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.
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.
Perhaps President Obama and French President Nicholas Sarkozy have a burn book as well.
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."
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.
Cartoonist Tom Toles on Obama's jobs plan.
Cartoonist Steve Benson on 'class warfare'
Cartoonist Tom Toles on President Obama's sinking poll numbers
Cartoonist Tom Toles on President Obama's lack of negotiation skills
The Scholastic News Kids Press Corps asks the president about hard-hitting issues
President opts to go head-to-head with the NFL instead of GOP deabte
The Princeton economist's scholarly background
Refinancing government-backed mortgages could save money and reduce the deficit.
Cartoonist Steve Breen on the nation's economic instability
Cartoonist Tom Toles on Obama's image crisis
An appeals court ruling against health care reform is just a prelude to a big case
Cartoonist Lisa Benson on President Obama, producer of sound bites
He tells Obama he will stay through the 2012 election
He wants God to save Obama from himself, and us from Obama
Mitch McConnell tells Congress, "U.S.A. will not default."
After heated debate, GOP leaders express confidence a deal will be reached
The areas where the House and Senate can move closer together
On facial recognition, the big economic picture, Norway's children, and more
It's a really important date and these analysts say it's about a week early
Obama addressed the nation before the last week of debt negotiations begin
The House Speaker called the story "false" even before it could be posted on the web
Party lines are blurring, but a deal still isn't done
What they're saying now that the bill has cleared the House.
How much have things changed for the president since 2008?
Negotiators could work over the weekend if plan isn't reached by Friday
Judging Obama against Roosevelt, debating Eric, and Bachmann's blunders
Cantor's behavior causes the president to announce "enough is enough"
Cartoonist Lisa Benson suggests how Obama wants to lift his chances
President invokes the Great Communicator in interview with CBS
Speaker of the House caved to his more conservative second-in-command
Convicted rapist and murderer Humberto Leal Garcia was executed as planned
Attendees agree that deal must be made before the deadline.
The president keeps his guard up at Carnegie Mellon's robotics lab
Cartoonist Lisa Benson on the economy and the Obama administration
Why Obama's second choice got the nomination over Cartwright
After tornadoes kill at least 139, Obama pledges solidarity in memorial address
The Israel lobby and Netanyahu issued positive responses
Break over the 1967 borders launches a public relations battle
The president gives his first interview since bin Laden's death to '60 Minutes'
The Prince of Wales came to talk about the environment, but he's acting like a tourist
The president is embracing Facebook and everybody's got something different to say about it
Once dismissed as anti-American, Hlllary Clinton is calling the network "real news"
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