Politics
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Obama's Day, May 3: Cinco de Mayo Reception
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet for lunch in the Private Dining Room. This lunch is closed press.Later, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.In…
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Obama's Consumer Watchdog Gets to Work
From the time that President Obama first mentioned the idea of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2009 — pitched in the wake of the economic collapse as part of his broader vision for financial regulatory reform — it has been followed by controversy. With its mandate to police financial products and services marketed to…
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Why Michelle Would Be a Better Candidate Than Barack
In a piece for the Huffington Post, Keli Goff lists eight reasons — some more serious than others — that Michelle is, as her husband has put it, the “superior” spouse. 8. She’s tougher. Yes I said it. Somebody had to. A 2007 New York magazine article on the 2008 presidential primary endorsement derby said…
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Obama's Ex-Girlfriend on Their Relationship
At this point it’s hard to picture President Obama with anyone besides his wife of 19 years and first lady, Michelle. Except, that is, if you know firsthand what it was like to date him back when he was a “guarded,” “controlled” and “reserved” 20-something. The journals of Genevieve Cook, who met Obama at a…
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Living While Obama: Presenting Purple Hearts
President Obama greets hospital personnel in the intensive care unit at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on May 1. The president presented 10 Purple Hearts, three of them in the ICU.
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Watch This: Obama's Surprise Afghanistan Trip
President Obama’s surprise visit to Afghanistan yesterday, on the first anniversary of the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden, was his third visit to the country since taking office. Earlier in the trip, he and Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed an agreement outlining cooperation between their countries once the U.S.-led international force withdraws in…
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Obama's Day, May 2: Credentialing Ceremony
In the afternoon, the President will return to Washington, DC. The arrival on the South Lawn is open press. Later in the afternoon, the President will participate in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony in the Oval Office. At this event, the President will receive the credentials from foreign Ambassadors recently posted in Washington. The presentation of…
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Living While Obama: An East-West Agreement
President Barack Obama and Yoshihiko Noda, Japan’s prime minister, shake hands during a news conference in the East Room of the White House on Monday, April 30. Last week U.S. and Japan announced an agreement to relocate about 9,000 Marines from Okinawa, addressing a source of friction between the two allies.