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Letters Containing Ricin Sent to President, Two Senators [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:25:33 +0000

1:10 p.m. (EST): A third letter, this one sent to Senator Joe Manchin (D.-W.V.), has been found to contain ricin.

12:45 p.m. (EST): FBI spokesman Paul Bresson has confirmed that the substance found in the letter to the president was ricin.

The Secret Service says that a letter containing a suspicious substance and addressed to President Obama was received on Tuesday at a White House mail facility. This comes just after a letter sent to Senator Roger Wicker (R.-Miss.) was found to contain the poison ricin.

Inauguration 2013 — Barack Obama Sworn In For Second Term As President

Joe Student — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:50:46 +0000

Barack Obama took the oath of office just before noon in Washington on Monday to begin his second term as president of the United States. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath to the president on a platform on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with hundreds of thousands of flag-waving citizens viewing [...]

President Calls for Assault-Weapon Ban, Stronger Background Checks

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:09:48 +0000

Wednesday afternoon, President Obama proposed numerous measures in response to a string of recent mass shootings across the country, including one at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 children and six adults were murdered by a gunman. Obama called for a ban on assault weapons, like the one used in Newtown, [...]

Presidential Pardon To A Turkey [VIDEO]

Craig Matthews — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:33:35 +0000

It’s a Presidential pardon given each year to a symbolic Thanksgiving turkey, or turkeys, as was the case Wednesday at the White House. President Obama was assisted by his two daughters as you’ll see in this PBS/YouTube video. Some say the tradition dates back to President Truman in 1947, but the Truman Library has no [...]

Hank Williams, Jr. Says America Has 'Committed Economic Suicide' in Re-Electing President Obama

Sterling Whitaker — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:00:55 +0000

It looks like ultra-conservative country music star Hank Williams, Jr. hasn't warmed up much to President Obama in the wake of his victory Tuesday over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The staunch hunter and gun rights supporter took to Twitter Thursday morning (Nov. 8) to predict financial doom and gloom for America as a result of the president winning a second term.

The Reason Why President Obama Lost The First Debate! [VIDEO]

Josh — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:10:37 +0000

Both President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney have spent many hours preparing for these presidential debates. Last night, the 2nd debate at Hofstra University, I feel was a tie. Both candidates basically repeated what they said in the first debate and both had fairly valid points when it comes to leading the nation. The first debate, Romney won in a landslide. Most of the public felt

Sesame Street Wants This Obama Campaign Ad Taken Down! [VIDEO]

Josh — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:18:01 +0000

The first presidential debate between Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama was clearly a victory for the Republicans. Mitt was firing on all cylinders, while it seemed Barack was struggling for answers. Romney laid out some decent ideas that could help America go forward, but America decided to be more interested in his reference to Sesame Street's Big Bird. "Big Bird"....that's

SNL Has A Field Day With The First Presidential Debate [VIDEOS] [Possibly NSFW]

Josh — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:39:46 +0000

The cast and crew of Saturday Night Live had their fun with the first presidential debate over the weekend. Jay Pharoah played a distracted President Obama, while Jason Sudeikis took on the part of Mitt Romney, who rambled on about his “41-point” plan. If you missed SNL…check out the short video here. It’s pretty funny. [...]

Obama Vs. Romney: Who Did Better? [OPINION]

Brett Alan — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:52:25 +0000

The first of four presidential debates for the 2012 election took place tonight at the University of Denver and it was one of the first times we could see President Obama go head to head with Governor Mitt Romney without teleprompters. The debate centered around domestic issues including the economy, healthcare, and the role of [...]

President Obama Releases Campaign Playlist; Lots Of Country Music!!

Josh — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:01:16 +0000

President Obama has released his campaign’s playlist! ( Since when did Presidents need a playlist? It’s a new world we live in now, people! ) 7 country songs are on the list of 29 tunes. Here they are 1. Sugarland-”Stand Up” 2. Sugarland- “Everyday America” 3. Darius Rucker-”Learn To Live” 4. Darius Rucker- “This” [...]

President Obama Sings "Born This Way" [VIDEO]

Josh — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:42:53 +0000

Who would have thought that good ol’ President Barack O. liked Lady Gaga this much? Check out this video….whether you like Lady Gaga, Obama, Born This Way or not! Great editing job.

Breaking News: President Obama Declares End To War In Iraq

Brad Hohman — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:40:06 +0000

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In a press briefing earlier today, President Barrack Obama stated that "troops in Iraq will be home for the holidays". After nearly nine years, US troops will finally say goodbye to Iraq. Over 4,000 US troops have been killed and another 2,000 injured since 2003.

Hank Williams, Jr. Sacked From Monday Night Football [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:12:33 +0000

ESPN reacted quickly to controversial comments made by Hank Williams, Jr. Monday morning when he compared President Obama to Hitler. He was being interviewed on “Fox and Friends” when he first criticized the Republican candidates for president then said House majority leader John Boehner’s golf game with President Obama was a “huge mistake”. Williams said [...]

Osama – Obama Flubs [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:41:38 +0000

Clay and I stumbled over it a couple of times and as it turned out it was a simple enough mistake to make based on the number of even network announcers who made the same mistake. It was jumbling Osama and Obama in reporting the death of Osama bin Laden - but at least I didn't say President Obama was dead like the guy in the first clip did. AOL put together a compilation of some of the flubs - check it out.

Vice President Dozes During President's Speech

Dale Mussen — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:30:51 +0000

President Obama unveiled his deficit reduction plan on Wednesday that calls for spending cuts and tax increases that he claims will cut the federal deficit by $4-trillion over the next 12 years. Most importantly he said it can be done without cutting Medicare and Medicaid programs.

But it was hard to concentrate on some of the specifics of his proposals because of what we saw - Vice President Joe Biden appearing to be asleep. The camera was on him for nearly 30 seconds before he awoke from his slumber. Judge for yourself.

President Obama Tackles Obesity With The War Against Tater Tots

Brett Alan — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:43:57 +0000

President Obama took to Youtube to answer some questions from people around the country that he didn’t address in his State Of The Union Address the other night. One of the questions was about the food that our children are eating every day in the cafeteria. In one question, it was brought up that it costs [...]