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Obama&#39;s State of Union Message: &#39;Game On&#39;
 Obama's State of Union  
 Message: 'Game On' 
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Jan 25, 2012 7:42 AM CST

Obama's State of Union Message: 'Game On'

Pundits see president's speech as a populist offensive

(Newser) - President Obama delivered a feisty, populist State of the Union address last night ( excerpts here , pictures here ), and naturally pundits are dissecting and grading it today. Here's what they're saying:
  • "Obama had a simple message for Republicans: Game on," writes Chris Cillizza of the
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Catholic Leaders Rip Obama on Contraception Coverage

Catholic organization health plans will have to pay

(Newser) - Catholic leaders are blasting the Obama administration's new decision to require religious organization's health plans to cover workers' contraceptives. Several priests railed against the move from the pulpit at Sunday Mass. "Moral" exemptions for contraceptive coverage in health plans exist for churches and other houses of worship,...

State of the Union Speech: Is It Still Relevant?

Maybe not, writes Linton Weeks

(Newser) - The State of the Union used to be "a monumental moment—surrounded on each side by a few days of national reflection," a time when the president could address important topics in "a relatively quiet and slowly whirring world," writes Linton Weeks at NPR . Not so...

Special Guest at SOTU: Warren Buffett's Secretary

Debbie Bosanek will sit in Michelle Obama's box

(Newser) - At tonight's State of the Union address, Warren Buffett's secretary will have a seat in Michelle Obama's box, the Washington Post reports. Debbie Bosanek is the inspiration for President Obama's "Buffett rule," a call for the rich to pay a higher tax rate; Buffett...

Bruins Goalie Disses Obama ... Over Size of Government

Tim Thomas skips out on White House visit

(Newser) - All-star goalie Tim Thomas skipped out on a visit to the White House with the rest of his Stanley Cup-winning Boston Bruins yesterday, snubbing President Obama's offer of congratulations because he's not happy with the size of the federal government. "I believe the Federal government has grown...

How Obama Lost That &#39;Hopey-Changey&#39; Thing
 How Obama Lost That 'Hopey-Changey' Thing
ANALYSIS
Jan 23, 2012 1:10 PM CST

How Obama Lost That 'Hopey-Changey' Thing

'New Yorker' piece shows post-partisan hope giving way to reality

(Newser) - In a lengthy New Yorker piece culled from hundreds of pages of internal White House memos, Ryan Lizza paints a detailed picture of President Obama's fall from the idealistic candidate who promised to usher in an era of post-partisanship. A week before his inauguration, Obama enjoyed an amiable dinner...

Obama Sings Al Green
 Obama Sings Al Green 
Jan 20, 2012 6:55 AM CST

Obama Sings Al Green

Soul legend attended president's Apollo Theater fundraiser

(Newser) - When the legendary Reverend Al Green is at your fundraiser, what choice do you have other than to burst into one of his songs onstage? That's what President Obama did last night at the Apollo Theater, singing the first line of Green's "Let's Stay Together" to...

Obama Takes Flak Over Keystone Rejection
 Obama Takes 
 Flak Over 
 Keystone 
 Rejection 
Opinion Roundup
Jan 19, 2012 1:56 PM CST

Obama Takes Flak Over Keystone Rejection

Editorials largely take the president to task

(Newser) - Barack Obama's decision to reject TransCanada's Keystone XL oil pipeline has set a lot of tongues wagging, with some of the biggest papers in the country devoting today's editorials to it. Here's what they're saying:
  • "We almost hope this was a political call,"
...

Courts Could Nix Obama Recess Appointments

Courts may not want to say what constitutes a Senate session

(Newser) - Legal experts doubt President Obama's controversial "recess appointment" of Richard Cordray will hold up in court—including some experts who've sided with him in the past, the Hill reports. "It's untested ground," says one Harvard constitutional law expert. "If I were a judge,...

Obama Losing Super PAC War
 Obama Losing Super PAC War 
Jan 18, 2012 7:51 AM CST

Obama Losing Super PAC War

...because he's not terribly interested in fighting it

(Newser) - Democrats saw the way Mitt Romney's super PAC destroyed Newt Gingrich in Iowa, and it terrified them, because President Obama's super PAC—or as Politico terms it, "not-so-super PAC"—doesn't have the muscle for anything like that. "It's like when China got the...

Obama Wants Power to Merge 6 Trade Agencies

Move aims to cut down on government bureaucracy

(Newser) - President Obama will today announce a plan to mash together six federal agencies—including the Commerce Department—in an effort to simplify the government's sprawling regulatory bureaucracy. Obama can't actually make the move without Congressional approval, however, so he intends to ask Congress for a special reorganizational power—...

Brad, Angelina Score Oval Office Huddle

Couple was in town for film premiere

(Newser) - Just another day in the life of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: The super-couple was spotted yesterday in the Oval Office, having a little chat with President Obama. They were in town for a screening of Jolie's directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, at the Holocaust...

Obama's 2011 Haul: Less Than Bush's in 2003

But still an impressive amount: Politico

(Newser) - The Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised a significant amount of funds in 2011—$222 million—but not quite enough to beat the Bush-Cheney amount from the same period eight years ago. In 2003, Bush's campaign and the RNC raised about $239 million, which Politico did not...

Guantanamo Bay Turns 10
 Guantanamo Bay Turns 10 
Jan 11, 2012 7:52 AM CST

Guantanamo Bay Turns 10

And appears no closer to closure than it was 2 years ago

(Newser) - Today is a birthday, but probably not one you want to celebrate: Guantanamo Bay is turning 10, an anniversary that will be marked by protests here and abroad. Ten years ago, the first 20 detainees were flown to the detention facility in chains. Several of those 20 remain at Gitmo...

Michelle Frightened at First: Book

Details of Jodi Kantor book continue behind-the-scenes look

(Newser) - Details from The Obamas, by New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor, continue to trickle out , and ABC News reports on revelations of a personal nature. According to Kantor, Michelle Obama felt "frightened and alone" during her first days in the White House. The first lady wanted to stay behind...

Obama Unveils 'Leaner,' 'Agile' Military

He wants to shift focus from ground troops to 'irregular warfare'

(Newser) - President Obama officially unveiled his plan for a slimmed-down military with a speech at the Pentagon today, promising that budget cuts and a reduction in conventional ground forces wouldn't harm the nation's security. "Our military will be leaner, but the world must know—the United States is...

Pat Robertson: God 'Showed Me Next President'

Oh, and also, the country is going to 'disintegrate.' Happy New Year!

(Newser) - Pat Robertson is back with his latest batch of crazy. Tuesday on the 700 Club, Robertson revealed that in an intense prayer session with God, "I think He showed me about the next president, but I'm not supposed to talk about that so I'll leave you in...

Romney Compares Obama to ... Kim K.

Harsh, Mitt. Way harsh

(Newser) - Mitt Romney flung a pretty low insult at President Obama yesterday, comparing him to Kim Kardashian. "I’ve been looking at some video clips on YouTube of President Obama, then candidate Obama, going through Iowa making promises," he said at a campaign stop in Iowa. "I think...

Romney: Obama Is Like Marie Antoinette

He's out of touch with regular Americans, Romney argues

(Newser) - In Iowa yesterday, Mitt Romney attempted to turn around a common complaint about himself and use it against Barack Obama, accusing the president of being out of touch. Referring to Obama's statement last year that "things would have been a lot worse" without his stimulus plan, Romney told...

Romney Takes Lead Over Obama
 Romney Takes 
 Lead Over Obama 
Poll Numbers
Dec 29, 2011 12:59 PM CST

Romney Takes Lead Over Obama

And it's his biggest lead yet

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has taken his biggest lead yet against President Obama in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll , winning the hypothetical matchup 45% to 39%, with 10% backing another candidate and 6% undecided. Last week, Rasmussen had Obama leading 44% to 41%. Neither candidate’s number is far afield from how...

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