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Obama Scrambles for Jobs Plan
 Obama Scrambles for Jobs Plan 
Aug 30, 2011 7:59 AM CDT

Obama Scrambles for Jobs Plan

But problem may be too big to fix

(Newser) - As he announced the appointment of Alan Krueger yesterday, President Obama promised a speech outlining his new jobs agenda next week—but behind the scenes, Obama and company haven’t actually agreed on that agenda yet, the Washington Post reports. The president is considering a number of options, including a...

VFW Accuses President Obama, White House of 'Insult of Highest Magnitude'
 VFW: White House Insulted Us 
Aug 30, 2011 6:50 AM CDT

VFW: White House Insulted Us

Group accuses President Obama of snub

(Newser) - The VFW is not happy with President Obama: In what it's calling a first, the group’s annual convention this week will not feature a top-tier official from his administration. Obama himself addressed the VFW two years ago, and Joe Biden did so last year. This year the president...

Obama on Irene: 'This Is Not Over'

In statement, president warns that impact will continue

(Newser) - Despite Tropical Storm Irene's weakened punch, President Obama urged those in its path to stay vigilant and warned that the storm's impact would continue to be felt for some time. "This is not over," Obama said today in a statement from the Rose Garden. "The...

Obama: Here's How to Honor 9/11 Victims

Mark the 10th anniversary by doing community service

(Newser) - In his weekly radio address, Barack Obama tackled the topic of Sept. 11 by urging Americans to mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks by volunteering. The attacks "brought out the best in the American people," he explained, noting that regardless of where you live, "every American...

Economy Can't Stop Obama Vacation ... but Irene Can

President warns Americans: 'Don't wait. Don't delay'

(Newser) - Economic woes couldn't keep Barack Obama from taking his 10-day vacation in Martha's Vineyard—but it looks like Hurricane Irene can. The president will cut his trip short, announced the White House. He's packing his bags today and returning home tonight, rather than sticking with his planned...

Limbaugh's Bro Knocks Obama via Photo Mash-up

'This is going to be the most racist election ever,' grumbles Gawker

(Newser) - Possibly the only conservative more outrageous than Rush Limbaugh is .. his brother. In a jolting new political dig, David Limbaugh ( Gawker call him the "less drug-addicted" Limbaugh) has tweeted photos of President Obama and Texas Gov. Rick Perry and snickers: "Boys will be boys." Perry is...

Obama Installs Racially Charged Painting

Norman Rockwell work includes racial epithet

(Newser) - The nation's first black president has hung a painting with the N-word outside the Oval Office, in a nod to the civil rights movement, reports Politico. President Obama last month had Norman Rockwell's "The Problem We All Live With" installed in the White House; the painting shows...

Guess What? 'Leading From Behind' Worked!

Obama's gambit pays off in Libya, Steve Kornacki observes

(Newser) - It looks like Moammar Gadhafi’s regime could be as good as gone, and that victory ought to put to bed “a particularly obnoxious anti-Obama talking point from hawks on the right—the idea that he’s excessively deferential, naïve, and just plain weak on the world stage,...

Obama Interrupts Vacation to Cheer Libya Rebels

President offers audio statement during vacation

(Newser) - Barack Obama couldn't let the fall of Moammar Gadhafi's regime pass without comment, so the vacationing president issued an audio statement today praising NATO and the rebels and calling on Gadhafi to publicly step down. "The celebrations that we’ve seen in the streets of Libya show...

You Make Your Own Luck, Mr President
 You Make 
 Your Own Luck, 
 Mr President 
Charles Krauthammer
Aug 19, 2011 1:08 PM CDT

You Make Your Own Luck, Mr President

Krauthammer: He should stop blaming fate, and Republicans

(Newser) - President Obama likes to blame two things for the economic mess we're in, writes Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post : bad luck and Republicans. Each is preposterous, Krauthammer adds. Yes, we've seen troubles with Japan, Europe, the Arab Spring, and on and on, but Obama is supposed to...

Obama Is Fundraiser in Chief
 Obama Is Fundraiser in Chief 
study says
Aug 19, 2011 9:22 AM CDT

Obama Is Fundraiser in Chief

He's held more events than the last five guys

(Newser) - Barack Obama has held more fundraising events in his first term than any of the last five presidents—and it’s not terribly close. According to new research reported by USA Today , Obama has held a whopping 127 fundraising events so far, outpacing George W. Bush (88), Bill Clinton (76),...

Second Stimulus, Additional Debt Release Coming

President to trade short-term spending for long-term cuts

(Newser) - President Obama's promises to boost jobs and cut the deficit are taking shape, with a new stimulus and tax cuts for companies that hire new workers to be announced in a major address right after Labor Day, reports the Washington Post . The stimulus is said to focus on road...

Gallup Poll: President Obama's Economic Approval Sinks to New Low of 26%
Obama's Economic Approval Sinks to New Low of 26%
gallup poll
Aug 18, 2011 7:32 AM CDT

Obama's Economic Approval Sinks to New Low of 26%

Numbers are lower in nearly every area since 2010

(Newser) - More data from the latest Gallup poll is trickling out, and—surprise, surprise!—it's not good news for President Obama. When it comes to handling the economy, his approval rating has sunk to a new low of 26%. That's down 11 percentage points since mid-May; his previous...

Obama to GOP: 'Stop Drawing Lines in the Sand'

President winds up bus tour, says Republicans blocking economic growth

(Newser) - President Obama accused Republicans of keeping a politically motivated stranglehold on the US economy as his three-day bus tour of the Midwest wrapped up today, the Los Angeles Times reports. "I need you to send a message to folks in Washington," he told voters at a seed-production facility...

Jon Stewart: President's Campaigning Already?

Obama's message this time: I thought we could, quips Stewart

(Newser) - It's August, so that means it's time for the president to start ... campaigning? President Obama's bus trip to the Midwest talking up his plans sure looks like he's on the stump. "Seriously, Obama's back in campaign mode already?" asks an incredulous Jon Stewart on...

Obama Heckled Over Biden 'Terrorist' Comment

Iowa Tea Party founder Ryan Rhodes confronts him at town hall

(Newser) - President Obama was greeted with some unexpected spice at the end of his town hall meeting in Iowa last night, when the founder of the Iowa Tea Party confronted him about Joe Biden's alleged remark that Tea Party members acted like "terrorists" (the VP denies saying it )....

The Secret Service Pimps Obama's Bus Ride
  Meet Obama's 'Beast' of a Bus 
Aug 15, 2011 4:57 PM CDT

Meet Obama's 'Beast' of a Bus

Two new buses built from the ground up for Midwestern tour

(Newser) - This bus is Barackin', so don't bother knockin': President Obama is cruising the Midwest in a customized bus that is essentially a pumped-up version of his five-ton hulking limo, dubbed "the Beast." The bus, one of two ordered up by the Secret Service, sports bulletproof black windows,...

Starbucks CEO to DC: No Donations for You!

Howard Schultz wants budget answers before opening his wallet

(Newser) - Maybe he should just refuse coffee to politicians. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is pleading to other corporate execs to stop contributing to political campaigns until the president and Congress come up with a realistic way to cut budget deficits, reports Politico . “This is a time for citizenship, not partisanship,...

Obama Kicks Off Heartland Tour With Town Hall

Accuses Congress of not putting the country first

(Newser) - Barack Obama kicked off his Midwestern bus tour today with a town hall-style meeting in Minnesota, where he lambasted Congress for putting politics first. "You've got to send a message to Washington that it's time for the games to stop, it's time to put country first,...

Obama Approval at Record Low
 Obama Approval 
 Rating Falls 
 Below 40% 
Gallup Poll
Aug 15, 2011 1:18 AM CDT

Obama Approval Rating Falls Below 40%

54% disapprove of how president's doing his job, only 39% approve

(Newser) - President Obama's approval rating has hit an all-time low, with just 39% of Americans satisfied with how he's handling his job, the latest Gallup poll has found. The poll found 54% of Americans disapprove of Obama's job performance, another bad-news record for the president, reports The Hill...

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