Tag: Barack Obama
Obama, Romney, trade barbs, seek to define the other in advance of election
Ask Barack Obama about Mitt Romney and you'll get a story about a vampire capitalist. Ask Romney about Obama and you'll hear debt-deficits-spending. Each is trying to define the other in the eyes of the voters in hopes of winning the upcoming election....
Economic turmoil in Europe could be key that turns U.S. elections
As Europe digests the results of recent elections, there's a growing sense that decisions made there today could land in the United States in the heart of the election season. That could be a deciding factor in whether Mitt Romney or Barack Obama are chosen to serve the next four-year term as President of the United States....
Commentators suggest Obama took a political risk in backing same-sex marriage
On Wednesday, in an interview with ABC News, President Barack Obama declared his personal support for same-sex marriage. But some commentators say that may cost him electoral support, particularly with African-American voters....
Obama publicly declares support for same-sex marriage; Romney opposes
President Barack Obama shook up the presidential campaign on Wednesday by declaring his support for same-sex marriage. The decision comes after two members of his leadership team declared their own support....
Indiana GOP primary highlights a key question: Should Republicans work with Obama?
Dick Lugar, the long-serving Republican U.S. Senator from Indiana, has a history of bipartisanship and working collaboratively with various presidents. Now, in a tight primary election, his opponent is shoving that bipartisanship in his face. But is that what's best for America?...
Arts advocate critical of Obama's Turnaround Arts Initiative for select U.S. schools
President Barack Obama's administration rolled out a new program that seeks to turn around underperforming schools by integrating the arts into the core curriculum of each school. But a former federal education official and arts advocate said it's the wrong approach to funding arts education....
Obama set to address the nation from Afghanistan Tuesday night
President Barack Obama will make an address on Afghanistan and other national security matters Tuesday night his office announced this afternoon. The 10-minute address will be his first since his national address as Congress grappled with increasing the nation's debt ceiling last summer....
Cartagena residents complain citys getting a bad rap for prostitutes
While prostitution is legal and prevalent in Cartagena, the city has a much more complex and appealing reputation as well. It's a World Heritage site, with ancient colonial buildings and a jumping off point for a family and adventure tours as well. Locals say that's being overlooked since the Secret Service prostitution scandal there....
Secret Service scandal widens with misconduct allegations in El Salvador, Argentina, Russia
The Secret Service is under fire because of allegations that 11 of its agents caroused with prostitutes immediately before President Barack Obama's visit to Colombia earlier this month. Now comes word of a similar incident in El Salvador in 2011 and other questionable incidents in Argentina and Russia last decade....
VIDEO: Obama outlines proposals to combat global atrocities, rights violations
President Barack Obama says preventing atrocities and violence globally is a core national security interest of the United States -- something that will be an emphasis of his foreign policy going forward. He outlined his previous commitment and new steps in a meeting at the Holocaust Museum....
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