VIDEO: Michelle: The new cover girl?

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Move over Beyonce, Angelina, and yes, maybe even Oprah because there’s a new Cover Girl in town: Michelle Obama. The first lady - the well-toned arms, the designer duds, the mom, the wife - has graced about a dozen magazine…


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Biden takes the chair, again

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PHILADELPHIA – It was almost as if he were a Senator again, chairing a committee hearing. Instead Joe Biden was in the heart of one of the nation’s largest working class regions as the vice president, overseeing the inaugural meeting…


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Vox populism

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So suspicious was Patrick Henry in 1787 of the Constitutional Convention convening in Philadelphia, he refused to attend, saying he “smelt a rat.” Henry was not alone. George Mason, the father of the Bill of Rights, left in a huff,…


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Israeli nationalist, charm offensive

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Leading American supporters of Israel have been quick to embrace a controversial Israeli nationalist who is likely to play a major role in the new Israeli government in an effort to blunt any harm his rise might do to Israel’s…


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Arena: Obama vs. Jindal

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Mark Mellman, Democratic strategist “Bobby Jindal may well be the very best the GOP has to offer, but he demonstrated last night that he does not even play in the same league as President Obama, either substantively or stylistically. Jindal…


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Kilmer pursues role of governor

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A funny thing happened when Val Kilmer started suggesting that he just may run for governor of New Mexico next year. He was serious. At least he’s serious enough to reportedly hire a political strategist, to seek out the advice…


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The new language on the Hill

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I have always enjoyed the late comedian George Burns’ advice that “the key to success in show business is sincerity. And if you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” Here in Washington, or “Hollywood East,” the political branch of…


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Will courts allow more transparency?

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As public scandals continue to erupt — from the Illinois spectacle to graft in the municipal bond marketplace — and the economy heads further south, public trust in institutions is reaching a new nadir. President Barack Obama, attentive to this…


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GOP will have to take fiscal risks

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It took nearly 200 years for the federal government to pass its first $1 trillion budget, but now the word “trillion” is thrown around Washington with almost reckless abandon. With President Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress contemplating a bailout…


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Obama shouldn’t do it his way

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From his painful, rambling answer at an April 2004 news conference to his final televised White House address in January, in which he vaguely admitted to some errors, George W. Bush cemented his reputation as the Frank Sinatra of presidents….


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Will Barack Obama end Britain’s special relationship with America?

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When Gordon Brown walks through the door of the Oval Office on Tuesday he will be the first European leader welcomed by Barack Obama to the White House since he became president.
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Fans of the Obamas’ top dog fear surge in popularity for breed

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America’s first family has it seems settled on its choice for best in show. A Portuguese Water Dog is expected to take up residence in the White House soon according to Michelle Obama.
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Gordon Brown must take the case for free trade into the lion’s den

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When the Gordon Brown addresses Congress this week he must argue against the evils of protectionism writes Malcolm Rifkind.
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Man arrested ‘for mailing HIVpositive blood to Barack Obama’

Posted by Elimedia on February 27, 2009 under Short News | Be the First to Comment

A mentallyill Ethiopian refugee has been arrested for mailing a letter stained with his HIVpositive blood to US President Barack Obama court records show.
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Barack Obama to end US combat operations in Iraq by 2010

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President Barack Obama has made the historic announcement that he will end US combat operations in Iraq by the end of August 2010.
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Barack Obama to pull troops out of Iraq by 2010

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All US combat troops will leave Iraq by August next year and a full withdrawal will be completed by the end of 2011 under a strategy to be laid out by President Barack Obama.
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Barack Obama’s budget broken down

Posted by Elimedia on February 26, 2009 under Short News | Be the First to Comment

President Barack Obama has unveiled his 3.5tr budget. Here we break down where the savings and costs will be made.
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Barack Obama unveils staggering trillion dollar budget

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President Barack Obama has unveiled a staggering budget costing each American taxpayer more than 25000.
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Indiscipline chaos and decay: this is how governments die

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Telegraph View: He is preparing to address Congress in Washington next week but at home Gordon Brown’s government is disintegrating says Iain Martin.
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Can Barack Obama spare a dime?

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Telegraph View: If the President is to keep his promises his mathematics will need to be even better than his rhetoric.
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