» Obama warns U.S. not to "demagogue" immigration (Reuters)
31/07/10 20:36 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
Reuters - President Barack Obama warned U.S. leaders not to use the divisive issue of illegal immigration as a way to gain power and name recognition in an interview with CBS television released on Saturday.

» Obama: Republicans holding small businesses "hostage" (Reuters)
31/07/10 19:53 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday accused Republicans of holding American small businesses "hostage to politics" after Republican senators refused to back a $30 billion small-business lending package.

» Obama says he'll call GOP's bluff on deficit talk (AP)
31/07/10 19:03 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
AP - President Barack Obama has a warning for Republicans who denounce the federal deficit but reject proposals to cut it.

» Obama blames GOP on small business lending bill (AP)
31/07/10 15:44 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
AP - President Barack Obama is going after Senate Republicans who have stymied his proposal to create a $30 billion fund to help unfreeze lending for credit-starved small businesses.

» When Double Dippers become economic party poopers (AP)
31/07/10 15:11 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
AP - They're a minority, but a vocal one, and they're hovering like storm clouds over a brittle recovery.

» Obama hopes Rep. Rangel can leave "with dignity" (Reuters)
31/07/10 13:59 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
Reuters - President Barack Obama called ethics charges against Representative Charles Rangel "very troubling" on Friday and said he hoped the lawmaker could end his career "with dignity."

» Obama Attempts Jump Start In Detroit
31/07/10 12:00 from NPR Topics: Politics
President Obama went to Michigan on Friday, the "ground zero" of the recession, to kick off a campaign highlighting the turnaround in the U.S. auto industry. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

» The Big Day: Chelsea Clinton To Wed In N.Y.
31/07/10 11:38 from NPR Topics: Politics
Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River after weeks of intrigue, secrecy and buzz that caused hundreds to crowd into this small village hoping to catch of a glimpse of..

» Obama visits spy museum (AP)
31/07/10 06:45 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
AP - It's hard to travel incognito when you're the president — even on a mission to a spy museum.

» Obama's minister in chief manages matters of faith both public and private
31/07/10 04:00 from washingtonpost.com - Politics
The young minister's alarm goes off at 6 a.m., time for his own devotional and the one he will send to the president of the United States.

» Ore. inquiry into sex-assault claim against Al Gore dropped for lack of evidence
31/07/10 04:00 from washingtonpost.com - Politics
Law enforcement authorities in Portland, Ore., have concluded that there is insufficient evidence to proceed with a criminal prosecution of former vice president Al Gore after a massage therapist accused him of sexually assaulting her in a ..

» Obama touts auto bailout during Michigan trip
31/07/10 01:26 from washingtonpost.com - Politics
DETROIT -- The government's bailout of the American auto industry last year sparked political hand-wringing about the end of capitalism and allegations that President Obama aspired to be CEO of what critics dubbed "Government Motors."

» Kan. Senate race turns nasty as GOP seeks fighter (AP)
31/07/10 00:31 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
AP - The big issue in Kansas' U.S. Senate race is which of two veteran Republican congressmen will fight hardest — and loudest — against President Barack Obama's agenda.

» Flashback Friday: On This Day In 1964, L.B.J. Rules Out R.F.K. For V.P.
30/07/10 21:15 from NPR Topics: Politics
On this day in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson says he will not name any member of his Cabinet as his running mate, an announcement that everyone understood to be a message to Attorney General Robert Kennedy, who had a tense relationship wi..

» Obama Expected To Ease Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Disparities
30/07/10 16:00 from NPR Topics: Politics
Thursday, the U.S House of Representatives passed legislation to reduce the sentencing disparity between federal crack and powder cocaine sentences. President Obama is expected to sign this into law. To get a sense of the impact of this le..