January 2010 Archives
President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address to Congress Jan. 25
We elected him to do the right thing--not take dictation.
The budget is far more than Obama had hoped to spend when elected, only modestly less than during Bush's last years.
Tying Democratic opponents to President Obama is emerging as a key component of the GOP strategy. A composite image shows Charles Melancon, Dave Obey, Barack Obama, Russ Feingold and Michael Bennet.
People gather for a tea party protest.
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., left, with the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid. President Obama will need help from both to move forward with his agenda.
It was not a referendum on Barack Obama, who in every poll remains one of the most popular politicians in America.
The Lost Supper: The cast gets ready for its final season.
Obama is accused of being too radical, but he's been governing from the middle for a year. So why all the anger? Because he's leading with his head, not his heart.
Polls suggest Brown's victory was largely a rejection of the 'business as usual' of politics.
Dance instructor James Brothers, center, helps participants with their ballroom dancing during the Purity Ball at the Seventh-day Adventist Madison church in Nashville, Tenn. on Jan. 16, 2010. The dance features a vow to abstain from sex until marriage and offer tips on "appropriate" touching between the sexes.
First Lady decries rapid spread of childhood obesity.
A program at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church in Washington, which President Obama and his family visited on Sunday.
In the tragic aftermath of Haiti's 7.0 earthquake, images of the disaster break our hearts and remind us of the fragility of life. What America must do now--and why.
Calamities like the Haiti quake aren't just predictable--they're preventable.
Congress is moving swiftly in responding to the devastation in Haiti.
Former Presidents Discuss Their Friendship and Their Mission to Help Disaster-Stricken Island Nation
Transcript: "This Week" with Former President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush.
Wars once ended with winners and losers. Then it got complicated.
Is he a lawyer too cautious in his approach to terror? Or is he a fighter who has failed to restore the rule of law? Yes.
The threat of terrorism places another urgent item on the president's already enormous agenda
Cybele Pascal says some simple food swaps mean you can satisfy your sweet tooth
The president has a 44 percent disapproval rating.
Barack Obama has long compared himself to a Rorschach test. Liberals saw a progressive savior. Moderates saw a practical change agent. Americans saw promise of a post-partisan, post-racially divisive era. The projection was notably always considered positive.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Monday night that Americans are less 'safe' than they were a year ago.
BONO
IF we have overindulged in anything these past several days, it is neither holiday ham nor American football; it is Top 10 lists. We have been stuffed full of them. Even in these self-restrained pages, it has been impossible to avoid the end-of-the-decade accountings of the 10 best such-and-suches and the 10 worst fill-in-the-blanks.
We've got terrorists around the world on the run. It's where they're running to that's the problem.
From left: Maj. Nidal Hasan, Najibullah Zazi, and Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad
George Obama sits in front of his home in a slum in Nairobi, Kenya
JOSH GERSTEIN
The review President Barack Obama ordered of intelligence available before the Christmas Day bombing attempt of a U.S. airliner has not found any specific information that indicated such an attack was imminent, White House Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser John Brennan said Sunday.
JESSE LEE
The President discusses the recent attempted act of terrorism on the Christmas day flight to Detroit, and his broader strategy to fight Al Qaeda.
Seven percent of Americans say they "attend religious services in someone's home." This surprising little fact was buried in a recent survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, which showed that Americans are as loosey-goosey in their religious practices as many have long suspected.
No despot fears the president, and no demonstrator in Tehran expects him to ride to the rescue.
Biomedical engineer, curator, and urban planner made the cut
The failed Christmas Day terrorist attack exposed flaws in the national security system
From the push for health reform to the battle against pandemic swine flu, 2009 was a busy year
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