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Obama: 'It's Like the American Dream in Reverse'

President Obama this morning responded to the news announced by the Commerce Department that economy sank further in the last quarter of last year, saying it was a symbol of the suffering of the American people constituting "the American dream...

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January 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (61)

Gitmo Judge Refuses to Heed Obama Request for Delay in Terrorism Trials

On Thursday Army Col. James L. Pohl, the chief judge at the Guantanamo Bay war crimes court, said he would not heed President Obama's request for a 120-day continuance, or delay, in prosecutions of terrorism suspects. Supervising the trial of...

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January 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (89)

The Lighter Side

In a break from all the gravely serious economic and foreign policy news, here's a lighter look at the way the new President is adjusting to his new home. The dot-com story is HERE. And on Good Morning America we...

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January 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

A Super Bowl Party That's Bipartisan In Every Sense

A Democrat tells ABC News that invited guests at President Obama's White House Super Bowl Party this Sunday include Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., Sen. Bob Casey, D-Penn., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., Rep. Artur Davis, D-Ala., and...

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Obama and Biden's Working Friday

On Friday, President Obama and Vice President Biden will appear at a morning event in the East Wing dedicated to the working and middle class. President Obama will sign three executive orders and a presidential memorandum. The three orders will,...

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Michelle Obama Gets a Wax Figure -- and Spot in Madame Tussauds

ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: Michelle Obama will soon be on display in Madame Tussauds –- in wax form. The famous wax museum has commissioned a wax replica of the nation’s newest first lady to add to its collection. The...

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January 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (8)

Obama Sides with the Steelers

ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: President Obama’s beloved Chicago Bears are not in the Super Bowl this year –- so he’s thrown his presidential support behind the other team “closest to his heart” –- the Pittsburgh Steelers. In this Sunday’s...

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Obama Calls Wall Street Bonuses 'Shameful' and the 'Height of Irresponsibility' -- But Unclear How Stern He Was With CEO's During Visit Earlier This Week

President Obama blasted Wall Street CEOs Thursday afternoon, calling it "shameful" that they had given themselves billions of dollars bonuses during a year when the financial sector had to beg for billions in taxpayer dollars or risk crashing. Referring to...

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January 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (317)

President Obama's First Law

In the White House's East Room on Thursday morning, President Obama signed his first law: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, which changes the current law to make it easier for those suing because of alleged pay discrimination. The...

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New White House WMD Czar Wants Immediate Talks with Iran, to 'Manage' North Korea Until it Collapses

"The discussion today is on the Greater Middle East," Council on Foreign Relations official Gary Samore (suh-MORE-ay) said last week, "and I've always wondered what's so great about it." The crowd laughed. "It seems to me it's a part of...

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