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Obama to campaign in Maryland, Illinois
WASHINGTON – Campaigning for Democrats in a string of blue states, President Barack Obama is warning his party’s rank-and-file of the dangers of “sulking and sitting back.” The day after raising cash for Democrats in New Jersey, Obama is headed Thursday to a rally for Gov. Martin O’Malley in Maryland and a pair of fundraisers in Chicago for Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias, who’s trying to keep the president’s old seat out of GOP hands. It’s a seat Democrats need as they try to avoid losing their grip on Congress — and with it, control of Obama’s agenda.
Under investigation, Armstrong stays in public (AP)
AUSTIN, Texas – Lance Armstrong just keeps rolling along. While prosecutors examine his past as part of a federal investigation into drug use in pro cycling, Armstrong is sticking to a relentless public schedule of charity bike rides, speeches, endorsements and meetings with policy groups.
Under investigation, Armstrong stays in public eye (AP)
AUSTIN, Texas – Lance Armstrong just keeps rolling along. While prosecutors examine his past as part of a federal investigation into drug use in pro cycling, Armstrong is sticking to a relentless public schedule of charity bike rides, speeches, endorsements and meetings with policy groups.
Tony Blair on Obama and McCain
Barack Obama meets Tony Blair in July 2008. Photograph: Jae C Hong/AP What did Tony Blair think of the 2008 US presidential election?
How Barack Obama became Mr. unpopular
The Barack Obama that most Hoosiers remember voting for can still be found on YouTube. He stands before a cheering Elkhart high school gymnasium in August 2008, tireless, aspirational, promising a new America of jobs and hope.
Obama to press: ‘We’re buying shrimp, guys’
President Obama was in no mood to deal with the press Wednesday while vacationing with his family in Martha’s Vineyard. During a stop for lunch at Nancy’s Restaurant in the…
Jilted states cry foul on Race to the Top funds
Nine states and Washington, D.C., will split a pot of $3.4 billion in federal education money after winning the second round of the Race to the Top competition Tuesday. In…
Michelle Obama portrait debuts at Smithsonian
Move over Martha Washington. Martha Stewart and Michelle Obama are getting space in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington for the first time.
FACT CHECK: Islam already lives near ground zero
WASHINGTON – A New York imam and his proposed mosque near ground zero are being demonized by political candidates — mostly Republicans — despite the fact that Islam is already very much a part of the World Trade Center neighborhood. And that Muslims pray inside the Pentagon, too, less than 80 feet from where terrorists attacked.
