Amid peace bid, U.S. got purported letter from Taliban (Reuters) »
Reuters – The White House received a letter last year purported to come directly from Mullah Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban, asking the United States to deliver militant prisoners whose transfer is now at the heart of the Obama administration’s bid to broker peace in Afghanistan. Yahoo! News: Politics – Barack Obama
Santorum pushes discredited stroke claim (AP) »
AP – Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on Friday backed prominent conservative James Dobson’s claim that President Barack Obama’s administration would block medical treatment for stroke patients over age 70. Professional medical groups have called such statements bogus. Yahoo! News: Politics – Barack Obama
INFLUENCE GAME: Big donors and what they want (AP) »
AP – The millionaires, billionaires and companies giving big sums to political committees supporting Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Barack Obama have important business with the next president. Some are already in trouble with the government. Some are pressing for new laws or regulations that would benefit their interests in energy, mining and high finance. [...]
Barack Obama and the Gospel of O (ContributorNetwork) »
ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | In his address at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning, President Barack Obama made a reference to Jesus’ teaching that says “for unto whom much is given, much shall be required.” Yahoo! News: Politics – Barack Obama
Will Campaign Season “Muck Up” Recovery? (ContributorNetwork) »
ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | According to The Ticket, President Obama is saying that job gains in January are a sign of economic recovery and he’s telling Congress not to “muck it up.” A jobs report released February 3 showed that 243,000 jobs were added in January, and unemployment has slipped to 8.3 percent. Yahoo! News: [...]
Obama pushes for veterans jobs programs (AP) »
AP – In an effort to cut the unemployment rate among veterans, President Barack Obama is calling for a new conservation program that would put veterans to work rebuilding trails, roads and levees on public lands. Yahoo! News: Politics – Barack Obama
Panetta says US military not abandoning Europe (AP) »
AP – U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is reassuring Europe that it remains central to U.S. defense interests, even as the Obama administration is withdrawing two of the four Army brigades stationed on the continent. Yahoo! News: Politics – Barack Obama
Taliban deny their leader sent letter to Obama (AP) »
AP – The Afghan Taliban on Saturday denied that their leader Mullah Omar had written to President Barack Obama last July. Yahoo! News: Politics – Barack Obama
Obama pressures Congress on housing (AP) »
AP – President Barack Obama is rallying support for his plan to expand government assistance to homeowners, pressuring Congress to help lower lending rates for millions of strapped homeowners. Yahoo! News: Politics – Barack Obama
Bad News for Obama in Latest Rasmussen Polls of Uncommitted Voters (ContributorNetwork) »
ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | In a video presentation, Scott Rasmussen of the Rasmussen Poll had some terrible news for Barack Obama and some puzzling news for Mitt Romney. The news concerned the attitude of currently uncommitted voters, 12 percent of the population. Yahoo! News: Politics – Barack Obama
Clinton: US, Europe must do more against tyrants (AP) »
AP – The Obama administration on Saturday called for stepped up U.S.-European cooperation to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab World and beyond and repair damage from the global financial crisis. Yahoo! News: Politics – Barack Obama
Obama: U.N. must take stand against Syria brutality (Reuters) »
Reuters – President Barack Obama on Saturday urged the U.N. Security Council to take a stand against what he called the “relentless brutality” of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Yahoo! News: Politics – Barack Obama
Obama-backed Syria resolution rebuffed (AP) »
AP – President Barack Obama’s call on Saturday for the U.N. Security Council to stand up against the Syrian regime’s “relentless brutality” was rebuffed by Russia and China when both vetoed a resolution calling for President Bashar Assad to leave power. Yahoo! News: Politics – Barack Obama
Fort Worth Family’s Life Changes Thanks to Online Chat with President Obama (ContributorNetwork) »
ContributorNetwork – According to the Nashua Telegraph, the Wedel family of Fort Worth, Texas, has changed considerably since Jennifer Wedel’s online confrontation with President Barack Obama over the subject of H1-B visas to skilled foreign workers. Yahoo! News: Politics – Barack Obama