• Raise Your Voice for Health Care Reform

    The NAACP is going to war for “real” health care reform. And that must include a public option.
    Ben Jealous and the NAACP Start a War Room in Washington for Health Care Reform
  • The Woman Behind Michelle Obama

    Reggie Love isn’t the only person in the White House who knows a thing or two about the Obamas. Enter Kristen Jarvis.
    Kristen Jarvis Is Michelle Obama's Body Woman, Special Assistant to the First Lady
  • President Obama Gets His Latino Groove On

    Puerto Rican isleños are almost completely absent from the U.S. Latino in-crowd.
    The White House Hosts Fiesta Latina to Celebrate Hispanic Musical Heritage
  • Beat The (Black) Press: White House Launches E-Magazine

    The Obama administration launches White House Wire, a newsletter on the government for African Americans. Is this part of its new "beat the press" strategy?
    Obama Administration Launches "White House Wire" for Black Media Outlets
  • Welcome to the Fun House: Obama Plays Ball With Cabinet

    Think running the free world is boring? Stressful? President Obama tries to mix it up with a night of stargazing and half-court basketball with his Cabinet.
    Obama Plays Hoops with Duncan, Geithner, Donovan and More at White House Basketball Court
  • Obama Watched Derrion Albert Beating, Will Speak on Violence "Soon"

    Video of Derrion Albert's beating mesmerized and horrified millions of Americans--including, apparently, the White House.
    Robert Gibbs Says Obama Will Address Darrion Albert Beating in Chicago
  • Mr. President, Your Wife Is Awesome, So...

    The Olympics are cool and all, Mr. President, but we've got some stuff going on stateside that you might wanna give your attention to...
    Mr. President, please let Michelle handle this Chicago Olympics stuff
  • The Public Option Is Dead, Long Live the Public Option

    The Public option for health reform died in the Senate today, to no surprise--the very definition was still subject to a fierce, often comic, semantic battle. Sen. Rockefeller tried calling it a “consumer choice plan,” while Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow named it a “grand compromise.” Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) flipped the phrase to explain it as “an option for the public.” They all failed.
    Democratic Senators Kill Schumer-Rockefeller Amendment To Restore the "Public Option" for Health Reform
  • Photo of the Week: Obama-Wan-Kenobi

    President Barack Obama wields a fake "Star Wars"-style lightsaber with young children visiting the White House for an event held by the Office on Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport.
    Obama Plays with Lightsaber at White House Olympics Event
  • Jimmy Carter, True Son of the South, Hits Nail on Head

    The White House’s fear of challenging the tea-bag madness is typical of its cautious politics. The rest of us accept it at our peril.
    Jimmy Carter says that tea baggers hate President Obama because he's black.
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