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Obama: Daughters should learn from slave tour
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President Barack Obama says he hopes his family's tour of a former slave fortress on the coast of Ghana shows his daughters that history can take very cruel turns.Eleven-year-old Malia and eight-year-old Sasha accompanied Obama on a tour of Cape Coast Castle Saturday.Speaking afterward, Obama said his daughters are "growing up in such a blessed ... Comment?
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Obama rejects 2nd stimulus package, saying recovery will take time
President Barack Obama on Saturday dismissed the idea the country might need a second stimulus package to jolt the economy out of recession and urged Americans to be patient with his economic recovery plan. Comment?
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EXTRA: Obamas tour former slave fort on West Africa coast
Nairobi/Accra - US President Barack Obama on Saturday toured Cape Coast Castle on the West African coast, the 17th century headquarters of the British colonial administration and key centre for the gold and slave trades. Comment?
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President Barack Obama reviews an honour guard at the Presidential Castle in Accra, Ghana.
An American president who has "the blood of Africa within me" praised and scolded the continent of his ancestors today, asserting forces of tyranny and corruption must yield if Africa is to achieve its promise. Comment?
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"too much credit to civil rights leaders"
TV One to begin Sunday show aimed at blacks NEW YORK - Roland Martin will anchor a new Sunday public affairs show aimed at a black audience that will debut in September on the TV One network. Comment?
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GOP Rep.: Public Health Care Option "Is Gonna Kill People"
Rep. Paul Broun, a Georgia Republican, upped the rhetoric against public health care Friday, saying that giving people the option of a public plan "is gonna kill people." Broun is a doctor. Comment?
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Obama's whirlwind Ghana tour - AP
A A A' Protocol says you stand when the president walks into a room. But for a handful of pregnant women, President Barack Obama was willing to make an exception. Comment?
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Minn. School Plan Incites Racially Charged Debate
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Share + Jul 11, 2009 12:32 pm US/Central MINNEAPOLIS 1 of 1 "To tell me my kids can't go to this school but you're going to bus in someone else from across the city? That's kind of silly to me," said Bridget McGinniss, president of the PTA at Burroughs Community School. Comment?
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Obama sees evil and hope...Cemetery crime scene...Launch delayed...
Obama sees evil and hope...Cemetery crime scene...Launch delayed CAPE COAST, Ghana President Barack Obama says a slave site in Ghana shows humanity's potential for "great evil," but also that cruelty and oppression can be overcome. Comment?
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U.S. President Barack Obama suffered a double-barreled setback in Congress on Thursday when members of his own party moved to apply the brakes on his top legislative priorities, healthcare and climate change. Comment?
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Ohio governor to authorize racetrack slots
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland will authorize racetrack slots by executive order and lawmakers will provide him legal protection under a stalemate-ending budget compromise struck Friday. Comment?
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President Barack Obama's core legislative agenda -- overhauling healthcare and addressing climate change -- has hit some stumbling blocks in the U.S. Congress. Comment?
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Democrats scrambling over stimulus
President Barack Obama and his Democrats are scrambling to fend off Republican criticism that a $787 billion economic stimulus is not working, and talk is turning to a politically risky second spending plan. Comment?
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Protocol says you stand when the president walks into a room. But for a handful of pregnant women, President Barack Obama was willing to make an exception. Comment?
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Does global warming diminish when measured accurately? Part 5
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Find out more about Thomas: Tom Fuller has just returned to his home town of San Francisco following 10 years in Europe. Comment?
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Scholar: NKorea wants US show of remorse
North Korea wants the U.S. to show remorse for the actions of two American journalists convicted of illegally entering the country, and it might free the women if Washington does so, a scholar who visited Pyongyang said Saturday. Comment?
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Right Wing Radio Week in Review
As reported here earlier this week , pundits like Rush, Ann Coulter and Mark Levin were the among the first to comment on Sarah Palin 's suprise resignation as governor of Alaska. Comment?
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Iran preparing package for talks with West
Iran is preparing a package of proposals to present to Western powers that could be a basis for future talks, the country's foreign minister said Saturday. Comment?
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Obama calls on Africa to fight tyranny, corruption
US President Barack Obama on Saturday condemned African tyrants who enrich themselves and orchestrate wars and urged Africans to demand stronger governments to give themselves a better future. Comment?
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Hannity's a perfect fit for MSNBC
I'm sure this column will upset many readers. But it has to be written now! Sean Hannity is an embarrassment to the Conservatives he claims to represent. Comment?
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