Program Is Only Peaceful But Will "Put Them to the Test"
Interview With Robert Gates; Interview With Senators Bayh, Corker
The 'FOX News Sunday' panel debates whether President Obama should increase troop levels in Afghanistan
The advertising slump hammers the nation's oldest magazine devoted to African-American life.
When it comes to luring retirees, is the sun setting on the Sunshine State?
Late Thursday night, two hours after it sent out President Barack Obama's Friday schedule, the White House told reporters it was adding another event - a statement that he would give in the morning. Amid all the hoopla of the G-20 economic summit in Pittsburgh, there was scant indication the announcement would be dramatic.
President Barack Obama strengthened his hand for future action against Iran and North Korea Thursday by winning unanimous approval of a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a "a world without nuclear weapons."
The White House is hailing a brief public comment from Russian President Dmitri Medvedev that raises the specter of sanctions against Iran as a breakthrough for U.S. efforts to win support for a tougher global line against Tehran's nuclear program.
President Barack Obama issued a stark challenge to fellow world leaders Wednesday, saying that the rest of the world has to stop waiting for America to lead and begin shouldering the burden of solving global problems.
Why avoiding the issue doesn't help.
Author Sapphire, left, and producer Oprah Winfrey, center, listen to director Lee Daniels at a news conference for the film Precious during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 13
President Barack Obama: 'This debate that's taking place is not about race'
Plus, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. John Boehner, Eugene Robinson and Roger Simon
Complete Text of White House Interview With Bob Schieffer
Interview With Barack Obama; Interview with Senator McConnell
Aired September 20, 2009 - 09:00 ET
The 'FOX News Sunday' panel discusses race and the Obama presidency after the show
What went wrong? Have the right lessons been learned? Could it happen again? The anniversary of the Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy and the freezing of the credit markets that followed is an occasion for reflection. I fear that our collective response has been mistaken and inadequate - that we may just have made matters worse.
POLITICO
CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN
Dear President Obama,
You were elected to lead our country amid one of its greatest economic challenges. The circumstances you face are just as serious and threatening today as they were on the day you took office. At that time, you promised not just change but also leadership.
A study finds surprising evidence about which students are really on the path to a college degree
Maine Republican Says Any Reform Bill With Gov't-Backed Insurance Won't Pass Senate
Senior White House Adviser "Not Willing to Accept" Removal of Gov't Alternative from Health Care Bill
'FOX News Sunday' panel discusses Rep. Joe Wilson's refusal to apologize again for outburst
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Interview With Robert Gibbs; Interview With Senators Shaheen, Collins, Feinstein
President Barack Obama will lead the country in pausing to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The missing songs that would have made the new box set a classic.
Widespread dread of slithery, crawly things may start in infancy
Before the Democrat's death, he thanked the president for his vigilance and expressed his faith that 'the dream will be fulfilled for this generation.'
The West Bank Jewish settlement of Maaleh Adumim, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, pictured on Aug. 26, 2009
Like all schools, historically black colleges have their strong points and their drawbacks.
Kids as young as 6 months judge others based on skin color. What's a parent to do?
President Obama's address to Congress about health care reform on Wednesday is the moment for him to stand tough for a large and comprehensive plan. This is no time to yield on core elements of reform or on the scale of the effort in search of enough Republican support to provide the veneer of bipartisanship, or even the one or two Republican votes needed to overcome a filibuster.
From Health Care to Wars to Public Anxiety, Obama's Strength as a Leader Is Tested
David Axelrod, Rudy Giuliani, Tom Brokaw, Tom Friedman, Harold Ford Jr
Education Sec'y Also Says Standards "Have Been Dummied Down," Wants to Turn No Child Left Behind "On Its Head"
Education Secretary Arne Duncan responded to claims from critics that President Obama's upcoming address to U.S. school children is actually an attempt to spread his "socialist ideology."
Says Improving Education Is Important, Not "Silly Stuff" from Critics Complaining That a President Talks to Schoolkids
Interview With Senators Klobuchar, Nelson; Interview With Governor Pawlenty
'FOX News Sunday' panel continues discussion on President Obama and health care
President Barack Obama and Senator Ted Kennedy participate in a national service event at The SEED School of Washington, D.C., where H.R. 1388, the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act was signed April 21, 2009. The legislation tripled the size of AmeriCorps and provides new service opportunities for millions of Americans at all stages of their lives.
With Labor Day approaching, the President commits to rebuilding the economy so that a lifetime of hard work leads to a comfortable retirement, and explains his proposal to help to get there.
At a speech in Colorado someone asked if I was concerned about some of the appointees to the Obama administration. The questioner was referring obliquely to conservative dismay at Van Jones, special adviser for green jobs on the White House environmental council.
The White House plan for President Barack Obama to deliver a national back-to-school address next week to elementary and secondary school students is unusual, but not objectionable on first glance.
School districts from Maryland to Texas are fielding angry complaints from parents opposed to President Barack Obama's back-to-school address Tuesday - forcing districts to find ways to shield students from the speech as conservative opposition to Obama spills into the nation's classrooms.
President Obama's speech at last night's White House Ramadan dinner (excerpt below) revolved around stories of American Muslims that seemed calibrated to appeal to two very different audiences: Muslims abroad and non-Muslims at home.
Sarah Palin's almost son-in-law has launched a flurry of new slapshots at the former GOP veep hopeful--saying she's not a real hockey mom, plotted to hide her daughter's pregnancy, and quit as Alaska's governor to make money.
American politics are rich with characters and stereotypes--Joe the Plumber, Harry and Louise, Nascar dads and hockey moms, to name a few. But one persistent type hasn't gotten much attention: the Republican football coach.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who spent part of his August break fishing out west, offered a wry response this week when asked what the administration's plan is for health care. "Catch more fish," he e-mailed back.
Aides to President Barack Obama are putting the final touches on a new strategy to help Democrats recover from a brutal August recess by specifying what Obama wants to see in a compromise health care deal and directly confronting other trouble spots, West Wing officials tell POLITICO.
President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress on health care reform in prime time on Wednesday, Sept. 9, a senior official tells POLITICO.
Whenever President Barack Obama has faced political crisis, he's rescued himself with a big, sweeping, earth-shifter of a speech.
Over the past three decades, Diane Sawyer has anchored presidential elections, reported overseas, interviewed world leaders and sacrificed sleep in order to cook with celebrity chefs on "Good Morning America."
President Barack Obama's whirlwind barnstorming tour of town hall meetings in August was billed as an attempt to build sagging support for his health care reform plan.
President Obama can still secure major health care legislation this year if he learns from his mistakes in recent months and spends more time reminding Americans why they were once eager for fundamental change.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's biography is called "The Governor," but it could easily be re-titled "The Victim."
I once said in a story on the intense spiritual/theological/social politics of Bible translation that a wrong move can get you burned at the stake.
In the 1950s, Charlottesville, Va., was--as it largely remains--an idyllic place of Jeffersonian architecture, Blue Ridge vistas, and seemingly endless white horse-country fences. It was fashionable in certain Eastern circles for children of the Ivy League to journey south for law school at the University of Virginia.
Responding to criticism from former Vice President Cheney that President Obama is making the nation more vulnerable to terrorism, the president's National Security Adviser, Gen. Jim Jones (Ret.), told ABC News in an exclusive interview that actually the reverse is true: President Obama's greater success with international relations has meant more terrorists put out of commission.
Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and vice presidential nominee, says his daughter has been steering clear of the media spotlight in recent weeks to focus on writing her memoirs.
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