Steve Jones, Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger not returning to "The X Factor"
CBS News
The X Factor is officially missing two of its key personalities: artist mentor Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones. (UPDATE: Paula Abdul will also leave). Steve Jones out! The X Factor host is leaving the Fox singing competition series. "I won't be hosting next seasons X Factor which is a shame but I cant complain [...]
Read MoreObama sings Al Green. How did he do? (+video)
Christian Sc
On Thursday night at a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater, the commander in chief surprised a star-studded Harlem, New York, crowd by busting out a few measures of "AI" staple Al Green's "Let's Stay Together." Obama's smooth singing voice impressed many Appearing at the Apollo Theater in New York Thursday night, President Obama sings Al [...]
Read MoreBarney Frank, the Unretiring Character-Legislator, Retires: View
Bloomberg
Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank, who said earlier this year he would run for a 17th term, now says he won't. Hopefully, he means it this time. His departure will clean out one more cluttered Capitol Hill incumbent's office. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will not seek reelection in 2012, according to WBZ News Radio. CNN has [...]
Read MoreBachmann brushes aside New Hampshire Union Leader Endorsement of Gingrich
msnbc.com
He quotes the following Spring 2001 interview that Gingrich had with PBS: INTERVIEWER: Was it a good thing to allow China to become an open trading partner? NEWT GINGRICH: Absolutely … Trade increases the likelihood that you and they will engage in By Jamie Novogrod, NBC News COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Michele Bachmann's campaign kept [...]
Read MorePresident Obama speech: U.S. default is imminent
The State Co
…a speech at the National Council of La Raza's annual conference in Washington D.C. Monday, President Barack Obama told the story of a child of migrant farm workers who worked the fields in Avondale and now is mayor in an office The President 'stepped in it' several times tonight. Once again, he told us Social [...]
Read MoreAsia Stocks Gain; U.S. Futures, Oil Fall Before Obama Speech on Debt Limit
Bloomberg
…a speech at the National Council of La Raza's annual conference in Washington D.C. Monday, President Barack Obama told the story of a child of migrant farm workers who worked the fields in Avondale and now is mayor in an office US President Barack Obama's speech at 0100 GMT on the debt limit will be [...]
Read MoreDebt ceiling speeches: Obama reasserts himself; Boehner pushes back
Politico
WhiteHouse.gov is the official web site for the White House and President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. This site is a source for information about the President, White House news and policies, If someone is searching for "Barack Obama," is this a diary they'd be trying to find? Use a person's [...]
Read MoreObama's Speech
National Rev
Shorter Obama Speech – July 25, 2011. Posted on July 25, 2011 by Michael Froomkin. “Since nothing else has worked, I'm going to try some mild populism t. President Obama, continuing to make use of his unique White House bully pulpit, will address the nation on Monday night on the “stalemate over avoiding default and [...]
Read MoreBoehner: Obama created the "crisis" atmosphere
CBS News
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Most rank-and-file House members either expressed tentative support or declined to weigh in immediately on House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) debt-reduction plan after a closed-door conference meeting Monday House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) press secretary Brendan Buck's memo on Boehner's latest proposal, out today, a "two-step" solution, with a few jabs [...]
Read MoreFox News reports Twitter hack to Secret Service
CNET
By Michael Collins WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and US Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. seldom trod on common ground. But the commander-in-chief and the congressman agree on this: The federal government wastes too much money. Now, it would be nice if we could keep every tax break, but we can't afford them,” the president [...]
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