Barack Obama

War Over Women Gets Personal
By Joel Raneri
April 12, 2012 - 10:39am
As President Obama and Mitt Romney try their best to swing female voters, Ann Romney finds herself under attack

After Rick Santorum suspended his campaign this week, Mitt Romney and President Obama are campaigning to attract every demographic in America, and their newest target is women voters.

Obama Sends Apologies to Karzai
By Joel Raneri
February 23, 2012 - 11:36am
In a letter to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the president apologizes for American NATO forces who burned the Islamic holy book

After the United States Military apologized to the Afghan government Tuesday over the burning of Islamic holy books, President Barack Obama personally apologized to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a letter earlier today, according to Karzai’s office.

GOP Candidate Rejects Obama's Plan for Prenatal Testing
By Meghann Ludemann
February 20, 2012 - 2:11pm
Santorum believes that full insurance coverage of amniocentesis testing could increase abortion rates

Sunday in Ohio, political Republican GOP candidate Rick Santorum announced that he would not support President Obama's policy for health insurance companies to pay fully for specific types of prenatal care, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Obama Unveils 2013 Budget Proposal
By Alex Lamport
February 13, 2012 - 7:03pm
President Obama proposes increased taxes on the rich to lower deficit

President Obama called for increased taxes to the wealthiest Americans as he announced his budget proposal for 2013 Monday at a community college in northern Virginia.

The final budget of the president's term anticipates a deficit of over $1.3 trillion in the fiscal year of 2012 and will drop to $901 billion in 2013. The projections mean that Obama will not meet the goal he set in 2009 to cut the deficit in half by the end of his term, according to CNN. But Obama still believes America's economic outlook can improve.

U.S. Deportations Reach All-Time High
By Shelby Flick
October 19, 2011 - 5:01pm
Nearly 400,000 illegal immigrants have been deported in the last year

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced Tuesday that a record has been broken for the number of deportations, with nearly 400,000 in the last fiscal year. This is the highest number of deportations the ICE has ever recorded, according to CNN.  

Obama: Evidence Points to Iran as Responsible for Alleged Plot
By Zachary Chase
October 14, 2011 - 3:34pm
POTUS says Iran will pay for planning attempt on Saudi ambassador's life

President Obama said that evidence collected shows that Iran is responsible for an alleged attempt on the life of the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States. The president vowed sanctions and international pressure as a result of Iran's actions, according to ABC News. "We're going to continue... to mobilize the international community to make sure that Iran is further and further isolated and pays a price for this kind of behavior," Obama said.

Congress Subpoenas Holder, Justice Department
By Jared Kraham
October 14, 2011 - 12:03pm
Documents obtained from 'Fast and Furious' operation

Congress has put new pressure on Attorney General Eric Holder and his justice department over a botched gun smuggling sting operation in Arizona.

According to CNN.com, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has subpoenaed Holder for his communications with several top Justice Department officials regarding the operation known as "Fast and Furious."

Official says two U.S. airmen killed in Frankfurt Airport shooting
By Giancarlo Doyle...
March 2, 2011 - 9:03pm
21-year-old man from Kosovo in custody after two U.S. airmen killed, two others wounded today in shooting incident on U.S. military bus.

According to CNN, a suspect in the shooting of two U.S. airmen at the Frankfurt Airport has been taken into custody. The suspect is Arid Uka, from the northern town of Mitrovica, said Kosovo's interior minister, Bajram Rexhepi.

Uka approached the bus, which was parked outside Terminal 2 and marked as a U.S. military vehicle, German police said.

15 receive Medal of Freedom
By Katya Ana Rivera
February 15, 2011 - 7:18pm
President Obama awards medals to diverse group.

Former President George H. W. Bush, poet Maya Angelou and baseball player Stan Musial were among the 15 people to receive the Medal of Freedom on Tuesday, Feb. 15 from President Barack Obama according to CNN.

The Medal of Freedom is considered the highest civilian honor.  At the ceremony, President Obama explained why each person was receiving the medal.

White House pushes Mubarak
By Mary S. Wilson
February 11, 2011 - 2:32pm
Obama tells Mubarak demonstrators must be satisfied.

Demonstrators weren't the only ones angered at President Murbarak's speech last night, according to ABC. Despite speculation he would announce his resignation, Mubarak instead handed over some powers to his vice president and clung to the presidency.