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He was in rare form while addressing the convention-goers in New York...
Obama Goes to Chuuuuuuuurch at NAACP Convention -
House Dems set to vote on health care bill...
...And So Began the Health Care War... -
For those of us who questioned how hard the White House and its congressional allies would fight for health care reform, the answer is here. The devil remains in the details, of course, but in the last couple of days Barack Obama has put Republicans and conservative Democrats alike "on notice": Get on board or get left behind.
In Congress, Obama's Plan for Health Care Gets Some Teeth -
The First Lady is expected to come on in relief in the 8th...
Obama Slated to Toss Out First Pitch at All-Star Game -
President Obama today announced his intention to nominate Dr. Regina Benjamin to the position of United States Surgeon General. In doing so, Ibama adds to his roster of daring and creative appointments: Benjamin is a Morehouse-trained physician and specialist in rural poverty and health outcomes who would be the second black woman to serve in the position....
Obama Nominates Dr. Regina Benjamin as Surgeon General -
Barack Obama rounded out his trip abroad with a stop in Accra, Ghana, where he spoke to the nation's parliament and paid a visit to a maternal health clinic in Accra, before finishing up with a moving visit to Ghana's Cape Coast Castle—the point of no return for thousands upon thousands of black Africans sold into slavery...
Obama's Remarks on Slavery, Africa, and America at the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana -
The move does not come as a surprise to...anyone really...
Burris Says "No Mas"; Shan't Run in 2010, chicago sun-times -
Barack Obama's first presidential trip to Sub-Saharan Africa will focus on the good guys—but we couldn't resist calling out the bad.
Obama's Africa Prep: The Best and Worst of the Continent's Ruling Class -
Barack Obama's first presidential trip to Sub-Saharan Africa will focus on the good guys—but we couldn't resist calling out the bad. Your guide to the Ghana trip, and the company Obama should be keeping abroad.
GALLERY: African Rogues and Royalty
Barack Obama Visits Ghana; Check the African Leaders Who Weren't Invited to Dinner -
As anyone following the health care debate knows, the next several decades of interaction between patients, doctors, insurers, and the government are being hashed out furiously behind the scenes in Washington. In this volatile environment, the slightest hint of a weakness or a concession among congresspeople, or a new study on savings, is treated as a reason to start the argument from square one...
From Russia, Obama Makes Clear His Support for a Public Option on Health Care Reform
