Topic: President Obama

The Economist's 'Brokeback Mountain' Cover & PRISM Won't Stop Obama & Xi

The Economist

The cover of the new issue of The Economist is stirring a minor controversy and cries of "awful" Newsweek-style trolling ahead of an historic and not-quite-overshadowed summit that begins today between President Obama and Xi Jinping in California — their first meeting since Xi became the president of China.

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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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 1, 2011

New Ad from the RNC Depicts a Nation in Crisis

Concluding "The Obama Experiment Has Failed," the Republican National Committee's new ad capitalizes on President Obama's remark in interview with ABC News's George Stephanopoulos last month: "Well, I don't think they're better off than they were four years ago."

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 31, 2011

Doctor Says Obama Still Not Smoking

After Obama's first periodic exam in February 2010, it turned out he hadn't quite kicked his smoking habit, and was even sneaking cigarettes, but he seems to be on track now.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Oct 19, 2011

What Progress Means to Republicans

Cartoonist Tom Toles on Obama's jobs plan. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 27, 2011

Cartoon

It's Not Class Warfare If You're Just Bad at Math

Cartoonist Steve Benson on 'class warfare'

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 26, 2011

Cartoon

Obama Is in Desperate Need of a Little Magic

Cartoonist Tom Toles on President Obama's sinking poll numbers

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 20, 2011

Cartoon

Obama Needs a Lesson in Republican Efficiency

Cartoonist Tom Toles on President Obama's lack of negotiation skills

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 19, 2011

Cartoon

Look Who Solyndra Burned

Cartoonist Lisa Benson on the Solyndra scandal

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 6, 2011

Cartoon

This Is Not the 'Can' We Had in Mind

Cartoonist Steve Benson on President Obama

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 2, 2011

Cartoon

Obama's Jobs Speech Gets Sacked

Cartoonist Tony Auth on Obama's jobs speech

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By Connor Simpson

Sep 1, 2011

Watch the President Get Grilled by 10 Year Olds

The Scholastic News Kids Press Corps asks the president about hard-hitting issues

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By Connor Simpson

Aug 31, 2011

Obama Agrees to Move Speech to Thursday

President opts to go head-to-head with the NFL instead of GOP deabte

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By John Hudson

Aug 29, 2011

What We Know About Obama's New Economic Adviser

The Princeton economist's scholarly background

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By Connor Simpson

Aug 25, 2011

Obama Wants You to be Able to Afford Your House Again

Refinancing government-backed mortgages could save money and reduce the deficit.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 23, 2011

Cartoon

Obama Reclines, Economy Declines

Cartoonist Steve Breen on the nation's economic instability

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 16, 2011

Cartoon

Shall We Blame Obama or the Media for This One?

Cartoonist Tom Toles on Obama's image crisis

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 15, 2011

Cartoon

Keeping Score in Obama's Blame Game

Cartoonist Steve Benson on President Obama's troubles

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By John Hudson

Aug 12, 2011

Health Care Split Decisions Push Fight to the Supreme Court

An appeals court ruling against health care reform is just a prelude to a big case

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 10, 2011

Cartoon

Growing Tired of Obama's Performance?

Cartoonist Lisa Benson on President Obama, producer of sound bites

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Aug 7, 2011

Geithner to Stay on as Treasury Secretary

He tells Obama he will stay through the 2012 election

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By Ujala Sehgal

Aug 6, 2011

Rick Perry Now Prays for Obama on a Daily Basis

He wants God to save Obama from himself, and us from Obama

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 31, 2011

Compromise: A Bipartisan Debt Deal Has Been Reached

Mitch McConnell tells Congress, "U.S.A. will not default."

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Obama Enters Debt Ceiling Talks

After heated debate, GOP leaders express confidence a deal will be reached

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By John Hudson

Jul 28, 2011

The Compromise Boehner and Reid Will Have to Make

The areas where the House and Senate can move closer together

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By Eric Randall

Jul 27, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Wednesday Columns

On facial recognition, the big economic picture, Norway's children, and more

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By John Hudson

Jul 26, 2011

The Bankers Who Think the August 2 Deadline Is Bogus

It's a really important date and these analysts say it's about a week early

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 25, 2011

Highlights from the President's Debt Deal Speech

Obama addressed the nation before the last week of debt negotiations begin

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By John Hudson and Ray Gustini

Jul 21, 2011

$3 Trillion Debt Deal In Play; Democrats 'Up In Arms' Over Possible Cuts

The House Speaker called the story "false" even before it could be posted on the web

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 21, 2011

Tension Rising in Debt Negotiations

Party lines are blurring, but a deal still isn't done

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 20, 2011

Reactions to 'Cut, Cap and Balance' Passing

What they're saying now that the bill has cleared the House.

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By Ujala Sehgal

Jul 16, 2011

What Obama's Richest Donors Tell Us About His Campaign

How much have things changed for the president since 2008?

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 15, 2011

Obama Threatens Weekend Detention If Deal Isn't Made

Negotiators could work over the weekend if plan isn't reached by Friday

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 15, 2011

Stewart Weighs In on Debt Debacle

Judging Obama against Roosevelt, debating Eric, and Bachmann's blunders

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 13, 2011

Obama Leaves Debt Meeting Peeved

Cantor's behavior causes the president to announce "enough is enough"

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jul 13, 2011

Cartoon

Obama Has His Eye on 2012

Cartoonist Lisa Benson suggests how Obama wants to lift his chances

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 13, 2011

Obama Tries the Reagan Card: He'd Make a Deal

President invokes the Great Communicator in interview with CBS

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By Elspeth Reeve and Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 11, 2011

Debt Talks Stall as Boehner Struggles to Control GOP

Speaker of the House caved to his more conservative second-in-command

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 8, 2011

Supreme Court Declined to Stop Texas Execution

Convicted rapist and murderer Humberto Leal Garcia was executed as planned

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 8, 2011

Debt Limit Meeting Yields a Deal to Make a Deal

Attendees agree that deal must be made before the deadline.

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By Adam Martin

Jun 24, 2011

Quote of the Day

Quote: Obama on a Robot Uprising

The president keeps his guard up at Carnegie Mellon's robotics lab

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By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 8, 2011

Cartoon

You Call This a Recovery?

Cartoonist Lisa Benson on the economy and the Obama administration

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By Ujala Sehgal

May 30, 2011

Obama Picks Dempsey to Lead Joint Chiefs of Staff

Why Obama's second choice got the nomination over Cartwright

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By Ujala Sehgal

May 29, 2011

Obama: Joplin 'Will Take Years to Build Back'

After tornadoes kill at least 139, Obama pledges solidarity in memorial address

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By Ujala Sehgal

May 22, 2011

Obama Repeats Proposal But Offers Assurance at AIPAC

The Israel lobby and Netanyahu issued positive responses

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By Ujala Sehgal

May 21, 2011

The Obama-Netanyahu Split: Who Has More to Lose?

Break over the 1967 borders launches a public relations battle

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By Ujala Sehgal

May 8, 2011

Obama Thinks Bin Laden Had Support Network in Pakistan

The president gives his first interview since bin Laden's death to '60 Minutes'

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By Ray Gustini

May 4, 2011

Why Is Prince Charles in Washington This Week?

The Prince of Wales came to talk about the environment, but he's acting like a tourist

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By John Hudson

Apr 20, 2011

Obama's Facebook Town Hall: Complicated Already

The president is embracing Facebook and everybody's got something different to say about it

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By John Hudson

Apr 18, 2011

Al-Jazeera Finds Fans in the White House

Once dismissed as anti-American, Hlllary Clinton is calling the network "real news"

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