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Obama Must Call GOP's 'Bluff' on Debt Ceiling

Can't let hostage-holding House run the country: Paul Krugman

(Newser) - Look out, President Obama: House Republicans have created another “hostage situation.” This time, they’re holding the debt ceiling for a ransom of big spending cuts, writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . The Republican Party doesn't control the White House or the Senate, so you...

59% Will at Least &#39;Consider&#39; Reelecting Obama
59% Will at Least  
'Consider' Reelecting Obama
poll says
May 16, 2011 9:25 AM CDT

59% Will at Least 'Consider' Reelecting Obama

...even though 57% of voters disapprove of his handling of the economy

(Newser) - More than half of voters approve of President Obama’s job performance and would at least consider reelecting him—even though 57% of them disapprove of they way he is handling the economy, a Politico-George Washington University poll finds. Some 52% approve of the president’s work so far, and...

Obama OKs More Drilling in Alaska, Offshore

Orders annual lease sales in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve

(Newser) - With both gas prises and anger on the rise, President Obama has decided to allow new drilling in Alaska's national petroleum reserve. Lease sales in the 23.5 million-acre reserve—which serves as home to millions of migratory birds, two caribou herds, gray wolves, and other wildlife—have been...

Newt Gingrich's New Old Slogan: 'WTF'
 Newt's New Old Slogan: 'WTF' 
May 13, 2011 9:32 AM CDT

Newt's New Old Slogan: 'WTF'

Gingrich takes back 'Win the Future' from Obama

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich’s website proudly displays a 2012 catchphrase: “Win the Future.” That's right, the same phrase President Obama has been using since his 2011 State of the Union address. Did Gingrich steal it? Nope, discovers the Atlantic : The ex-speaker registered the political organization "American Solutions...

Stewart: Common Haters Huff 'Foxygen'

Glenn Beck: Obama is 'clearly anti-cop'

(Newser) - Jon Stewart again smacked Fox News for its fury over Common’s White House appearance, pointing out last night that only huffers of “Foxygen”—“the heady mix of partisan hackery, character assassination, and manufactured outrage”—would be bothered by the rapper’s performance. From there, Stewart...

Gingrich: Obama Can't Win a Fair Election

His incumbency, media give Obama unfair edge, grumbles Newt

(Newser) - Newt Gringrich has jumped into the presidential ring punching—charging that the upcoming election is essentially rigged. If President Obama was "on an equal playing field, he’d lose," Gingrich tells Sean Hannity. Obama is enjoying the unfair advantages of his incumbency, support from the “left-wing media,...

Obama Becomes Navy SEAL Action Figure

The doll's name: Rambama

(Newser) - This year's political stocking stuffer? Meet Rambama, a new action figure of a very buff President Obama imagined as a Navy SEAL. Herobuilders.com put the $35 doll up for sale yesterday, hoping to capitalize on the Osama bin Laden raid, reports WVIT of Connecticut. He's even got...

Stewart Slams Fox Over Rapper Brouhaha ... Via Rap

No cops, Bushes hurt as Common performs at poetry night

(Newser) - Rapper Common was among several artists who performed at a poetry event at the White House last night—and he didn't shoot any cops. The rapper, whose presence at the event infuriated conservative pundits who seized upon some of his controversial lyrics, gently recited verses about love and the...

Obama's Pitch to Muslims: Forget al-Qaeda

Bin Laden's death ushers in new era, president will say in speech

(Newser) - President Obama is preparing to give a major speech aimed at the Middle East, arguing that Osama bin Laden’s death, coupled with the “Arab spring” uprisings, herald the end of al-Qaeda’s grip on the Muslim imagination. “It’s an interesting coincidence of timing—that he is...

Osama Sons Call Father's Killing Illegal

Foregoing trial, US violated its own principles, Omar bin Laden says

(Newser) - The killing of Osama bin Laden broke international law and violated American principles, his sons say in a statement to the New York Times . It questioned why their father “was not arrested and tried in a court of law so that truth is revealed to the people of the...

Obama Chides GOP on Immigration: 'They'll Want a Moat'

President pushes comprehensive reform

(Newser) - President Obama stood near the border with Mexico today and declared it more secure than ever, trying to build pressure on Republicans to take on a comprehensive immigration overhaul—and working to show Hispanic voters that he is not the one standing in the way. Countering Republican calls to focus...

Jonah Goldberg: Why the Rush to Reveal Osama bin Laden's Death?
 Obama Erred 
 by Rushing 
 News of  
 bin Laden 
jonah goldberg
May 10, 2011 1:49 PM CDT

Obama Erred by Rushing News of bin Laden

'White House triumphalism' trumps good strategy, writes Jonah Goldberg

(Newser) - President Obama “couldn’t even wait until morning” to tell us about Osama bin Laden’s death—but even a day between the event and the announcement could have had big strategic benefits. There’s “a small college library” of information from bin Laden’s compound, the White...

Osama Attackers Steeled for Pakistan Troop Battle
Obama Gave the OK to Fire
at Pakistani Troops
bin laden raid
May 10, 2011 7:19 AM CDT

Obama Gave the OK to Fire at Pakistani Troops

President also ordered backup team in case of military confrontation

(Newser) - President Obama beefed up the assault team targeting Osama bin Laden so the US forces would be capable of battling Pakistani troops to get out of the country once the main crew accomplished their mission. Originally two helicopters of backup forces were to be stationed at the Afghanistan border, 90...

Cheney Praises Obama on bin Laden Mission
 Cheney Praises 
 Obama on 
 bin Laden 
 Mission 
sunday talk shows
May 8, 2011 11:10 AM CDT

Cheney Praises Obama on bin Laden Mission

But he's worried we've stopped waterboarding suspects

(Newser) - President Obama got rare praise from Dick Cheney today, as the former VP lauded the Osama decision on Fox News Sunday, reports Politico . "You’ve got to give him a lot of credit," said Cheney. "I give him high marks for making that decision." But Cheney...

Donald Trump College: He Probably Didn't Graduate Top of His Class at Wharton

 So How’d 
 the Donald 
 Do in School? 
in case you missed it
May 7, 2011 7:45 AM CDT

So How’d the Donald Do in School?

Nobody's really sure, but possibly not as great as he led us to believe

(Newser) - Donald Trump heard that President Obama "was a terrible student, terrible," who probably pulled a fast one to sneak into the halls of ivy, but Justin Elliott over at Salon isn't so sure the Donald should be chucking rocks inside his glass house. "Trump has allowed...

Obama Honors SEALs Who Killed bin Laden

President also addresses troops at Fort Campbell

(Newser) - President Obama met privately today with the special ops forces who killed Osama bin Laden and gave them a presidential citation, reports MSNBC . In addition to the elite Navy SEALs who took part in the raid, Obama also met at Fort Campbell with the Army helicopter pilots known as Night...

CIA Interrogators Deserve Thanks, Not Punishment

Waterboarding helped lead us to bin Laden: Linda Chavez

(Newser) - Waterboarding played a role in leading us to Osama bin Laden, writes Linda Chavez. So why is the Obama administration still pursuing its investigation of CIA interrogators, she wonders at the Washington Examiner . These agents deserve thanks, not punishment. The Obama administration must know it doesn't make sense: "...

Obama: Perpetual Afghan Footprint No Longer Needed
Obama: Perpetual Afghan Footprint No Longer Needed
'60 minutes'
May 6, 2011 8:15 AM CDT

Obama: Perpetual Afghan Footprint No Longer Needed

Bin Laden's death confirms Afghan war can be refocused

(Newser) - Osama bin Laden's death has stirred up a debate over whether the US should pull out of Afghanistan early. Asked about it on his upcoming 60 Minutes appearance, President Obama reminded Steve Kroft that he's already committed to a draw-down of troops starting in July. But bin Laden'...

Obama to Meet SEALs From bin Laden Mission

President expected to thank some members tomorrow

(Newser) - President Obama will thank in person tomorrow members of the elite Navy SEALs unit that killed Osama bin Laden, reports AP . The president is expected to meet at least part of the squad when he visits Fort Campbell in Kentucky. Dont' expect a parade or even a glimpse: The so-called...

Obama Will Help 9/11 Teen Meet Justin Bieber

Payton Wall's father died in World Trade Center

(Newser) - The leader of the free world has a phone call to make to a certain teen idol. President Obama today promised a teen whose father died inside the World Trade Center that he'd help her meet Justin Bieber, reports DNAinfo . "He told us he knows Justin," said...

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