Topic: Barack Obama

The Drone Speech and the Hyperexcited Return of Intellectual Obama

Associated Press

President Obama's speech on counterterrorism on Thursday won rave reviews among some who seemed to see it as a return of the liberal constitutional law professor who ran for president in 2008. But while the tone might have been refreshing, maybe we should wait to see Obama's follow-through?

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 7, 2011

Obama Changes His Mind: Gitmo Tribunals to Resume

President Obama has not been able to keep his promise to close the detention facility

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 6, 2011

The Audaciousness of a Foreign Tax Holiday

Big business pushing for tax on overseas profits to be cut to five percent

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By Erik Hayden

Mar 4, 2011

Strange Bedfellows

Hollywood's Crush on Obama Cools

Matt Damon, Barbra Streisand among others are expressing disappointment in their 2008 candidate

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 4, 2011

GOP on Obama Budget Cut: $6.5 Billion's Not Enough

A budget deal must be made by March 18 to avoid a government shutdown

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 4, 2011

Boehner Dares to Touch the Third Rail: Social Security

House speaker says Republicans are ready to trim popular entitlement programs

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