Politics

Many blacks shrug off Obama's new view on gays

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 04:44
ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) -- Like many black Americans, Dorsey Jackson does not believe in gay marriage, but he wasn't disillusioned when Barack Obama became the first president to support it. The windows of his suburban Philadelphia barbershop still display an "Obama 2012" placard and another that reads "We've Got His Back."...

Jonathan Moreno: Robot Soldiers Will Be a Reality---and a Threat

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-04 04:44
Given the obvious dangers, fully autonomous offensive lethal weapons should never be permitted.


Notable & Quotable

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-04 04:44
Rudy Giuliani on New York City's "squeegee guys" and the ideas of James Q. Wilson.


Notable & Quotable

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-04 04:44
French politician Benjamin Constant on the absence of religious liberty in the ancient world.


First lady: Country should learn from Virginia Tech

CNN - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 04:44
Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech for Virginia Tech, shortly after the five-year shooting anniversary.
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Hudson family slayings suspect convicted of murder

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago jury on Friday convicted Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law of murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in what prosecutors' described as an act of vengeance by a jilted husband.

Hudson, who expressed her undisguised disdain for William Balfour when she took the witness stand ...

Dueling speeches: Obama, Romney go at it in Ohio

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 04:44
CLEVELAND (AP) -- President Barack Obama cast his re-election race against Republican Mitt Romney as the economic choice of a lifetime on Thursday, seeking to stir undecided voters and asking the nation to buy into his vision for four more years or face a return to the recession-era "mistakes of the past."...

Obama, Romney trying to refocus on economy Friday

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 04:44
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The presidential candidates tried to put aside politically risky talk of gay rights Friday and return to Americans' top worry, the economy, in two states critical to the hopes of President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney....

Obama, Romney trying to refocus on economy Friday

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 04:44
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The presidential candidates tried to put aside politically risky talk of gay rights Friday and return to Americans' top worry, the economy, in two states critical to the hopes of President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney....

Video: Walker explains divide, conquer strategy

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 04:44
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Newly-released documentary film footage shows embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker shortly after his election describing a "divide and conquer" strategy for taking on unions by first going after public employees' collective bargaining rights....

Obama signs bill reauthorizing Export-Import Bank

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 04:44
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has signed legislation that renews the charter of the Export-Import Bank for three years and increases the bank's lending cap to $140 billion from the current $100 billion. The bank is the government's vehicle for promoting U.S. export sales....

Obama honors fallen troops at Arlington Cemetery

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 04:44
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- President Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to the men and women who have died defending America, saying the country must strive "to be a nation worthy of your sacrifice."...

Obama wants Congress to help homeowners

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-04 04:44
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Refocusing on the economy, President Barack Obama on Friday pushed Republicans to back housing policies the White House says would help shore up struggling homeowners and prevent foreclosures....
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