This week, President Obama endorsed repeal of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, arguing that it is unconstitutional to deny same-sex marriages equal recognition by the federal government or for the federal government to stand in the way of any state that chooses to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. (Today marriage equality for [...]
Jul 23 2011 | Posted in
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Two-thirds of Americans also do not have confidence in White House’s ability to produce policies to fix economic crisis After a few months of inching upwards, President Obama’s rating on how he is handling the economy is moving downward, tying his lowest rating ever, in of October of last year. This month just one-quarter of [...]
Jun 29 2011 | Posted in
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Even larger majorities do not trust Speaker Boehner, Congressional Republicans or Congressional Democrats The issue of the budget deficit is one that many people know exists, but are not exactly clear on how it should be handled. And, when it comes to who among elected officials they would trust to handle the deficit, it turns [...]
Jun 1 2011 | Posted in
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Almost nine in ten give Congress negative ratings Looking ahead, President Obama most likely sees many battles forthcoming. There’s the current budget showdown which has the potential to lead to a government shutdown. There is the labor issue and all eyes are watching to see how the White House responds to what is happening in [...]
Mar 1 2011 | Posted in
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With the Congressional elections in his rear view mirror, President Obama looks ahead to working with a Republican House of Representatives with a positive job approval rating of 38% and a negative rating of 62%. This is not much different than where his ratings stood right before the election when 37% of Americans gave him [...]
Nov 23 2010 | Posted in
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White House, September 11: Tea Party and Religious rights activists will gather in front of the White House to tear out egregious passages from the Quran that call for violence against Christians and Jews. This is a peaceful “solidarity gathering” regarding religious freedom, and proposed Quran burning. They will ask: “President Obama, do you support [...]
Sep 11 2010 | Posted in
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This is one of the craziest, yet wrongful rumors that spread among American citizens: Barack Obama is a Muslim! And this is not going to do any good to Obama’s latest drop in the polls. According to two new US opinion polls out Thursday (Pew and Time.com), almost one in five Americans think Barack Obama, [...]
Aug 19 2010 | Posted in
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I’m no Marylin Monroe but I can still say a sincerely “Happy Birthday, Mr. President!”. It’s August 4 and it is Mr. Obama’s 49′s anniversary. The President of the United States of America will celebrate his birthday with a dinner celebration with close friends in Chicago. In the meantime, First Lady Michelle Obama is on [...]
Aug 4 2010 | Posted in
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According to senator John McCain’s spokesman, Brooke Buchanan, the Arizona senator has blocked Barack Obama’s nomination for Intel Director. Does he have a grudge on the President or the senator is really concerned about who he agrees to take part in matters of national security? I’d go with the second part! The senator John McCain [...]
Aug 2 2010 | Posted in
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President Obama’s third appearance on The View allowed the Americans to find out some more spicy details about the President. On a relaxed tone, he told the viewers that from what he knows, there are no boys in the lives of his girls yet and that he can enjoy some family time with them, as [...]
Jul 29 2010 | Posted in
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