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29 Jan 2009, 1:39 pm by Donald Heyrich
President Barack Obama signed an equal-pay bill into law Thursday before cheering labor and women leaders who fought hard for it and the woman whose history-making lawsuit gave impetus to the cause. [read post]
On July 1, 2008, on the campaign trail in Zanesville, Ohio, then-candidate Barack Obama promised to end hiring discrimination based on religion by organizations — such as the Salvation Army and World Vision — that receive government funding to provide social services. [read post]
1 Oct 2008, 11:07 pm
The Senate on Wednesday approved a $700 billion Wall Street bailout package that includes provisions insuring the bank deposits of the wealthiest American "families," as Barack Obama put it. [read post]
21 Mar 2016, 10:47 am by Brad Schnure
With President Barack Obama in the midst of a historic three-day trip to Cuba, Senator Joe Pennacchio urged the President to save some room on Air Force One for the flight home for a special guest: Joanne Chesimard is wanted for escaping from prison in Clinton, New Jersey, while serving a life sentence for murdering a New Jersey State Trooper. [read post]
11 Aug 2010, 10:56 am by Sheldon Toplitt
Image via WikipediaAmerican authors and jorunalists breathed a sigh of relief after President Barack Obama yesterday signed the so-called "libel tourism" bill co-sponsored by Sen. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 4:33 am by Glenn Reynolds
This afternoon, the Washington Blade’s Chris Johnson and Metro Weekly’s Chris Geidner asked White House Press Secretary Jay Carney about Dan Pfeiffer’s recent claim that a 1996 questionnaire in which Barack Obama said he supported same-sex marriage was not written by the president, despite his signature being affixed to the bottom of the document. [read post]
18 Dec 2014, 9:28 am by David S. Jones
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed and President Barack Obama signed the “Cromnibus” bill, approving a legislative budget to fund most government activities through September 2015 over criticism from some House Republicans that the bill did not block President Obama’s Executive Action on immigration (announced on November 20, 2014,  parts of which  will be effective as soon as it may be implemented  by United States… [read post]
22 Feb 2008, 5:32 pm
Secret Service on Friday defended its handling of security during a massive rally in downtown Dallas for Barack Obama, saying there was no "lapse" in its "comprehensive and layered security plan," which called for some people to be checked for weapons, while others were not....Nick Shapiro, a spokesman for Obama in Texas, said the campaign would have no comment on whether there was a security breech in Dallas. [read post]
19 Jul 2010, 8:46 am by quincylegal
Favole    Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES  WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–President Barack Obama on Monday urged Congress to extend unemployment insurance and lambasted Republicans for blocking the legislation three times. [read post]
1 Dec 2014, 7:25 am by Tammy Binford
President Barack Obama’s Executive Order raising the minimum wage for federal contractors and subcontractors is set to take effect for all federal contracts beginning on or after January 1. [read post]
5 Nov 2008, 9:05 am
Barack Obama and that Obama's opponents had turned him into "a cartoon character. [read post]
3 Jun 2015, 4:23 am
According to a new CNN poll: 52% disapprove of Obama and 45% approve. [read post]
29 Apr 2010, 3:34 pm by Glenn Reynolds
For Barack Obama to believe that any persona he offers the public will be OK with them is hubris. [read post]
29 May 2013, 7:13 am
"Barack Obama... the Agonizer" is at least way better than "George W. [read post]
25 Aug 2008, 8:46 pm
Obama -- or, as Berg calls him, "Defendant Barack Hussein Obama, a/k/a Barry Soetoro, a/k/a Barry Obama, a/k/a Barack Dunham, a/k/a Barry Dunham [hereinafter 'Obama']," is running for president. [read post]
31 Aug 2013, 11:57 am by Ilya Somin
(Ilya Somin) President Obama announced today that he will seek congressional approval for US military action against Syria in retaliation for the Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons [BUT SEE IMPORTANT UPDATE BELOW]: President Barack Obama said that the United States “should take military action against Syrian targets” in a Rose Garden address Saturday. [read post]
4 Jun 2008, 4:00 am
CDT wrote today to sponsors of the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act, a bill improving the Transparency Act introduced today by Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK). [read post]
1 Oct 2010, 10:07 am by Rob Boston
Bush, had an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal recently carping because President Barack Obama has used his administration’s “faith-based” offices to let Americans know about the new health-care law. [read post]