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After one of Michelle Obama's favorite designers, Sophie Theallet, scooped up the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award, we wondered how she would put the $200,000 prize to use. Theallet supplied The New York Times with a possible answer:
President Obama plans to give left over money from last year's financial rescue package to small business owners.
Obama pushes agnecies to release data in 'transparent' ways US government agencies must publish their information online in "open formats," under a new open government plan released by President Barack Obama's administration.
*After days of secret talks, Senate Democrats tentatively agreed Tuesday night to drop a full-blown government-run insurance option from sweeping health care legislation, several officials said, a concession to party moderates whose votes are critical to passage of President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
Associated Press WASHINGTON — Abortion opponents failed to inject tougher restrictions into sweeping Senate health care legislation Tuesday, and Democratic leaders labored to make sure fallout from the controversy wouldn’t hinder the drive to pass President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal testifies that Obama made the “right decision” on troop levels.
Local politicians were generally receptive to President Barack Obama’s announcement Tuesday that an additional 30,000 troops will deploy to Afghanistan early next year, though there was some skepticism on the effectiveness of the plan and outright rejection from at least one political heavyweight.
WEST CHESTER — President Obama's Tuesday announcement that the U.S. will send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan is likely to change the dynamic of the two demonstrations that take place every Saturday morning in front of the Historic Chester County Courthouse.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed spending more than $3 billion to settle claims dating back more than a century that American Indian tribes were swindled out of royalties for oil, gas, grazing and other leases.
After agreeing tentatively to jettison a key liberal priority _ a full-blown government-run insurance option _ Democrats say they are getting close to pushing President Barack Obama's health care bill through the Senate.
As African American members of Congress, we are keenly aware of the extreme economic crisis in our communities, and we are responsible for confronting the issues threatening the survival of the people and institutions we represent. We are here to reaffirm our commitment to be forceful advocates for the voiceless, and insist that all of the resources of the government, whether they be through ...
What did "Campus PD" TV cameras find when they rode with Univesity of Cincinnati and city police here? Beer and cleavage. The 10-week "Campus PD" debuts today (11 p.m., G4 cable channel) with Cincinnati Police Officer Michelle Ball shutting down a loud late-night student party.
Not everyone thinks Michelle Obama is the epitome of style. "Every one compares her to Jackie O -- she is not the next Jackie O," sniped designer Douglas Hannant, who has dressed Charlize Theron, Beyoncé and Sarah Jes sica Parker. Hannant took the ...
Japan’s prime minister said Wednesday that he wants to present concrete proposals to President Barack Obama next week in hopes of ending a growing rift over an American military air base.
The Obama administration plans to announce on Wednesday that it intends to extend the life of the $700 billion financial bailout fund until next October, officials said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama outlined new multibillion-dollar stimulus and jobs proposals Tuesday, saying the nation must continue to spend our way out of this recession until more Americans are back at work.
