June 2010 Archives
(In Stores Everywhere, Thursday, July 1, 2010)
The popular notion that more folks turn to church in hard times takes a hit with new statistics from Gallup showing attendance rises, rather than declines, with higher levels of confidence in the economy.
ATLANTA, (June 28, 2010) - The family feud continues in Patricia Haley's, Destined, the sequel to Chosen.
The BP Gulf oil crisis and Gen. Stanley McChrystal's Rolling Stone profile are part of a wild stretch for the Obama White House.
Sarah Palin tweeted encouragement to read the article.
David Weigel, the Washington Post blogger assigned to cover the conservative beat, has resigned.
Life in 2050: Amazing Science, Familiar Threats
John McCain, Barbara Lee, Sebastian Junger, Wes Moore, Tom Ricks, Gen. Barry McCaffrey (Ret).
The latest on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan from the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Pat Leahy and ranking Republican Jeff Sessions and the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services committee Carl Levin reviews of American strategy in a war that is not going well; Also Bob Schieffer has a final thought on Presidential responsibility.
The Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., on "Face the Nation," Sunday, June 27, 2010.
ABC News "This Week" Jake Tapper interviews CIA Director Leon Panetta Sunday, June 27, 2010
Panetta Discloses That Only '50 to 100, Maybe Less' Al Qaeda Remain in Afghanistan
Crisis exploitation has been President Obama's chief political strategy from Day 1.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's arrival in Washington, DC for a meeting with President Obama is the latest step in the much-vaunted "reset" in frayed United States-Russian relations.
Dr. Suzan D. Johnson Cook is an upbeat motivational preacher, but her self-help background may not be preparation enough for an international diplomatic post.
Obama's chief of staff has categorically denied a report that he is about to hand in his notice. Not that it's stopping the rumours
NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
When I was 12, my father came and spoke to my seventh-grade class. I remember feeling proud, for my rural school was impressed by a visit from a university professor. But I also recall being embarrassed -- at my dad's strong Slavic accent, at his refugee origins, at his "differentness."
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President Obama is not known for wild pronouncements, so it was startling to hear him liken the gulf oil spill to 9/11.
Ronald Reagan with daughter Patti, son Ron Jr., and wife Nancy.
Haley Barbour, Mary Landrieu, Ed Markey, John Hofmeister, Katty Kay, Ken Feinberg
Is it time for Tony Hayward to go? Is the 20 billion dollars BP has put in escrow enough to meet the damage claims? Just two of many questions for Alabama Senator Senator Richard Shelby, Florida Senator Bill Nelson, Congressman Joseph Gao of Louisiana and Senator Barbara Boxer, chair of the Senate Environment Committee. Finally, Bob Schieffer comments on the high price of gaffes.
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THE WASHINGTON POSTDAVID F. NESENOFF
On the night of May 26, I drove down to Washington from New York with my son, Adam, and his friend Daniel. We arrived at 2:30 a.m. and crashed in a hotel. A few hours later, we woke up and coaxed each other to prepare for a day at the White House. The president was hosting a Jewish heritage celebration, and we'd been able to get media credentials to cover the event. We were exhausted, but thrilled.
But Ala. Republican Sen. Shelby Says Congressman's "Dumb" Comments to BP CEO Don't Reflect GOP Thought
Jake Tapper interview White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, plus the Roundtable
White House Chief of Staff Discusses Oil, Israel and the Economy on ABC's 'This Week'
Interviews With Senators Lieberman, Murkowski, Feinstein and Lugar
Evangelical pastor H. Wayne Williams endorses gubernatorial candidate, insists it's his way of walking with the Lord.
GOP nominee on fight for California Senate seat.
Obama, incumbents face unhappy electorate as 2010 elections near
The library is a home away from home for a lot of students, so get to know what it can do for you.
President Bush rallied the country at Ground Zero on Sept. 14, 2001.
Suddenly, the historically monochrome Republican Party is flashing a few glints of color.
David Axelrod, Carly Fiorina, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Roger Simon, Chuck Todd
As President Obama heads back to the coast, the administration has given BP until this weekend to come up with a better plan to stem the flow. But what if it doesn't? Bob Schieffer asks the government point man, Admiral Thad Allen of the Coast Guard. Then, three Gulf Coast Governors whose states are being affected by the spill; And Bob Schieffer's final word on casting a spell.
To white evangelical women, Sarah Palin is a modern-day prophet, preaching God, flag, and family--while remaking the religious right in her own image.
House Leaders John Boehner and Steny Hoyer Set Records Straight on 'This Week'
Jake Tapper Interviews House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Minority Leader John Boehner, then Microsoft Founder and Chairman Bill Gates, plus the Roundtable
Interview With Gov. Riley; Interview With Congressman Pence, Congressman Clyburn
White House point man on Gulf oil crisis.
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Mississippi governor on impact oil disaster is having on Gulf Coast states.
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On Monday, June 7th, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships sponsored a meeting on "Advancing Interfaith and Community Service on College and University Campuses."
Israel's ambassador to the U.S. on Gaza blockade
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Companies had better cater to women.
Sounding reflective as he heads into a bruising electoral season, President Barack Obama told POLITICO columnist Roger Simon that the Gulf disaster "echoes 9/11" because it will change the nation's psyche for years to come.
IRWIN STELZER
We are all of us balloons dancing in a world of pins, noted Sir Anthony Montague Browne, one of Winston Churchill's private secretaries.
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on Capitol Hill in May.
Both former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former Massachussets Gov. Mitt Romney backed the GOP's first-place finishers in the South Carolina and Iowa gubernatorial races.
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are trying to rein in the Office of Congressional Ethics.
JONATHAN CAPEHART
Let me ask you a question. When was the last time you saw your black male colleague, especially if you're in a white-collar profession, show anger or rage in public?
Creating Islamic networks, incubating ideas, beginning anew (again)--so what's the problem?
A large percentage of the top 100 high schools boast minorities as the majority of their student body.
Gov. Sarah Palin, left, with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, in the governor's mansion in Juneau, Alaska.
President Barack Obama points as he walks into a town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act, Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at the Holiday Park Multipurpose Senior Center in Wheaton, Md.
Wildlife workers cleaned oil off a brown pelican Monday at a rescue center in Fort Jackson, La., where 292 birds have been brought since the Gulf oil spill began by wildlife responders, veterinarians, biologists and rehabilitators.
A father and son are being charged with threatening to kill Rep. Bart Stupak, pictured here, and his family.
It turns out there is something harder to find than a fix for BP's leak: Barack Obama's boiling point.
The Gulf crisis has shed light on the strengths and weaknesses of Obama's unique management style.
Obama's tough words will appease some critics, but what's the real impact?
Rock the Vote's Heather Smith is optimistic about turnout in 2010
After BP capped the blown-out oil well, Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen explains what happens next. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) says the government could be doing a lot more than it's doing. For analysis of this and the rest of the news Sharyl Attkisson, Jan Crawford and Dan Balz of the Washington Post; Also Bob Schieffer gives a final thought on a week when everything that could go wrong at the White House--did!
Coast Guard Point Man for Gulf Spill Response Says Combating Oil on Many Fronts Will Be "Long-Term Campaign"
Giant plumes of crude oil mixed with methane are sweeping the ocean depths with devastating consequences.
Adm. Thad Allen Says 10,000 Barrels Collected With New Cap but Oil 'Attacking Four States One at a time,' From Different Directions
Jake Tapper Interviews Adm. Thad Allen and Sens. John Kerry and John Cornyn
Adm. Thad Allen Says 10,000 Barrels Collected With New Cap but Oil 'Attacking Four States One at a time,' From Different Directions
Interview With Admiral Allen; Interview With Governor Crist
Was Sestak job offer illegal or business as usual?
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BP's managing director on failure of top kill, next steps for Gulf oil crisis.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs on Memorial Day weekend.
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President Barack Obama may have set something close to an impossible standard for African-American politicians by seizing a political moment and then applying a very specific set of talents to it.
Ted Haggard, the former megachurch pastor who fell from grace amid a sex scandal, with his wife Gayle at his side talks about the new church that he is starting up during a news conference at their home in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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