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‘Nudge’ Back in Fashion at White House
Barack Obama’s newest initiative finds inspiration from social scientists who are trying to transform government throughout the world
President Obama Visits Leno
In a wide-ranging interview, President Obama talks about the Affordable Care Act, the Trayvon Martin case, Edward Snowden, and more on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
The Brag Is Back: Obama Touts Record as Budget Battle Looms
With a fiscal showdown on the horizon, the President and his allies are hoping to steer the debate away from more cuts by talking up their accomplishments.
Former President George W. Bush Undergoes Heart Surgery
Bush, 67, had a stent placed in the artery — a routine procedure underwent by former President Bill Clinton in 2010 — at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas with no complications.
Obama Then And Now: Eight Years Later, the Speech is the Same
President Barack Obama delivered what aides billed as a major economic address at Knox College Wednesday. It was a speech written to recall his first economic policy speech on the national stage at the small Illinois liberal …
Former President George H.W. Bush Shaves Head In Solidarity With Cancer Patient
2 year-old Patrick is the son of a member of Bush’s Secret Service detail.
With More Deadlock Ahead, Obama Condemns Republicans In Economic Speech
With his agenda stalled and his approval ratings dropping, Obama returned Wednesday to the economic message on income inequality that got him reelected, without offering any new plan of how he would get it done.
The speech at …
White House Reporter Helen Thomas and the Presidents She Interrogated
From John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama, Helen Thomas covered a half-century of presidencies as White House correspondent. In memory of the ground-breaking journalist, who died Saturday at 92, take a look at shared moments with the …
Obama Speaks: “Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago”
President Barack Obama addressed the state of race relations in America, less than a week after George Zimmerman was acquitted Saturday on self defense grounds for killing the unarmed black 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
WATCH: President Obama’s Remarks on the Trayvon Martin Case
“You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago.”
Winning Recipes from the First Lady’s “Kids’ State Dinner”
Here’s a selection of ten winning dishes, selected from more than 1,300 entries, along with some advice from the chefs on how to eat healthy.
As Faith In Government Falls, Obama Tries To Spin A Positive Storyline
After months on the defensive over IRS targeting and NSA surveillance programs, President Barack Obama is trying to put the scandals behind him while attempting to restore trust in the federal government and his own management …