Topic: President Obama

The President's Umbrella Scandal Folded Before It Could Take Off

AP

There was a brief moment where some conservative were trying to make a scandal out of the President's moment in the rain on Thursday. But unfortunately that scandal died before it could really take off.

By Connor Simpson

Jul 26, 2012

Obama Hints Towards Bringing Back Assault Weapons Ban

Obama spoke out about gun control for the first time since the Aurora shootings at a National Urban League convention on Wednesday night, and it seems like he's going to lobby for the ban on assault weapons to return. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 25, 2012

Romney Adviser: Obama Doesn't Appreciate 'Anglo-Saxon Heritage'

Mitt Romney isn't expected to land in Britain until Wednesday morning, but he'll have plenty to talk about once he gets there. A campaign advisor told the U.K.'s Telegraph Romney has a special bond with Englanders because of "an Anglo-Saxon heritage." 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 24, 2012

Obama and Romney's Dueling Olympic Strategies

We are days away from the Olympics, and we'll be seeing a lot of at least one Presidential candidate's face while we watch the pole vault. The other's getting in his time with the public before the opening ceremony starts. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 21, 2012

How Much Can Each Campaign Spend?

The world of campaign finance can be confusing, so we've spent our afternoon making sense of breathless summer election reports to explain what, exactly, is happening with the Romney and Obama campaign bank accounts.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jul 17, 2012

Even President Obama Isn't Immune to the Kiss Cam, Peer Pressure

As the U.S.'s mens and womens Olympic basketball teams stomped all over Brazil last night in D.C., President Barack Obama needed two chances to get a smooch from Michelle on the "Kiss Cam" jumbotron.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 14, 2012

Guy Behind 'Power Rangers' Donates $1 Million to Democratic Super PACs

Haim Saban, the man famous for bringing Power Rangers to North America, donated $1 million dollars to a Democratic Super PAC, marking the biggest celebrity donation since March. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 8, 2012

Romney Campaign Shocked Democrats Would Question Offshore Accounts

The Romney campaign was so offended when Democrats used the Sunday talk shows to question Romney's Swiss bank account, but then the Obama campaign fired a catty response right back. These two are fighting and gossiping like high school girls. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 30, 2012

You Could Earn $0 Working for the White House

At the White House, David M. Kaden is a senior policy advisor, and Andrew Parker is a special assistant. Neither receive an official pay check signed by the President. They make $0 per annum. You could do it too!

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By Eric Randall

Jun 15, 2012

President Obama's Heckled Address on Immigration Policy

President Obama spoke from the Rose Garden about his new executive order, a DREAM Act-like policy that grants work permits to many young immigrants who entered the country illegally as children, and it was punctuated with a mildly dramatic exchange between the president and a reporter.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 15, 2012

What Happened at Sarah Jessica Parker's Obama Fundraiser

Just in case you can't afford the $40,000 per plate price tag, or you didn't win the Obama campaign's win-a-trip-to-a-fundraiser contest, we've got you covered. This is everything that went down at Sarah Jessica Parker's big Obama party. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 9, 2012

How the Obama Campaign Is Betting Big on the Internet

The Obama campaign is shedding the traditional campaign model and focusing its advertising efforts on the Internet, a gamble that could cost them dearly, or help them write the book on how candidates engage their base online. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jun 8, 2012

The Best Commencement Speeches of 2012

From getting dumped to fighting for your reproductive rights, we picked out our favorite (and one not-so favorite) speeches from this year's round of graduations.

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By Hannah Miet

Jun 5, 2012

The Three Most Quotable Quotes from Obama's New York Fundraisers

President Barack Obama was joined by former President Bill Clinton at a trio of campaign fundraisers in New York Monday night, collecting at $3.6 million, according to The Associated Press, and offering these quotes in return.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 3, 2012

Read the Most Adorable Presidential Pardon Ever

While President Obama was attending a series of fundraisers in Minnesota on Friday, he made the unexpected decision to pardon an (adorable) criminal he met at one of the functions.

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By Eric Randall

May 29, 2012

Obama Geeks Out Over His Medal of Freedom Recipients

The ceremony honoring President Obama's Medal of Freedom recipients, who will receive the nation's highest civilian honor, is going on right now took place Tuesday.

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By Connor Simpson

May 28, 2012

How the President Spent His Memorial Day

Memorial Day plans rarely change for the President and he didn't spend his afternoon manning a grill. Obama spoke at the Arlington National Cemetery on Monday afternoon.

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By Connor Simpson

May 26, 2012

Is Obama Really A 'Twoosh Master'? We Say No

The President called himself as a "Twoosh master," referring to when someone uses all 140 characters in a tweet, in a video from a Twitter Q&A he did on Thursday. We'd like to dispute his claim of social media mastery.

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By Connor Simpson

May 13, 2012

Romney and Obama Release Dueling Mother's Day Videos

President Obama and Mitt Romney went head to head on Sunday, but it wasn't in a debate or over a hot-button election issue. They both released videos for Mother's Day. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 5, 2012

Obama Kicks Off Reelection Campaign with Rally in Ohio

President Obama didn't hold back when talking about his opponent, Mitt Romney, during a thirty five minute speech he gave on the Ohio University campus, the first of two major political rallies on Saturday that are meant to be the kickoff of his reelection campaign. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

May 3, 2012

Cartoon

Going 'Forward' Isn't as Easy as It Seems

Cartoonist Lisa Benson tears down the president's new slogan. 

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By Connor Simpson

Apr 29, 2012

Highlights From the White House Correspondents' Dinner

The party was last night, and the hangover has set in. These are the some of the best jokes and weirdest pictures from the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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By Seth Abramovitch

Apr 15, 2012

Obama on Secret Service Scandal: 'If Confirmed, I'll Be Angry'

The president is on the verge of losing his temper; all it took was a wasted Secret Service detail and 11 Colombian prostitutes.

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By Seth Abramovitch

Apr 15, 2012

What Happens in Colombia ... Is Pretty Embarrassing for the Secret Service

As a Secret Service sex scandal -- alcohol! Colombian prostitutes! -- shocks and titillates a nation, at least one lawmaker is wondering just how "isolated" an incident this really is.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Apr 2, 2012

Obama May Have to Return Over $50,000 from Donor Accused of Fraud

Abake Assongba donated around $50,000 to President Obama's campaign and is one of his 400 volunteer fundraisers, the only problem is that she's being accused of fraud, impersonating a bank official, and dodging creditors to the tune of over $650,000. 

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By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 25, 2012

Obama Issues North Korea a Warning, From a Relatively Safe Distance

The president glimpses a "time-warped" North Korea through binoculars, then tells them to knock off their "bad behavior."

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By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 24, 2012

Rick Santorum's Horror Movie Attack Ad Steals From the Best

Rick Santorum's slick new attack ad makes a second Obama term seem like the coolest thing ever. We break down its inspirations.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Mar 22, 2012

Obama on His Oil Critics: 'They Are Not Paying Attention'

President Obama spoke in the oil town of Cushing, Oklahoma today, and has announced that his administration will expedite the permit for the southern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 11, 2012

Obama Offers Condolences to Hamid Karzai

The president called Hamid Karzai from his limousine to offer words of consolation following the tragic massacre in Kandahar.

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By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 4, 2012

Obama Reassures Pro-Israel Lobby with Tough Talk on Iran

Speaking to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference in Washington today, the president -- whose allegiance to Israel has been called repeatedly into question by members of the GOP -- made his support forcefully clear.

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By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 3, 2012

Obama to Rock the Barnard Commencement

President Obama has offered his oratorial services to Barnard College, the 124-year-old women's college affiliated with Columbia University, and the school has responded with an enthusiastic, "Yes, please!"

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Mar 2, 2012

President Thinks GOP Debates Were Basically a Joke

“I recommend you watch the recent debates,” Obama said at a fundraiser last night. “I’m thinking about just running those as advertisements."

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 24, 2012

Bill Maher Gifts the Obama Super PAC with $1 Million

Despite earlier criticism of both super PACs and the president, the political firebrand wrote Priorities USA Action, Obama's super PAC, a $1 million check onstage last night in San Jose, CA.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 24, 2012

Cartoon

President Obama Is a Game-Changer

Cartoonist Lisa Benson doesn't like Obama's new rules.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 21, 2012

Cartoon

It Took Obama Three Years to Change His Mind

Cartoonist Steve Breen on Obama's empty promise.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 15, 2012

Cartoon

Building an 'America Built To Last'

Cartoonist Lisa Benson takes apart the president's new motto.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 10, 2012

White House 'Accommodation': Free Birth Control

The White House has announced that as a part of its compromise with religious groups who disagree with a new health care mandate around contraceptives, it will now shift the costs of contraceptives to insurance companies, instead of religious employers as it had initially planned.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Feb 10, 2012

White House to Create 'Accommodation' on Birth Control Rules

ABC News' Jake Tapper is reporting that the White House will announce an "accommodation" for religious organizations upset over the controversial rule requiring health insurance providers to cover birth control. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 9, 2012

The President Will Waive 10 States from 'No Child Left Behind'

On Thursday, President Barack Obama will waive 10 states from the No Child Left Behind law, the AP reports

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 8, 2012

Cartoon

President Obama Gets Into the Super PAC Game

Cartoonist Lisa Benson on the president's change of heart. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 1, 2012

There's One Person Who Republicans Hope Self-Deports

Cartoonist Tom Toles has a little fun with "self-deportation".

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 27, 2012

President's Apollo Performance Gave Al Green a 490% Boost In Sales Last Week

Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" was downloaded 16,000 times last week, thanks in part to President Obama's a capella moment at the Apollo Theater last week.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 26, 2012

This Is Probably Why Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Exchanged Words in Phoenix

We don't really know what was said during Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and President Obama's tarmac finger-pointing run-in in Phoenix yesterday, other than that the president took umbrage with his portrayal Brewer's book Scorpions for Breakfast.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 24, 2012

President Obama's New Numbers Look Great

Just in time for his State of The Union address, the latest ABC News/Washington Post Poll shows that President Obama has garnered a 53 percent favorability rating--much higher than Republican opponents and his highest since April 2010.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 20, 2012

President Obama Sings Al Green at the Apollo Theater

President Obama swung through New York City on a fundraising tour on Thursday, that included an impromptu singing performance on the stage of the Apollo Theater.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 18, 2012

Cartoon

President Obama Is Waiting on One Thing

Cartoonist Lisa Benson gets sick of Obama's waiting game.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos and Eric Randall

Jan 11, 2012

President Obama on Jobs: We Have to Seize This Moment

President Obama spoke today after meeting with business leaders to discuss "insourcing," the administration's new buzzword for bringing jobs to America.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos and Eric Randall

Dec 23, 2011

Obama Signs Payroll Tax Extension Before Flying to Hawaii

President Obama spoke, after nearly an hour's delay, about the payroll tax deal before heading to Hawaii for his Christmas vacation.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 18, 2011

A Photo Album of Obama and Clinton's Asian Tour

Over the past week, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been on a tour of Asia--starting in Honolulu, Hawaii (yes, technically that isn't Asia) and ending with today's East Asia Summit in Indonesia. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 8, 2011

President Obama's Mean Girl Moment

Perhaps President Obama and French President Nicholas Sarkozy have a burn book as well.

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