President Barack Obama listens to Myanmar's President Thein Sein in the Oval Office.

Obama Can't Win With Some Black Critics

The Root 2 hours ago

Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart says that what's missing from most African-American critiques of President Obama is an appreciation for ...

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Obama mulls resuming Guantanamo prison transfers - reports

Russia Today 38 mins ago

Just as the Pentagon is requesting an additional $450 million in funding to keep the detention center running, the administration seems ready to push ...

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Some Obama Cabinet secretaries already framed in official portraits, while some Bushies aren’t

Emily Heil for The Washington Post 5 hours ago

When it comes to the official portraits of Cabinet secretaries, it seems some folks get framed faster than others. This spring has seen a mini-flurry ...

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Jonathan Capehart: Obama's gay inclusion at Morehouse

Jonathan Capehart for The Washington Post 1 day ago

President Obama's commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta certainly has gotten a lot of attention. Quite a few Africans Americans don't ...

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Carole King honored by Obama

Politico 1 hour ago

She is the first woman to be honored by the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

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Obama to visit tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town

The Associated Press 11 hours ago

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president will ...

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