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Obama the 'Free-Spender'? Fair Label?

Today President Obama is showcasing some $17 billion in cuts to the budget. He's cutting more than 100 programs that he feels are a waste. Keep in mind that's less than 1 percent of the overall budget. So why is...

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May 7, 2009 in Obama, Barack, President 44 | Permalink | User Comments (14)

Obama & Biden Grab Lunch at Burger Joint

Instead of meeting in the Oval office today, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden grabbed lunch together at Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia. The President ordered a "basic cheddar cheese burger," with mustard, lettuce, tomato and a...

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May 5, 2009 in Obama, Barack, President 44 | Permalink | User Comments (6)

Obama's Surprise Press Room Visit -- What Next For the Court?

President Obama just made a surprise visit to the White House briefing room, interrupting his own press secretary's q and a to make a brief statement about Justice Souter's retirement. Analysis to come from our White House reporter Jake Tapper,...

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May 1, 2009 in Obama, Barack, President 44 | Permalink | User Comments (5)

So Much Depends Upon a Red Fiat

ABC's Tom Johnson from New York: The headlines today in Italy: "FIAT lands in America. Obama says: it will save Chrysler. Marchionne says: it's an historic moment. "Obama launches the FIAT- CHYSLER deal. Together we will build clean cars. Marchionne...

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May 1, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (6)

100 Days in Web Searches

ABC News' Kristi Berner reports: During President Obama's first 100 days in office, all-things-Obama have been a hit with Internet-savvy Americans -- or at least those who can type into a search engine. During the campaign, then-candidate Obama used the...

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April 29, 2009 in Obama, Barack, President 44 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

First 100 Days Presidential Flashback

As President Barack Obama reaches the 100 Days mark today, we can't help but take a look back at former presidents' achievements and setbacks at the start of their White House tenure. ABC's Nancy Gabriner gives us a lighting-quick rundown...

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April 29, 2009 in Obama, Barack, President 44 | Permalink | User Comments (7)

Obama Causes Fainting Spell at FBI

While President Obama was speaking to federal employees at the FBI's Washington, D.C., headquarters today, someone in the crowd fainted. "Did somebody faint," the President asked mid-speech. "Do we have a EMT here?" Obama dutifully pointed out the collapsed employee...

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April 28, 2009 in Obama, Barack, President 44 | Permalink | User Comments (7)

Reid on Obama: 'An Entirely Different Class from the Start'

In a new epilogue to Harry Reid's biography, "THE GOOD FIGHT: Hard Lessons From Searchlight to Washington," the Senate Majority Leader unveils his personal observations about President Obama from his time as a freshman senator. Reid writes how he immediately...

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April 27, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Releasing More Photos Of Detainees Being Abused: Good Idea?

Last night, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said it had come to an agreement with the Obama administration for the release of some 44 photographs depicting detainee abuse by U.S. personnel in Afghanistan and Iraq. The photos are from...

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April 24, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (17)

Lost In Translation? Fidel Castro, Barack Obama, & Our Own Jake Tapper!

Last night Cuba's infirm and reclusive leader Fidel Castro said President Obama had "misinterpreted" his brother Raul's offer to talk about "everything" in U.S.-Cuban relations. He also channeled ABC's White House correspondent Jake Tapper, in an effort to make a...

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April 22, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (4)