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Sarkozy, Obama Caught Griping About Netanhayu
Sarkozy, Obama Caught Griping About Netanhayu
that mic? it's on...
Nov 8, 2011 7:55 AM CST

Sarkozy, Obama Caught Griping About Netanhayu

With microphones on, Sarkozy allegedly calls PM a liar

(Newser) - Ahh, world leaders and their microphones : When will they learn? In the latest incident of private (and not too polite) comments being picked up by mics that were not actually in the "off" position, Nicolas Sarkozy and Barack Obama were reportedly caught talking about Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at...

Obama's Latest Jobs Push: Putting Veterans to Work

He issues executive orders, urges Congress to act

(Newser) - President Obama took to the Rose Garden today to issue a plea for another part of his jobs plan: a tax credit for businesses hiring unemployed veterans, and an even higher credit for hiring veterans with a disability. After fighting for our country overseas, Obama said, "the last thing...

Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Hu Jintao Are Forbes' Most Powerful
 5 Most Powerful 
 People in World 
forbes list
Nov 5, 2011 10:04 AM CDT

5 Most Powerful People in World

... Mark Zuckerberg cracks the top 10

(Newser) - When it comes to the world’s 5 most powerful people, Forbes doesn’t offer many surprises. Barack Obama heads the pack, with other world leaders in the next three spots. The full list of 70 powerhouses, however, does offer some food for thought: Mark Zuckerberg (9), for example, is...

Clinton 'Gently Dings' Obama in New Book

He faults strategy on debt ceiling

(Newser) - Bill Clinton thinks the country is "a mess" right now, and while he mostly blames conservatives' anti-government views, he also "gently dings" President Obama for some miscues in his new book, reports the AP . For one thing, Clinton says he was able to persuade the rich to pay...

Obama&#39;s the Underdog
 Obama Is the Underdog 
Nate Silver
Nov 3, 2011 9:40 AM CDT

Obama Is the Underdog

If economy falters, and Mitt Romney is the nominee, watch out

(Newser) - It’s too early for Nate Silver’s usual granular state-by-state election calculus, so the New York Times political prediction guru is looking at the big picture. Obama faces three main challenges: voters think he’s not up to the task, they’re terrified of the economy, and they’re...

Obama to Leno: GOP Race Like Survivor

He's waiting until they're voted off the island

(Newser) - President Obama made his fourth visit to the Tonight Show last night, his second as sitting president, and told Jay Leno he wasn't spending much time worrying about his potential Republican rivals—because the GOP race is kinda like Survivor. “I'm going to wait until everybody’s...

Economy Spells Defeat for Obama Re-Election Campaign
Recession Spells Doom
for Obama Re-Election
economists say
Oct 25, 2011 2:44 PM CDT

Recession Spells Doom for Obama Re-Election

...Assuming Republicans nominate someone competent

(Newser) - Barack Obama could be in trouble. An election model from economic advisory firm IHS Global Insight is predicting a “heavy defeat” for the president, with Obama collecting a measly 43.5% of the vote, MarketWatch reports. Obama still has a shot, the firm noted, if Republicans nominate an “...

Rick Perry Talks Obama Birth Certificate

'Trump doesn't think Obama birth certificate is real,' he tells interviewer

(Newser) - Is Rick Perry the new birther candidate? The Texas governor told Parade he's incapable of reaching a definitive conclusion as to whether Barack Obama's publicly released birth certificate is "real," though he ultimately pirouettes away from the controversial issue. When asked in yesterday in Parade if...

Romney, White House Spar Over Iraq Decision

GOP candidate calls lack of new deal an 'astonishing failure'

(Newser) - Republican presidential contenders are railing against President Obama over his decision to bring home all American troops in Iraq by January 1, reports CBS News .
  • Mitt Romney: "President Obama's astonishing failure to secure an orderly transition in Iraq has unnecessarily put at risk the victories that were won
...

Senate Rejects $35B Jobs Bill
 Senate Rejects $35B Jobs Bill  
Oct 21, 2011 7:14 AM CDT

Senate Rejects $35B Jobs Bill

Portion of larger American Jobs Act won't move forward

(Newser) - President Obama’s first attempt to split his American Jobs Act into smaller bites did not go well: His $35 billion package, intended to protect the jobs of teachers and first responders, was blocked in the Senate last night. Democrats couldn’t get the 60 votes needed to move the...

Obama No Fan of the Kardashians

Would you want your daughters watching that stuff?

(Newser) - In a recent iVillage interview, Michelle Obama let this little tidbit slip: Unlike, apparently, most of America , the president is not a huge fan of the Kardashians. Asked if any TV shows are off limits for the first daughters, Michelle replied, "Barack really thinks some of the Kardashians—when...

GOP Has Made Teleprompter a Symbol of Ineptitude

Prior to Obama, they were used by most presidents, candidates

(Newser) - When a truckload of presidential equipment was stolen yesterday , it was just another chance for conservatives to home in on the missing teleprompter. The Drudge Report’s headline: “SPEECHLESS: OBAMA’S TELEPROMPTER STOLEN!” The theft, of course, culminates years of Republican jibes at President Obama for his reliance...

Thief Swipes Obama's Teleprompter

Truck containing $200K of equipment stolen in Virginia

(Newser) - He took the words right out of Barack Obama's mouth—sort of. A thief (or thieves...) in Henrico, Va., made off with a truck that just so happened to contain the president's teleprompter, podium, related audio equipment, and, should he have been unclear on just who he...

Obama Sends US Troops to Hunt African Militia Leader

One-hundred will help find Joseph Kony of Lord's Resistance Army

(Newser) - President Obama is sending about 100 US troops to central Africa to help track down Joseph Kony, the head of the Lord’s Resistance Army, he told Congress today. Obama said that LRA “has murdered, raped, and kidnapped tens of thousands of men, women and children in central Africa,...

South Korea's Lee Visits White House

State visit coincides with new free trade agreement

(Newser) - President Obama welcomed Lee Myung-bak to the White House with all the requisite pomp and circumstance today, touting the newly-minted free trade agreement between South Korea and the US. “With our landmark trade agreement, we will bring our nations even closer, creating new jobs for both our people and...

Obama Pulls in $70M, Trounces GOP

But fundraising down compared to previous quarter

(Newser) - President Obama raised a combined $70 million for his own campaign and the Democratic Party this summer, easily exceeding his $55 million goal and walloping his Republican rivals, his campaign announced today. The number does, however, represent something of a slowdown for Obama, who raised $16 million more than that...

Obama Camp Rips Romney Flip-Flops

Dems already homing in on Mitt-flops

(Newser) - Herman Cain might be leading GOP candidates in the latest poll , but President Obama is already acting like Mitt Romney is the man he'll have to beat. His campaign is lacerating Romney for flip-flops on health care, taxes, and even manipulation of Chinese currency, reports the Washington Post . It'...

Obama&#39;s &#39;Scandal-Free&#39; Streak Sets Record
Obama's 'Scandal-Free' Streak Sets Record
study says
Oct 7, 2011 8:43 AM CDT

Obama's 'Scandal-Free' Streak Sets Record

Because Solyndra doesn't count ... yet

(Newser) - Yesterday Barack Obama officially broke George W. Bush’s record for the longest scandal-free streak by a president in the post-Watergate era—at least by one political scientist’s criteria. Dartmouth professor Brendan Nyhan ran a study earlier this year on presidential scandals, which he defines as "widespread elite...

Feds to California Pot Shops: Shut or Be Shut Down

At least 16 received letters this week threatening just that

(Newser) - Easy livin' at California pot dispensaries is about to go up in smoke. Even though several shops are operating legally under the state law allowing them to dispense medical marijuana,16 have received letters from federal officials warning them to shut down—or be closed. Federal law "takes precedence...

Obama Backs Senate's Millionaires Tax

Says jobs bill will guard against Europe debt crisis fallout

(Newser) - President Obama delivered another plea for his jobs bill today, and said he approved of the 5% surtax on millionaires the Senate came up with to pay for it. “I’m fine with the approach they have taken,” Obama said at the press conference, though the New York ...

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