G-8 leaders put focus on European financial crisis »
President Barack Obama says he and leaders of seven other major industrial nations are focusing on economic concerns during discussions at Camp David. Obama News – Yahoo!News
Obama to Congress: Put in place banking rules now »
President Barack Obama says the big trading loss at JPMorgan Chase shows the need to finally put in place banking rules he signed into law two years ago. He also is calling on Congress to stop trying to weaken the regulations. Obama News – Yahoo!News
Obama’s Weekly Address – Implementing Wall St Reform »
In the wake of JP Morgan Chase’s staggering trading loss, President Obama is urging Republicans to “keep moving forward” and finish implementing Wall Street reform. “We can’t afford to go back to an era of weak regulation and little oversight, where excessive risk-taking on Wall… Obama News – Yahoo!News
Obama touts reforms after bank’s $2 billion loss »
President Barack Obama on Saturday pointed again to the multi-billion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase as a reason Congress should retain and continue to implement Wall Street reforms to prevent the kinds of practices that he says led to the financial meltdown in 2008. Obama News – Yahoo!News
Obama opens up Camp David for rustic VIP sleepover »
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) – Eight of the world’s most powerful people spent Friday night in the woods. In a sort of VIP sleepover, G8 leaders bedded down in rustic cabins in rural Maryland, where the U.S. presidential retreat known as Camp David is hosting by far the largest international summit in its 70-year history. [...]
G8 leaders to focus on Europe’s woes »
Leaders of the world’s most powerful nations were to focus their attention on Europe’s economic woes Saturday after President Barack Obama threw his weight behind French calls for more pro-growth policies. Obama News – Yahoo!News
France’s Hollande sticking to early Afghan pullout »
In his first visit to the Oval Office, French President Francois Hollande declared he will withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by year’s end, making clear to President Barack Obama the timeline for ending the U.S.-led war will not trump a campaign pledge that helped Hollande gain his new job. Obama News – Yahoo!News
Obama ‘Born in Kenya’ Booklet Raises Questions »
COMMENTARY | A 1991 information booklet printed by Barack Obama’s then literary agent that states that he “–was born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii” has surfaced, according to Big Government. This has lit a torch under the birther movement. Obama News – Yahoo!News
Romney, GOP guvs have differing takes on economy »
In Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell runs TV ads hailing the state’s business growth. Ohio Gov. John Kasich tells anyone who will listen that 100,000 jobs have been created or retained on his watch. And Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder promotes a state budget that’s on solid ground for the first time in a decade. Obama News [...]
Obama stance adds fuel in marriage battlegrounds »
President Barack Obama’s support for gay marriage has emboldened activists and politicians on both sides of the issue, setting off a flurry of political activity in a number of states and serving as a rallying point in others where gay marriage votes are being held this fall. Obama News – Yahoo!News
Early political spats suggest nothing off-limits »
The early border skirmishes of Campaign 2012 are reviving questions about one candidate’s former pastor and shining a spotlight on the other’s high school hijinks. Can a fresh round of questions about President Barack Obama’s birth certificate be far behind? Obama News – Yahoo!News
Growing military buildup, spying in China: Pentagon »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Friday it believes China spent up to $ 180 billion on its military buildup last year, a far higher figure than acknowledged by Beijing, and it accused “Chinese actors” of being the world’s biggest perpetrators of economic espionage. The Pentagon, in its annual assessment to Congress of China’s [...]
Mitt Romney Releases First TV Ad of General Election Focused on What He’ll Do on Day One »
WEST PALM BEACH – The Mitt Romney campaign released today its first ad of the General Election, a 30-second spot that focuses on what the candidate would do on the first day in the White House. The ad, which according to reports is set to… Obama News – Yahoo!News
Disco Queen Donna Summer endured after era faded »
the Queen of Disco. Obama News – Yahoo!News